Exam 9: Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Canadian researcher Alistair Cunningham and colleagues at the Ontario Cancer Institute found the following in terms of the benefits of psychological interventions with patients, except that

Sonya is a 55 year old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which lifestyle change will have the biggest impact on her disease management?

When Lucy found out that she didn't get into graduate school, her response was to go out and rent a movie in order to "self-soothe." What type of coping can she be said to be employing?

Describe the current status of research on Type A personality, and its role in physical health.

A contemporary study of breast cancer screening that was conducted by Isaacs et al. (2002) concluded that:

The tendency to ruminate is referred to as:

College students generally enjoy much better health than the rest of the population.

An example of a neurogenic stressor is:

Efforts to help patients cope with pain focus upon

Under the same amount of stress, Paloma developed an ulcer but Hank developed asthma. This difference occurred because Paloma's gastrointestinal system was predisposed to illness, whereas Hank's respiratory system was most vulnerable. This explanation is offered by which theory?

What does research show regarding the role of rumination in stress and illness?

Treatment for psychophysiological disorders should include a physician and a mental health professional.

The essence of the interactionism model is that:

Brent copes with the diagnosis of asthma by reading everything he can find about the illness. This is an example of

In a Canadian study by Muller and colleagues, adult survivors of abuse were more likely to receive:

What are the three types of coping discussed in the text and which do you think is most effective? Why? And why do you not think the other two are as effective?

In an Ottawa-area study, Sweet and colleagues (1999) recently found that the stress experienced during breast cancer screening is closely tied to

Compare psychological interventions that are aimed at improving physical health. As part of this discussion, describe the role of different psychological paradigms.

Mr. Presto is considered by his wife to be a "workaholic." He is competitive about his work, always in a hurry, and hostile toward people who get in his way. Which psychophysiological disorder is Mr. Presto most prone to develop?

Distraction can be an effective way of dealing with the emotional upset of an upcoming surgery, but it would be a poor way to handle the upset of discovering a lump in one's breast. This concept describes the: