Psychology (Stress and Heart Disease)

In a now classic study, Meyer Friedman, Ray Rosenman, and their colleagues measured the blood cholesterol level and clotting speed of 40 U.S. tax accountants. They found that _____ predicted increased heart attack risk.

stress

Talk therapy, relaxation training, and _____ can help slow down the progression of AIDS in an HIV-positive person.

support groups

Doctors often _____ the immune system to protect transplanted organs.

suppress

The field that studies our mind-body interactions is called:

psychoneuroimmunology

_____ cells are cells that pursue and destroy diseased cells in the body.

NK

Which of the following statements is true about stress?

Surgical wounds heal more slowly in stressed people

People who are competitive, super motivated, impatient, and verbally aggressive are likely to be classified as _____.

Type A

_____ is the leading cause of death in the United States.

coronary heart disease

One way to predict whether a person will have a future heart attack is to pluck a hair and measure its level of _____.

cortisol

Studies have shown that people who are easily angered to even small amounts of stress are more prone to _____.

heart attacks

Type A personality is to Type B personality as _____ is to calm.

irritable

Someone who is experiencing _____ and has had a heart attack is more likely to be the victim of another attack.

major depression