Question 1

Studies examining the effect of social support on immune functioning show that

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A)   social support can increase kevels of key antibodies against respiratory infections
B)   social support typically has negative effects in the absence of stress
C)   social support is only a buffer for people with stress-related illnesses
D)   social support provides more benefits for the elderlyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason given to explain why people engage in unhealthy behaviors?

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A)   many health-impairing habits creep up on us
B)   many health-impairing habits involve activities that are quite pleasant at the time
C)   the risks associated with health-impairing habits tend to lie in the distant future
D)   people are often unaware of the of the dangers associated with their health-impairing behaviorsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Many health-impairing habits develop because people have a tendency to ____________________ the risks that accompany their own health-impairing behaviors.

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Question 4

Mary and John are teaming up to make an important sales presentation to 15 executives from a Fortune 500 company. Mary finds the challenge exhilarating, but John is a nervous wreck over the presentation. Their differing reactions illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

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A)   Psychology is empirical.
B)   Our experience of the world is highly subjective.
C)   Psychology is theoretically diverse.
D)   Behavior is determined by multiple causes.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

What is stress, what impact do minor stressors have on our lives and how accurate are our appraisals of stress?

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Stress is defined in the text as any cir...

Question 6

According to Albert Ellis, thinking that involves unrealistically pessimistic appraisal of stress that exaggerate the magnitude of one's problems defines

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A)   emotional thinking
B)   optimistic thinking
C)   pessimistic thinking
D)   catastrophic thinkingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following has been shown to increase the risk of such chronic diseases as lung cancer, emphysema, and stroke?

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A)   smoking
B)   poor nutrition
C)   lack of exercise
D)   obesityE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Neurogenisis can be suppressed by

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A)   stress
B)   an optimistic attitude
C)   obesity
D)   exerciseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The number of variables that are involved in the experience of stress illustrates the theme of

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A)   multifactorial causation
B)   empiricism
C)   psychology in a sociohistorical context
D)   the subjectivity of experienceE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The relaxation response is useful in

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A)   decreasing emotional arousal
B)   decreasing physiological arousal
C)   decreasing emotional and physiological arousal
D)   decreasing emotional, physiological, and cognitive arousalE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Beryl has dated ten different men in the past two years, and with each of them she often had unprotected sex. Even though she has read numerous articles about the dangers of unprotected sexual intercourse, Beryl is not concerned because she has convinced herself that she won't contract the AIDS virus. Beryl's behavior illustrates the idea that

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A)   many people underestimate the risks associated with their own health-impairing behaviors
B)   many people compensate for health-impairing behaviors by engaging in offsetting low-risk behaviors
C)   the risks associated with many health-impairing behaviors tend to be overstated by the media
D)   women are more likely than men to engage in health-impairing habitsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Smoking is to lung cancer as Type A behavior is to

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A)   coronary disease
B)   AIDS
C)   defensive coping
D)   mental disordersE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Analyzing the possible gains and losses before undertaking a health-treatment program is an example of

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A)   seeking information to reduce uncertainty
B)   listing alternative courses of action
C)   making a risk-benefit analysis
D)   analyzing base ratesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Herbert Benson has demonstrated that if you settle yourself comfortably in a distraction-free environment, focus your attention on a constant stimulus, and adopt a passive attitude, you may well experience what he called

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A)   a hypnotic trance.
B)   an altered state of consciousness.
C)   psychological disinhibition.
D)   the relaxation response.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT typically a reason for noncompliance with medical advice?

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A)   having a negative attitude for physicians
B)   failing to understand advice or instructions
C)   the degree of difficulty associated with following advice or instructions
D)   the cost of the medical treatment programE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)   even a moderate amount of exercise reduces one's risk of disease
B)   only a substantial amount of exercise reduces one's risk of disease
C)   exercise has little, if any, effect on one's risk of disease
D)   only individual forms of exercise, and not team sport forms of exercise, reduce one's risk of diseaseE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

____________________ refers to various types of aid provided in times of stress by a person's friends and family.

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The answer of ____________________ refers to various types of aid...

Question 18

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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A)   stress is a subjective experience
B)   the effects of stress are cumulative
C)   minor hassles may prove more stressful than major ones
D)   one should seek to avoid all stressE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

One personality characteristic correlated with good physical health is

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A)   agreeableness
B)   openness
C)   conscientiousness
D)   extraversionE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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