Exam 55: Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

The mental and physical condition that occurs when a person must adjust or adapt to the environment is called __________.

When many college students become physically sick with one type of ailment or another right after exam week,they are experiencing the resolution stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Regarding lifestyle and health,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Owen has been working on three different term papers for the last three weeks.At first,he felt overwhelmed by the work and had frequent headaches and stomachaches,but he appears to be more in control and the headaches are gone for now,even though the stresses are still there.Owen is exhibiting signs of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Dr.Gerschivin is a psychologist that teaches people how to relieve pain,cope with chronic illnesses,and to perform self-screenings to prevent diseases,such as cancer.Dr.Gerschivin is working in the field of

A person who is both physically and psychologically healthy,enjoys supportive relationships with others,does meaningful work,and lives in a clean environment has attained

The branch of psychology that studies how behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote health is known as _______ psychology.

The final stage of the general adaptation syndrome is marked by

According to your textbook,refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the promotion of healthy and unhealthy behaviors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is associated with research on stress and described the general adaptation syndrome (G.A.S. )?

The concept of lifestyle illness is associated with

Dr.Jacobs is interested in how behavioral factors in medicine,physical illness,and medical treatment influence patients with Alzheimer's disease;thus,Dr.Jacobs' specialty is called behavioral medicine.

Hans Selye developed a model,which describes the series of bodily reactions that occur to prolonged stress.He called this model the

In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the body mobilize its resources to cope with added stress by producing more adrenaline,noradrenaline,and cortisol?

During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the pituitary gland signal the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline,noradrenaline,and cortisol with these stress hormones being dumped into the bloodstream with some bodily processes speeding up and others slowing down?

The study of the ways in which cognitive and behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote health is called _______ psychology.

If a good friend quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?

According to your textbook,the main cause of preventable deaths in the United States,presently,is alcoholism.

Describe two types of school-based prevention programs and one type of community-based program developed by health psychologists to lessen the risks of smoking and other behavioral risk factors.