Question 1

If a good friend quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?
A) 90 percent
B) 72 percent
C) 67 percent
D) 36 percent

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that if a good friend quits smoking, a person is 36 percent more likely to quit smoking themselves.

Question 2

According to your textbook,refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT
A) smoking and other drug use.
B) sexually transmitted diseases.
C) teen pregnancy.
D) anorexia and bulimia.

Accepted Answer

Refusal skills training programs have been effective in preventing smoking and drug use, sexually transmitted diseases, and teen pregnancy. However, they have not been specifically targeted towards preventing anorexia and bulimia.

Question 3

Which of the following are area-wide education projects designed to inform people of the risks of stress,alcohol abuse,high blood pressure,STDs,etc.; to provide role models to show people how to improve their own health; and to direct people to services for health screening,advice,and treatment?
A) longitudinal screening programs
B) community health campaigns
C) cross-cultural health promotionals
D) university-based health awareness projects

Accepted Answer

Community health campaigns are designed to inform people of health risks and provide role models for improving health, as well as directing people to services for treatment and advice. Longitudinal screening programs may be part of these campaigns, but they are not the main focus. Cross-cultural health promotionals and university-based health awareness projects may also inform people about health risks, but they are not necessarily area-wide and may not provide the same level of access to services.

Question 4

Tom's friends are very worried about him because he is engaging in the single most lethal behavioral risk factor and the largest preventable cause of death.Tom's lethal habit is
A) smoking.
B) reckless driving.
C) alcohol abuse.
D) obesity.

Accepted Answer

Smoking is the single most lethal behavioral risk factor and the largest preventable cause of death. It can lead to a range of health problems such as lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory diseases. Tom's friends should be very worried about him if he is engaging in smoking, and they should encourage him to quit smoking as soon as possible.

Question 5

Marian would be described as physically and psychologically healthy.She is happy,optimistic,and self-confident,and is able to bounce back emotionally from adversity.According to health psychologists,Marian is in a state of
A) wellness.
B) self-actualization.
C) incongruence.
D) stress inoculation.

Accepted Answer

Marian's physical and psychological health and her ability to recover from adversity indicate that she is in a state of wellness, which is defined as the optimal level of functioning of an individual across multiple domains of life. Self-actualization refers to the process of fulfilling one's potential, which may or may not be related to wellness. Incongruence refers to the psychological conflict that arises when one's self-concept does not align with their experiences, which is not applicable to Marian's situation. Stress inoculation refers to the process of building resilience to stress through exposure to manageable stressors over time, which may have contributed to Marian's ability to bounce back emotionally from adversity, but is not a state in and of itself.

Question 6

Jasmine is attending a program at school that includes practice in stress reduction,self-protection,decision- making,self control,and social skills that will help her solve problems rather than turning to drug use or other destructive behaviors.This program is called
A) a psychological health workshop.
B) refusal skills training.
C) a community health campaign.
D) life skills training.

Accepted Answer

The program described includes teaching life skills such as stress reduction, self-protection, decision-making, self control, and social skills that support problem solving and avoiding destructive behaviors. Therefore, it is best categorized as life skills training.

Question 7

School-based smoking prevention programs have used
A) anti-smoking art contests.
B) poster and T-shirt giveaways.
C) questions for students to ask their parents.
D) all of these.

Accepted Answer

School-based smoking prevention programs have used a combination of anti-smoking art contests, poster and T-shirt giveaways, and questions for students to ask their parents. Using a variety of approaches can help to engage students and effectively communicate the message of the program.

Question 8

The local community college and hospitals are joining together to sponsor a health fair that will provide blood pressure screenings,demonstrations on cooking healthier for one's heart,and exercise routines that can be worked into one's busy schedule.This health fair is a good example of which type of program?
A) longitudinal screening programs
B) community health campaigns
C) cross-cultural health promotionals
D) education-based health awareness projects

Accepted Answer

The health fair is a joint effort between the community college and hospitals to promote overall health and wellness among community members, which is the definition of a community health campaign. The event includes educational components, such as cooking demonstrations and exercise routines, which align with education-based health awareness projects. However, it is primarily a community-wide effort to promote healthy lifestyle choices, which points towards a community health campaign as the best choice. Longitudinal screening programs and cross-cultural health promotionals are not applicable in this scenario.

Question 9

Regarding school-based antismoking programs,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Many of the programs are designed to persuade students that smoking is dangerous and "uncool."
B) The attitudes of teens toward smoking have not changed dramatically in the last 20 years.
C) Some antismoking programs are helping youths to learn to resist peer pressure to begin smoking.
D) Some antismoking programs include methods to cope with stress without turning to smoking and drug use.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. The attitudes of teens toward smoking have actually changed dramatically in the last 20 years, with smoking rates decreasing significantly.

Question 10

An important way that psychologists work to decrease behavioral risks to health is through the use of
A) community health campaigns that provide role models.
B) jail time for people who violate health codes.
C) electroconvulsive shock therapy for unhealthy, anxious patients.
D) sensory deprivation activities.

Accepted Answer

Community health campaigns that provide role models can be an effective way for psychologists to decrease behavioral risks to health. By showing people healthy role models, they may be more likely to adopt healthy behaviors themselves. Jail time, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and sensory deprivation activities are not commonly used or effective methods for decreasing behavioral risks to health.

Question 11

Greg is receiving refusal skills training at his high school.Typically,this type of training is used to teach young people how to
A) avoid smoking and other drug use.
B) cope with burnout.
C) resist stressors at home and at school.
D) avoid forming study habits that lead to school failure.

Accepted Answer

Refusal skills training is specifically designed to help young people avoid smoking and other drug use by teaching them how to say no to peer pressure and make informed decisions about their health and well-being. While coping with burnout, resisting stressors, and developing effective study habits are important skills for teenagers, they are not the primary focus of refusal skills training.

Question 12

If their spouse quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?
A) 90 percent
B) 72 percent
C) 67 percent
D) 36 percent

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that 67 percent of people are more likely to quit smoking if their spouse quits smoking.

Question 13

According to your textbook,what percent of American adults still smoke?
A) six percent
B) 19 percent
C) 28 percent
D) 37 percent

Accepted Answer

According to the textbook, 19 percent of American adults still smoke.

Question 14

Which of the following includes practice in stress reduction,self-protection,decision-making,goal setting,self-control,and social skills that help young people to be less tempted to escape problems through drug use or other destructive behaviors?
A) life skills training
B) behavioral risk factor training
C) health-promoting behavioral training
D) defense mechanism training

Accepted Answer

Life skills training includes practice in stress reduction, self-protection, decision-making, goal setting, self-control, and social skills that help young people to be less tempted to escape problems through drug use or other destructive behaviors. Behavioral risk factor training and health-promoting behavioral training may also be helpful in preventing substance use, but do not specifically focus on the skills listed above. Defense mechanism training is not a recognized form of substance use prevention.

Question 15

According to your textbook,some of the best anti-smoking programs that have been shown to help young people resist pressure from peers,adults,and the media to start smoking involve __________ training.
A) behavioral risk factor
B) health-promoting behavioral
C) refusal skills
D) stress reduction

Accepted Answer

The textbook states that some of the best anti-smoking programs involve refusal skills training, which helps young people resist pressure to start smoking from peers, adults, and the media. Therefore, choice C is the best answer. Choices A, B, and D are not specifically mentioned in the context of anti-smoking programs.

Question 16

The best way to deal with smoking involves campaigns to
A) help people reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke each day.
B) prevent cigarette smoking before it begins.
C) help people change to smokeless tobacco products.
D) reduce the nicotine levels in cigarettes.

Accepted Answer

This option is the best way to deal with smoking because prevention is always better than cure. By preventing cigarette smoking before it begins, one can avoid the harmful effects of smoking and save lives. It is easier to prevent the habit from forming than to break it once it has been established. Therefore, campaigns to prevent cigarette smoking should be the priority.

Question 17

It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins.A type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called
A) avoidance therapy.
B) refusal skills training.
C) desensitization training.
D) eradication therapy.

Accepted Answer

Refusal skills training is a type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke. This type of program focuses on developing skills such as assertiveness, effective communication, and problem-solving to help young people make healthy decisions and avoid risky behaviors like smoking. By building these skills, youth are better equipped to resist social pressure to smoke and are more likely to make better decisions about their health.

Question 18

According to your textbook,how many smokers out of ten successful quit smoking long-term?
A) one
B) three
C) five
D) seven

Accepted Answer

According to the textbook, only one out of ten smokers successfully quit smoking long-term.

Question 19

If you are overweight or need to quit smoking,you should do all of the following EXCEPT
A) isolate yourself from your friends until you completely change your unhealthy behavior.
B) develop friends in a healthier crowd.
C) decide to start healthier habits and get your friends to join you.
D) learn refusal skills.

Accepted Answer

Isolating yourself from friends can be counterproductive to making positive lifestyle changes. Social support is often crucial for maintaining motivation and achieving goals.

Question 20

A program with the greatest likelihood of success in reducing health risks associated with smoking by young people would use
A) aversive conditioning to stop smoking.
B) attitude-change programs to stop smoking.
C) advertising campaigns to encourage smokers to switch to smokeless tobacco.
D) role-playing to resist peer pressure.

Accepted Answer

Role-playing to resist peer pressure would be the best choice as it focuses on developing skills to resist social influences and peer pressure that may lead to smoking. This approach empowers young individuals to make their own decisions and strengthens their ability to say no to smoking. Aversive conditioning and attitude-change programs may be ineffective in the long run as they do not address the underlying social and psychological factors that lead to smoking. Advertising campaigns to encourage smokers to switch to smokeless tobacco may actually increase the likelihood of tobacco use in the long run.

Quiz 13: A: Health,stress,and Coping

If a good friend quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?

According to your textbook,refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following are area-wide education projects designed to inform people of the risks of stress,alcohol abuse,high blood pressure,STDs,etc.; to provide role models to show people how to improve their own health; and to direct people to services for health screening,advice,and treatment?

Tom's friends are very worried about him because he is engaging in the single most lethal behavioral risk factor and the largest preventable cause of death.Tom's lethal habit is

Marian would be described as physically and psychologically healthy.She is happy,optimistic,and self-confident,and is able to bounce back emotionally from adversity.According to health psychologists,Marian is in a state of

Jasmine is attending a program at school that includes practice in stress reduction,self-protection,decision- making,self control,and social skills that will help her solve problems rather than turning to drug use or other destructive behaviors.This program is called

School-based smoking prevention programs have used

Regarding school-based antismoking programs,which of the following statements is FALSE?

An important way that psychologists work to decrease behavioral risks to health is through the use of

Greg is receiving refusal skills training at his high school.Typically,this type of training is used to teach young people how to

If their spouse quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?

According to your textbook,what percent of American adults still smoke?

Which of the following includes practice in stress reduction,self-protection,decision-making,goal setting,self-control,and social skills that help young people to be less tempted to escape problems through drug use or other destructive behaviors?

According to your textbook,some of the best anti-smoking programs that have been shown to help young people resist pressure from peers,adults,and the media to start smoking involve __________ training.

The best way to deal with smoking involves campaigns to

It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins.A type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called

According to your textbook,how many smokers out of ten successful quit smoking long-term?

If you are overweight or need to quit smoking,you should do all of the following EXCEPT

A program with the greatest likelihood of success in reducing health risks associated with smoking by young people would use