Question 1

Which of the following interventions would be most important to implement in terms of its potential for reducing the greatest number of adolescent deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  methamphetamine awareness 
B)  accident prevention 
C)  AIDS awareness 
D)  anorexia prevention 
A)  methamphetamine awareness 
B)  accident prevention 
C)  AIDS awareness 
D)  anorexia prevention

Question 2

Milo is training for an international chess competition and thinks that if he "increases his brain volume" he will do better in the competition. Which of the following should Milo do to increase his brain volume?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the number of hours he watches television 
B)  go on a vegetarian diet 
C)  do prayer or meditation 
D)  exercise 
A)  reduce the number of hours he watches television 
B)  go on a vegetarian diet 
C)  do prayer or meditation 
D)  exercise

Question 3

Juan-Carlos is extremely afraid of being attacked and killed by sharks, even though he very rarely goes swimming in the ocean. This example illustrates the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people often fear the wrong causes of death 
B)  both common and rare events are highly stressful 
C)  shark attacks are becoming increasingly common 
D)  men tend to be afraid of rare events while women are afraid of more common events 
A)  people often fear the wrong causes of death 
B)  both common and rare events are highly stressful 
C)  shark attacks are becoming increasingly common 
D)  men tend to be afraid of rare events while women are afraid of more common events

Question 4

Dieting as a method of controlling weight has proved ineffective in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the diet causes metabolism to increase such that the body becomes highly efficient in using the calories that are available 
B)  weight gain occurs more rapidly after each episode of dieting is terminated 
C)  the body lacks a set-point for regulating weight 
D)  most people have a set-point that is set too high 
A)  the diet causes metabolism to increase such that the body becomes highly efficient in using the calories that are available 
B)  weight gain occurs more rapidly after each episode of dieting is terminated 
C)  the body lacks a set-point for regulating weight 
D)  most people have a set-point that is set too high

Question 5

If Dr. Arzun is using the biopsychosocial model as a frame of reference for understanding psychological disorders, then she will be MOST likely to prescribe which of the following as a treatment for anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  family therapy 
B)  family therapy plus drug therapy 
C)  drug therapy 
D)  assertiveness training 
A)  family therapy 
B)  family therapy plus drug therapy 
C)  drug therapy 
D)  assertiveness training

Question 6

Research in different cultural contexts reveals that obesity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  stigmatized in some of them and respected in others 
B)  universally rejected and devalued 
C)  associated with lower economic status, particularly in developing countries 
D)  positively associated with social status in most cultures 
A)  stigmatized in some of them and respected in others 
B)  universally rejected and devalued 
C)  associated with lower economic status, particularly in developing countries 
D)  positively associated with social status in most cultures

Question 7

Dieting behaviour:

Accepted Answer

A)  is largely successful in dealing with weight problems if it can be maintained for long periods of time 
B)  is typically counterproductive for long-term weight loss 
C)  often works for males but is less effective for females 
D)  is on the decline in developed countries 
A)  is largely successful in dealing with weight problems if it can be maintained for long periods of time 
B)  is typically counterproductive for long-term weight loss 
C)  often works for males but is less effective for females 
D)  is on the decline in developed countries

Question 8

Claude Bouchard conducted research on the effects of overfeeding on weight gain and found that identical twins were similar in the amount of weight they gained. This study provides evidence for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environment plays an important role in weight gain. 
B)  Being an identical twin is stressful and therefore weight gain is more likely. 
C)  Weight gain is inevitable for most people if they overeat. 
D)  Genes play an important role in weight gain. 
A)  Environment plays an important role in weight gain. 
B)  Being an identical twin is stressful and therefore weight gain is more likely. 
C)  Weight gain is inevitable for most people if they overeat. 
D)  Genes play an important role in weight gain.

Question 9

Sarah feels she is trying to function at her best and be the healthiest person she can possibly be. Sarah is concerned with her own:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive emotionalism 
B)  well-being 
C)  health empowerment 
D)  self-control 
A)  positive emotionalism 
B)  well-being 
C)  health empowerment 
D)  self-control

Question 10

Dr. Anh decides to test her drug, Sarzone, against a placebo in two randomly selected patient groups. She finds that in both patient groups, 20 percent of the patients reported fewer symptoms. This finding illustrates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs are often ineffective in treating illness 
B)  Dr. Anh made some mistakes in her research design 
C)  patient expectations have little to do with the drug effects 
D)  patient expectations account for the drug effects 
A)  drugs are often ineffective in treating illness 
B)  Dr. Anh made some mistakes in her research design 
C)  patient expectations have little to do with the drug effects 
D)  patient expectations account for the drug effects

Question 11

According to your textbook, the most effective mechanism for dealing with stressful events is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an emotion-focused approach to coping 
B)  rumination 
C)  seeking out information 
D)  social support 
A)  an emotion-focused approach to coping 
B)  rumination 
C)  seeking out information 
D)  social support

Question 12

Katie's professor is giving a test tomorrow, but has not told the students what will be on the test. Katie is not sure how or what to study and feels nervous about her upcoming performance. The most effective coping strategy for Katie to use the night before the exam is:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion-focused coping 
B)  positive reappraisal 
C)  anticipatory coping 
D)  a defense mechanism 
A)  emotion-focused coping 
B)  positive reappraisal 
C)  anticipatory coping 
D)  a defense mechanism

Question 13

Under stress, females are likely to show a ____________ response whereas males are more likely to show a(n) ____________ response.

Accepted Answer

A)  fight-or-flight; tend-and-befriend 
B)  coping; non-coping 
C)  nurturing; aggression 
D)  flight; fight 
A)  fight-or-flight; tend-and-befriend 
B)  coping; non-coping 
C)  nurturing; aggression 
D)  flight; fight

Question 14

People who live in Town A recently experienced flooding of their homes and hail damage during a particularly bad storm. People in Town B did not experience this storm. Who will have better immune functioning and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in Town B will have better immune functioning because they used better anticipatory coping. 
B)  People in Town B will have better immune functioning because they did not experience the negative event. 
C)  People in Town A will have better immune functioning because they are working to overcome a eustress event. 
D)  People in neither town will experience better immune functioning because immune functioning is largely due to genetics, not environmental events. 
A)  People in Town B will have better immune functioning because they used better anticipatory coping. 
B)  People in Town B will have better immune functioning because they did not experience the negative event. 
C)  People in Town A will have better immune functioning because they are working to overcome a eustress event. 
D)  People in neither town will experience better immune functioning because immune functioning is largely due to genetics, not environmental events.

Question 15

____________ is NOT a phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A)  Exhaustion 
B)  Resistance 
C)  Alarm 
D)  Nonspecific stress 
A)  Exhaustion 
B)  Resistance 
C)  Alarm 
D)  Nonspecific stress

Question 16

If people did not possess dopamine neurons, addiction to nicotine would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely 
B)  more likely 
C)  unaffected 
D)  strong at first and weak later 
A)  less likely 
B)  more likely 
C)  unaffected 
D)  strong at first and weak later

Question 17

If plotted on a graph, the correlation between stress and immune functioning would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  strong and positive 
B)  strong and negative 
C)  shaped like an inverted U 
D)  random 
A)  strong and positive 
B)  strong and negative 
C)  shaped like an inverted U 
D)  random

Question 18

Dr. Haverford suggests to her patient that the patient's mood problems stem from serotonin dysregulation, but mentions nothing about social or behavioural factors related to mood. Dr. Haverford is using which approach to understanding the patient's problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intra-disciplinary model 
B)  the behaviourist model 
C)  the single stratum model 
D)  the medical model 
A)  the intra-disciplinary model 
B)  the behaviourist model 
C)  the single stratum model 
D)  the medical model

Question 19

If cigarettes contained no addictive substances, the brain's dopamine neurons would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  overstimulated by smoking 
B)  less affected by smoking 
C)  unaffected by smoking 
D)  easily activated at first, but would be inactive after the first cigarette 
A)  overstimulated by smoking 
B)  less affected by smoking 
C)  unaffected by smoking 
D)  easily activated at first, but would be inactive after the first cigarette

Question 20

Uncle Frank has a heart condition, which means he needs to be very careful about certain aspects of his life. Based on research on family-focused interventions, which of these will be LEAST helpful in encouraging Uncle Frank to lead a healthier life?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing rewards for his positive health behaviours 
B)  planning his daily schedule for him 
C)  encouraging him to make his own health decisions 
D)  modelling healthy behaviours, like eating a well balanced diet 
A)  providing rewards for his positive health behaviours 
B)  planning his daily schedule for him 
C)  encouraging him to make his own health decisions 
D)  modelling healthy behaviours, like eating a well balanced diet

Which of the following interventions would be most important to implement in terms of its potential for reducing the greatest number of adolescent deaths?

Milo is training for an international chess competition and thinks that if he "increases his brain volume" he will do better in the competition. Which of the following should Milo do to increase his brain volume?

Juan-Carlos is extremely afraid of being attacked and killed by sharks, even though he very rarely goes swimming in the ocean. This example illustrates the fact that:

Dieting as a method of controlling weight has proved ineffective in part because:

If Dr. Arzun is using the biopsychosocial model as a frame of reference for understanding psychological disorders, then she will be MOST likely to prescribe which of the following as a treatment for anxiety?

Research in different cultural contexts reveals that obesity is:

Dieting behaviour:

Claude Bouchard conducted research on the effects of overfeeding on weight gain and found that identical twins were similar in the amount of weight they gained. This study provides evidence for which of the following?

Sarah feels she is trying to function at her best and be the healthiest person she can possibly be. Sarah is concerned with her own:

Dr. Anh decides to test her drug, Sarzone, against a placebo in two randomly selected patient groups. She finds that in both patient groups, 20 percent of the patients reported fewer symptoms. This finding illustrates that:

According to your textbook, the most effective mechanism for dealing with stressful events is:

Katie's professor is giving a test tomorrow, but has not told the students what will be on the test. Katie is not sure how or what to study and feels nervous about her upcoming performance. The most effective coping strategy for Katie to use the night before the exam is:

Under stress, females are likely to show a response whereas males are more likely to show a(n) response.

People who live in Town A recently experienced flooding of their homes and hail damage during a particularly bad storm. People in Town B did not experience this storm. Who will have better immune functioning and why?

____________ is NOT a phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

If people did not possess dopamine neurons, addiction to nicotine would be:

If plotted on a graph, the correlation between stress and immune functioning would be:

Dr. Haverford suggests to her patient that the patient's mood problems stem from serotonin dysregulation, but mentions nothing about social or behavioural factors related to mood. Dr. Haverford is using which approach to understanding the patient's problems?

If cigarettes contained no addictive substances, the brain's dopamine neurons would be:

Uncle Frank has a heart condition, which means he needs to be very careful about certain aspects of his life. Based on research on family-focused interventions, which of these will be LEAST helpful in encouraging Uncle Frank to lead a healthier life?

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

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Thinking and Intelligence

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Social Psychology

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Exam 10: Health and Well-Being

Which of the following interventions would be most important to implement in terms of its potential for reducing the greatest number of adolescent deaths?

Milo is training for an international chess competition and thinks that if he "increases his brain volume" he will do better in the competition. Which of the following should Milo do to increase his brain volume?

Juan-Carlos is extremely afraid of being attacked and killed by sharks, even though he very rarely goes swimming in the ocean. This example illustrates the fact that:

Dieting as a method of controlling weight has proved ineffective in part because:

If Dr. Arzun is using the biopsychosocial model as a frame of reference for understanding psychological disorders, then she will be MOST likely to prescribe which of the following as a treatment for anxiety?

Research in different cultural contexts reveals that obesity is:

Dieting behaviour:

Claude Bouchard conducted research on the effects of overfeeding on weight gain and found that identical twins were similar in the amount of weight they gained. This study provides evidence for which of the following?

Sarah feels she is trying to function at her best and be the healthiest person she can possibly be. Sarah is concerned with her own:

Dr. Anh decides to test her drug, Sarzone, against a placebo in two randomly selected patient groups. She finds that in both patient groups, 20 percent of the patients reported fewer symptoms. This finding illustrates that:

According to your textbook, the most effective mechanism for dealing with stressful events is:

Katie's professor is giving a test tomorrow, but has not told the students what will be on the test. Katie is not sure how or what to study and feels nervous about her upcoming performance. The most effective coping strategy for Katie to use the night before the exam is:

Under stress, females are likely to show a ____________ response whereas males are more likely to show a(n) ____________ response.

People who live in Town A recently experienced flooding of their homes and hail damage during a particularly bad storm. People in Town B did not experience this storm. Who will have better immune functioning and why?

____________ is NOT a phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

If people did not possess dopamine neurons, addiction to nicotine would be:

If plotted on a graph, the correlation between stress and immune functioning would be:

Dr. Haverford suggests to her patient that the patient's mood problems stem from serotonin dysregulation, but mentions nothing about social or behavioural factors related to mood. Dr. Haverford is using which approach to understanding the patient's problems?

If cigarettes contained no addictive substances, the brain's dopamine neurons would be:

Uncle Frank has a heart condition, which means he needs to be very careful about certain aspects of his life. Based on research on family-focused interventions, which of these will be LEAST helpful in encouraging Uncle Frank to lead a healthier life?

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

Filters

Under stress, females are likely to show a response whereas males are more likely to show a(n) response.