clinical chapter 18

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts at least _____.

6 months

Current estimates (e.g., Centers for Disease Control, 2008) indicate that about _____% of adult Americans are overweight or obese.

67%

Researchers estimate that about _____% of all visits to health care providers result from stress-related disorders.

75-90%

Which of the following statements about stress and coping is NOT true?

An individual's subjective perception of stress has little impact on his ability to cope.

is an interdisciplinary field interested in the ways in which our minds influence our bodies.

Behavioral Medicine

Which of the following is NOT a component of the ABCDS approach to weight loss?

Belief change

__ stress refers to a syndrome defined by stress levels that are consistently high and unremitting, often due to a hectic, fast-paced lifestyle.

Chronic

The _____ controls the release of our body's stress hormone, cortisol.

HPA axis

The general adaptation syndrome hypothesis was developed by _____

Hans Selye

____ examine the ways in which psychological processes influence physical well-being and illness.

Health psychologists

Health psychologists may play a significant role in helping patients cope with stress associated with

Health psychologists may assist patients with any of the other listed choices.

___, in which multiple types of care are found in one centralized location, have been proposed as a solution for delivering higher quality and more cost-effective primary care.

Patient-centered medical homes

Stephen finds the link between emotional stress and physical illness fascinating. In fact, he is a researcher who studies the interactions among behavior, the nervous system, and the immune system. Of the following fields, which is Stephen most likely associated with?

Psychoneuroimmunology

____ is currently the single greatest cause of preventable death in the United States.

Smoking

Smoking has proven to be a major risk factor for ____

Smoking contributes risk to developing all of the other choices.

Which of the following statements about social support is TRUE?

Social support is the perception that one has relationships that can provide support in a time of crisis.

__ is the psychological or physiological response to difficult or demanding internal or external circumstances.

Stress

____ has been shown to be both a significant detriment to smoking cessation and a significant predictor of relapse.

The presence of smokers in one's social group

Which of the following statements about general adaptation syndrome is TRUE?

With prolonged exposure to stress, our bodies eventually wear out and break down.

Medically supervised detoxification is most commonly a component of the treatment of _____.

alchoholism

Health psychologists can increase compliance with medical regimens by doing all of the following EXCEPT

applying the operant technique of positive punishment to inconsistent patients.

The purpose of _____ is to achieve control over the body via educating patients about bodily processes of which they are typically unaware. Technology is used to convert some physiological functions into sights or sounds the patient can monitor.

biofeedback

A health psychologist who is using biofeedback with a patient is most likely treating _____

chronic pain

___ has been defined as the process of managing demands that are appraised as exceeding the resources of the person.

coping

The diseases that cause the greatest danger for death within today's society

feature behavioral components.

The fight-or-flight response

occurs in response to a perceived threat.

When Lisa needs healthcare services, she goes to a facility where she has a personal primary-care physician who is responsible for arranging her care with all other professionals housed in the same complex. Depending on her needs, her primary-care physician sends her to a chiropractor, occupational therapist, clinical psychologist, etc. Lisa receives her care from a(n)

patient-centered medical home.

__ represent(s) an economical and relatively quick alternative to biofeedback for pain management.

relaxation training

When the ABCs of relapse prevention are applied to smoking, "B" represents _____

smoking

Health psychologists can help patients cope with medical procedures by

using relaxation training and cognitive techniques to help the patient think differently about the unpleasantness of the situation.

____ is a technique for promoting physical health in which patients write about what they value most in life.

values affirmation

Rolland experiences negative symptoms, including headaches and irritability, when he does not consume alcohol. A health psychologist evaluating Rolland would describe this symptom as _____

withdrawal