Chapter 3: Stress and Illness/ Disease
All of the following are true about headaches, except
All are true -health-care providers make a good deal of money treating headaches. -pain from headaches can affect a worker's ability to do physical work. -pain from a headache can affect a worker's cognitive work performance.
Hypertension can be caused by which of the following
All of the choices are correct -kidney disease -too narrow of an opening in the aorta -excessive sodium intake
The cancer-prone person has been described as
All of these -holding resentment, unable to forgive -using self-pity -having poor self-image
Substances produced by the body to fight antigens are called
Antibodies
A physiological response in which the body turns on itself is known as
Autoimmune response
A sign of people who may be hot reactors is that they anger easily
Can experience all of the above signs -anger easily -feel anxious or depressed -experience nausea or vomiting
Cancer-causing agents are called
Carcinogens
A rupture of a blood vessel in the brain is known as a
Cerebral hemorrhage
People who react to stress with an all-out reaction are
Hot reactors
Treatments for tension headaches would include all the following, except
Ignoring it
Which of the following has not been associated with coronary heart disease
Maleness and baldness
Cells left in the bloodstream and the lymphatic system to recognize and respond to future attacks to the body by the same invader are called
Memory T and B cells
When a part of the heart dies because of lack of oxygen, it is known as
Myocardial infarction
The debris that clogs coronary arteries is known as
Plaque
The constriction phase of a migraine headache, also called preattack, is called
Prodrome
A physical disease caused by emotional stress without a microorganism involved is
Psychogenic
The study of the illness-causing and healing effects of the mind on the body is known as
Psychoneuroimmunology
Conditions that have a mind and body component are called
Psychosomatic
A psychosomatic disease that results from the mind increasing the body's susceptibility to disease-causing microbes or natural degenerative processes is
Somatogenic
The pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart is known as
Systolic Blood Pressure
The total blood pressure is given in the formula
Systolic/diastolic
A type of lymphocyte whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body by puncturing invaded body cells and killing the cells and foreign substances is called
T cells
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition that develops in people who have experienced an extreme psychological and/or physical event that is interpreted as particularly distressing
TRUE
Relaxation is a successful technique in the prevention and treatment of migraines
TRUE
Some have concluded that the effects of stress on the immunological system can lead to an allergic-like response
TRUE
Stress results in a decrease in hydrochloric acid in the intestinal tract and stomach
TRUE
The common cold may be a function of psychological stress
TRUE
The interference with the smooth functioning of the jaw is known as
Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ)
A behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease is
Type A
Fissures or cuts in the wall of the stomach, duodenum, or other parts of the intestines are known as
Ulcers
A foreign substance irritating to the body is a(n)
Antigen
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed is known as
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Which of the following is not a characteristic of those who have successfully managed PTSD
Dwelling on the trauma
Hypertension with no known cause is called
Essential hypertension
A migraine is just a severe headache
FALSE
Although stress is uncomfortable, it cannot lead to poor health
FALSE
Stress is not related to coronary heart disease
FALSE
