Question 1

For centuries, the model that dominated Western thinking and viewed health as the absence of illness and your body as a complex biological machine that can break down and become ill was the __________ model.

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Question 2

A person who complains about illnesses that are imaginary would be diagnosed with a(n)__________ disorder.

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Question 3

Forty percent of U.S.high school students engaged in which of the following health-endangering behaviors ?

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A)  smoked cigarettes within the previous 30 days 
B)  rode with a drinking driver within the previous 30 days 
C)  did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse 
D)  played three or more hours of video games on an average school day

Question 4

Unconsciously preventing anxiety-producing experiences from reaching conscious awareness is called

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A)  sublimation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  regression.

Question 5

Which of the following suggestions would NOT help you handle conflicts more effectively?

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A)  If you think that you have only one or two alternatives and they are undesirable or unbearable, seek the aid of a teacher, counselor, minister, or social service agency, who may know other possible alternatives. 
B)  Look for workable compromises. 
C)  Try out important decisions partially when possible. 
D)  Pay careful attention to your initial gut feeling, since it is most likely the correct one.

Question 6

Hans Selye developed a model, which describes the series of bodily reactions that occur to prolonged stress.He called this model the

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A)  mind-body connection. 
B)  locus of control. 
C)  general adaptation syndrome. 
D)  defense mechanism.

Question 7

Meichenbaum has encouraged clients to reduce stress through the use of

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A)  exercise. 
B)  meditation. 
C)  time management. 
D)  coping statements.

Question 8

Heart disease, stroke, HIV/AIDS, and lung cancer often result from health-damaging personal habits and are examples of

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A)  dissociative disorders. 
B)  traumatic stress diseases. 
C)  lifestyle diseases. 
D)  factious disorders.

Question 9

The first response to frustration is most often

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A)  aggression. 
B)  persistence. 
C)  regression. 
D)  withdrawal.

Question 10

Tommy tends to ignore or deny problems rather than meeting them head-on.He often experiences anxiety and stress and does not take very good care of his health.Tommy would best be described as a(n)

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A)  Type A personality. 
B)  Type B personality. 
C)  pessimist. 
D)  confirmed optimist.

Question 11

List three of the bodily effects that are triggered by stress; and describe three techniques for reducing these effects.

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Question 12

Which of the following include such obvious practices as getting regular exercise, controlling smoking and alcohol use, maintaining a balanced diet, getting good medical care, and managing stress?

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A)  refusal skills training 
B)  behavioral risk factors 
C)  life skills training 
D)  health-promoting behaviors

Question 13

Mitzi is a counselor who has begun to feel emotionally exhausted and detached from the people she works with.Although she has always been an excellent counselor, she now feels that she is helping no one.Mitzi is experiencing

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A)  internal frustration. 
B)  approach-avoidance conflict. 
C)  burnout. 
D)  pressure.

Question 14

Frustrations become less intense as the strength, urgency, or importance of the blocked motive increases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain the benefits of positive emotions and the advantages of being an optimist in life.

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Question 16

Regarding stress and the immune system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  As part of the body's self-protective response, the body releases substances that increase inflammation. 
B)  Anger and hostility tend to strengthen the immune system response. 
C)  Stress management has been shown to reduce the severity of cold and flu symptoms. 
D)  Support groups, relaxation exercises, and guided imagery have been shown to boost immune system functioning.

Question 17

Sports may be said to be an institutionalized way of dealing with unacceptable impulses for aggression and competition through the defense mechanism of __________.

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Question 18

Stress caused by the many changes and adaptations required when a person moves to a foreign culture is called __________ stress.

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Question 19

The habitual redirection of aggression to some person or group is called

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A)  circumvention. 
B)  projection. 
C)  scapegoating. 
D)  sublimation.

Question 20

When Selye examined animals in the last stage of the general adaptation syndrome, he found which of their organs to be enlarged and discolored?

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A)  adrenal glands 
B)  thymus 
C)  spleen 
D)  lymph nodes

Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping.