Question 1

Adult smokers benefit from cognitive behavioral interventions that:

Accepted Answer

A) include maintenance of the stimuli that elicit and maintain smoking. 
B) induce self-monitoring. 
C) undermine successful smoking cessation. 
D) expel alternative coping techniques. 
A) include maintenance of the stimuli that elicit and maintain smoking. 
B) induce self-monitoring. 
C) undermine successful smoking cessation. 
D) expel alternative coping techniques.

Question 2

Which of the following is a component of a social influence intervention?

Accepted Answer

A) Materials are developed to convey a negative image of a smoker. 
B) The peer group is asked to debar the smoker until the frequency of smoking is reduced. 
C) Information on the effects of smoking is carefully constructed to appeal to adolescents. 
D) New experimental methods such as cognitive recalibration is used to cease smoking. 
A) Materials are developed to convey a negative image of a smoker. 
B) The peer group is asked to debar the smoker until the frequency of smoking is reduced. 
C) Information on the effects of smoking is carefully constructed to appeal to adolescents. 
D) New experimental methods such as cognitive recalibration is used to cease smoking.

Question 3

Describe the important characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The most vulnerable period for health-co

Question 4

Trying cigarettes make a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Late-onset problem drinkers are:

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to control their drinking on their own. 
B) less likely to be successfully treated. 
C) more likely to control their drinking on their own. 
D) more likely to use alcohol as a coping method for managing stress. 
A) less likely to control their drinking on their own. 
B) less likely to be successfully treated. 
C) more likely to control their drinking on their own. 
D) more likely to use alcohol as a coping method for managing stress.

Question 6

Women between the ages of _____ are most likely to be suffering from eating disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) 45-54 
B) 35-44 
C) 25-34 
D) 15-24 
A) 45-54 
B) 35-44 
C) 25-34 
D) 15-24

Question 7

The first _____ on smoking from the U.S.Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and U.S.Public Health Service was published in 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) consumer report 
B) emergency medical journal 
C) surgeon general's report 
D) National Healthcare Quality Report 
A) consumer report 
B) emergency medical journal 
C) surgeon general's report 
D) National Healthcare Quality Report

Question 8

Identifying oneself as a smoker:

Accepted Answer

A) reduces the chances of getting addicted to any other substance. 
B) increases an individual's self-esteem. 
C) increases the chances of being a quitter. 
D) impedes the ability to quit smoking. 
A) reduces the chances of getting addicted to any other substance. 
B) increases an individual's self-esteem. 
C) increases the chances of being a quitter. 
D) impedes the ability to quit smoking.

Question 9

In any kind of intervention, the _____ is the best predictor of success.

Accepted Answer

A) physician 
B) spouse 
C) patient 
D) family 
A) physician 
B) spouse 
C) patient 
D) family

Question 10

John has been a chain smoker for the past ten years.He quit a week ago, and since then he has been fighting the urge to smoke again.It is especially difficult for him to abstain when he is around other smokers.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) addiction 
B) tolerance 
C) craving 
D) withdrawal 
A) addiction 
B) tolerance 
C) craving 
D) withdrawal

Question 11

Mass media has dramatically changed attitudes toward smoking because it:

Accepted Answer

A) provides information to smokers about health effects, although it has little effect on their habit. 
B) promotes smoking as a habit adopted by people from high-class societies. 
C) promotes antismoking attitudes which seem to have a great impact on the society. 
D) provides information about health habits that discourage nonsmokers from beginning smoking. 
A) provides information to smokers about health effects, although it has little effect on their habit. 
B) promotes smoking as a habit adopted by people from high-class societies. 
C) promotes antismoking attitudes which seem to have a great impact on the society. 
D) provides information about health habits that discourage nonsmokers from beginning smoking.

Question 12

Health compromising behaviors usually cluster and emerge during _____.

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence 
B) adulthood 
C) middle age 
D) old age 
A) adolescence 
B) adulthood 
C) middle age 
D) old age

Question 13

Which of the following is a long-term effect of abstaining from smoking?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduced energy levels 
B) Increased symptoms of withdrawal 
C) Reduced self-esteem 
D) Increased sense of mastery 
A) Reduced energy levels 
B) Increased symptoms of withdrawal 
C) Reduced self-esteem 
D) Increased sense of mastery

Question 14

It is estimated that by 2050, three million men in _____ will die from the effects of tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) America 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Argentina 
A) America 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Argentina

Question 15

Fat tissues produce _____ that exacerbate diseases related to inflammatory processes.

Accepted Answer

A) carotenaemia 
B) proinflammatory cytokines 
C) inflammatory smears 
D) keratin 
A) carotenaemia 
B) proinflammatory cytokines 
C) inflammatory smears 
D) keratin

Question 16

What are the factors associated with smoking in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents are more likely to start smo

Question 17

Binge eating is usually triggered by:

Accepted Answer

A) negative emotions produced by stressful experiences. 
B) excessive smoking habits. 
C) hunger splurges in anorexic individuals. 
D) collagen that is produced in the cells of the stomach. 
A) negative emotions produced by stressful experiences. 
B) excessive smoking habits. 
C) hunger splurges in anorexic individuals. 
D) collagen that is produced in the cells of the stomach.

Question 18

_____ is a common cause of prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke.

Accepted Answer

A) Yellow-nail syndrome 
B) Asperger syndrome 
C) Fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) Sudden infant death syndrome 
A) Yellow-nail syndrome 
B) Asperger syndrome 
C) Fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) Sudden infant death syndrome

Question 19

Describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.

Accepted Answer

Alcohol abuse has a negative impact as i

Question 20

It is well-established that commercial smoking cessation programs have higher cure rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Adult smokers benefit from cognitive behavioral interventions that:

Which of the following is a component of a social influence intervention?

Describe the important characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.

Trying cigarettes make a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

Late-onset problem drinkers are:

Women between the ages of _____ are most likely to be suffering from eating disorders.

The first _____ on smoking from the U.S.Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and U.S.Public Health Service was published in 1964.

Identifying oneself as a smoker:

In any kind of intervention, the _____ is the best predictor of success.

John has been a chain smoker for the past ten years.He quit a week ago, and since then he has been fighting the urge to smoke again.It is especially difficult for him to abstain when he is around other smokers.This is an example of _____.

Mass media has dramatically changed attitudes toward smoking because it:

Health compromising behaviors usually cluster and emerge during _____.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of abstaining from smoking?

It is estimated that by 2050, three million men in _____ will die from the effects of tobacco.

Fat tissues produce _____ that exacerbate diseases related to inflammatory processes.

What are the factors associated with smoking in adolescents?

Binge eating is usually triggered by:

_____ is a common cause of prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke.

Describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.

It is well-established that commercial smoking cessation programs have higher cure rates.

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Health-Promoting Behaviors

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Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Using Health Services

Patients, Providers, and Treatments

Extension: Patients, Providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Illness

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type Ii Diabetes

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Exam 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors

Adult smokers benefit from cognitive behavioral interventions that:

Which of the following is a component of a social influence intervention?

Describe the important characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.

Trying cigarettes make a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

Late-onset problem drinkers are:

Women between the ages of _____ are most likely to be suffering from eating disorders.

The first _____ on smoking from the U.S.Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and U.S.Public Health Service was published in 1964.

Identifying oneself as a smoker:

In any kind of intervention, the _____ is the best predictor of success.

John has been a chain smoker for the past ten years.He quit a week ago, and since then he has been fighting the urge to smoke again.It is especially difficult for him to abstain when he is around other smokers.This is an example of _____.

Mass media has dramatically changed attitudes toward smoking because it:

Health compromising behaviors usually cluster and emerge during _____.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of abstaining from smoking?

It is estimated that by 2050, three million men in _____ will die from the effects of tobacco.

Fat tissues produce _____ that exacerbate diseases related to inflammatory processes.

What are the factors associated with smoking in adolescents?

Binge eating is usually triggered by:

_____ is a common cause of prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke.

Describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.

It is well-established that commercial smoking cessation programs have higher cure rates.

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Stress

Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Using Health Services

Patients, Providers, and Treatments

Extension: Patients, Providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Illness

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type Ii Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

Filters