Exam 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Cognitive therapy is used in stress management programs to help clients learn several techniques.Which of the following is one of these techniques?

In the behavioural change program to address the high rate of smoking in China,what was the most innovative aspect of that program?

While Mr.Jones is participating in a clinical research study,he is instructed to imagine a situation in which he is very angry.What will the sensors monitoring his heart most likely reveal?

Changes in the sensory cortex of the brain are thought to contribute to phantom limb pain,in which people who have lost an arm or leg feel excruciating pain in the limb that is no longer there.Which of the following is most likely an additional factor in the intensity of pain and distress experienced?

Which of the following students is most likely to have a suppressed immune system?

What type of stress may be more problematic for the immune system than acute stress,because the effects are longer lasting?

Carlson and colleagues (2004)conducted research on the use of "mindfulness-based therapy" with early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients.They found post-intervention improvements in several areas.Which of the following is NOT one of these areas?

Hans Selye described the sequence of stages the body goes through in response to sustained stress.What is this sequence called?

Marek's parents have high blood pressure.How does Marek's risk of developing high blood pressure compare to that of children whose parents don't have high blood pressure?

In 1936,Canadian researcher Hans Selye discovered that giving injections to laboratory rats caused them to develop ulcers.His finding led to a new area of study.What is it called?

In Sharpe's chronic fatigue syndrome model,key lifestyle attributes were identified.Which of the following was an identified lifestyle?

In the phenomenon known as "operant control" of pain,what determines the pain behaviours manifested by an individual?

In the 1970s,Herbert Benson developed a brief relaxation procedure.What did this procedure involve?

A patient has a stress-related physical disorder.How should a health psychologist who uses behaviour modification procedures begin when treating the patient?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the HIV prevention intervention program implemented by Fisher and colleagues (2002)for high school students?

Some studies indicate that the value of denial as a coping mechanism for illness may depend on one thing more than anything else.What is it?

Which of the following factors would make a person feel more pain according to the gate control theory of pain?

Which of the following is NOT likely to bring about changes in "risky" behaviours for individuals who are at risk for HIV/AIDS?

Paula has chronic pain and does not want to rely on analgesics.Based on current research,what can Paula combine with biofeedback to effectively treat her pain?

John and Lily,two young adults who live in different cities and do not know each other,have both learned recently that they are HIV positive,following sexual intercourse with an infected partner.What does research by Landis and colleagues (1992)suggest is the most likely to occur with respect to John's and Lily's behaviour in the future?