Question 1

The biomedical model focuses on ________; the biopsychosocial model focuses on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  health and illness; health and illness 
B)  illness; health and illness 
C)  health and illness; illness 
D)  illness; illness 
A)  health and illness; health and illness 
B)  illness; health and illness 
C)  health and illness; illness 
D)  illness; illness

Question 2

Compared with those who do not get cancer, many cancer patients report that they

Accepted Answer

A)  never thought they would have cancer, before the cancer was diagnosed. 
B)  had fewertimate relationships before the cancer was diagnosed. 
C)  took fewer vacations, or breaks from work before they were diagnosed. 
D)  faced more high-stress situations their lives before their cancer was diagnosed 
A)  never thought they would have cancer, before the cancer was diagnosed. 
B)  had fewertimate relationships before the cancer was diagnosed. 
C)  took fewer vacations, or breaks from work before they were diagnosed. 
D)  faced more high-stress situations their lives before their cancer was diagnosed

Question 3

In order for emotion-focused coping strategies to work, the individual must ignore the source of the stress and concentrate on the emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is marked by intense physiological efforts to adapt to the stressor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The exhaustion stage 
B)  The alarm stage 
C)  The adaptation stage 
D)  The resistance stage 
A)  The exhaustion stage 
B)  The alarm stage 
C)  The adaptation stage 
D)  The resistance stage

Question 5

The rapidity with which the organism can respond to the fight or flight response makes it

Accepted Answer

A)  a learned response. 
B)  a total reflex. 
C)  dangerous to others. 
D)  adaptive 
A)  a learned response. 
B)  a total reflex. 
C)  dangerous to others. 
D)  adaptive

Question 6

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uplifts can neutralize the effects of many of the hassles. 
B)  According to Lazarus, hassles typically account for more stress than major life changes. 
C)  Uplifts for middle-aged people tend to be health or family related and for college students are likely tovolve having a good time. 
D)  Lazarus's approach measuring hassles and uplifts fails to considerdividual perceptions of stressful events 
A)  Uplifts can neutralize the effects of many of the hassles. 
B)  According to Lazarus, hassles typically account for more stress than major life changes. 
C)  Uplifts for middle-aged people tend to be health or family related and for college students are likely tovolve having a good time. 
D)  Lazarus's approach measuring hassles and uplifts fails to considerdividual perceptions of stressful events

Question 7

Benjamin has selected a career in which he will study the habits of people when they become ill. He is especially interested in how they can be taught to follow instructions from their physician and speed the recovery from illness. Benjamin is most likely planning to become

Accepted Answer

A)  a sports psychologist. 
B)  a biopsychosocialist. 
C)  a health psychologist 
D)  a forensic psychologist. 
A)  a sports psychologist. 
B)  a biopsychosocialist. 
C)  a health psychologist 
D)  a forensic psychologist.

Question 8

Post-traumatic stress disorder only applies to situations of man-made disasters like war and terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How strong an influence on illness/health is one's lifestyle? Give three examples of lifestyle choices that can have a negative effect on one's health.

Accepted Answer

More than half of all deaths in Canada c

Question 10

Research has indicated that control over the cause of stress reduces stress

Accepted Answer

A)  to the extent that the stress is predictable. 
B)  only if the control is exercised. 
C)  even if the control is not exercised 
D)  to the extent that the control is real. 
A)  to the extent that the stress is predictable. 
B)  only if the control is exercised. 
C)  even if the control is not exercised 
D)  to the extent that the control is real.

Question 11

One of the benefits of rigorous exercise is that it lowers all cholesterol levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the term for stimuli or events that place a demand on an organism for adaptation or readjustment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stressors 
B)  Strain 
C)  Tension 
D)  Stress 
A)  Stressors 
B)  Strain 
C)  Tension 
D)  Stress

Question 13

Describe the relationship between psychological factors and immune system function.

Accepted Answer

Several studies show that emotions, psyc

Question 14

Enzio cannot decide whether to go out or stay home and study for his test. What kind of conflict does he have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approach-avoidance conflict 
B)  Ambivalence-ambivalence conflict 
C)  Approach-approach conflict 
D)  Avoidance-avoidance conflict 
A)  Approach-avoidance conflict 
B)  Ambivalence-ambivalence conflict 
C)  Approach-approach conflict 
D)  Avoidance-avoidance conflict

Question 15

Unlike approach-approach conflict and avoidance-avoidance conflict, the approach-avoidance conflict applies to only one alternative rather than two.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hernando has survived the torture and murder of the rest of his family and many of his friends by a paramilitary group. Hernando is likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  relief for having survived. 
B)  stress similar to people who survive natural disasters. 
C)  guilt for having survived 
D)  avoidance-avoidance conflict. 
A)  relief for having survived. 
B)  stress similar to people who survive natural disasters. 
C)  guilt for having survived 
D)  avoidance-avoidance conflict.

Question 17

The biomedical model approaches health and illness by focusing upon the biological factors that contribute to a disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Due to the nature of the conflict, almost all the approach-approach conflicts are minor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If you use a combination of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, you probably are

Accepted Answer

A)  unable to face problems directly. 
B)  afraid to face your emotions. 
C)  not coping correctly. 
D)  a well-functioning person 
A)  unable to face problems directly. 
B)  afraid to face your emotions. 
C)  not coping correctly. 
D)  a well-functioning person

Question 20

The order of stages in the general adaptation syndrome is resistance, alarm, and exhaustion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The biomedical model focuses on ; the biopsychosocial model focuses on .

Compared with those who do not get cancer, many cancer patients report that they

In order for emotion-focused coping strategies to work, the individual must ignore the source of the stress and concentrate on the emotion.

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is marked by intense physiological efforts to adapt to the stressor?

The rapidity with which the organism can respond to the fight or flight response makes it

Which of the following statements is not true?

Benjamin has selected a career in which he will study the habits of people when they become ill. He is especially interested in how they can be taught to follow instructions from their physician and speed the recovery from illness. Benjamin is most likely planning to become

Post-traumatic stress disorder only applies to situations of man-made disasters like war and terrorism.

How strong an influence on illness/health is one's lifestyle? Give three examples of lifestyle choices that can have a negative effect on one's health.

Research has indicated that control over the cause of stress reduces stress

One of the benefits of rigorous exercise is that it lowers all cholesterol levels.

What is the term for stimuli or events that place a demand on an organism for adaptation or readjustment?

Describe the relationship between psychological factors and immune system function.

Enzio cannot decide whether to go out or stay home and study for his test. What kind of conflict does he have?

Unlike approach-approach conflict and avoidance-avoidance conflict, the approach-avoidance conflict applies to only one alternative rather than two.

Hernando has survived the torture and murder of the rest of his family and many of his friends by a paramilitary group. Hernando is likely to experience

The biomedical model approaches health and illness by focusing upon the biological factors that contribute to a disorder.

Due to the nature of the conflict, almost all the approach-approach conflicts are minor.

If you use a combination of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, you probably are

The order of stages in the general adaptation syndrome is resistance, alarm, and exhaustion.

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The biomedical model focuses on ________; the biopsychosocial model focuses on ________.

Compared with those who do not get cancer, many cancer patients report that they

In order for emotion-focused coping strategies to work, the individual must ignore the source of the stress and concentrate on the emotion.

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is marked by intense physiological efforts to adapt to the stressor?

The rapidity with which the organism can respond to the fight or flight response makes it

Which of the following statements is not true?

Benjamin has selected a career in which he will study the habits of people when they become ill. He is especially interested in how they can be taught to follow instructions from their physician and speed the recovery from illness. Benjamin is most likely planning to become

Post-traumatic stress disorder only applies to situations of man-made disasters like war and terrorism.

How strong an influence on illness/health is one's lifestyle? Give three examples of lifestyle choices that can have a negative effect on one's health.

Research has indicated that control over the cause of stress reduces stress

One of the benefits of rigorous exercise is that it lowers all cholesterol levels.

What is the term for stimuli or events that place a demand on an organism for adaptation or readjustment?

Describe the relationship between psychological factors and immune system function.

Enzio cannot decide whether to go out or stay home and study for his test. What kind of conflict does he have?

Unlike approach-approach conflict and avoidance-avoidance conflict, the approach-avoidance conflict applies to only one alternative rather than two.

Hernando has survived the torture and murder of the rest of his family and many of his friends by a paramilitary group. Hernando is likely to experience

The biomedical model approaches health and illness by focusing upon the biological factors that contribute to a disorder.

Due to the nature of the conflict, almost all the approach-approach conflicts are minor.

If you use a combination of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, you probably are

The order of stages in the general adaptation syndrome is resistance, alarm, and exhaustion.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

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Psychology Disorders

Therapies

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The biomedical model focuses on ; the biopsychosocial model focuses on .