Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

The fight-or-flight reaction occurs during the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

African Americans are more likely than white Americans to contract most forms of cancer.

Muscle-tension headaches are often related to the psychological process of ______.

Bladder and colorectal cancer are linked to smoking.

Each of the following is true of female migraine headache sufferers EXCEPT ______.

Each of the following is discussed by your text as an agent shown to cause migraine headaches EXCEPT ______.

In the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the ______ of the autonomic nervous system may become dominant.

Men are more likely than women to develop coronary heart disease until about age ______, when rates begin to even out.

The two hormones released by the adrenal medulla that arouse the body by accelerating heart rate, and stimulating the liver to release stored energy in the form of glucose are ______.

About ______ in 10 deaths due to lung cancer are directly caused by smoking.

Microscopic organisms that can cause disease are called ______.

Compared to men, women are ______ likely to seek health care and ______ likely to let symptoms go until they become life threatening.

Persistent stress can weaken our immune system.

Immunizations for infectious diseases could prevent up to ______ deaths each year.

Migraine headaches may be affected by imbalances in the neurotransmitter ______.

The gender gap in longevity has been narrowing.

Of the following, the behavior that causes more deaths than alcohol abuse, legal and illegal drug use, motor vehicle deaths, and gun-related deaths COMBINED is ______.

Japanese Americans have death rates from cancer that are ______ those of other Americans and ______ those of Japanese citizens living in Japan.

The small, pea-sized structure in the brain involved in regulating many bodily processes, including hunger, sleep, emotions, and body temperature, is the ______.

White blood cells that fight off bacteria and viruses are called ______.