Question 1

Reduced levels of immune activity are associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases in cholesterol 
B)  increases in cholesterol 
C)  decreases in stress 
D)  increases in stress 
A)  decreases in cholesterol 
B)  increases in cholesterol 
C)  decreases in stress 
D)  increases in stress

Question 2

Research evidence suggest that noncompliance with medical advice may occur 50 percent of the time when short-term treatments are prescribed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Research on hostility management suggests that people who have been betrayed by someone they trust will experience the least anxiety and depression if they

Accepted Answer

A)  make new trustworthy friends 
B)  openly confronts the person who betrayed them about their feelings of betrayal 
C)  forgives the betrayer 
D)  avoid all further contact with the person who betrayed them 
A)  make new trustworthy friends 
B)  openly confronts the person who betrayed them about their feelings of betrayal 
C)  forgives the betrayer 
D)  avoid all further contact with the person who betrayed them

Question 4

Which of these characteristics has NOT been linked to having an optimistic explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced athletic performance 
B)  higher levels of marital satisfaction 
C)  higher levels of conscientiousness 
D)  higher academic achievement 
A)  enhanced athletic performance 
B)  higher levels of marital satisfaction 
C)  higher levels of conscientiousness 
D)  higher academic achievement

Question 5

Learned helplessness is passive behavior that develops through exposure to unavoidable aversive events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT associated with moderating or reducing the effects of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  relaxation 
B)  optimism 
C)  humor 
D)  suppressing pent-up emotions 
A)  relaxation 
B)  optimism 
C)  humor 
D)  suppressing pent-up emotions

Question 7

Albert Ellis believes people can alter their ____ stress by altering their ____ stressful events.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive appraisal of; physiological reaction to 
B)  emotional response to; cognitive appraisal of 
C)  cognitive appraisal of; emotional response to 
D)  physiological reaction to; emotional response to 
A)  cognitive appraisal of; physiological reaction to 
B)  emotional response to; cognitive appraisal of 
C)  cognitive appraisal of; emotional response to 
D)  physiological reaction to; emotional response to

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT offered by psychologists as an explanation for why people delay seeking needed medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Misinterpretation of the significance of symptoms 
B)  Fear of looking silly if the problem turns out to be nothing 
C)  Worry about bothering their physician 
D)  Fear of possible medical treatments 
A)  Misinterpretation of the significance of symptoms 
B)  Fear of looking silly if the problem turns out to be nothing 
C)  Worry about bothering their physician 
D)  Fear of possible medical treatments

Question 9

The finding that neurogenisis can be caused by exercise is important because neurogenisis appears to enhance

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of corticosteroids 
B)  the development of cytokines. 
C)  the functioning of the immune system. 
D)  learning and memory. 
A)  the production of corticosteroids 
B)  the development of cytokines. 
C)  the functioning of the immune system. 
D)  learning and memory.

Question 10

When John was rejected for a summer internship he really wanted, he thought that all his plans were ruined and he would no longer be able to get into a good graduate school. John is angry and upset. Albert Ellis believes that, if John is like most people, he will ____ attribute his anger to being caused by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  incorrectly; his irrational appraisal of the situation 
B)  incorrectly; the rejection 
C)  correctly; irrational appraisal of the situation 
D)  correctly; the rejection 
A)  incorrectly; his irrational appraisal of the situation 
B)  incorrectly; the rejection 
C)  correctly; irrational appraisal of the situation 
D)  correctly; the rejection

Question 11

The key to ____ is to detect catastrophic thinking and dispute the irrational assumptions that cause it.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  relaxation therapy 
C)  rational emotive therapy 
D)  irrational belief therapy 
A)  psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  relaxation therapy 
C)  rational emotive therapy 
D)  irrational belief therapy

Question 12

In Weiten's studies, ____________________ turned out to be more strongly related to measures of mental health than scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale were.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Weiten's studies, ____________________ turned out to...

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the barriers to effective healthcare provider-patient communication discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  many providers overestimate their patients understanding of technical terms 
B)  many providers resent patients who ask questions 
C)  patients may forget to report some symptoms 
D)  medical visits are generally quiet brief and allow little time for provider-patient discussion 
A)  many providers overestimate their patients understanding of technical terms 
B)  many providers resent patients who ask questions 
C)  patients may forget to report some symptoms 
D)  medical visits are generally quiet brief and allow little time for provider-patient discussion

Question 14

Aggression is frequently triggered by

Accepted Answer

A)  helplessness 
B)  frustration 
C)  loneliness 
D)  change 
A)  helplessness 
B)  frustration 
C)  loneliness 
D)  change

Question 15

The fact that people have the tendency to view the risks associated with other peoples self-destructive behavior accurately helps them to cope with their own self-destructive behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study, and the results indicate that there is a statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease. This result would mean that

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep deprivation causes coronary disease. 
B)  coronary disease causes sleep deprivation. 
C)  the effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor. 
D)  the findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations. 
A)  sleep deprivation causes coronary disease. 
B)  coronary disease causes sleep deprivation. 
C)  the effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor. 
D)  the findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a major factor in people exhibiting health-impairing behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic diseases associated with many health-impairing habits often develop many years in the future 
B)  people tend to overestimate the risks of their own health-impairing habits 
C)  many health-impairing habits develop gradually 
D)  many health-impairing habits are quite pleasant at the time 
A)  chronic diseases associated with many health-impairing habits often develop many years in the future 
B)  people tend to overestimate the risks of their own health-impairing habits 
C)  many health-impairing habits develop gradually 
D)  many health-impairing habits are quite pleasant at the time

Question 18

The biggest problem in regard to treatment-seeking behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  the overuse of emergency room facilities by persons who do not need them 
B)  the tendency of people to delay in receiving treatment 
C)  the increase in the use of homeopathic intervention 
D)  the lack of adequate training in areas of specialties 
A)  the overuse of emergency room facilities by persons who do not need them 
B)  the tendency of people to delay in receiving treatment 
C)  the increase in the use of homeopathic intervention 
D)  the lack of adequate training in areas of specialties

Question 19

People who are high in ____________________ and anxiety, as well as those who are extremely attentive to their bodily sensations tend to report more symptoms of illness than others and as a result may be ____________________ likely to rush to a physician.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People who are high in ____________________ and...

Question 20

Having someone to rely on, provide you with emotional support, and help you preserve your health constitutes

Accepted Answer

A)  therapy 
B)  social support 
C)  optimism 
D)  locus of control 
A)  therapy 
B)  social support 
C)  optimism 
D)  locus of control

Exam 26: Stress, Coping, and Health Part 2

Reduced levels of immune activity are associated with

Research evidence suggest that noncompliance with medical advice may occur 50 percent of the time when short-term treatments are prescribed.

Research on hostility management suggests that people who have been betrayed by someone they trust will experience the least anxiety and depression if they

Which of these characteristics has NOT been linked to having an optimistic explanatory style?

Learned helplessness is passive behavior that develops through exposure to unavoidable aversive events.

Which of the following is NOT associated with moderating or reducing the effects of stress?

Albert Ellis believes people can alter their ____ stress by altering their ____ stressful events.

Which of the following is NOT offered by psychologists as an explanation for why people delay seeking needed medical treatment?

The finding that neurogenisis can be caused by exercise is important because neurogenisis appears to enhance

The key to ____ is to detect catastrophic thinking and dispute the irrational assumptions that cause it.

In Weiten's studies, ____________________ turned out to be more strongly related to measures of mental health than scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale were.

Which of the following is NOT one of the barriers to effective healthcare provider-patient communication discussed in the text?

Aggression is frequently triggered by

The fact that people have the tendency to view the risks associated with other peoples self-destructive behavior accurately helps them to cope with their own self-destructive behaviors.

Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study, and the results indicate that there is a statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease. This result would mean that

Which of the following is NOT a major factor in people exhibiting health-impairing behavior?

The biggest problem in regard to treatment-seeking behavior is

People who are high in ____________________ and anxiety, as well as those who are extremely attentive to their bodily sensations tend to report more symptoms of illness than others and as a result may be ____________________ likely to rush to a physician.

Having someone to rely on, provide you with emotional support, and help you preserve your health constitutes

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Albert Ellis believes people can alter their stress by altering their stressful events.

People who are high in and anxiety, as well as those who are extremely attentive to their bodily sensations tend to report more symptoms of illness than others and as a result may be likely to rush to a physician.