Question 1

The early years of research concerning the role of psychological processes on physical health were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosomatic medicine. 
B)  cognitive physiology. 
C)  dualistic behaviourism. 
D)  neuropsychophysiology. 
E)  behavioural medicine. 
A)  psychosomatic medicine. 
B)  cognitive physiology. 
C)  dualistic behaviourism. 
D)  neuropsychophysiology. 
E)  behavioural medicine.

Question 2

The difference between a sign and a symptom is

Accepted Answer

A)  one refers to a lesion and the other a level of functioning. 
B)  one is a mainly objective and the other a mainly subjective indication of illness. 
C)  one refers to a psychological condition and one a medical condition. 
D)  one is an antecedent and one is a consequence of illness. 
E)  neither are directly observable. 
A)  one refers to a lesion and the other a level of functioning. 
B)  one is a mainly objective and the other a mainly subjective indication of illness. 
C)  one refers to a psychological condition and one a medical condition. 
D)  one is an antecedent and one is a consequence of illness. 
E)  neither are directly observable.

Question 3

When a sign involves the specific disruption of bodily tissue or normal function of a bodily system, these disruptions are called

Accepted Answer

A)  lesions. 
B)  ulcers. 
C)  mechanisms. 
D)  symptoms. 
E)  challenges. 
A)  lesions. 
B)  ulcers. 
C)  mechanisms. 
D)  symptoms. 
E)  challenges.

Question 4

Cardiac output, one of the aspects of blood pressure, specifically refers to the diameter of the blood vessels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A study on predictability conducted by Weiss (1970) discovered a relationship between

Accepted Answer

A)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed the same ulceration as rats that did not receive a warning stimulus. 
B)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed ulceration much higher than shocked rats without a warning and unshocked rats. 
C)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed ulceration only slightly higher than shocked rats. 
D)  shocked rats did not show a great deal of ulceration. 
E)  rats shocked and provided with a warning tone showed greater ulceration than unshocked rats. 
A)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed the same ulceration as rats that did not receive a warning stimulus. 
B)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed ulceration much higher than shocked rats without a warning and unshocked rats. 
C)  rats shocked after being provided with a warning tone showed ulceration only slightly higher than shocked rats. 
D)  shocked rats did not show a great deal of ulceration. 
E)  rats shocked and provided with a warning tone showed greater ulceration than unshocked rats.

Question 6

Techniques employed for stress management range from teaching control of specific muscle groups to autogenic training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the alarm phase of Hans Selye's (1956) General Adaptation Syndrome, the body

Accepted Answer

A)  waits for the brain to make a "decision" about the threat. 
B)  mobilizes its defences. 
C)  suffers tissue damage. 
D)  is exhausted due to depletion of energy stores. 
E)  actively fights or copes with the challenge to the system. 
A)  waits for the brain to make a "decision" about the threat. 
B)  mobilizes its defences. 
C)  suffers tissue damage. 
D)  is exhausted due to depletion of energy stores. 
E)  actively fights or copes with the challenge to the system.

Question 8

A medical condition may be noted on which axis of the DSM-IV-TR?

Accepted Answer

A)  III 
B)  V 
C)  II 
D)  I 
E)  IV 
A)  III 
B)  V 
C)  II 
D)  I 
E)  IV

Question 9

Therapists might find it difficult to steer clients towards ____________ methods of dealing with threats because ___________ methods are negatively reinforced (i.e., they provide a rapid escape from unpleasant thoughts / feelings associated with the problem).

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping 
B)  reality-based action; self-medicating action 
C)  reality-based mood adjustment; self-medicating mood adjustment 
D)  practical; intellectualizing-based 
E)  practical; denial 
A)  problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping 
B)  reality-based action; self-medicating action 
C)  reality-based mood adjustment; self-medicating mood adjustment 
D)  practical; intellectualizing-based 
E)  practical; denial

Question 10

In terms of cardiovascular functioning, which of the following is a controllable risk factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  jogging 
B)  high blood cholesterol 
C)  exercise 
D)  marriage 
E)  high demand occupations 
A)  jogging 
B)  high blood cholesterol 
C)  exercise 
D)  marriage 
E)  high demand occupations

Question 11

The idea that psychological processes can affect bodily states

Accepted Answer

A)  has not yet taken hold in western culture but has in other cultures. 
B)  is relatively new to western culture but is starting to take hold. 
C)  is new unique to western culture but accepted elsewhere. 
D)  has a long history in western culture but is unique to western culture. 
E)  has a long history in western culture and may be even more deeply embedded in other cultures. 
A)  has not yet taken hold in western culture but has in other cultures. 
B)  is relatively new to western culture but is starting to take hold. 
C)  is new unique to western culture but accepted elsewhere. 
D)  has a long history in western culture but is unique to western culture. 
E)  has a long history in western culture and may be even more deeply embedded in other cultures.

Question 12

Clients with limited capacity to delay gratification will find it difficult, particularly in the beginning, to adopt ____________ because ___________ methods provide a faster and easier escape from the unpleasant feelings associated with threats

Accepted Answer

A)  courageous; self-soothing 
B)  reality-based action; self-medicating 
C)  reality-based mood adjustment; self-medicating 
D)  fact-based; intellectualizing-based 
E)  problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping 
A)  courageous; self-soothing 
B)  reality-based action; self-medicating 
C)  reality-based mood adjustment; self-medicating 
D)  fact-based; intellectualizing-based 
E)  problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping

Question 13

An example of a job rated as high in decision control and low in psychological demand is

Accepted Answer

A)  forester. 
B)  waiter/waitress. 
C)  janitor. 
D)  truck driver. 
E)  secretary. 
A)  forester. 
B)  waiter/waitress. 
C)  janitor. 
D)  truck driver. 
E)  secretary.

Question 14

Primary appraisal involves

Accepted Answer

A)  deciding whether or not an event is threatening. 
B)  addressing our memory to determine how to deal with a threatening event. 
C)  choosing an appropriate course of action for dealing with the threat. 
D)  inducing a different feeling state as a way to deal with a problem. 
E)  seeking advice from a clinical psychologist about a problem. 
A)  deciding whether or not an event is threatening. 
B)  addressing our memory to determine how to deal with a threatening event. 
C)  choosing an appropriate course of action for dealing with the threat. 
D)  inducing a different feeling state as a way to deal with a problem. 
E)  seeking advice from a clinical psychologist about a problem.

Question 15

__________ is defined as the application of psychological methods and theories to understand origins of disease, individual responses to disease and the dimensions and determinants of good health.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Psychology 
B)  Behavioural medicine 
C)  Health Physiology 
D)  Biomedicine 
E)  Psychosomatic medicine 
A)  Health Psychology 
B)  Behavioural medicine 
C)  Health Physiology 
D)  Biomedicine 
E)  Psychosomatic medicine

Question 16

Compare and contrast the 5 models of the relationship between hostility and health risk. What is the status of each in the research literature? What model should be chosen on the basis of current knowledge?

Accepted Answer

The psychophysiolocial reactivity model

Question 17

Perhaps the best known endocrine hormone system known to be highly responsive to psychosocial variables involves the

Accepted Answer

A)  ovaries. 
B)  pancreas. 
C)  pineal gland. 
D)  HPA axis. 
E)  testes. 
A)  ovaries. 
B)  pancreas. 
C)  pineal gland. 
D)  HPA axis. 
E)  testes.

Question 18

Describe the functioning of the endocrine system. Include the relevant organs, method of transmission, and both the nature and role of cortisol.

Accepted Answer

The endocrine system functions mainly th

Question 19

Describe Engel's (1977) argument for a biopsychosocial model of disease.

Accepted Answer

Engel's argument is that any model expla

Question 20

Cognitive-behavioural techniques aimed at stress management do so by

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching control of specific muscle groups. 
B)  helping the individual to re-assess stress causing thought patterns. 
C)  using biofeedback to lower physiological arousal responses. 
D)  encouraging people to invoke images of warmth and heaviness. 
E)  autogenic training. 
A)  teaching control of specific muscle groups. 
B)  helping the individual to re-assess stress causing thought patterns. 
C)  using biofeedback to lower physiological arousal responses. 
D)  encouraging people to invoke images of warmth and heaviness. 
E)  autogenic training.

The early years of research concerning the role of psychological processes on physical health were known as

The difference between a sign and a symptom is

When a sign involves the specific disruption of bodily tissue or normal function of a bodily system, these disruptions are called

Cardiac output, one of the aspects of blood pressure, specifically refers to the diameter of the blood vessels.

A study on predictability conducted by Weiss (1970) discovered a relationship between

Techniques employed for stress management range from teaching control of specific muscle groups to autogenic training.

In the alarm phase of Hans Selye's (1956) General Adaptation Syndrome, the body

A medical condition may be noted on which axis of the DSM-IV-TR?

Therapists might find it difficult to steer clients towards __ methods of dealing with threats because _ methods are negatively reinforced (i.e., they provide a rapid escape from unpleasant thoughts / feelings associated with the problem).

In terms of cardiovascular functioning, which of the following is a controllable risk factor?

The idea that psychological processes can affect bodily states

Clients with limited capacity to delay gratification will find it difficult, particularly in the beginning, to adopt __ because _ methods provide a faster and easier escape from the unpleasant feelings associated with threats

An example of a job rated as high in decision control and low in psychological demand is

Primary appraisal involves

__________ is defined as the application of psychological methods and theories to understand origins of disease, individual responses to disease and the dimensions and determinants of good health.

Compare and contrast the 5 models of the relationship between hostility and health risk. What is the status of each in the research literature? What model should be chosen on the basis of current knowledge?

Perhaps the best known endocrine hormone system known to be highly responsive to psychosocial variables involves the

Describe the functioning of the endocrine system. Include the relevant organs, method of transmission, and both the nature and role of cortisol.

Describe Engel's (1977) argument for a biopsychosocial model of disease.

Cognitive-behavioural techniques aimed at stress management do so by

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

Filters

Exam 7: Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

The early years of research concerning the role of psychological processes on physical health were known as

The difference between a sign and a symptom is

When a sign involves the specific disruption of bodily tissue or normal function of a bodily system, these disruptions are called

Cardiac output, one of the aspects of blood pressure, specifically refers to the diameter of the blood vessels.

A study on predictability conducted by Weiss (1970) discovered a relationship between

Techniques employed for stress management range from teaching control of specific muscle groups to autogenic training.

In the alarm phase of Hans Selye's (1956) General Adaptation Syndrome, the body

A medical condition may be noted on which axis of the DSM-IV-TR?

Therapists might find it difficult to steer clients towards ____________ methods of dealing with threats because ___________ methods are negatively reinforced (i.e., they provide a rapid escape from unpleasant thoughts / feelings associated with the problem).

In terms of cardiovascular functioning, which of the following is a controllable risk factor?

The idea that psychological processes can affect bodily states

Clients with limited capacity to delay gratification will find it difficult, particularly in the beginning, to adopt ____________ because ___________ methods provide a faster and easier escape from the unpleasant feelings associated with threats

An example of a job rated as high in decision control and low in psychological demand is

Primary appraisal involves

__________ is defined as the application of psychological methods and theories to understand origins of disease, individual responses to disease and the dimensions and determinants of good health.

Compare and contrast the 5 models of the relationship between hostility and health risk. What is the status of each in the research literature? What model should be chosen on the basis of current knowledge?

Perhaps the best known endocrine hormone system known to be highly responsive to psychosocial variables involves the

Describe the functioning of the endocrine system. Include the relevant organs, method of transmission, and both the nature and role of cortisol.

Describe Engel's (1977) argument for a biopsychosocial model of disease.

Cognitive-behavioural techniques aimed at stress management do so by

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

Filters

Therapists might find it difficult to steer clients towards __ methods of dealing with threats because _ methods are negatively reinforced (i.e., they provide a rapid escape from unpleasant thoughts / feelings associated with the problem).

Clients with limited capacity to delay gratification will find it difficult, particularly in the beginning, to adopt __ because _ methods provide a faster and easier escape from the unpleasant feelings associated with threats