Exam 16: Krause and Corts

The unintentional spreading of a behavior as a result of social interactions is referred to as _____________.

Which of the following is NOT listed in your textbook as a health consequence of being overweight?

The ____________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome involves recognizing a threat and the immediate physiological reaction to that threat.

When Wally decided to quit smoking,several of his friends began smoking less.Overtime,most of Wally's friends eventually stopped smoking as well.This is an example of social _____________.

The health benefits of close social relationships,such as marriage,appear to be due in part to a hormone called _____.

Overtime,groups of people who interact regularly can become increasingly similar in terms of body weight,smoking habits,and even happiness.This increased similarity is likely due to ____________.

According to set-point theory,the size of fat cells is determined by:

Which of the following best describes the current research on whether smoking in movies contributes to adolescent smoking?

According to set point theory,which of the following could cause a person's set point to change?

Julie has a serious disorder of the immune system that is life-threatening and incurable.This is a condition in which the human immunodeficiency virus attacks and damages the immune system.Julie has ______________.

Which of the following is a major problem with using caloric restriction to increase longevity?

Which of the following is true about discrimination?

The term "fight-or-flight response" was dubbed by American psychologist ______________.

Rosalie is a rather easy-going kind of woman.She works hard when she's at the office,but she refuses to do more than 40 hours of work per week.She knows that she could earn more money if she worked harder but she really values time at home with her husband and children.She likes to garden,listen to music,and sip wine while sitting on her deck during a sunset.Rosalie even turns off her cell phone during the weekends so that she won't be bothered.Rosalie has a __________ personality.

Stress,poor diet,and discrimination collectively place children growing up in ___________at greater risk for developing health problems.

Which of the following factors is not related to a person's weight?

According to its developers,a person who has a higher score on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than are people with lower scores to have ___________ in the near future.

The ____________ is the neural and endocrine circuit that causes cortisol levels to increase when it is activated by stress.

The tendency to respond to problems with a pattern of anxiety,hostility,anger,guilt or nervousness is referred to as _________________.

People living under stressful conditions tend to get sick more often than they would otherwise.How do researchers in psychoneuroimmunology explain this phenomenon?