Module 39 Practice Exam Questions – Flashcards
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Elderly nursing home residents tend to decline faster and die sooner than they would otherwise if they lack
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perceived control
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To alleviate the stress of losing her job, Alicia enrolled in a work retraining program that led to full-time employment. Alicia's behavior best illustrates
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problem-focused coping
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The correlation between religious involvement and life expectancy is ________ among women and ________ among men.
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positive; positive
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A perceived loss of control is associated with ________ epinephrine levels and ________ lymphocyte activity.
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increased; decreased
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British civil service workers in executive positions live longer than those in clerical positions. This best illustrates the value of
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perceived control
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Rats that received electric shocks were unlikely to develop ulcers if the
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rats could control the termination of the shocks
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Mildly depressed female college students assigned to a program of ________ reported a greater decrease in depression than those assigned to a program of _______
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aerobic exercise; relaxation exercises
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During the first few weeks of law school, students were observed to have stronger immune systems if they
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were optimistic.
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Which of the following was NOT suggested as a possible explanation of the faith factor in health?
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Because they are more affluent, religiously active people receive better health care.
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Activities such as jogging or swimming are forms of
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aerobic exercise
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A study in which Holocaust survivors spent time recalling their experiences found that
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those who were most self-disclosing later had the most improved health
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After stockbrokers who lived alone had adopted a pet cat or dog, they were able to face stress with less ________ than their counterparts without pets
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blood pressure increase
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Which of the following is most likely to foster stronger immune functioning
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social support
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Addressing stressors with problem-focused coping would be most characteristic of those with
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personal control
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Which of the following is an example of biofeedback
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Milos learns to relax his forehead muscles after being provided with information regarding moment-to-moment changes in the tension levels of these muscles
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Which of the following is true of biofeedback training
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All of these statements are true
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Aviad, a 50-year-old banking executive and Type A personality, recently suffered a serious heart attack. To prevent a recurrence, Aviad would probably benefit most from
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relaxation training
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Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the text as a potential health benefit of exercise?
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Exercise improves functioning of the immune system
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Vanessa alleviated some of the stress associated with the death of her husband by becoming more actively engaged in her work. Her response best illustrates
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emotion-focused coping
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Israelis living in nonreligious collective settlements were observed to have ________ than those living in religiously orthodox collective settlements.
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higher rates of death
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The relaxation response associated with meditation is most likely to
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decrease oxygen consumption and decrease blood pressure
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Volunteers who participated in an eight-week course of meditation training exhibited increased levels of the ______ activity associated with positive emotions
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left hemisphere
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A perceived loss of control is associated with ________ epinephrine levels and ________ lymphocyte activity
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increased; decreased
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Homeopathy and herbal remedies are forms of
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CAM
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The natural disappearance of a disease is called
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spontaneous remission
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Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor is known as
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problem-focused coping
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During meditative relaxation, a part of the ________ lobe that tracks where we are in space is ________ active than usual.
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parietal; less
