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The psychology that addresses factors that influence well-being and illness, as well as preventative measures is called |
| | A) | cognitive psychology. |
| | B) | health psychology. |
| | C) | behavioral psychology. |
| | D) | humanistic psychology. |
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Obesity among Americans has increased from |
| | A) | 4 to 8%. |
| | B) | 8 to 20%. |
| | C) | 10 to 15% |
| | D) | 13 to 34% |
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People who live under great pressure, demand much of themselves and others are indicative of |
| | A) | Type A behavior pattern. |
| | B) | Type B behavior pattern. |
| | C) | Combined behavior pattern. |
| | D) | Extended life expectancy pattern. |
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Treatments that include biological measures, combined with psychological measures are called |
| | A) | motivational interviewing treatments |
| | B) | multimodal treatments |
| | C) | harm-reduction approaches |
| | D) | transtheoretical treatments |
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How can you help someone addicted to alcohol maintain sobriety? |
| | A) | You can't help them, relapse is inevitable. |
| | B) | If going out to dinner, sit in seats far from the bar area. |
| | C) | Avoid using or being around alcohol when you are with that person. |
| | D) | Ask the person if drinking around them bothers them. |
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Demanding or threatening situations are considered |
| | A) | stressors. |
| | B) | interactions. |
| | C) | positive affiliations. |
| | D) | life event scales. |
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General adaptation syndrome consists of three phases: |
| | A) | feedback, internalization, and exhaustion |
| | B) | appraisal, feedback, and physiological arousal |
| | C) | scales, feedback, and alarm |
| | D) | alarm, resistance, and exhaustion |
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Antigens refers to |
| | A) | chemicals released to the fetus during pregnancy. |
| | B) | foreign substances that trigger a biochemical response from the immune system. |
| | C) | stressful events that are handled more effectively through coping mechanisms. |
| | D) | effectiveness of reducing stress. |
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Resilience |
| | A) | is due to special qualities within the individual. |
| | B) | is due to the type of group memberships a child has. |
| | C) | comes from normative human resources such as the mind and relationships of children. |
| | D) | is related to authoritarian parenting, good IQ, and low expectations. |
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Rita is in her 40s and has avoided aerobic exercise for most of her adult life. Although her doctor has told her that lack of aerobic exercise is bad for her heart, Rita does not see her lack of activity as a problem. According to the transtheoretical model, Rita is at the ____________ stage. |
| | A) | termination |
| | B) | precontemplation |
| | C) | contemplation |
| | D) | maintenance |
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Janet talks to her friend Lana about how she feels about her mother dying. This is an example of: |
| | A) | emotion-focused coping |
| | B) | seeking social support |
| | C) | problem focused coping |
| | D) | stress reduction |
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Post-traumatic growth refers to |
| | A) | positive changes in fundamental ways following a tragic event. |
| | B) | negative changes in fundamental ways following a tragic event. |
| | C) | a conditioned relaxation to a trigger word. |
| | D) | teaching people how to imagine a different situation other than their stressful one. |
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In pain research, it has been found that |
| | A) | placebos increase healing as well as medications. |
| | B) | placebos never increase healing in controlled trials. |
| | C) | medications minimize pain better than placebos. |
| | D) | placebos only work if the person believes they are going to work. |
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Samer just won the lottery and is exhilarated! He is calling everyone and telling him of his good fortune. Three months later, Samer is no more or less excited than he was before winning the lottery. Samer's experience is an example of |
| | A) | downward comparison |
| | B) | upward comparison |
| | C) | hedonic treadmill |
| | D) | low self-efficacy |
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