Chapter 3: Stress and Illness/ Disease

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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


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