PSY 150 California Coast University Health Psychology Unit 2 Exam Questions Have all answer fill out as correct as possible using Book: Health Psychology:

PSY 150 California Coast University Health Psychology Unit 2 Exam Questions Have all answer fill out as correct as possible using Book: Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and HealthLinda Brannon, John A. Updegraff & Jess Feist, 2018CengageISBN.13: 978-1-337-09464-1 PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 2 Examination
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1. According to the text, which of the following is a difference between emotional disclosure and
emotional expression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
emotional
emotional
emotional
emotional
expression requires some self-reflection
disclosure may be venting or outbursts
disclosure requires the use of language
expression is healthy and reduces stress
2. Which of the following are two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
afferents and efferents
central and peripheral nervous systems
the brain and the spinal cord
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
3. Noise is considered a type of pollution because ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
one person’s music is another person’s noise
it is annoying
it is, by its nature, a loud stimulus
it can be a noxious, unwanted stimulus
4. The class of chemicals containing epinephrine and norepinephrine is called ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
acetylcholines
catecholamines
neurotransmitters
glucocorticoids
5. Meichenbaum’s stress inoculation training program is a type of ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
emotional disclosure therapy
cognitive behavioral therapy
progressive relaxation training
mindfulness meditation training
6. Several methods have been used to measure stress, but the approach taken by most health
psychologists is to use ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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self-report scales
performance tests
physiological measures
estimates by close associates
PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 2 Examination
7. What did a longitudinal study by Stewart, Janicki, and Kamarck (2006) find related to
increased blood pressure from noise and other situational stimuli?
a. their findings confirmed those in the literature that blood pressure normalizes once the
stressor stops
b. they found that the duration to normalize blood pressure predicts hypertension over a
three-year time
c. their findings refuted those in the literature that blood pressure normalizes once the
stressor is stopped
d. they found that the duration to normalize blood pressure is longer in people with existing
hypertension
8. ________ children show the greatest asthma symptoms following an acute stress task.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Overweight
Underweight
Low socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
9. Leukocytes are ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
white blood cells
red blood cells
platelets
capillaries
10. By which of the following way does the body respond to invading foreign substances?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a general immune response
a specific immune response
none of the above
Either a general immune response or a specific immune response; sometimes both.
11. There is evidence that stress contributes to the development of __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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depressive symptoms
anxiety symptoms
both anxiety and depressive symptoms
neither anxiety nor depressive symptoms
PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 2 Examination
12. In order for stress to cause illness, stress must affect physiological processes that produce
illness. This would most likely occur in the _________ system.
a.
b.
c.
d.
immune
nervous
endocrine
digestive
13. Sensory input information passes through what brain structure?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex
pons
cerebellum
thalamus
14. The theory of pain proposed by Melzack and Wall has been called the _____ theory.
a.
b.
c.
d.
gate control
sensory decision
cognitive-emotional
tension-reduction
15. Isaiah suffers from chronic pain and is considering a mindfulness-based intervention to help
manage it. Based on research findings, what should he consider?
a.
b.
c.
d.
mindfulness
mindfulness
mindfulness
mindfulness
is less expensive but also less effective than drugs
helps pain by avoiding catastrophizing judgments
is less effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy
can reduce perceived pain, but not improve mood
16. What is TRUE about opiate drugs?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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they are effective analgesics
they produce dependence
they produce tolerance
all of the above
PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 2 Examination
17. ______ produced by the immune system increase pain sensitivity, along with increasing fatigue
and sickness.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Proinflammatory cytokines
Endorphins
Opiates
both a and b
18. One variation of cognitive behavioral therapy encourages participants to _____ their pain and
focus their attention on valued activities.
a.
b.
c.
d.
deny
accept
enjoy
commit to
19. Ayurvedic medicine originated in ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
India
China
Europe in the 19th century
Japan
20. Research has confirmed that mindfulness meditation is helpful in reducing people’s _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
anxiety
stress-related problems
depression
all of the above
21. A person who uses some form of CAM is likely to ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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be an immigrant to the United States
have a lower level of socioeconomic status
subscribe to the biomedical view of health and illness
accept the biopsychosocial view of health and illness
PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 2 Examination
22. Martha participates in _______, a type of meditation where she sits and repeats a sound over
and over.
a.
b.
c.
d.
mindfulness meditation
transcendental meditation
guided imagery
yoga
23. _______ has been shown to be effective in treating insomnia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hypnosis
Biofeedback
Yoga
Acupuncture
24. In traditional Chinese medicine, channels in the body that connect body parts to one another
and to the universe are called ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
qi
yin
yang
meridians
25. One of the goals of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine is to ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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reduce the amount of qi that flows through the body
increase the amount of qi that flows through the body
bring yin and yang into balance
increase yin forces and decrease yang forces

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