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Health Psychology 2.3

Question 1 of 60

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Which of the following is a way that psychoactive drugs can alter behavior by changing nervous system activity?

Select one of the following:

  • a. after the synthesis of a neurotransmitter

  • b. after the storage of a neurotransmitter

  • c. after the release of a neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft

  • d. after the termination of a neurotransmitter-induced postsynaptic effect

  • e. a, b, c & d

Explanation

Question 2 of 60

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Which is the TRUE of the blood-brain barrier?

Select one of the following:

  • a. It is a protective device for the blood

  • b. It is a protective device for the brain

  • c. It is formed by loose gap junctions between the endothelial cell walls of capillaries that serve brain

  • d. b & c

  • e. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 3 of 60

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Alcohol barbiturates and benzodiazepines are similar in that they ______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. modify activity at a subtype of the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor

  • b. after the enzymatic degradation of dopamine in the synaptic cleft

  • c. induce an up-regulation ( i.e, increase the number) of norepinephrine receptors in the forebrain

  • d. change the re-uptake of serotonin into the presynaptic cell

Explanation

Question 4 of 60

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Which of the following MUST a person exhibit in order to be diagnosed with substance dependence according to the DSM-IV-TR?

Select one of the following:

  • a. concealed substance use & blackouts

  • b. tolerance

  • c. withdrawal symptoms

  • d. maladaptive pattern of substance use

  • e. b & c

Explanation

Question 5 of 60

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According to the World Health Association, cigarette smoking in _____ occurs MORE OFTEN in women than in men

Select one of the following:

  • a. Southeast Asia

  • b. Europe

  • c. Africa

  • d. none of the above

Explanation

Question 6 of 60

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Delirium tremens is a collection of life-threatening symptomsthat can occur when a person withdraws from _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. opiates

  • b. hallucinogens

  • c. benzodiazepines

  • d. alcohol

  • e. cannabinoids

Explanation

Question 7 of 60

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Benzopyrene dihydrodiol epoxide (BPDE) present in the ___ of cigarette smoke damages a cancer-suppressive gen,which leads to a mutation in lung tissue.

Select one of the following:

  • a. carbon monoxide

  • b. acetaldehyde

  • c. nicotine

  • d. tar

Explanation

Question 8 of 60

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Recent scientific data indicate that, when the insular cortex of the braine (i.e, insula) is damaged, _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. smoking occurs in sated individuals (i.e.x those who have smoked a lot of cigarretes)

  • b. the desire to smoke is enhanced

  • c. the desire to smoke is eliminated

  • d. a & b

Explanation

Question 9 of 60

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Which of the following drugs can be classified as a soporific?

Select one of the following:

  • a. cocaine

  • b. caffeine

  • c. morphine

  • d. a & b

  • e. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 10 of 60

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Ana=tabuse (i.e, disulfram) is a (n) _____ used to treat alcohol abuse and dependence.

Select one of the following:

  • a. nausea- inducing drug

  • b. detoxification agent

  • c. opioid-receptor agonist

  • d. opioid-receptor antagonist

  • e. anxiolytric

Explanation

Question 11 of 60

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Which of the following substances binds to the acetylcholine receptor?

Select one of the following:

  • a. nicotine

  • b. THC

  • c. alcohol

  • d. amphetamine

  • e. cocaine

Explanation

Question 12 of 60

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Long term consequences of heavy drinking include of the following health problems EXCEPT _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. cancer of the liver

  • b. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

  • c. cardiovascular disease

  • d. asthma

  • e. c & d

Explanation

Question 13 of 60

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Plaxico grew up seeing his parents use alcohol as a primary way to cleebrate and reduce tension. According to expectancy theory, Plaxico is likely to develop _____ attitudes toward the alcohol via _______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. positive; classical conditioning

  • b. positive; social learning

  • c. negative; classical conditioning

  • d. negative; social learning

Explanation

Question 14 of 60

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Which of the following statements about the influences of heredity on addiction is NOT true?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Genetic markers for cigarette smoking have been identified.

  • b. Genetic markers for alcoholism have been identified

  • c. Cigarette smoking and alcoholism share the same genetic markers

  • d. If one identical twin smokes, then the co-twin is also likely to smoke

Explanation

Question 15 of 60

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The correlation between education level and cigarette smoking is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. positive (direct)

  • b. negative (inverse)

  • c. non-linear

  • d. an inverted U-shaped function

Explanation

Question 16 of 60

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Which of the following amino acids is NOT considered to be essentials for humans?

Select one of the following:

  • a. phenylalanine

  • b. tryptophan

  • c. leucine

  • d. lysine

  • e. glutamate

Explanation

Question 17 of 60

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Cholesterol level in the blood is influenced by _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. diet

  • b. heredity

  • c. smoking

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 18 of 60

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Which of the following vitamins is lipophilic?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Vitamin A

  • b. Vitamin B

  • c. Vitamin C

  • d. a & b

  • e. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 19 of 60

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Amenorrhea refers to _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. body-image distortion

  • b. very low body weight (<85% of expected body weight)

  • c. extremely painful cramping during menstruation

  • d. the presence of more than two menstrual cycles per month

  • e. the cessation of normal menstrual cyclicity

Explanation

Question 20 of 60

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Which is TRUE of persons with bullmia nervosa?

Select one of the following:

  • a. They are emaciated and lack energy

  • b. They are picky eaters and seems to "diet" at all times

  • c. At meals, they engage in obsessive behaviors such as counting the number of chews

  • d. Because they appear to have normal appetite ( in public) and maintain normal body weight, they are hard to identify.

Explanation

Question 21 of 60

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Which of the following health problems is associated with obesity?

Select one of the following:

  • a. colon cancer

  • b. sleep apnea

  • c. kidney disease

  • d. diabetes type II

  • e. a, b , c & d

Explanation

Question 22 of 60

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_______is/are a main dietary contributor to atherosclerosis development.

Select one of the following:

  • a. salt

  • b. caffeine

  • c. high- density lipoproteins (HDLs)

  • d. low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)

  • e. monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Explanation

Question 23 of 60

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According to set-point theory, if Ndamukong eats very little but still manages to gain weight, he likely ______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. is under his set-point

  • b. is over his set point

  • c. has no set point

  • d. has several set points

Explanation

Question 24 of 60

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What is the effect of leptin on the hypothalamus

Select one of the following:

  • a. appetite is suppressed

  • b. appetite is enhanced

  • c. nociception is suppressed

  • d. nociception is enhanced

Explanation

Question 25 of 60

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Which of the following is TRUE about fat cells?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Fat cell number increases mainly in childhood and adolescence

  • b. Fat cell can increase but not decrease

  • c. Fat cell number plays a role in the body's set point

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 26 of 60

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The BMIs of monozygotic twins are much more similar than are the BMIs of same-sex dizygotic twins. This finding indicates a role for ____ in weight

Select one of the following:

  • a. genes

  • b. environment

  • c. culturally determined eating habits

  • d. exercise level

  • e. age

Explanation

Question 27 of 60

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Empirical research has shown that ____ is an effect of exercise

Select one of the following:

  • a. weight loss

  • b. enhanced self-esteem

  • c. stress reduction

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 28 of 60

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What is the primary characteristics of anorexia nervosa?

Select one of the following:

  • a. self-induced vomiting

  • b. ingestion non-nutrient substances

  • c. repeated episodes of binge eating

  • d. refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight

Explanation

Question 29 of 60

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Which of the following treatments for bullmia nervosa is most effective?

Select one of the following:

  • a. antidepressants

  • b. aversive techniques

  • c. cognitive/behavioral therapy plus antidepressants

  • d. aversive therapy plus behavioral contracting

Explanation

Question 30 of 60

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Making believe one is ill to benefit from sick role behavior is known as _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. pain conversion disorder

  • b. hypochondriasis

  • c. malingering

  • d. chronic fatigue syndrome

Explanation

Question 31 of 60

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The PRIMARY advantage of a health care system organized into specialties is ____

Select one of the following:

  • a. lower expense

  • b. faster delivery of services

  • c. good patient-doctor communication

  • d. provision of the best expertise for each aspect of each medical problem

Explanation

Question 32 of 60

1

Latrogenic conditions are ______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. health problems that result from medical treatment

  • b. present only if practitioners make mistakes

  • c. congenital heart defects

  • d. Somatoform disorder types

Explanation

Question 33 of 60

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The time a person takes to interpret a symptom as a sign of illness is called ______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. treatment delay

  • b. appraisal delay

  • c. illness delay

  • d. utilization delay

Explanation

Question 34 of 60

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The differences in health care system usage between makes and females ______.

Select one of the following:

  • a. may exist because men are more hesitant to admit that they have symptoms

  • b. disappears if visits for pregnancy are excluded

  • c. illustrates the poor health of females in general

  • d. demonstrates that males are healthier than females

Explanation

Question 35 of 60

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Perhaps the most important medical benefit of a more patient-centered approach in doctor style is ____--.

Select one of the following:

  • a. greater patient understanding

  • b. increased likelihood of healing

  • c. greater amount of diagnostic information

  • d. decreased appointment cancellations

Explanation

Question 36 of 60

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Patients describe symptoms for the same health problem differently because _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. they differ in the attention that they pay to internal states

  • b. they may emphasize a symptom that they believe reflects serious illness

  • c. they may downplay a symptom that they believe reflects serious illness

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 37 of 60

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Hospitals are to ____ as nursing homes are to _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. emergency care; long term care

  • b. long term care ; emergency care

  • c. inpatient services; home health care services

  • d. outpatient services; inpatient services

Explanation

Question 38 of 60

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Hypochondriacs are people who tend to _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. recognize real symptoms of illness

  • b. associate real but benign bodily sensations with illness

  • c. make up or feign bodily sensations

  • d. neglect to use the health care system

Explanation

Question 39 of 60

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Which age group is most likely to use health services

Select one of the following:

  • a. the elderly

  • b. the middle aged

  • c. the very young

  • d. a & b

  • e. a & c

Explanation

Question 40 of 60

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Which statement describes how stress can influence the experience of pain?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Stress can lead people to engage in behaviors, such as tensing their muscles, which in turn cause pain

  • b. High levels of stress can cause people to stop taking care of themselves (e.g., they over-eat and exercise less)

  • c. Stress can lead directly to physiological problems, such as the dilation of arteries surrounding the brain and tension in the muscles in the head, neck and shoulders, which can lead to headache

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 41 of 60

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The _____ is a specialized receptor that provides information about tissue damage

Select one of the following:

  • a. substantia gelatinosa

  • b. C-afferent fiber

  • c. nociceptor

  • d. somatosensory homunculus

Explanation

Question 42 of 60

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Hyperalgesia is a _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. somatoform disorder

  • b. factitious disorder

  • c. state of reduced sensitivity to pain

  • d. state of enhanced sensitivity to pain

Explanation

Question 43 of 60

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What brain structure contains the somatosensory homunculus (used in the perceptionan of pain)?

Select one of the following:

  • a. spinal cord

  • b. medulla

  • c. thalamus

  • d. cortex

Explanation

Question 44 of 60

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Which of the following drugs act directly to block the conduction of action potentials in sensory neurons that carry nociceptive information?

Select one of the following:

  • a. aspirin & acetaminophen

  • b. novocaine & lidocaine

  • c. morphine & heroin

  • d. antidepressants & tranquilizers

Explanation

Question 45 of 60

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Which is the following is an algogenic substance?

Select one of the following:

  • a. endorphin

  • b. Prozac

  • c. Valium

  • d. prostaglandin

  • e. morphine

Explanation

Question 46 of 60

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Which sensory fibers are involved in the transmission of nociceptive information?

Select one of the following:

  • a. A-beta fibers

  • b. A-delta fibers

  • c. C-fibers

  • d. b & c

  • e. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 47 of 60

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The visual analogue scale is considered to be a ____ measure of pain.

Select one of the following:

  • a. physiological

  • b. behavioral

  • c. self-report

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 48 of 60

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Electrical stimulation of the periaqueductal gray area (PAG) of the midbrain induces _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. pain

  • b. referred pain

  • c. analgesia

  • d. hyperalgesia

Explanation

Question 49 of 60

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Which of the following CLOSES the gating mechanism according to the gate control pain theory?

Select one of the following:

  • a. depression

  • b. anxiety

  • c. analgesic medication

  • d. boredom

Explanation

Question 50 of 60

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Which of the following is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)?

Select one of the following:

  • a. morphine

  • b. novocaine

  • c. aspirin

  • d. prostaglandin

Explanation

Question 51 of 60

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Focusing thoughts on the unpleasant aspects of a painful experience tends to _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. make the pain worse

  • b. lessen the pain

  • c. lead to a hypnotic state

  • d. have no effect on the pain

Explanation

Question 52 of 60

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Which method of pain reduction is a form of counter-irritation?

Select one of the following:

  • a. hypnosis

  • b. biofeedback

  • c. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NDSAIDs)

  • d. transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Explanation

Question 53 of 60

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According to the lecture, the neurotic triads includes _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. depression

  • b. hypochondriasis

  • c. hysteria

  • d. a, b & c

Explanation

Question 54 of 60

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The theory of pain proposed by Melzack & Wall is the ____ theory.

Select one of the following:

  • a. gate control

  • b. pattern

  • c. specificity

  • d. tension-reduction

Explanation

Question 55 of 60

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The pain relievers most likely to produce increased tolerance and substance dependence are _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. peripherally acting analgesics

  • b. centrally acting analgesics

  • c. local anesthetics

  • d. indirectly acting drugs

Explanation

Question 56 of 60

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Congenital insensitivity to pain ____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. can indirectly lead to death

  • b. does not exist

  • c. has numerous health advantages

  • d. is relatively common

Explanation

Question 57 of 60

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Jermichael thinks about relaxing on a beautiful beach to take his mind off his intense shoulder pain; Jemichael is using the cognitive strategy of _____ to reduce pain.

Select one of the following:

  • a. guided imagery

  • b. controlled redefinition

  • c. thought reflection

  • d. emotional rejection

Explanation

Question 58 of 60

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The fact that pain relief produced by a placebo can be reversed by naloxone indicates that _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. expectation can increase the activity of endogenous opioids

  • b. expectation can increase the activity of exogenous opioids

  • c. expectation can block the synthesis of prostaglandins

  • d. the placebo effect has no physiological basis

  • e. a & c

Explanation

Question 59 of 60

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Information about FAST pain (i.e., pain that is localized, sharp and described as pricking in nature) is carried by _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. A-beta fibers

  • b. A-delta fibers

  • c. C- fibers

  • d. b & c

  • e. a,b & c

Explanation

Question 60 of 60

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The endogenous analgesia system is activated during _____.

Select one of the following:

  • a. sex

  • b. labor & delivery

  • c. pregnancy

  • d. stress

  • e. a, b, c & d

Explanation

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