Exam 14: Health Psychology

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Dan has a problem with smoking.If Dan were in the _____ stage of change, the best stage-matched intervention would be to inform him about the dangers of continuing this unhealthy behavior.However, if he were in the _____ stage, you would do well to provide him with training in specific skills that can help him to actually stop smoking.

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Twenty-year-old Lily has been smoking since she was 12 and wants to quit.While no method is foolproof, the most successful avenue for breaking the addiction involves

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Bob decided that he was a bit overweight and in order to do something about it, he created a new exercise program, something he'd never tried before.Though he initially had some difficulty setting it up and sticking with it, he has consistently done his exercise workout for the last eight months.Though it is becoming more habitual, the program is still not yet automatic for him and he reinforces himself with new CDs each month if he has successfully completed his workouts.According to the stages of change model, Bob would most likely be in the

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Which of these is an accurate conclusion concerning the relationship of stress to the immune system and cancer?

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

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Describe the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome.

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Which of the following statements is true of stress-management programs?

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A using substitute source of nicotine to quit smoking works by

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Although the concerns of behavioral medicine and health psychology overlap, behavioral medicine primarily focuses on _____ factors, whereas health psychology primarily focuses on _____ factors.

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Turning to others who act as a sounding board or a willing ear is referred to as

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The theory of planned behavior includes the basic ideas of the theory of reasoned action but adds another important variable to the model.This variable is

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Mathew is addicted to marijuana.He starts taking surfing lessons hoping that it will give him the same rush that marijuana does.According to the stages of change model, Mathew is in the _____ stage.

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Which of the following statements is true of relapse during the maintenance stage of the stages of change model?

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Friedman and Rosenman labeled the behavior of the healthier group, who were typically relaxed and easygoing,

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_____ is the cognitive strategy of squarely facing one's troubles and trying to solve them.

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A fundamental premise of the general adaptation syndrome is that

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Self-efficacy influences

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Which of the following statements about smoking is true?

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Discuss Lazarus's cognitive model of stress.Explain the distinction between primary and secondary appraisal.

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How does the biopsychosocial model conceptualize the relationship between the mind and body?

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