Chapter 13 Extra Credit
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Someone who fakes physical or psychological symptoms in order to achieve a desired goal is called
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Malinger.
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Psychological disorders in which the patient displays physical symptoms not fully explained by a general medical condition were called
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somatic symptom disorders.
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A person going on a first date is LEAST likely to
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develop an illness in the near future, according to the college undergraduate stress scale.
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Lee was recently fired from his job. To deal with this stress, Lee moved to another state, stopped communicating with friends from his previous job, and obtained employment in a completely different field. Lee's behavior illustrates
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repressive coping.
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The phase of the general adaptation syndrome in which the body shuts down unnecessary processes as digestion and sex drive is called
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resistance.
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Black female is LEAST likely to
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commit suicide
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Stress is to a _____ as a ____ is to a stimulus.
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response; stressor
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Among college students, ____ tend to show reduced immune responses to viruses
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freshman
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A person whose close friend has died
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is MOST likely to develop an illness in the near future, according to the college undergraduate stress scale.
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Because Estevan had studied well ahead of time, he regarded the final exam as a(n) _____ instead of a ____.
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challenge; threat.
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Living in a crowded, noisy city
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is the stressor that would Most likely cause the greatest damage to your health.
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Sarah is interested in psychology as a career choice. In particular, she is interested in the area of psychology concerned with ways in which psychological factors influence the causes and treatment of physical illness and the maintenance of health. Most likely, Sarah would select ______ as a career choice.
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health psychology
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In order to avoid burnout, people in high-stress jobs would be advised to do any of these
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except arrive at work an hour early to be better prepared for daily challenges.
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Higher levels of stress can cause all of these except:
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increase in blood flow through the arteries.
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As a technique to increase relaxation, biofeedback has proven to be
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about as effective as traditional relaxation therapy.
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People in low-status jobs
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are especially prone to suffer from respiratory infections because their immune systems have been compromised by stress.
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Caps at the ends of each chromosome that protect the ends of chromosomes and prevent them from sticking to each other as known as
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telomeres.
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1. Men with a Type _____ behavior pattern are more likely to have a heart attack than men with a type _____ behavior pattern.
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A;B
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The key function of cortisol is to
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increase blood glucose levels for use by the muscles.
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When faced with a stressor, people report that the level of stress is _____ when they perceive that ______.
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greatest;they cannot control stressful events.
