Question 1

A number of studies using the ___________ have found an association between hostility and increased risk of heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Anger Interview 
B)  Cook-Medley Hostility Scale 
C)  Turner Interruption Test 
D)  Stroop Colour-Word Conflict Test 
E)  Structured Interview 
A)  The Anger Interview 
B)  Cook-Medley Hostility Scale 
C)  Turner Interruption Test 
D)  Stroop Colour-Word Conflict Test 
E)  Structured Interview

Question 2

Somatic symptom and related disorders involve psychological processes that give rise to apparent physical symptoms without a medical basis; psychological factors affecting medical conditions, in contrast

Accepted Answer

A)  involve psychological processes that give rise to identifiable disturbances in bodily structures and functions. 
B)  involve purely emotional processes that give rise to apparent physical symptoms. 
C)  are the result of physical processes that have psychological consequences. 
D)  involve physical symptoms with physiological causes. 
E)  involve purely cognitive processes that result in physical symptoms, without intermediary physiological processes. 
A)  involve psychological processes that give rise to identifiable disturbances in bodily structures and functions. 
B)  involve purely emotional processes that give rise to apparent physical symptoms. 
C)  are the result of physical processes that have psychological consequences. 
D)  involve physical symptoms with physiological causes. 
E)  involve purely cognitive processes that result in physical symptoms, without intermediary physiological processes.

Question 3

The process of engulfing and digesting invading organisms is called

Accepted Answer

A)  suppression. 
B)  cellular inhibition. 
C)  phagocytosis. 
D)  nonspecific immune response. 
E)  lymphocytosis. 
A)  suppression. 
B)  cellular inhibition. 
C)  phagocytosis. 
D)  nonspecific immune response. 
E)  lymphocytosis.

Question 4

Kanner, Coyne, Schaefer and Lazarus (1981) suggest that the most common sources of stress in people's lives are

Accepted Answer

A)  inner conflicts. 
B)  medical problems. 
C)  hassles. 
D)  drastic life changes. 
E)  financial. 
A)  inner conflicts. 
B)  medical problems. 
C)  hassles. 
D)  drastic life changes. 
E)  financial.

Question 5

Pain is in large part a psychological phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Voodoo Death" is a phenomenon in which

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimated drives result in heart failure. 
B)  death is directly caused by voodoo. 
C)  ritualistic suicide occurs in Caribbean culture. 
D)  people die as a result of a nervous breakdown. 
E)  the individual dies after learning that he has been cursed. 
A)  sublimated drives result in heart failure. 
B)  death is directly caused by voodoo. 
C)  ritualistic suicide occurs in Caribbean culture. 
D)  people die as a result of a nervous breakdown. 
E)  the individual dies after learning that he has been cursed.

Question 8

In a series of interventions for stress performed by Dean Ornish and colleagues (1996), found that ____ predicted the extent of coronary lesions.

Accepted Answer

A)  hours spent meditating in a week 
B)  aerobic exercise 
C)  the amount of practice patients devoted to stress management 
D)  the switch to a vegetarian diet 
E)  the number of people involved in group support meetings 
A)  hours spent meditating in a week 
B)  aerobic exercise 
C)  the amount of practice patients devoted to stress management 
D)  the switch to a vegetarian diet 
E)  the number of people involved in group support meetings

Question 9

Sympathetic is to parasympathetic system as

Accepted Answer

A)  accelerator is to brakes. 
B)  brakes are to car. 
C)  deceleration is to acceleration. 
D)  flour and sugar are to baking a cake. 
E)  horse is to buggy. 
A)  accelerator is to brakes. 
B)  brakes are to car. 
C)  deceleration is to acceleration. 
D)  flour and sugar are to baking a cake. 
E)  horse is to buggy.

Question 10

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

Accepted Answer

Each of the three general psychosocial f

Question 11

The three body systems affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Type A people in general show more of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotic behaviour. 
B)  hyperalertness. 
C)  competitiveness. 
D)  sense of time urgency. 
E)  hostility. 
A)  neurotic behaviour. 
B)  hyperalertness. 
C)  competitiveness. 
D)  sense of time urgency. 
E)  hostility.

Question 13

In comparison to sympathetic system innervation, which relies on hormonal transmission, the parasympathetic system operates much more quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the two classes of psychosocial intervention that have been applied to the management of disease processes?

Accepted Answer

The two classes of intervention are (1)

Question 15

Which of the following would most likely be considered a treatable problem in behavioural medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  gallstones 
B)  a stroke 
C)  essential hypertension 
D)  cancer 
E)  cardiac arrhythmias due to genetic illness 
A)  gallstones 
B)  a stroke 
C)  essential hypertension 
D)  cancer 
E)  cardiac arrhythmias due to genetic illness

A number of studies using the ___________ have found an association between hostility and increased risk of heart disease.

Somatic symptom and related disorders involve psychological processes that give rise to apparent physical symptoms without a medical basis; psychological factors affecting medical conditions, in contrast

The process of engulfing and digesting invading organisms is called

Kanner, Coyne, Schaefer and Lazarus (1981) suggest that the most common sources of stress in people's lives are

Pain is in large part a psychological phenomenon.

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

"Voodoo Death" is a phenomenon in which

In a series of interventions for stress performed by Dean Ornish and colleagues (1996), found that ____ predicted the extent of coronary lesions.

Sympathetic is to parasympathetic system as

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

The three body systems affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

Type A people in general show more of the following except

In comparison to sympathetic system innervation, which relies on hormonal transmission, the parasympathetic system operates much more quickly.

What are the two classes of psychosocial intervention that have been applied to the management of disease processes?

Which of the following would most likely be considered a treatable problem in behavioural medicine?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 7: Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

A number of studies using the ___________ have found an association between hostility and increased risk of heart disease.

Somatic symptom and related disorders involve psychological processes that give rise to apparent physical symptoms without a medical basis; psychological factors affecting medical conditions, in contrast

The process of engulfing and digesting invading organisms is called

Kanner, Coyne, Schaefer and Lazarus (1981) suggest that the most common sources of stress in people's lives are

Pain is in large part a psychological phenomenon.

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

"Voodoo Death" is a phenomenon in which

In a series of interventions for stress performed by Dean Ornish and colleagues (1996), found that ____ predicted the extent of coronary lesions.

Sympathetic is to parasympathetic system as

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

The three body systems affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

Type A people in general show more of the following except

In comparison to sympathetic system innervation, which relies on hormonal transmission, the parasympathetic system operates much more quickly.

What are the two classes of psychosocial intervention that have been applied to the management of disease processes?

Which of the following would most likely be considered a treatable problem in behavioural medicine?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters