Exam 17: Health Psychology

Based on the text, which of these is an accurate description of the relationship between stress and the immune system and cancer?

Most people who really want to change a problematic behavior are successful on their first try.

Sam has a problem with alcohol. He gets drunk at parties four to five nights a week and it is not uncommon for him to experience blackouts. Despite his friends' concerns, Sam does not think he has a problem and believes that he is just being a typical college student. Sam would most likely be classified as being in the ________ stage of change.

According to the text, a key element in predicting whether Barry will change his drinking behavior is

Who is NOT engaged in what psychologists refer to as health behaviors?

Missy has decided to start eating healthier. She has even been to the grocery store and purchased a bunch of fruit and vegetables to begin her new nutritional program. Missy is at which stage of the stages of change model?

Selye's three-stage pattern of reaction to stress is known as the

In the stages of change model, how is the maintenance stage different from the preparation and action stages?

Discuss the three motives for drinking alcohol that were proposed by Cooper and her colleagues.

If you have decided to change a behavior but have not yet acted on that decision, you are in the preparation/determination stage.

Macy is about to try to quit smoking. We can predict that she will

Kevin knows that he needs to start an exercise program. He has begun to check the programming offered by a number of the fitness centers in his area. According to the stages of change model, Kevin is at the ________ stage.

Ryan is sad because his girlfriend just broke up with him. Ryan's father assures him that he has lots of desirable traits and that he will be okay. Ryan's father is primarily providing what kind of social support?

Which of the following is the last stage in the stages of change model?

In the stages of change model, a key factor that differentiates the ________ is awareness that a particular behavior is problematic.

Discuss the biological consequences of stress as outlined by psychoneuroimmunologists.

A brush fire looks to be headed in the direction of your town. You and your neighbors are under increased stress from this. According to the GAS model of reactions to stress, the first stage you enter is the alarm stage.

Maurice is desperately attempting to study for his first test in psychology. However, the book store has run out of textbooks. He loaned his notes to the good looking girl who sits behind him, and she has not returned them. The test is scheduled for tomorrow morning and he has a headache. Maurice is experiencing

The general adaptation syndrome refers to the

The main difference between health psychology and behavioral medicine is that in addition to behavioral and social influences, health psychology focuses on ________ influences, while behavioral medicine focuses on ________ influences.