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1.
The amount of cortisol in blood and urine samples is used as a measure of stress.
A)True
B)False
2.
T-cells secrete chemicals that promote the proliferation of harmful cells.
A)True
B)False
3.
Stress impairs the functioning of the immune system.
A)True
B)False
4.
People with hypersomnia have difficulty maintaining sleep.
A)True
B)False
5.
Sleep apnea is common in prepubertal children with enlarged tonsils.
A)True
B)False
6.
Hostile people have greater secretion of catecholamines.
A)True
B)False
7.
Women typically name their husbands as their main source of support and the only person in whom they confide.
A)True
B)False
8.
The most potent component of the Type A behavior pattern in terms of predicting heart disease is competitiveness.
A)True
B)False
9.
Guided mastery techniques have been used successfully in AIDS prevention programs.
A)True
B)False
10.
The stressors that lead to adjustment disorder can be of any severity.
A)True
B)False
11.
About half the people experiencing a trauma appear to recover from PTSD within one month of the trauma.
A)True
B)False
12.
People who dissociate shortly after a trauma decrease their risk of developing PTSD.
A)True
B)False
13.
There is no evidence that a vulnerability to PTSD can be inherited.
A)True
B)False
14.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is based on the hypothesis that lateral eye movements facilitate the cognitive processing of trauma.
A)True
B)False
15.
Antidepressant drugs can quell some of the symptoms of PTSD.
A)True
B)False





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