Deck 18: Health Psychology

Question 1

When the ABCs of relapse prevention are applied to smoking,"B" represents _____.

A) beliefs about smoking
B) smoking
C) benefits of smoking cessation
D) none of the above

Answer 1

smoking

Question 2

Which of the following are components of the ABCDS approach to weight loss?

A) activity increase
B) dietary change
C) social support
D) all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

_____ has been defined as the process of managing demands that are appraised as exceeding the resources of the person.

A) Coping
B) Social support
C) Detoxification
D) Chronic stress

Answer 3

Coping

Question 4

Recent estimates (e.g.,Centers for Disease Control,2008)indicate that _____% of adult Americans are overweight or obese.

A) 18
B) 40
C) 67
D) 91

Question 5

_____ examine the ways in which psychological processes influence physical well-being and illness.

A) Forensic psychologists
B) Health psychologists
C) Counseling psychologists
D) Social workers

Question 6

_____ is currently the single greatest cause of preventable death in the U.S.

A) Stress
B) Smoking
C) Obesity
D) Chronic fatigue

Question 7

Researchers estimate that about _____% of all visits to health care providers result from stress-related disorders.

A) 10-20
B) 25-40
C) 50-60
D) 75-90

Question 8

Stress has been linked to physical diseases and symptoms,including _____.

A) migraine headaches
B) ulcers
C) fertility problems
D) all of the above

Question 9

_____ is the psychological or physiological response to difficult or demanding internal or external circumstances.

A) Vulnerability
B) Stress
C) Depression
D) Hyperactivity

Question 10

_____ is the term used to describe a pattern of using alcohol that has become maladaptive and leads to clinically significant distress or impairment.

A) Alcohol dependence
B) Tolerance
C) Withdrawal
D) Alcohol abuse

Question 11

The general adaptation syndrome hypothesis was developed by _____.

A) Hans Selye
B) B. F. Skinner
C) Albert Ellis
D) Lightner Witmer

Question 12

_____ is an interdisciplinary field interested in the ways in which our minds influence our bodies.

A) Health psychology
B) Behavioral medicine
C) Medical psychology
D) Internal medicine

Question 13

_____ stress refers to a syndrome defined by stress levels that are consistently high and unremitting,often due to a hectic,fast-paced lifestyle.

A) Chronic
B) Congenital
C) General
D) Global

Question 14

According to the general adaptation syndrome hypothesis,

A) the fight-or-flight system works better in response to prolonged, repeated stressors than in response to temporary stressors.
B) the more specific the stressor, the more unlikely adaptation will be.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 15

Tolerance and withdrawal are characteristic of _____.

A) alcohol abuse
B) alcohol dependence
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 16

_____ has been shown to be both a significant detriment to smoking cessation and a significant predictor of relapse.

A) Use of nicotine gum or patches
B) Social support
C) The presence of smokers in one's social group
D) none of the above

Question 17

_____ is a new technique for promoting physical health in which patients write about what they value most in life.

A) Values affirmation
B) Healthful writing
C) Narrative weight management
D) Parable telling

Question 18

The _____ controls the release of our body's stress hormone,cortisol.

A) PTA axis
B) ADA axis
C) HPA axis
D) LOU axis

Question 19

The fight-or-flight response

A) probably served an adaptive function in the evolution of primitive humans.
B) takes place in response to perceived threat.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is true regarding social support?

A) Social support has no documented connection to psychological health or physical health.
B) Social support in the form of friendships enhance physical health, but social support in the forms of family relationships and romantic relationships weaken physical health.
C) Social support enhances psychological health but has no effect on physical health.
D) none of the above

Question 21

_____ have been proposed as a solution for delivering higher quality and more cost-effective primary care.

A) Patient-centered medical homes
B) Primary care clinics
C) Family-centered care houses
D) none of the above

Question 22

What are several hypotheses proposed to explain how social support protects our health?

Question 23

What is the "A" component of the ABCDS of weight loss?

Question 24

Health psychologists can increase compliance with medical regimens by

A) serving as liaisons between the medical provider and the patient.
B) thoroughly educating the patient on the proposed treatment.
C) aiding the patient in bolstering his or her social support systems.
D) all of the above

Question 25

Smoking has been proven to be a major risk factor in _____.

A) heart disease
B) cancer
C) stroke
D) all of the above

Question 26

_____ represent(s)an economical and relatively quick alternative to biofeedback for pain management.

A) Relaxation training
B) Transdermal patches
C) Detoxification
D) none of the above

Question 27

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts at least _____.

A) 1 week
B) 1 month
C) 3 months
D) 6 months

Question 28

What type of facility has been proposed as a solution for delivering higher quality and more cost-effective primary care? This type of facility provides care that is patient centered,highly accessible and affordable,comprehensive,and coordinated.

Question 29

What is the name of an organism's response when it perceives a threat and its body rapidly mobilizes energy reserves via the sympathetic nervous system and endocrine system?

Question 30

Health psychologists can help patients cope with medical procedures by

A) educating the patient and demystifying the medical procedure.
B) using cognitive-behavioral interventions such as relaxation training and learning to think differently about the unpleasantness of the situation.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 31

A therapist who promotes physical health by having his patients write about the things they value most in life is using what technique?

Question 32

Biofeedback is most commonly used in the treatment of _____.

A) alcohol dependence
B) smoking
C) chronic pain
D) obesity

Question 33

Alcohol _____ includes a pattern of using alcohol that has become maladaptive and leads to clinically significant distress or impairment; alcohol _____ refers to the physiological and maladaptive states of tolerance and withdrawal.

Question 34

Describe the new health psychology technique known as values affirmation.

Question 35

The _____ controls the release of our body's stress hormone,cortisol.

Question 36

_____ is an interdisciplinary field interested in the ways in which our minds influence our bodies.

Question 37

The purpose of _____ is to achieve control over the body via educating patients about bodily processes of which they are typically unaware.

A) biofeedback
B) cognitive psychotherapy
C) detoxification
D) none of the above

Question 38

What are the components of the ABCs of relapse prevention for smokers?

Question 39

The diseases that cause the greatest danger for death within our current society

A) include tuberculosis and pneumonia.
B) feature behavioral components.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 40

Detoxification is most commonly a component of the treatment of _____.

A) alcohol dependence
B) smoking
C) obesity
D) chronic stress

Question 41

Define the five components of the ABCDS of weight loss as used by health psychologists.

Question 42

Culturally competent health psychologists appreciate that clients from diverse cultures may perceive their sickness as coming from any of four sources.Identify these four sources and offer examples of each.

Question 43

Briefly summarize the hypotheses offered to explain how social support positively influences physical health.