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 This activity contains 30 questions.

Question 1.
The field of ________ focuses on the study and practice of psychology as it relates to health, illness, and medical treatment.
 
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Question 2.
The biopsychosocial model is in contrast to a(n) ________ model, in which illnesses are explained solely by biological processes.
 
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Question 3.
In the 1930s and 1940s, psychiatrists Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander proposed associations between certain ________ and specific medical illnesses.
 
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Question 4.
Which of the following is an environmental stressor?
 
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Question 5.
A stressor can only be understood fully when the interaction between an event and ________ is considered.
 
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Question 6.
In evaluating whether she has the resources to deal with a specific stressful event, Cindy identifies the skills she will need to cope with possible negative outcomes. This step is called

 
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Question 7.
Which of the following is an example of a positive event that can create stress?
 
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Question 8.
Kristina is working at a place that is lackluster and she is not happy at her job. One day she initiates a search for a new job. What kind of coping is Kristina using?
 
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Question 9.
A form of stress that develops when a threatening event continues over time such as excessive work demands, is called
 
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Question 10.
Helping a child who is choking is which type of reaction to stress?
 
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Question 11.
In 1948, ________ was defined by the World Health Organization as a state of mental, social, and physical well-being.
 
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Question 12.
________ is the study and practice of psychology as it relates to health, illness, and medical treatment.
 
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Question 13.
Natural disasters, physical injury, relationship break-ups, family fights and job loss produce tension and other negative emotions. Such events are called
 
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Question 14.
________ is a coping technique that involves trying to change the personal meaning of the stressful situation.
 
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Question 15.
One form of stress, called ________, affects the way a person lives, and may include starting college, marriage, divorce and job change.
 
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Question 16.
The ________ lists potentially stressful life events, each of which has a numerical rating that estimates how much life readjustment is related to the event.

 
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Question 17.
Physical responses to stress include increased ________ activity, such as more rapid heart and respiration rates, increased blood sugar levels and muscle tension.
 
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Question 18.
Seyle's ________ is a hypothesis concerning how the body responds to stress.
 
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Question 19.
The revved up feeling one gets in response to stress is caused by the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine and is called the
 
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Question 20.
In the nonspecific immune system, all of the following provide protection against infection and disease EXCEPT
 
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Question 21.
________ uses the principles and methods of psychology to understand how attitudes and behaviors influence health and illness.
 
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Question 22.
The concept of ________ holds that the mind and body function independently.
 
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Question 23.
At the center of health psychology is the ________ model, which suggests that health is determined by complex interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors.

 
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Question 24.
________ can be physical, environmental, interpersonal-social, or psychological.
 
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Question 25.
After a stressful event happens to a person, the individual uses ________ to identify available skills to cope with or overcome the possible negative outcomes.
 
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Question 26.
________ develops when a threatening event continues over time, as with excessive work demands, long-term poverty, or when a person consistently feels inadequate to deal with negative outcomes.
 
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Question 27.
The stress a student experiences about a class project leads to the student's poor sleep and missing class. This stress reaction is a(n)
 
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Question 28.
Which of the following is widely used to measure stress values in life situations?
 
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Question 29.
Under any stressful condition, perceived or actual inabilities to cope results in a stress reaction with symptoms of a ________ response.
 
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Question 30.
The ________ assesses day-to-day events that counteract the negative effects of stress.
 
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