Exam 14: Stress and Health-Part C

Situations in which we feel we have no control are more stressful than are situations where we are required to take action.

Chronic life stressors and brief life stressors both wear down the immune system and increase the likelihood of illness.

Malingering is a behavior in which individuals fabricate medical or psychological symptoms to get something they want.

First-year college students tend to have weaker immune systems than do other college students.

Research has demonstrated that even die-hard pessimists can be trained to become significantly more optimistic.

People who report having many daily hassles often report more physical and psychological problems than do people experiencing an infrequent but more severe life stressor.

Optimists stick to the medical regimens their caregivers have prescribed better than do pessimists.

Compliance to a medical treatment tends to decrease as the treatment becomes more frequent.

Despite early reports,recent research has indicated that biofeedback is not effective at treating brain-wave abnormalities in disorders such as epilepsy.

People in France are leaner on average than are Americans,even though their diets are high in fat.

Research indicates that the use of repressive or avoidance responses to manage stress is harmful.

Conscientiousness is a feature of the Type A behavior pattern.

The HPA axis that plays a role in reaction to stress is composed of the hypothalamus,the pituitary gland,and the amygdala.

Telomerase is an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres at the tips of chromosomes.

Physicians often focus on a patient's emotions and allow this focus to overshadow technical aspects of the patient's illness.

Cortisol decreases the amount of glucose in the blood.

Placebos given to reduce pain have been shown to increase activity in the insula and thalamus.

Exposure to a traumatic event may cause the hippocampus to decrease in size.

Aerobic exercise blocks the release of endogenous opioids in the brain,producing a runner's high.

The main cause of coronary heart disease is atherosclerosis.