The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about concepts in health psychology such as stress, coping strategies, eating disorders, and obesity. The questions assess understanding of Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome model of stress, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, social support, resilience, and the biopsychosocial model of health.

1. Period of stress
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According to Selye, if your body's defenses are declining after dealing
with a prolonged period of stress, you're at which stage of the GAS?
Select one:
a. exhaustionb. alarmc. tend-and-befriendd. fight-or-flight
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After his girlfriend broke up with him, Omar kept telling himself, "I'm
not going to let this upset me." His attempts to prevent himself from
feeling sad about the breakup demonstrate __________ -focused
coping. Select one:
a. problemb. solutionc. emotiond. adaptation
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Alexander is under a lot of stress at work. Which of the following will
notcontribute to his well-being and ability to cope? Select one:

2. a. He is single.b. He feels he can trust others.c. He is a member of a
religious organization.d. He has many friends.
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Among the following, who most likely has a Type A behavior
pattern? Select one:
a. Gerry, who is relaxed and easygoingb. Jerome, who is aggressive
and competitivec. Jessie, who is a deep thinker and a puzzle solverd.
Jack, who is depressive and lonely
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Anandi is studying health psychology as part of her college major.
Part of this field includes helping people achieve a positive state that
includes striving for the best health and life satisfaction that one can
accomplish. This positive state is called
Select one:
a. achievement.b. success.c. contentment.d. well-being.
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Betsy is a high-powered attorney and is under considerable stress for
prolonged periods of time. Her sister Bernice is an organic farmer and
leads a very quiet, relatively stress-free life. Unlike Bernice, who

3. never seems to get sick, Betsy is constantly catching colds. Which of
the following does this scenario best illustrate? Select one:
a. Stress can lead to negative responses like drinking and overeating,
which cause health problems.b. The immune system is weak during
the alarm and resistance stages of stress response.c. Urban life is more
stressful than rural life.d. Prolonged periods of stress weaken the
immune system.
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Both Aiden's parents and all his grandparents have diabetes. Although
Aiden knows he should take care of himself by exercising more and
maintaining a healthy diet, he thinks that getting diabetes is inevitable
for him. It doesn't help that his mother bakes him cookies every week.
As a result of the combination of his poor diet, pessimism about
exercise, and genetic predisposition, Aiden gains weight and begins to
show symptoms of diabetes. Which of the following does this case
illustrate best? Select one:
a. overeating due to varietyb. body weight being socially contagiousc.
ineffectiveness of restrictive dietingd. the biopsychosocial model
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David is about to teach his own class for the very first time and has
little experience speaking in front of groups. Shortly before his class
begins, his heart rate increases, his palms sweat, and his stomach
aches. Which stress response is David experiencing? Select one:
a. negative stressb. fight-or-flightc. immune responsed. fear

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Gilbert finds his coworkers intrusive and annoying. When a coworker
asks whether Gilbert has seen the stapler, Gilbert responds in a loud,
hostile tone, "How dare you accuse me of taking the stapler!"
Research indicates Gilbert is most likely to have increased risk for
which of the following?
Select one:
a. the common coldb. coronary heart diseasec. early onset diabetesd.
alcohol abuse
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Hank feels fine when things are going well, but he becomes a grouch
whenever adversity hits. Hank appears to be low in which potentially
health-promoting attribute? Select one:
a. social supportb. resiliencec. hardinessd. positivity
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Hannah has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She has been
given only 6 months to live and is feeling very stressed. If Hannah
uses emotion-focused coping to deal with her stress, what would you
expect her to do? Select one:

5. a. search for a new, experimental treatment and attempt to beat the
diseaseb. gather a team of cancer experts to get their best opinion
prior to exploring treatment optionsc. begin to get her affairs in order
and prepare for deathd. distance herself from the problem by ignoring
the diagnosis and continuing to live her life the way she always has
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Health psychology is so named because it Select one:
a. focuses exclusively on positive psychology.b. integrates research
on health and psychology.c. applies mainly to those in the health
professions.d. focuses mainly on applied research.
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In studying the way our bodies respond to stressors, endocrinologist
Hans Selye proposed a three-stage model of physical reactions to
stress. This model was called the
Select one:
a. general adaptation syndrome.b. fight-or-flight response.c. tend-and-
befriend pattern.d. Type-A and Type-B behavior pattern.
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6. Jaco is going through an ugly divorce and is under a huge amount of
stress. If Jaco employs coping strategies the way most people do,
what would you expect him to do? Select one:
a. use a combination of emotion-focused and problem-focused
strategiesb. use emotion-focused strategies first and then switch to
problem-focused strategiesc. use problem-focused strategies first and
then switch to emotion-focused strategiesd. begin to exercise more
and to drink more alcohol
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Jacqueline has just moved from Kansas to Illinois to attend college.
She is having a lot of trouble settling in, but some people in her dorm
seem friendly and helpful. Research concerning social support
suggests which of the following? Select one:
a. The more Jacqueline reaches out to them, the more likely her new
friends will be to help her.b. Jacqueline should not rely on her new
friends and should be on her own when possible.c. Simply knowing
that she has friends who care about her will reduce Jacqueline's
stress.d. Having friends will have no effect on Jacqueline's stress or
coping.
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Jayden wants to do something about his mild depression. In addition,
he would like to lose weight and improve his health. Which of the
following will help Jayden accomplish all these goals? Select one:
a. becoming a smokerb. reducing his caloric intake by halfc.
exercising regularlyd. binge eating

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Jenny thinks she is fat and refuses to eat despite being severely
underweight. Kevin periodically eats three entire pizzas and then uses
laxatives to remove all the food from his system. Based on this
information, Jenny most likely has __________ and Kevin most
likely has __________ Select one:
a. anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa.b. anorexia nervosa; a binge-
eating disorder.c. bulimia nervosa; anorexia nervosa.d. bulimia
nervosa; a binge-eating disorder.
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Lainey has a part-time job working in a restaurant after school. The
chef constantly gets orders wrong and the customers blame Lainey,
which makes Lainey feel very stressed. She has learned to very
carefully check each dish before taking it to the customers. For
Lainey, the chef's mistakes are __________ and checking each order
is a __________ response. Select one:
a. a stressor; fight-or-flightb. a stressor; copingc. distress; copingd.
distress; fight-or-flight
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Mike has been working continuously for 2 months on a presentation
he must give next week. He is noticing that he often feels very tired,

8. but he has not gotten the flu that is spreading around campus. Mike is
most likely experiencing which stage of the GAS? Select one:
a. avoidantb. overloadc. resistanced. exhaustion
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Nadja is resilient and possesses a very positive outlook on life.
Seamus is not resilient and possesses a very negative outlook on life.
Both are presently facing the prospect of losing their jobs and are
stressed. According to the broaden-and-build theory, which of the
following is correct? Select one:
a. Nadja will probably be less likely than Seamus to consider novel
solutions to her problem.b. Nadja will probably be more likely than
Seamus to consider novel solutions to her problem.c. Seamus will
have a more accurate assessment of the problem since he is not
focused on its potentially positive aspects ("the silver lining").d.
Nadja will have a more accurate assessment of the problem since she
is focused on its potentially positive aspects ("the silver lining").
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Olivia has experienced occasional cold sores on her mouth ever since
she was a child. Now that Olivia is entering high school, her parents
talk with her about the cold sores to make sure that understands how
to not transmit the virus to another person. They correctly tell her that
the cold sores are caused by the __________ virus and that the virus
__________.
Select one:

9. a. human papilloma; cannot be spread to another personb. herpes;
cannot be spread to another personc. human papilloma; can be spread
through kissing or performing oral sexd. herpes; can be spread
through kissing or performing oral sex
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Porche has many close friends on whom she can rely, especially
during stressful times. This means that she has high levels of which of
the following? Select one:
a. hardinessb. resiliencec. social supportd. tangible support
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Raquel is trying to build a new exercise program into her life so that
she can become fit and stay that way. Her trainer is emphasizing that
Raquel needs to do aerobic activities that will lower blood pressure
and improve heart and lung function. What kind of exercises will the
trainer most likelt suggest Raquel do?
Select one:
a. lifting weights using her arm, chest, back and leg musclesb.
walking slowly on a track for 10 minutes three days per weekc.
jogging on a treadmill until her breathing and heart rate increasesd.
yoga training class to increase her flexibility
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10. Researchers have found that a decreased risk of hypertension,
diabetes, and respiratory tract infections was associated with higher
levels of Select one:
a. hope.b. hardiness.c. leisure.d. accomplishment.
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The challenging events that a person experiences in life are called
__________. The behavioral, mental, and physiological processes we
experience when we attempt to deal with these challenging event are
called __________. Select one:
a. stressors; stressb. hassles; adaptationsc. stress; stressorsd.
adaptations; hassles
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The most integrative model of health psychology considers the
influence of many different factors on one's overall state of being.
These include physical, cognitive, and environmental factors. This is
called the __________ model. Select one:
a. humanistic psychologyb. biopsychosocialc. positive psychologyd.
complete health
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11. Which of the following events would be categorized as a major life
stressor? Select one:
a. finding out that your job duties are slightly changing and that you
will get a small pay raiseb. learning that your child is not going to
make the honor roll in one semester of collegec. being 5 minutes late
to a job interview because of trafficd. living through an earthquake
that caused major damage to your home and community
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Which type of psychologist would argue that a truly successful life
includes having happiness, good relationships, and a history of
accomplishments? Select one:
a. healthb. socialc. humanisticd. positive
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Yolanda and Fae both lost their part-time jobs at Fast-Foods-R-Us
because of cutbacks. Yolanda dealt with the stress by revising her
resume and applying for new jobs. Fae dealt with the stress by
seeking out the help of her close friends. Which of the following is
true about their coping strategies? Select one:
a. Yolanda is using problem-focused coping; Fae is using emotion-
focused coping.b. Both Yolanda and Fae are using problem-focused
coping.c. Yolanda is using emotion-focused coping; Fae is using
problem-focused coping.d. Both Yolanda and Fae are using emotion-
focused coping.
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Your friend Sam is overweight, and his health is suffering. He wants
to lose weight to prevent long-term health problems. Based on what
you know about the causes of obesity, you make all the following
suggestions EXCEPT which one? Select one:
a. Cut back on food severely, then eat as much as you want once
you've lost the weight.b. Reduce the portions you serve yourself at
meals.c. Eat only one type of food at a meal.d. Shop at a market
where there is little tasty, high-calorie food to purchase.