Question 1

A specific code meaning "a psychological factor affecting medical condition" may be found on Axis I under

Accepted Answer

A)  "Health and psychological factors and illness." 
B)  "Psychosomatic disturbances." 
C)  "Psychophysiological and neurological challenges." 
D)  "Psychogenic medical disorders." 
E)  "Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention." 
A)  "Health and psychological factors and illness." 
B)  "Psychosomatic disturbances." 
C)  "Psychophysiological and neurological challenges." 
D)  "Psychogenic medical disorders." 
E)  "Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention." E

Question 2

It is increasingly recognized that __________released during stress plays an important role in the development of abdominal obesity

Accepted Answer

A)  ACTH 
B)  androgens 
C)  adrenal emissions 
D)  cortisol 
E)  catecholamines 
A)  ACTH 
B)  androgens 
C)  adrenal emissions 
D)  cortisol 
E)  catecholamines D

Question 3

The stress reactivity paradigm is used

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine the risk of cardiovascular disease as a function of cardiovascular reactivity. 
B)  to show how cardiovascular disease causes stress. 
C)  to measure the effects of risk factors such as smoking on cardiovascular disease. 
D)  to determine the cause of "essential" hypertension. 
E)  to show how the cardiovascular system can be altered by stressful psychosocial stimuli or events. 
A)  to determine the risk of cardiovascular disease as a function of cardiovascular reactivity. 
B)  to show how cardiovascular disease causes stress. 
C)  to measure the effects of risk factors such as smoking on cardiovascular disease. 
D)  to determine the cause of "essential" hypertension. 
E)  to show how the cardiovascular system can be altered by stressful psychosocial stimuli or events. E

Question 4

Frasure-Smith, Lesperance, and Talajic (1993) found that depression soon after the heart attack

Accepted Answer

A)  had no effect on the risk of dying. 
B)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of dying within six months. 
C)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of another heart attack within 6 months. 
D)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of dying within six months only in men, but not in women. 
E)  was associated with a greater than ten-fold increase in the risk of another heart attack within 6 months. 
A)  had no effect on the risk of dying. 
B)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of dying within six months. 
C)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of another heart attack within 6 months. 
D)  was associated with a greater than five-fold increase in the risk of dying within six months only in men, but not in women. 
E)  was associated with a greater than ten-fold increase in the risk of another heart attack within 6 months.

Question 5

Helen Flanders Dunbar (1935) suggested that

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosomatic disorders are caused by true medical conditions. 
B)  the roots of classic psychosomatic disorders lay in interpersonal conflict. 
C)  intrapsychic forces could lead to abnormal brain states and consequently ulcers. 
D)  people with a chronic sense of rage suffered from high blood pressure. 
E)  specific disorders were the natural consequence of emotions and personality traits. 
A)  psychosomatic disorders are caused by true medical conditions. 
B)  the roots of classic psychosomatic disorders lay in interpersonal conflict. 
C)  intrapsychic forces could lead to abnormal brain states and consequently ulcers. 
D)  people with a chronic sense of rage suffered from high blood pressure. 
E)  specific disorders were the natural consequence of emotions and personality traits.

Question 6

Illness is defined by _________ which are____________ whereas disease is defined by ____________ that are _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indications of a specific process 
B)  symptoms; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indications of a process 
C)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; signs; objective indications of a process 
D)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indication of a process 
E)  symptoms; subjective reports of internal states; signs; objective indications of a specific process 
A)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indications of a specific process 
B)  symptoms; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indications of a process 
C)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; signs; objective indications of a process 
D)  signs; subjective reports of internal states; symptoms; objective indication of a process 
E)  symptoms; subjective reports of internal states; signs; objective indications of a specific process

Question 7

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

Accepted Answer

Each of the three general psychosocial f

Question 8

Some key type A characteristics are hyperarousal, competitiveness, and hostility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The three body symptoms affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The brain structure that makes up part of the HPA axis is the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  medulla. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  amygdala. 
A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  medulla. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  amygdala.

Question 11

Consistent with the water pump analogy of the cardiovascular system, the peak of the wave of blood flow corresponds with

Accepted Answer

A)  the point in the cardiac cycle called the systole. 
B)  the peripheral resistance found in the right ventricle. 
C)  cardiac output. 
D)  the point in the cardiac cycle called the diastole. 
E)  the contraction of the right ventricle. 
A)  the point in the cardiac cycle called the systole. 
B)  the peripheral resistance found in the right ventricle. 
C)  cardiac output. 
D)  the point in the cardiac cycle called the diastole. 
E)  the contraction of the right ventricle.

Question 12

Evidence has been found to indicate glucocorticoids suppress immune function and promote the development of atherosclerosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a study conducted employing cold viruses, Cohen, Tyrrell, and Smith (1993) discovered that subjects with higher perceived stress and negative affect were

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to have died after a five-year follow-up study. 
B)  more likely to show "hard" immune system changes. 
C)  less likely to recover within a 5-day period. 
D)  more likely to develop another more debilitating illness. 
E)  less likely to show clinical evidence of a cold. 
A)  more likely to have died after a five-year follow-up study. 
B)  more likely to show "hard" immune system changes. 
C)  less likely to recover within a 5-day period. 
D)  more likely to develop another more debilitating illness. 
E)  less likely to show clinical evidence of a cold.

Question 14

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Since the 1950s deaths due to heart attack and stroke have declined by almost

Accepted Answer

A)  25%. 
B)  10%. 
C)  70%. 
D)  50%. 
E)  90%. 
A)  25%. 
B)  10%. 
C)  70%. 
D)  50%. 
E)  90%.

Question 16

Primary appraisal may be thought of as if a person were asking the question "is this a threat to me?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most organs that are innervated by the sympathetic system

Accepted Answer

A)  are primarily involved in digestion. 
B)  are typically accompanied by an awareness of their function. 
C)  are also innervated by the parasympathetic branch. 
D)  are not innervated by the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system. 
E)  are under the control of the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system. 
A)  are primarily involved in digestion. 
B)  are typically accompanied by an awareness of their function. 
C)  are also innervated by the parasympathetic branch. 
D)  are not innervated by the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system. 
E)  are under the control of the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system.

Question 18

People sometimes mistakenly use the term psychosomatic disorders to refer to illnesses more properly called somatoform disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain both internal and external loci of control. How may an internal locus of control influence the disease process?

Accepted Answer

In an internal locus of control the indi

Question 20

Individuals with an internal locus of control typically believe themselves

Accepted Answer

A)  to be masters of their own destiny. 
B)  to be more stressed by events than other people. 
C)  to have little control over social situations. 
D)  to be buffeted by the random events in the world. 
E)  to be less healthy than those with an external locus of control. 
A)  to be masters of their own destiny. 
B)  to be more stressed by events than other people. 
C)  to have little control over social situations. 
D)  to be buffeted by the random events in the world. 
E)  to be less healthy than those with an external locus of control.

A specific code meaning "a psychological factor affecting medical condition" may be found on Axis I under

It is increasingly recognized that __________released during stress plays an important role in the development of abdominal obesity

The stress reactivity paradigm is used

Frasure-Smith, Lesperance, and Talajic (1993) found that depression soon after the heart attack

Helen Flanders Dunbar (1935) suggested that

Illness is defined by _ which are whereas disease is defined by that are _________.

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

Some key type A characteristics are hyperarousal, competitiveness, and hostility.

The three body symptoms affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

The brain structure that makes up part of the HPA axis is the

Consistent with the water pump analogy of the cardiovascular system, the peak of the wave of blood flow corresponds with

Evidence has been found to indicate glucocorticoids suppress immune function and promote the development of atherosclerosis.

In a study conducted employing cold viruses, Cohen, Tyrrell, and Smith (1993) discovered that subjects with higher perceived stress and negative affect were

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

Since the 1950s deaths due to heart attack and stroke have declined by almost

Primary appraisal may be thought of as if a person were asking the question "is this a threat to me?"

Most organs that are innervated by the sympathetic system

People sometimes mistakenly use the term psychosomatic disorders to refer to illnesses more properly called somatoform disorders.

Explain both internal and external loci of control. How may an internal locus of control influence the disease process?

Individuals with an internal locus of control typically believe themselves

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Exam 7: Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

A specific code meaning "a psychological factor affecting medical condition" may be found on Axis I under

It is increasingly recognized that __________released during stress plays an important role in the development of abdominal obesity

The stress reactivity paradigm is used

Frasure-Smith, Lesperance, and Talajic (1993) found that depression soon after the heart attack

Helen Flanders Dunbar (1935) suggested that

Illness is defined by _________ which are____________ whereas disease is defined by ____________ that are _________________.

Name and define the three general psychosocial factors that have been shown to influence disease. For each, and in one sentence, summarize the link that research has supported between the psychosocial factor and physical disease.

Some key type A characteristics are hyperarousal, competitiveness, and hostility.

The three body symptoms affected by psychosocial variables are the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and the immune system.

The brain structure that makes up part of the HPA axis is the

Consistent with the water pump analogy of the cardiovascular system, the peak of the wave of blood flow corresponds with

Evidence has been found to indicate glucocorticoids suppress immune function and promote the development of atherosclerosis.

In a study conducted employing cold viruses, Cohen, Tyrrell, and Smith (1993) discovered that subjects with higher perceived stress and negative affect were

One of the effects produced by cortisol is the reduction of inflammation.

Since the 1950s deaths due to heart attack and stroke have declined by almost

Primary appraisal may be thought of as if a person were asking the question "is this a threat to me?"

Most organs that are innervated by the sympathetic system

People sometimes mistakenly use the term psychosomatic disorders to refer to illnesses more properly called somatoform disorders.

Explain both internal and external loci of control. How may an internal locus of control influence the disease process?

Individuals with an internal locus of control typically believe themselves

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Illness is defined by _ which are whereas disease is defined by that are _________.