Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

Improved diet and exercise could prevent ______ deaths each year from conditions like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.

The stage in the general adaptation syndrome in which the body, after prolonged exposure to a stressor, attempts to restore lost energy and repair whatever damage has been done is called the ______ stage.

The structure in the brain that is crucial to the alarm reaction stage is the ______.

One in ______ African Americans has hypertension.

Describe the risk factors for coronary heart disease and the various behavioral measures that can contribute to the prevention and treatment of this disorder.

Type A behavior is characterized by a laid back, "don't sweat the small stuff" attitude.

Stress increases our susceptibility to the common cold.

______ are more likely to die from cancer than any other ethnic or racial group in American society.

The body's system of ductless glands that secrete hormones and release them directly into the bloodstream is the ______ system.

The system of our body that recognizes and destroys foreign agents is our ______ system.

Substances formed by white blood cells that recognize and destroy antigens are ______.

Men's life expectancy is ______, on the average, than women's.

An innate adaptive response to the perception of danger is the ______.

During the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the body is depleted of resources required for combating stress.

The immune system destroys cancerous cells

When our bodily arousal becomes too high, we tend to focus on ______.

Estrogen appears to shield women from the risk of coronary heart disease.

Nearly ______ million deaths each year in the United States are preventable by adopting healthier behaviors.

Joe is unhappy, insecure, anxious, and irritable. He tends to keep his negative feelings bottled up out of fear saying anything that could lead people to disapprove of him. He sounds most like someone with a ______ personality.

Each of the following is a way to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease EXCEPT ______.