Exam 16: Krause and Corts

Optimists are better protected against coronary heart disease than pessimists.

A direct effect of stress on coronary health would be:

High _____ levels and low _____ levels are associated with reduced stress.

Jennet drives her car to and from work each morning.She sits at a desk in front of a computer most of the day,and then watches television and plays videogames when she gets home.Jennet's lifestyle can be described as:

In terms of health,both spouses' benefit equally from marriage.

High rates of heart disease in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are likely due to a combination of poor diet and which other factor?

Which area of psychology specifically studies human strengths and potential?

Nelson has recently begun to feel that he has no control over his life.Which of the following is he most likely to do as a result?

People with _____ personality type are patient and easygoing,and have relaxed disposition,whereas _____ personality individuals tend to be impatient and are easily angered,competitive,and highly motivated.

Patrice decided to lose weight by dieting.He found that it was relatively easy to lose the first 18 or so pounds,but after that,he felt his body was fighting his effort to lose more weight.Patrice's experience is consistent with the concept of _______________.

Derek sits in his therapist's office while attached to a heart rate monitor with a digital display.When Derek becomes anxious and his heart rate increases,his therapist instructs him to concentrate on lowering the rate displayed on the device.This is an example of using ________________ as part of anxiety therapy.

While most students have heard of the "freshman 15," in reality,students who gain weight when they enter college put on an average of _____ pounds.

According to your textbook,why do some researchers question the role of a physiological set point in making it difficult for people to lose excess weight?

Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert.Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises.According to Hans Selye,she is in the _______________.

Levon has a Type B personality.Which of the following is most likely?

A mentally healthy person who is prone to claiming that patterns exist where there are none:

Which of the following statements is the best evidence that viewing smoking in movies plays a causal (rather than correlational)role in influencing people's perception of smoking and willingness to try smoking?

Most ulcers are caused by stress.

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures stress related to _____________.

When people feel their sense of control is undermined,they compensate by heightening their search for structure in the world.