Exam 9: Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

What did Langille and colleagues find in their extensive Canadian Heart Health study on 5,000 men and women?

Canadian students are reporting experiencing less positive health status as compared to other populations of students. Which factors are associated with Canadian students' health status?

Which Canadian citizen created the term "stress"?

The goodness of fit hypothesis refers to the match between:

The first-ever national survey of nurses in Canada conducted in 2005 found that approximately one-third of nurses were deemed to have:

McGill University's Hans Selye believed that his term stress was misleading and should have been called __________ instead.

The newly proposed Type D personality

In the Ischemic Heart Disease Life Stress Monitoring Program, Frasure-Smith and colleagues (2002) in Montreal have found that their nonspecific psychosocial "stress monitoring" intervention led to:

The social gradient of health refers to the notion that people with better social lives are in better health.

Alesha is prone to becoming nauseous. She begins working at a high-stress job, and develops an ulcer. What theory best explains her reaction to stress?

Alexandra retired and is currently living an apparently comfortable life in a resort area. However, she reports feeling a great deal of stress, frequently worried over events at work from over ten years ago. Her stress response is explained by which theory?

Canadian researchers have extended the original hassles measure for use with:

Contemporary research on biofeedback as a treatment for essential hypertension by Linden and Moseley (2006) indicates that:

Results from the 1994 Canadian National Health Population Survey showed that social structural factors were more important for ________ than ________.

Someone who uses existential coping would most likely score high on the COPE scale measure of:

From an objective standpoint, Hilda and Edith have the same number of close friends. However, only Hilda feels that she can call on them in time of need, whereas Edith does not feel this way. What could be concluded, on the basis of this information alone, regarding Hilda and Edith?

____________ is an extreme form of burnout

Morton has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following comorbid conditions will negatively impact his quality of life?

Michael becomes very overwhelmed as exam time approaches. In order to cope with this, he creates a very detailed study schedule that ensures adequate time for each subject. According to Lazarus, this type of coping is referred to as

You feel severe chest pain, radiating into your left shoulder and arm. This is a symptom of: