Question 1

Psychoneuroimmunology underscores

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A)  the importance of single causative variables 
B)  the importance of unidimensional treatments 
C)  the need to measure multiple variables 
D)  the need to rely on economic guidelines for best results 
A)  the importance of single causative variables 
B)  the importance of unidimensional treatments 
C)  the need to measure multiple variables 
D)  the need to rely on economic guidelines for best results C

Question 2

Psychoneuroimmunogy cuts across scientific disciplines that

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A)  are now obselete 
B)  have become static 
C)  exclude endocrinology 
D)  are heavily influenced by genetics 
A)  are now obselete 
B)  have become static 
C)  exclude endocrinology 
D)  are heavily influenced by genetics D

Question 3

Infectious diseases

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A)  are not influenced by genetic factors 
B)  have been linked to increased risk of allergy 
C)  are not implicated in cancer 
D)  are not affected by psychosocial stress 
A)  are not influenced by genetic factors 
B)  have been linked to increased risk of allergy 
C)  are not implicated in cancer 
D)  are not affected by psychosocial stress B

Question 4

An important theme of the book is the

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A)  relevance of historical roots 
B)  overriding impact of context at all levels 
C)  errors of evolutionary thinking 
D)  wisdom of ancient healers 
A)  relevance of historical roots 
B)  overriding impact of context at all levels 
C)  errors of evolutionary thinking 
D)  wisdom of ancient healers

Question 5

Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology focuses on the

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A)  intercommunication between bodily systems that sustain health 
B)  intricate details of the molecular signalling involved in health 
C)  details of how signaling molecules bind to receptors to foster health 
D)  psychological factors that influence health 
A)  intercommunication between bodily systems that sustain health 
B)  intricate details of the molecular signalling involved in health 
C)  details of how signaling molecules bind to receptors to foster health 
D)  psychological factors that influence health

Question 6

The term psychoneuroimmunology was first introduced in 1980

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A)  by George Solomon 
B)  as a response to growing evidence that the immune system operates autonomously 
C)  at a presidential lecture to the American Psychosomatic Society 
D)  to expand the field of psychology 
A)  by George Solomon 
B)  as a response to growing evidence that the immune system operates autonomously 
C)  at a presidential lecture to the American Psychosomatic Society 
D)  to expand the field of psychology

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about stress

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A)  it can never have beneficial effects 
B)  it alters endocrine activity 
C)  it can be caused by drugs 
D)  it is a response to contextual change 
A)  it can never have beneficial effects 
B)  it alters endocrine activity 
C)  it can be caused by drugs 
D)  it is a response to contextual change

Question 8

Survival in a changing environment depends on

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A)  the central nervous system only 
B)  the immune system only 
C)  both the central nervous system and the immune system each functioning with autonomy 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the central nervous system only 
B)  the immune system only 
C)  both the central nervous system and the immune system each functioning with autonomy 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Cancer arises as a result of

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A)  lifestyle choices alone 
B)  inherited genes only 
C)  accumulated mutations in genes that control cell proliferation 
D)  psychosocial stress 
A)  lifestyle choices alone 
B)  inherited genes only 
C)  accumulated mutations in genes that control cell proliferation 
D)  psychosocial stress

Question 10

Sustaining health is related to

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A)  frequent visits to the doctor 
B)  social support 
C)  sustained proinflammatory activity 
D)  suppression of negative emotions 
A)  frequent visits to the doctor 
B)  social support 
C)  sustained proinflammatory activity 
D)  suppression of negative emotions

Question 11

Infection and inflammation

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A)  affect emotions when they occur in the brain only 
B)  have no detectable effect on behavior 
C)  are not thought to cause psychiatric disorders 
D)  cause sickness behavior 
A)  affect emotions when they occur in the brain only 
B)  have no detectable effect on behavior 
C)  are not thought to cause psychiatric disorders 
D)  cause sickness behavior

Question 12

Psychoneuroimmunology scientifically demonstrates that

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A)  holistic ideas about the body are wrong 
B)  the organism cannot be viewed as a fully integrated unit 
C)  the mind cannot affect the functions of the body 
D)  fundemental dynamics of health were recognized long ago 
A)  holistic ideas about the body are wrong 
B)  the organism cannot be viewed as a fully integrated unit 
C)  the mind cannot affect the functions of the body 
D)  fundemental dynamics of health were recognized long ago

Question 13

Life sustaining systems intercommunicate

Accepted Answer

A)  via a wide array of molecular signals 
B)  in order to reallocate energy resources 
C)  in response to changes in the environment 
D)  all of the above 
A)  via a wide array of molecular signals 
B)  in order to reallocate energy resources 
C)  in response to changes in the environment 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

The immune system is described at a basic level to emphasize that

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A)  it operates autonmously to avoid interference as it protects the organism 
B)  it lacks the ability to recognize novel pathogens 
C)  it is a complex system consisting of a variety of cell types 
D)  its function can be easily measured by sampling immune cells in the blood 
A)  it operates autonmously to avoid interference as it protects the organism 
B)  it lacks the ability to recognize novel pathogens 
C)  it is a complex system consisting of a variety of cell types 
D)  its function can be easily measured by sampling immune cells in the blood

Psychoneuroimmunology underscores

Psychoneuroimmunogy cuts across scientific disciplines that

Infectious diseases

An important theme of the book is the

Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology focuses on the

The term psychoneuroimmunology was first introduced in 1980

Which of the following is not true about stress

Survival in a changing environment depends on

Cancer arises as a result of

Sustaining health is related to

Infection and inflammation

Psychoneuroimmunology scientifically demonstrates that

Life sustaining systems intercommunicate

The immune system is described at a basic level to emphasize that

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Psychosocial Stress

Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

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Exam 1: Introduction

Psychoneuroimmunology underscores

Psychoneuroimmunogy cuts across scientific disciplines that

Infectious diseases

An important theme of the book is the

Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology focuses on the

The term psychoneuroimmunology was first introduced in 1980

Which of the following is not true about stress

Survival in a changing environment depends on

Cancer arises as a result of

Sustaining health is related to

Infection and inflammation

Psychoneuroimmunology scientifically demonstrates that

Life sustaining systems intercommunicate

The immune system is described at a basic level to emphasize that

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Psychosocial Stress

Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

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