Question 1

Disclosing painful emotions or getting your anger out by punching a pillow are techniques associated with __________ .

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Question 2

Drinking five or more drinks on one occasion for men, or four for women, is defined as __________ drinking, which used to be called binge drinking.

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Question 3

Andrew is very interested in the effects of positive emotions on illness. He is especially interested in the connection between the central nervous system and the immune system. Andrew wants to study __________ .

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Question 4

A treatment approach that relies on the representativeness heuristic and treats illness with a small dose of an illness-inducing substance is called __________ medicine.

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Question 5

Why is it so difficult to change an unhealthy behaviour? Using an example of an unhealthy behaviour, explain how personal inertia, misestimating risk, and feeling powerless will influence the likelihood of changing that behaviour.

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Question 6

Our __________ system protects us from illness by neutralizing or destroying harmful viruses.

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Question 7

Melinda is a hard-working college student. She wants to finish at the top of her class at Harvard. She writes for the Harvard Law Review. In her spare time she donates time to the Innocence Project. Melinda has a __________ personality.

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Question 8

People who engage in __________ tend to focus on how bad they feel and endlessly analyze the causes and consequences of their problems.

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Question 9

The Type A personality trait that is most predictive of heart disease is __________ .

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Question 10

Resilient people possess a set of attitudes called __________ , which is associated with feelings of control, and commitment.

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Question 11

Marlon always tries to anticipate possible problems and stressful events so that he can plan how to react. Marlon is displaying __________ coping, which is associated with informational control.

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Question 12

are practitioners who manipulate the spine to treat pain-related conditions.

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Question 13

Discuss the role of control on stress and describe the five types of control that we can use. Based on personal experiences, what do you believe to be the most effective method of control and the least effective method of control? Why?

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Question 14

First, provide a clear definition of stress. Next, compare and contrast stress as a stimulus, stress as a transaction, and stress as a response.

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Question 15

Emphasis in homeopathy remains in the principle of "like cures like," and the belief that the body's own healing and regenerative capacity can be elicited to restore health. However, judging the similarity of two things based on resemblance is called the __________ heuristic.

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Question 16

Complementary medicine is used alongside conventional medicine, whereas __________ medicine is used as a replacement for conventional medicine.

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Question 17

Discuss stress as both a cause and an effect of illness.

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Question 18

The practice of __________ involves inserting needles into the body at places considered to be meridians for energy flow.

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Question 19

Dr. Adams believes that illnesses are caused by a variety of factors. He believes that heart disease is caused by a combination of genetics, lifestyle, social support, and everyday stress. Dr. Adams takes the __________ view of medicines.

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Question 20

Coronary heart disease is the number-one cause of death in North America. CHD is caused by a buildup of cholesterol in the arteries causing a condition known as __________ .

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Quiz 12: Stress, Coping, and Health