HHE Final quizzes

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A sign of people who may be hot reactors is that they:

get angry easily, often feel anxious or depressed, experience nausea or vomiting

The debris that clogs coronary arteries is known as:

plaque

According to Robert Epstein, which of the following trainable skill sets involves planning to avoid stressors?

prevention

A physical disease caused by emotional stress without the involvement of a microorganism is called a(n):

psychogenic disease

The series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress reaction is called the:

relaxation response

In the human digestive system, food from the stomach passes into the:

small intestine

Apoplexy is also termed stroke.

true

Patients who have blocked coronary arteries need to have those arteries either opened or bypassed in order for adequate oxygen to be supplied to the cardiac muscle.

true

Stress can lead to a miscarriage.

true

The degree to which the seven dimensions of health are in balance is called:

wellness

Which of the following would NOT help relieve stress among college students?

drinking alcohol

Forcible sexual intercourse between people who know each other is referred to as:

acquaintance rape

Substances produced by the body to fight foreign substances irritating to the body are called:

antibodies

Which of the following conditions can result from a deficiency of the B complex vitamins and vitamin C?

anxiety insomnia muscular weakness

Which of the following terms is defined as a relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs?

autogenic training

The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose is called:

bracing

Cancer-causing agents are called:

carcinogens

Vitamin B can be obtained by eating:

cereals

A rupture of a blood vessel in the brain is known as a:

cerebral hemorrhage

Stress that results in negative consequences such as decreased performance growth is called:

distress

In the context of the model of stress, what occurs immediately after a life situation is perceived as stressful?

emotional arousal

The pipe through which food passes into the stomach is called the:

esophagus

Body mass index (BMI) is the only measure of obesity.

false

Brain cells destroyed by prolonged stress can regenerate on their own.

false

Cortisol and aldosterone are types of muscle tissue.

false

Diet and migraine headaches are unrelated.

false

Stress is not related to coronary heart disease.

false

The goal of stress management is to eliminate all of your stress.

false

Which of the following noises registers at around 85 decibels, the noise level at which stress responses usually start to develop?

heavy city traffic

Which of the following pioneers studied transcendental meditation and developed a similar meditative technique that was successfully employed to help reduce his patients' levels of high blood pressure?

herbert benson

In order to have a healthy level of cholesterol in your blood, you should have:

high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL).

Some of the most significant stressors that college students usually experience relate to _____.

money

Which of the following is NOT an example of an involuntary function?

muscle contraction

Use of time and purpose in life are examples of _____ stressors.

philosophical

To be afraid of people and worried of what strangers and powerful others think of oneself is known as:

shyness

According to the American College Health Association, which of the following has the most negative influence on students' academic performance?

stress

The fight-or-flight response is termed:

stress reactivity

Distress is defined as:

the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

Eustress is defined as:

the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

The temporal lobe of the brain is associated with:

the perception and recognition of sounds, memory, and speech.

Which of the following is a characteristic of hot reactors?

they tend to suffer from high blood pressure

Healthy foods are low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, and added sugar.

true

Incomplete stress management programs teach participants only one or just a few stress management techniques.

true

Over time, diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood.

true

People with high muscle mass—such as weight trainers—may have a body mass index (BMI) out of range but actually be the right weight and have a healthy percentage of body fat.

true

Relaxation is a successful technique in the prevention and treatment of migraines.

true

Stress may alter peristalsis of the small and large intestines necessary for the transport of food substances.

true

Waist-hip ratio has been linked to the development of hypertension.

true

When the hypothalamus experiences a stressor, it activates the two major stress reactivity pathways: the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous system.

true

Positive events that make us feel good are known as _____.

uplifts

An intrapersonal matter is between:

you and you

Which of the following foods is high in saturated fats?

whole milk

Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, adaptation energy is eventually exhausted.

Which of the following is NOT an example of eustress?

Leela does not get enough sleep because she stayed up late the previous night to study for a test.

_____ regulate the balance between sodium and potassium.

Mineralocorticoids

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) activates the _____ to secrete corticoid hormones.

adrenal cortex

The inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes catecholamines is called the:

adrenal medulla

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral strain?

alcohol abuse

The cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seek to maintain body equilibrium is known as:

allostatic load

A physiological response in which the body turns on itself is known as a(n):

autoimmune response

The part of the subcortex responsible for coordination is called the:

cerebellum

Adrian, an undergraduate, has too many courses to study during his third semester in college. He wishes that he had taken fewer courses in the semester so that he could focus more on those courses. From the given scenario, we can conclude that Adrian is experiencing:

course overload

During stress, the surface temperature of the skin increases.

false

Even though failure leads to diminished self-esteem, it is not a very significant stressor.

false

One out of every four women and one out of every two men aged 50 years and older will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.

false

Tension headaches and backaches are psychological strains that stem from stress reactivity occurring when contemplating that experience.

false

The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol is known as the:

fight or flight response

Which of the following is a concern that acts as a significant stressor for college students?

finances living arrangements their weight

Daily interactions with the environment that are essentially negative are known as _____.

hassles

A condition of low blood sugar is known as:

hypoglycemia

Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex and is responsible for:

increase in blood glucose

Stress reactivity includes a(n):

increase in muscle tension

Activities to prevent a stressor from resulting in negative consequences are known as:

interventions

The part of the digestive system that receives unusable food substance from the small intestine is called the:

large intestine

The system that produces emotions, which is also known as the "seat of emotions," is called the:

limbic system

The goal of stress management is to:

limit the harmful effects of stress while maintaining life's quality and vitality.

Which of the following is the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy?

parasympathetic nervous system

Depression and threats to self-esteem are examples of _____ stressors.

psychological

The substance that starts to break down food to small, manageable pieces before it passes through the esophagus is called:

saliva

Cells whose purpose is to halt the immune response are called:

suppressor t cells

Which of the following is a type of sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia

The pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart is known as:

systolic blood pressure

The part of the diencephalon that relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex is called the:

thalamus

A stressor is something with the potential to cause a stress reaction.

true

Almost 11 percent of Americans aged 20 and older have diabetes.

true

Although it is desirable to control body weight, an overemphasis on dieting can itself be unhealthy.

true

Chronic stress can deplete the vitamins we take into our bodies.

true

People who react to stress with an all-out physiological reaction are called hot reactors.

true

The buildup of plaque in coronary arteries causes a form of chest pain called angina and greatly increases a person's risk of having a heart attack.

true

The reticular activating system (RAS) needs to be activated to normal levels for the rest of the brain to function as it should.

true

The severity of a stroke depends on the exact location of the brain tissue dying from the lack of oxygen and the amount of time oxygen was denied to the brain.

true

Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance rises above normal.

Which of the following occurs in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.

Which of the following defines the term stress?

The result of a demand that exceeds resources available to meet that demand

Which of the following lists the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the order of their occurrence?

Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

Which of the following is an eating disorder that involves self-imposed starvation?

Anorexia nervosa

_____ is a condition transmitted through sexual contact and the sharing of intravenous needles that leads to the mixing of blood or semen, in which the immune system becomes progressively ineffective?

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

In the context of stress management, which of the following is an example of taking control of oneself?

Being in charge of one's behavior Seeking a solution to a problem one has created Practicing relaxation techniques

Which of the following is a requirement for consenting sex?

Being sober Verbal communication Absence of intimidation and threat

Which of the following is an example of bulimic behavior?

Binging and purging Using laxatives Inducing vomiting


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