Question 1

Psychosomatic disorders are those in which a person's symptoms are imaginary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Regarding the Type A personality,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The best way to avoid the self-made stress of a Type A personality is to adopt the opposite characteristics. 
B)  While Type A behavior appears to promote heart disease, time urgency and overwork may be what actually triggers the heart attack. 
C)  Hundreds of studies have supported the validity of the Type A concept. 
D)  The most damaging patterns of Type A personalities may occur in hostile persons who keep their anger "bottled up," but don't express it outwardly.

Question 3

Which perspective defines health as a state of well-being that we can actively attain and maintain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the psychosomatic perspective 
B)  the mind-body perspective 
C)  the medical model 
D)  the biopsychosocial model

Question 4

A program that was designed to teach youths how to resist pressures to smoke and has been applied to other drugs and health risks is __________ training.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A program that was designed to teach...

Question 5

People who suffer from imaginary diseases or illnesses have

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotic disorders. 
B)  psychosomatic illnesses. 
C)  hypochondriasis. 
D)  a generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 6

After coming to the U.S.,Asma learned English quickly and wanted to completely immerse herself in the American culture; however,her classmates tend to reject her because of her accent and their prejudice toward her country of origin.She feels trapped between her two cultures.Asma's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  integration. 
B)  separation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  marginalization.

Question 7

You are teaching health education at a community college and will be covering a section on how various health-promoting behaviors can extend one's life span and how various behavioral risk factors can shorten it.Describe the information you will present.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are teaching health education at a...

Question 8

Hardy personalities are strong in

Accepted Answer

A)  commitment, finding ways of turning whatever they are doing into something that seems interesting and important. 
B)  control and are less likely to see themselves as victims of circumstances. 
C)  challenge and find fulfillment in continual growth. 
D)  all of these.

Question 9

Which perspective has dominated Western thinking and sees health as the absence of illness with damage to the body being inflicted by poor lifestyle choices,such as smoking or overeating,or by external causes,such as viruses?

Accepted Answer

A)  the psychosomatic perspective 
B)  the mind-body perspective 
C)  the medical model 
D)  the biopsychosocial model

Question 10

"I can do this," and "I'll just take it one task at a time" are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  overly unrealistic thinking. 
B)  coping statements. 
C)  the K.I.S.S.strategy. 
D)  accepting your limits.

Question 11

Stress triggers bodily effects,upsetting thoughts,and ineffective __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stress triggers bodily effects,upsetting thoughts,and ineffective __________....

Question 12

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Selye. 
B)  Martin Seligman. 
C)  Redford Williams. 
D)  Donald Meichenbaum.

Question 13

Friedman and Rosenman referred to those people who were unlikely to have a heart attack as

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personalities. 
B)  Type B personalities. 
C)  individuals with a psychosomatic illness. 
D)  individuals with hypochondria.

Question 14

Rachel is physically and psychologically healthy; is happy,optimistic,and self-confident; and bounces back emotionally from adversity.She would be said to be in a positive state of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rachel is physically and psychologically healthy; is...

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT related to optimism?

Accepted Answer

A)  dealing with problems head-on 
B)  less stress and better health 
C)  effective use of defense mechanisms 
D)  hardiness and happiness

Question 16

According to Friedman and Rosenman,which of the following tend to be hard driving,ambitious,highly competitive,achievement-oriented,and striving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personalities 
B)  Type B personalities 
C)  individuals with acculturative stress 
D)  individuals with hypochondria

Question 17

Regarding psychosomatic illness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress is the sole cause of psychosomatic illnesses. 
B)  Personality and learned reactions to stress are involved in the development of psychosomatic illnesses. 
C)  Genetic predisposition and organ weaknesses contribute to the development of psychosomatic illnesses. 
D)  A general disease-prone personality type exists; and to a degree, there are also "headache personalities," "asthma personalities," and "cardiac personalities."

Question 18

Hardy people (those unusually resistant to the effects of stress)are characterized by a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of personal commitment to self, work, and family. 
B)  feeling of no control over their lives. 
C)  attitude of just going with the flow. 
D)  tendency to avoid extra responsibilities.

Question 19

Immigrants and refugees must adapt to dramatic changes in language,dress,values,and social customs.For many,the result is a period of culture shock,or

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural hypochondriasis. 
B)  acculturative stress. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  psychosomatic neurosis.

Question 20

When stress causes physical damage to the body in the form of stomach pain,asthma,migraine headaches,hives,or hypertension,the person is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychosomatic disorder. 
B)  hypochondriasis. 
C)  a conversion disorder. 
D)  a somatoform disorder.

Exam 13: C: Health,stress,and Coping