Deck 6: Life-Situation Interventions: Intrapersonal

Question 1

What percentage of American adults have prehypertension?

A)15%
B)27%
C)36%
D)52%

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following registers at around 85 decibels,the noise level at which stress responses usually start to develop?

A)heavy city traffic
B)a chainsaw
C)a firecracker
D)an ambulance siren

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A condition in which bones become weak and brittle and the sufferer is at an increased risk for fractures is known as

A)osteogenesis imperfecta.
B)calcification.
C)osteoporosis.
D)Paget's disease.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Carrying excess body fat increases the risk for which of the following diseases?

A)Colon cancer
B)Kidney cancer
C)Post-menopausal breast cancer
D)All of the above

Question 5

All of the following can be an effect of unpleasant noise,EXCEPT

A)headaches.
B)anxiety.
C)muscle tension.
D)sleepiness.

Question 6

A deficiency in B complex and Vitamin C can result in which condition?

A)anxiety
B)insomnia
C)muscular weakness
D)all of the above

Question 7

Examples of sympathomimetics include all the following,EXCEPT

A)coffee.
B)chocolate.
C)nicotine.
D)fruit.

Question 8

Food substances that produce a stress-like response are known as

A)pseudostressors.
B)sympathomimetics.
C)vitamins.
D)both pseudostressors and sympathomimetics.

Question 9

Some examples of bulimic behavior are

A)binging and purging.
B)using laxatives.
C)inducing vomiting.
D)all of the above.

Question 10

Positive events that make us feel good are known as

A)hassles.
B)uplifts.
C)social supports.
D)life units.

Question 11

Being malnourished means you

A)eat too little of the recommended foods.
B)eat too much of the recommended foods.
C)ingest some nutrients in inappropriate amounts.
D)do any of the above.

Question 12

Examples of foods high in saturated fats would include

A)red meat.
B)butter.
C)whole milk.
D)all of the above.

Question 13

The presence of significant others with whom one can discuss stressors is called

A)life coaching.
B)social support.
C)community outreach.
D)life unit.

Question 14

According to Lazarus,

A)significant life changes are more harmful than daily hassles.
B)daily hassles are more harmful than significant life changes.
C)Holmes and Rahe share his philosophy on stressors.
D)hassles are not harmful.

Question 15

A condition of low blood sugar is known as

A)hyperglycemia.
B)insulin.
C)hypoglycemia.
D)glaucoma.

Question 16

A word that is the focus of meditation is called

A)a song.
B)a sound.
C)a chant.
D)a mantra.

Question 17

Self-imposed starvation is known as

A)bulimia.
B)anorexia nervosa.
C)binge eating.
D)purging.

Question 18

Daily interactions that are essentially negative are known as

A)hassles.
B)uplifts.
C)social supports.
D)life units.

Question 19

Noise that helps you relax and also drowns out other sounds that may interfere with relaxation is called

A)white noise.
B)yellow noise.
C)blue noise.
D)relaxing noise.

Question 20

An intrapersonal matter is between

A)you and other people.
B)other people and other people.
C)you and you.
D)professors and you.

Question 21

Diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood.

Question 22

Over 10% of Americans aged 20 and over have diabetes.

Question 23

Waist-hip ratio has been linked to hypertension.

Question 24

BMI is the only measure of obesity.

Question 25

"Unique stressors" are defined as those that one specific person experiences often.

Question 26

Success does not commonly lead to improved self-esteem.

Question 27

Some diets are unhealthy and can lead to even more stress.

Question 28

An overemphasis on dieting can itself be unhealthy.

Question 29

Stress can interfere with calcium absorption in the intestines.

Question 30

Healthy foods are low in saturated fat,trans fat,cholesterol,sodium,and added sugar.

Question 31

Chronic stress can deplete the absorption of vitamins that we take into our bodies.

Question 32

One out of every four women and one our of every two men aged 50 and over will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.