Exam 12: Health, stress, and Coping

Scott loves to eat Chinese food,but he fears that Chinese restaurants prepare their food with MSG,which he believes is potentially harmful.He believes that if he stops eating restaurant Chinese food,he will be healthier.According to the health-belief model,what other factor is necessary for Scott to stop eating Chinese food?

Which factor is least associated with suppressed immune system functioning?

Kanesh is trying to think about many difficult issues right now.Which thought should be the most stressful because it has the least number of stress mediators?

How do psychobiological models of stress response differ from Selye's model? They ____.

Hathora is worried about her upcoming driver's license test."If I fail this test,my friends will all laugh at me," she worries."I just can't face my friends if I fail this; it will be the end for me." Hathora is illustrating the cognitive stress response called ____.

Which individual is experiencing a stressor that falls in the life changes and strains category?

Because Amber went out last night to watch the Emma Feel band,she is unprepared for her psychology final today.As a result,during the middle of the exam,she begins to repeatedly think,"I should have studied more for this test." This type of thought pattern is representative of ____.

The University of Illinois is starting a research project that compares the test performance of students who sleep eight hours a night and eat well-balanced meals with students who skip sleep and eat only junk food.This research project will most likely be directed by ____ psychologists.

While searching for an artifact,Indiana Jones is captured by mercenaries and tied up with rope.He keeps looking for a dagger or sword to cut the rope,not realizing that he could use a jagged rock instead.This is an example of how stress can cause ____.

Which title is least likely be a topic of a researcher who studies health psychology?

For the past eight months,Ernie has been successfully replacing his TV watching time with at least one exercise activity (like bicycling or working out).According to Prochaska,Ernie is in the ____ stage of readiness.

Nelson experiences a lot of chronic stress at work,and his wife has asked for a divorce.Surprisingly,Nelson seems to be exhibiting very few stress reactions.He has a large network of friends who help him deal with his stressors.The support his friends provide is a ____.

Raina's trailer home is recently destroyed by a tornado.The activity of Raina's natural killer cells is most likely ____ it was prior to the disaster.

Nina is trying to deal with her husband's job loss.She refuses to feel helpless and is working hard to get her husband a job at her firm.Given her actions,Nina is employing ____-focused coping to overcome her stress.

According to the health-belief model,a person would be more likely to engage in safe sex if that person believed that ____.

Ozlem thinks that things always work out positively for her.When she has a problem,she takes steps to eliminate it immediately,and she thinks of the problem as a challenge.Ozlem seems to be a person with ____.

Oscar is suspicious,resentful,antagonistic,distrustful of others,and frequently angry.Oscar is displaying characteristics consistent with ____,which is a risk factor for ____.

Neil is nervous about an upcoming presentation he has to give at a conference.To cheer him on,Neil's wife and brother decide to sit in the audience during his talk.Upon seeing them in the audience,Neil becomes even more stressed with the added concern that he will mess up in front of his loved ones.This example demonstrates ____.

T-cells are leukocytes in the bloodstream that mature in the thymus and ____ other cells.

Your friend has been stressed recently,and you are concerned that if it continues,he will become depressed.Which factor will be most helpful to him in reducing stress and preventing depression during stressful periods?