ab psych Ch.9 quiz

Zack often experiences severe headaches and is being treated using a technique that makes him aware of physiological functions that, ordinarily, he would not notice consciously. What type of treatment is Zack receiving?

biofeedback

Which type of program may have positive effects on the immune systems of HIV positive individuals who are already symptomatic?

cognitive-behavioral stress-management

High levels of which stress hormone can result in cell death in the hippocampal region of the brain in response to chronic stress?

cortisol

Which field is considered a subfield of behavioral medicine and focuses on the various mental factors important for the establishment and maintenance of physical and psychological health, but is considered interdisciplinary?

health psychology

In most of the world, particularly the developing world, what is the primary source of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

heterosexual sex

Which disorder is a major risk factor not only for stroke and heart disease but also for kidney disease?

hypertension

Research on the relationship between cancer and stress suggests that the association may be mediated by which of the following?

immune system

Birgit, aged 17, was successfully treated for childhood leukemia but the chemotherapy agents severely damaged her heart and she recently had a heart transplant. She now must take immunosuppressant medication for the rest of her life. Why?

Because the immune system would regard the transplanted heart as a foreign invader and would attack it as it would a virus or a bacterium

Chronic-fatigue syndrome is most effectively treated with which of the following?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Which two personality factors are each associated with almost doubling the risk of hypertension?

Hostility and time urgency

Stress seems to exert its effect on the immune system via cytokine interleukin-6, which does what?

tissue inflammation

Why might the chronic use of over-the-counter painkillers for headaches lessen the effectiveness of comprehensive stress- and pain-reduction programs?

Because pain may rebound when the medication wears off or is stopped

As a mechanism for coping with the diagnosis of a life-altering illness, denial is which of these?

Effective immediately after the diagnosis but not later in the course of the illness

After a recent increase in the number of individuals who were newly diagnosed as being HIV positive, the board of health in a rural county decides to implement a prevention program. A number of programs, emphasizing different interventions have been reviewed. The board would be well-advised to select a program that does which of the following?

Focuses on changing risky behaviors

A strength of the gate control theory of pain is that it does which of the following?

Includes both physical and psychological factors

Behavioral medicine is inherently which of the following?

Interdisciplinary

Teresa has recently been referred to a comprehensive stress- and pain-reduction program because of severe work stress and chronic back and neck pain that worsens when her stress levels are particularly bad. The first step in her treatment is likely to be which of the following?

Learning to monitor stress

What is the second stage Selye's general adaptation syndrome?

Resistance

Cognitive-behavioral treatment for individuals with cardiovascular disease is particularly helpful when it focuses on which of the following?

Stress management and exercise

If an individual has too many T4 (helper) cells, they may develop which of the following?

autoimmune disorder