Exam 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Alan has cancer and is in pain.What treatment is Alan likely receiving?

Dr.Frode is studying how nerve endings may be involved in the immune system.What type of tissue could Dr.Frode be studying?

What is the focus of psychoneuroimmunology?

In the mid-19th century,what disorder was thought to cause symptoms of fatigue,vague aches and pains,low-grade fever,and lack of energy?

Endogenous opioids have been implicated in a variety of psychopathological conditions.Which of the following is one of these conditions?

Eric has a very stressful job.What part of his body may be damaged by increased cortisol released because of the stress?

Von Bayer and colleagues (2006)compared the effectiveness of two different strategies to help children manage pain.They found that for younger children,a strategy in which children were prompted to direct their attention toward their internal sensations was less effective than another strategy.What was this other strategy?

According to Scheier and colleagues (1989),how can a person who undergoes coronary artery bypass surgery recover more quickly and achieve a stronger quality of life six months after surgery?

Describe the use of biofeedback,meditation,and relaxation techniques in the management of stress-related disorders.Discuss the relative effectiveness of these treatments for stress management and pain relief.

Explore the relationship between stress and the immune system.What is the HPA axis? What are stress hormones? Is there a "lab" test to measure stress levels in human beings?

Why do clinicians use physiological monitoring equipment in biofeedback procedures?

Harold dies at age six.What is the most likely cause of his death?

Which of the following relationships is NOT reflected in the new medical specialty called "psychoneuroimmunology"?

Females may have an "extra" pain-regulating pathway focused on relieving pain associated with the reproductive system.What is one implication of this biological gender difference?

Discuss how psychological factors,including negative cognitions,affect immune system functioning.Give examples of physical conditions that are considered stress related.

Researchers studying baboons found that subordinate animals,unlike dominant animals,continually secrete cortisol,probably because their lives are so stressful.What did the researchers discover about the subordinate males' HPA axis?

Explore how changes in attitudes and lifestyle behaviours contribute to illness and death.Give examples of behaviours that are known to have a negative impact on health.Why are individuals resistant to behavioural change?

Psychologist Kim Lavoie and her colleagues (2004)noted that coronary heart disease (CHD)and another disorder often co-occur,and CHD patients with this additional disorder suffer greater morbidity and mortality rates than do CHD patients without it.What is the other disorder?

In the 1960s,Neal Miller produced the first experimental evidence suggesting physiological functions were subject to voluntary control.What did he use?

Hannah is sitting quietly.She is focused on a mantra and softly repeats the sound "om" as her breathing slows and her body relaxes.What is Hannah engaging in?