Ch.5 Developing More Healthful Behavior Full Test Bank 14e - Test Bank | Challenges of Life Psychology 14e by Spencer A. Rathus. DOCX document preview.
Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Nevid & Rathus, Adjustment Psychology 14th Edition
Chapter Number: Chapter 05
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) Harmful viruses and bacteria are examples of ______.
a) antigens
b) pathogens
c) leukocytes
d) antibodies
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
2) The view that health and illness are a function of biological, psychological, and cultural domains and their interactions is known as ______.
a) the multifactorial model
b) the general adaptation syndrome
c) health psychology
d) diathesis-stress model
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
3) In cases of cardiovascular problems and cancer, genes ______.
a) have no impact on a person’s chances of developing the disorders
b) appear to have a much greater impact on males’ risks than on females’ risks for developing the disorders
c) create predispositions toward developing problems
d) almost completely determine who will develop the disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
4) The number one contributor to preventable deaths is ________.
a) tobacco use
b) obesity
c) diabetes
d) high blood pressure
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
5) The life expectancy of African Americans is about ______ that of European Americans.
a) 7 years shorter than
b) 2 years shorter than
c) the same as
d) 2 years longer than
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
6) Compared to people of high socioeconomic status, people of low socioeconomic status have ______ life expectancies and ______ qualities of life.
a) lower, poorer
b) lower, better
c) higher, poorer
d) higher, better
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
7) African Americans have a shorter life expectancy than European Americans for each of the following reasons EXCEPT ______, according to your text.
a) they receive different levels of treatment from medical practitioners
b) they have less access to quality health care
c) they eat less and are more likely to be malnourished
d) they are more likely to be of lower socioeconomic status
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
8) African American and Latin American men make up about ______ percent of the men with AIDS in the United States.
a) 30
b) 50
c) 70
d) 90
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
9) African American and Latin American women make up about ______ percent of the women with AIDS in the United States.
a) 35
b) 55
c) 75
d) 95
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
10) ______ women experience a higher annual death rate from heart attacks than women from any other ethnic group in the United States.
a) Native American
b) Hispanic American
c) African American
d) European American
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
11) African Americans are ______ likely than European Americans to suffer heart attacks and strokes and are ______ likely to die from them.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
12) African Americans with heart disease are ______ likely than European Americans to obtain aggressive treatments and when they show up in the emergency room with heart attacks they are ______ likely to be misdiagnosed.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
13) ______ with high blood pressure have the highest risk of dying from heart disease due to hypertension than any population group in the United States.
a) African Americans
b) Japanese Americans
c) Native Americans
d) Hispanic Americans
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
14) African Americans are more likely than European Americans to suffer from each of the following disorders EXCEPT ______.
a) high blood pressure
b) anorexia nervosa
c) diabetes
d) heart obesity
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
15) Compared to the general population, African Americans have ______ rates of obesity and ______ rates of diabetes.
a) lower, lower
b) lower, higher
c) higher, lower
d) higher, higher
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
16) African Americans are ______ likely than European Americans to contract most forms of cancer and are ______ likely to die from it.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
17) African American men are about ____ percent more likely to die from cancer than are European American men.
a) 10
b) 24
c) 38
d) 66
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
18) African American women are ______ likely than European American women to develop breast cancer and are ______ likely to die from it, once diagnosed.
a) less, less
b) more, less
c) less, more
d) more, more
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
19) Compared to European American women, African American women who develop breast cancer tend to develop it at ______ age and are diagnosed with it ______.
a) an earlier, sooner
b) an earlier, later
c) a later, sooner
d) a later, later
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
20) Which of the following countries has the highest death rate from cancer?
a) Thailand
b) Denmark
c) the Philippines
d) Japan
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
21) Which of the following nations has the lowest death rate from cancer?
a) England
b) Denmark
c) the Philippines
d) Canada
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
22) When comparing the following groups, which of the following are most likely to be health care “underusers”?
a) European Americans
b) Latin Americans
c) African Americans
d) European Americans, African Americans, and Latin Americans all utilize health-care services at about the same rate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
23) Men are more likely than women to develop coronary heart disease until about age ______, when rates begin to even out.
a) 45
b) 55
c) 65
d) 75
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
24) Women appear to be protected from coronary heart disease until menopause by high levels of ______.
a) estrogen
b) progesterone
c) testosterone
d) parahormone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
25) Coronary heart disease in women is ______ before menopause and then ______.
a) uncommon, declines slightly
b) common, declines sharply
c) uncommon, rises sharply
d) common, rises slightly
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
26) Women are ______ likely than men to have coronary heart disease and are ______ likely to be misdiagnosed when they show up at an emergency room with symptoms of heart attacks.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
27) Men’s life expectancy is about ______, on the average, than women’s.
a) 2 years longer
b) 2 years shorter
c) 5 years shorter
d) 10 years shorter
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
28) In recent years, the gender gap in longevity has ______.
a) been narrowing
b) remained steady
c) fluctuated unpredictably
d) been widening
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
29) Compared to men, women are ______ likely to seek health care and ______ likely to let symptoms go until they become life threatening.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
30) Generally speaking, people with higher socioeconomic status have ______ health and lead ______ lives.
a) worse, shorter
b) better, shorter
c) worse, longer
d) better, longer
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
31) People with higher levels of education are _____ likely to exercise and ______ likely to smoke.
a) less, less
b) more, less
c) less, more
d) more, more
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
32) About ______ percent of people in the United States suffer from severe headaches.
a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
d) 80
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
33) The single most frequent kind of headache is the ______ headache.
a) muscle-tension
b) sinus
c) migraine
d) cluster
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
34) Muscle-tension headaches tend to come on ______ and are characterized by pain on ______ of the head.
a) gradually, one side
b) suddenly, one side
c) suddenly, both sides
d) gradually, both sides
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
35) Jeremiah has a dull, steady pain on both sides of his head. He also feels a tightness or pressure in his head and scalp. His headache came on gradually and is best described as a ______ headache.
a) muscle-tension
b) sinus
c) migraine
d) cluster
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
36) Muscle-tension headaches are often related to the psychological process of ______.
a) procrastinating
b) vacillating
c) catastrophizing
d) extemporizing
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
37) Persistent stress can lead to chronic ______ headaches.
a) muscle-tension
b) migraine
c) cluster
d) sinus
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
38) Migraine headaches tend to come on ______, and are characterized by pain on ______ of the head.
a) gradually; one side
b) suddenly; one side
c) suddenly; both sides
d) gradually; both sides
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
39) Migraine headaches affect ______ in ten Americans.
a) one
b) three
c) five
d) seven
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
40) Roger has a severe headache. He is sensitive to light, feels nauseous, and has trouble maintaining his balance. His mood has deteriorated rapidly since the onset of the headache. His headache is characterized by a throbbing pain on one side of his head and is best described as a ______.
a) muscle-tension headache
b) sinus headache
c) migraine headache
d) cluster headache
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
41) Migraine sufferers tend to experience each of the following EXCEPT ______.
a) loss of balance
b) increased appetite
c) sensitivity to light
d) changes in mood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
42) The underlying causal mechanisms of migraine headaches are ______.
a) simple and well understood
b) complex, but well understood
c) simple, but not well understood
d) complex and not well understood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
43) Changes in blood flow to the brain are related to ______ headaches.
a) cluster
b) muscle-tension
c) migraine
d) sinus
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
44) Migraine headaches may be affected by imbalances in the neurotransmitter ______.
a) serotonin
b) acetylcholine
c) epinephrine
d) dopamine
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
45) A neurotransmitter, imbalances of which have been linked to mood disorders, anxiety, insomnia, and changes in appetite, is ______.
a) ACTH
b) melatonin
c) dopamine
d) serotonin
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
46) The incidence of migraine headaches among women is about ______ that among men.
a) half
b) the same as
c) twice
d) five times
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
47) Aspirin and ibuprofen often reduce the pain associated with headaches by ______.
a) inhibiting the production of prostaglandins
b) inhibiting the production of endorphins
c) enhancing the production of prostaglandins
d) blocking the re-uptake of endorphins
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
48) Hormones that initiate pain messages and also cause muscle fibers in the uterine wall to contract (during labor) are ______.
a) endorphins
b) prostaglandins
c) androgens
d) enkaphalins
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
49) New prescription drugs can help prevent migraines by regulating levels of ______ in the brain.
a) dopamine
b) acetylcholine
c) thyroxin
d) serotonin
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
50) About ______ percent of women experience some discomfort prior to or during menstruation.
a) 0–25
b) 25–50
c) 50–75
d) 75–100
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
51) About one in ______ women experience PMS symptoms severe enough to interfere with their daily functioning or cause emotional distress.
a) two
b) five
c) ten
d) twenty
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
52) Evidence indicates that PMS has primarily ______ causes.
a) situational
b) psychological
c) sociological
d) biological
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
53) Evidence on PMS suggests each of the following EXCEPT ______.
a) it is caused primarily by psychological factors
b) women with PMS may have unusual high sensitivity to estrogen and progesterone
c) PMS appears to be linked to imbalances in some neurotransmitters
d) dietary control can help some women lessen PMS symptoms
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
54) A neurotransmitter that appears to help calm anxiety reactions is ______.
a) dopamine
b) serotonin
c) GABA
d) glutamine
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
55) PMS involves imbalances in the neurotransmitters ______.
a) dopamine and serotonin
b) serotonin and GABA
c) GABA and acetylcholine
d) acetylcholine and dopamine
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
56) Each of the following is a recommended way to help treat PMS EXCEPT ______.
a) engage in regular, vigorous exercise
b) limit intake of salt and sugar
c) vitamin supplements and hormone treatments
d) eat two or three large meals a day rather than several small ones
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
57) ______ is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.
a) Cancer
b) Stroke
c) Coronary heart disease
d) AIDS
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
58) Coronary heart disease accounts for ______ deaths annually in the United States.
a) 6,000
b) 60,000
c) 600,000
d) 6,000,000
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
59) The underlying cause of coronary heart disease is ______.
a) arteriosclerosis
b) myocardial infarction
c) high levels of estrogen
d) high levels of progesterone
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
60) A myocardial infarction refers to ______.
a) a stroke
b) an aneurism
c) a heart attack
d) renal failure
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
61) Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
a) family history
b) physiological conditions
c) negative emotions
d) Type B behavior
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
62) Smoking ______ the risk of heart attack.
a) actually lowers
b) has no effect on
c) more than doubles
d) triples
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
63) ______ is linked to lower risks of heart attacks and strokes, and lower death rates overall.
a) Abstinence from alcohol
b) Having one to two drinks per week
c) Having one drink each day
d) Having three or four drinks per day
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
64) ______ is the component of Type A behavior pattern most closely linked to the development of coronary heart disease.
a) Perfectionism
b) Hostility
c) Time consciousness
d) Competitiveness
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
65) Dan wants to reduce his risk for coronary heart disease. He should do each of the following EXCEPT ______.
a) stop smoking
b) control his weight
c) reduce hypertension
d) reduce Type B behavior
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
66) The hormones ______ play important roles in the effects of chronic hostility and coronary heart disease.
a) vasopressin and oxytocin
b) oxytocin and thyroxin
c) thyroxin and adrenaline
d) adrenaline and noradrenaline
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
67) Each of the following has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease EXCEPT ______.
a) thrill seeking
b) anger and hostility
c) anxiety
d) depression
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
68) Joe is unhappy, insecure, anxious, and irritable. He tends to keep his negative feelings bottled up out of fear saying anything that could lead people to disapprove of him. He sounds most like someone with a ______ personality.
a) Type A
b) Type B
c) Type C
d) Type D
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
69) High strain work puts ______ demands on workers and gives them ______ personal control.
a) minimal, little
b) heavy, little
c) minimal, great
d) heavy, great
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
70) The San Francisco Recurrent Coronary Prevention Project found that after three years, subjects who learned to reduce Type A behavior patterns had ______ as many recurrent heart attacks as a control group.
a) one-third
b) one-half
c) twice
d) three times
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
71) Each of the following is a way to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease EXCEPT ______.
a) reduce hypertension
b) increase LDL serum cholesterol
c) exercise
d) modify Type A behavior
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
72) Each year about ______ Americans die from cancer.
a) 100,000
b) 600,000
c) 1,400,000
d) 2,100,000
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
73) A group of disorders that show the common feature of the development of abnormally changed, or mutant, cells that reproduce rapidly anywhere in the body is called ______.
a) diabetes
b) lupus
c) cancer
d) Reye's syndrome
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
74) When cancer cells spread by establishing other colonies elsewhere in the body, they are said to have ______.
a) proliferated
b) catastrophized
c) remunerated
d) metastasized
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
75) An agent that gives rise to cancerous changes in the body is called ______.
a) a leukocyte
b) an endorphin
c) a hot reactor
d) a carcinogen
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
76) About ______ in 10 deaths due to lung cancer are directly caused by smoking.
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
77) The leading cancer killer of men is ______ cancer.
a) colon-rectal
b) prostate
c) lung
d) breast
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
78) Sandra has been diagnosed as having cancer. Which of the following attitudes is MOST likely to help her fend off the disease?
a) depression and sadness
b) a neutral "it doesn't matter" attitude
c) a "resigned” attitude
d) a "fighting spirit" attitude
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
79) Health care consumers who educate themselves about their health care options, choose their health care providers wisely, and weigh treatment alternatives carefully, are known as ______ consumers.
a) primary
b) active
c) tertiary
d) reactionary
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss things you can do to become a more active health-care consumer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Becoming an Active Health-Care Consumer
80) Health care consumers who wait until they get sick to seek health care or learn about care options are called ______ consumers.
a) primary
b) passive
c) tertiary
d) reactionary
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss things you can do to become a more active health-care consumer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Becoming an Active Health-Care Consumer
81) Other than alcohol, ______ is the most widely used drug.
a) tobacco
b) cocaine
c) marijuana
d) heroin
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
82) Among teens, use of marijuana is ______, and illicit use of prescription drugs is ______.
a) declining, declining
b) declining, increasing
c) increasing, declining
d) increasing, increasing
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
83) Nicotine is a ______ stimulant.
a) mild and weakly addictive
b) powerful but weakly addictive
c) highly addictive
d) nonaddictive
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
84) Of the following, alcohol and ______ are the most commonly used drugs on college campuses.
a) heroin
b) Prozac
c) nicotine
d) marijuana
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
85) Tolerance, increased usage of a drug despite knowledge that it is interfering with your life, and withdrawal symptoms are all symptomatic of ______.
a) casual drug usage
b) substance abuse
c) substance dependence
d) substance intoxication
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
86) Elrod has been going on drinking binges for two months. He has been missing work and coming in late for work (to sleep off the hangovers) and he has been more argumentative with his friends and coworkers. He does not seem to realize how the drinking is interfering with his life. At this point he has not developed tolerance or withdrawal symptoms. His level of drinking ______.
a) does not yet quality as an abuse or dependence problem
b) is characteristic of substance abuse
c) is characteristic of psychological dependence
d) is characteristic of physical dependence
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
87) Elrod knows that his drinking is destroying his family and threatening his job, but he continues to drink heavily. In fact, his drinking is increasing, and he is spending more and more time obtaining and drinking alcohol. The few times he has tried to quit he has suffered severe anxiety, tremors, and rapid pulse. Elrod's symptoms are characteristic of ______.
a) casual drug usage
b) substance abuse
c) substance dependence
d) substance intoxication
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
88) Elrod finds that he has to take more and more cocaine at a time to get the rush he so badly craves. The reason for this is most likely that he has developed ______.
a) intoxication
b) abstinence syndrome
c) potentiation
d) tolerance
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
89) The body’s habituation to a substance, so that higher doses are required to achieve similar effects, is known as ______.
a) intoxication
b) tolerance
c) potentiation
d) substance dependence
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
90) A characteristic cluster of symptoms that result from a sudden decrease in the level of usage of an addictive drug is called ______.
a) tolerance
b) potentiation
c) intoxication
d) withdrawal syndrome
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
91) When Maurice tries to stop drinking alcohol, he finds that he suffers from anxiety, tremors, restlessness, weakness, rapid pulse, and high blood pressure. He is suffering from ______.
a) withdrawal syndrome
b) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
c) disorientation
d) amotivational syndrome
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
92) Delirium tremens is a possible symptom of ______.
a) withdrawal syndrome
b) potentiation
c) tolerance
d) intoxication
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
93) Sharon is so drunk that she is totally confused, has lost her sense of time and place, and cannot recognize who anybody is. Her symptoms are classic symptoms of ______.
a) disequilibrium
b) disorientation
c) tolerance
d) physical dependence (addiction)
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
94) Anais suffers from alcohol abuse and has not had a drink in a while. He is now experiencing heavy sweating, restlessness, and disorientation. He also is plagued with recurrent visions of bugs and snakes crawling all over his body. His symptoms sound most like ______.
a) alcohol poisoning
b) barbiturate intoxication
c) amphetamine addiction
d) delirium tremens
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
95) Substance abuse and dependence usually begin with experimental use during ______.
a) childhood
b) adolescence
c) young adulthood
d) middle adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
96) The social cognitive explanation of substance abuse is that ______.
a) people’s positive expectations about the effects of a drug can increase their use of it
b) drugs biologically numb people so that nothing bothers them
c) some people are born with a genetic predisposition toward physiological dependence on various drugs such as alcohol or nicotine
d) drugs help people control or express unconscious needs and impulses
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
97) The biological explanation of substance abuse is that ______.
a) people commonly try drugs based on the recommendation or observation of others
b) drug use is often linked to people’s expectancies about the effects of a drug
c) some people are born with a genetic predisposition toward physiological dependence on various drugs such as alcohol or nicotine
d) drugs help people control or express unconscious needs and impulses
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
98) Drugs that slow down the activity of the central nervous system are ______.
a) stimulants
b) depressants
c) hallucinogens
d) analgesics
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
99) Alcohol, barbiturates, and opioids are ______.
a) neuroleptics
b) stimulants
c) hallucinogens
d) depressants
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
100) The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord is the ______ nervous system.
a) central
b) somatic
c) sympathetic
d) parasympathetic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
101) According to your text, ______ million Americans suffer from alcoholism.
a) 5
b) 15
c) 30
d) 45
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
102) Men are ______ likely than women to develop an alcohol problem.
a) much less
b) slightly less
c) slightly more
d) much more
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
103) Research suggests that ______.
a) Alcoholics Anonymous does not work
b) other approaches work much better for most people than Alcoholics Anonymous
c) a variety of approaches may be as effective as Alcoholics Anonymous
d) Alcoholics Anonymous works much better for most people than other approaches
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
104) Which of the following classes of drugs might be most useful in treating cravings for cocaine and other drugs?
a) antianxiety drugs
b) antipsychotic drugs
c) stimulants
d) antidepressant drugs
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
105) Deficiencies in the neurotransmitter ______ may contribute to drug cravings.
a) serotonin
b) acetylcholine
c) dopamine
d) epinephrine
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
106) Alfonso has a problem with binge drinking. Research suggests that which of the following drugs might be most helpful in stopping his drinking binges?
a) phenothiazines
b) naltrexone
c) Valium
d) OxyContin
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
107) Opioids are a class of ______.
a) hallucinogens
b) neuroleptics
c) narcotics
d) antidepressants
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
108) A class of sleep-inducing drugs that slow down the activity of the central nervous system are ______.
a) narcotics
b) hallucinogens
c) neuroleptics
d) analgesics
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
109) Opioids are a group of ______.
a) hallucinogens
b) depressants
c) stimulants
d) barbiturates
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
110) Morphine, heroin, codeine, methadone, and similar drugs whose major medicinal application is relief of pain are examples of ______.
a) major tranquilizers
b) antidepressants
c) narcotics
d) stimulants
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
111) OxyContin is classified as ______.
a) a steroid
b) an opioid
c) a stimulant
d) a hallucinogen
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
112) ______ was introduced in the Civil War in the United States and was used to deaden pain from wounds.
a) Opium
b) Heroin
c) Morphine
d) Methadone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
113) A powerful narcotic that can provide a euphoric rush and was originally introduced as a "cure" for morphine addiction is ______.
a) opium
b) cocaine
c) heroin
d) methadone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
114) A synthetic opioid that is slow acting and does not provide a euphoric rush is ______.
a) opium
b) heroin
c) morphine
d) methadone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
115) ______ is often used to treat physiological dependence on heroin.
a) Opium
b) Morphine
c) Methadone
d) Methaqualone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
116) Barbiturates are popular as street drugs because they are ______ and produce ______.
a) relaxing, mild euphoria
b) stimulating, mild euphoria
c) stimulating, an intense high
d) relaxing, hallucinations
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
117) Stanley is dependent on barbiturates. He abruptly stopped using the drugs in an effort to eliminate his dependence on them. He ______.
a) will experience few, if any, withdrawal effects
b) will experience an overwhelming state of fatigue and exhaustion for about a week to 10 days
c) may experience some hallucinations and will run a fever for several days
d) may experience severe convulsions and die
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
118) Because of their additive effects, it is dangerous to mix ______ with alcohol and other depressants at any time.
a) barbiturates
b) analgesics
c) amphetamines
d) stimulants
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
119) Amobarbital, pentobarbital, and phenobarbital, are all types of ______.
a) neuroleptics
b) barbiturates
c) opioids
d) amphetamines
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
120) Drugs that accelerate or speed up central nervous system activity and heighten states of bodily arousal and mental alertness are ______.
a) neuroleptics
b) stimulants
c) analgesics
d) hallucinogens
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
121) Nicotine is classified as a(n) ______.
a) stimulant
b) depressant
c) sedative
d) opiate
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
122) Nicotine ______ concentration and alertness and ______ calmness and relaxation.
a) decreases, lowers
b) increases, lowers
c) decreases, induces
d) increases, induces
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
123) Nicotine appears to ______ the appetite and ______ the metabolic rate.
a) stimulate, raise
b) curb, raise
c) stimulate, lower
d) curb, lower
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
124) The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is ______.
a) poor diet
b) lack of regular exercise
c) drinking
d) smoking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
125) All in all, cigarette smoking accounts for one in ______ deaths worldwide.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
126) It is the ______ in cigarette smoke that leads to lung cancer.
a) tars
b) carbohydrates
c) carbon monoxide
d) nicotine
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
127) Chemical substances made up of hydrogen and carbon that are found in cigarette smoke and are connected with the development of cancer are called ______.
a) carbohydrates
b) antioxidants
c) hydrocarbons
d) flourocarbons
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
128) Smoking is responsible for about ______ percent of the cases of lung cancer in men.
a) 30
b) 50
c) 70
d) 90
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
129) Drugs such as speed, uppers, bennies, and dexies, refer to ______.
a) barbiturates
b) hallucinogens
c) phenothiazines
d) amphetamines
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
130) Benzedrine and Dexedrine are both ______.
a) analgesics
b) depressants
c) stimulants
d) hallucinogens
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
131) Amphetamine psychosis results in symptoms that mimic the symptoms of ______.
a) paranoid schizophrenia
b) conversion hysteria
c) catatonic schizophrenia
d) schizoid personality disorder
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
132) Heavy use of methamphetamine is linked to reduction of the neurotransmitter ______ in the brain.
a) serotonin
b) GABA
c) acetylcholine
d) dopamine
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
133) Mary is 6 years old. She is also hyperactive. In an effort to control her hyperactivity, her doctor is most likely to prescribe ______.
a) Valium
b) amobarbital
c) Ritalin
d) codeine
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
134) The drug ecstasy is a type of ______.
a) stimulant
b) depressant
c) opioid
d) hallucinogen
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
135) Cocaine is classified as a(n) ______.
a) opiate
b) depressant
c) hallucinogen
d) stimulant
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
136) Cocaine does each of the following EXCEPT to ______.
a) deaden pain
b) bolster self-confidence
c) produce feelings of euphoria
d) increase hunger
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
137) Sigmund Freud used ______ to battle depression.
a) opium
b) cocaine
c) heroin
d) methaqualone
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
138) LSD, PCP, and mescaline are all ______.
a) analgesics
b) stimulants
c) barbiturates
d) hallucinogens
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
139) Regular use of hallucinogens may lead to ______.
a) tolerance and physiological dependence
b) psychological and physiological dependence, but no tolerance
c) tolerance and psychological dependence
d) tolerance, but no psychological or physiological dependence
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
140) Ralph has been taking high doses of LSD. He is MOST likely to experience which of the following symptoms?
a) frightening hallucinations, mood changes, paranoid delusions, impaired coordination, and poor judgment
b) restlessness, sweating, anxiety, and hyperactive tendencies
c) disorientation, convulsions, rapid pulse rate, and possible sudden death
d) apathy, fatigue, self-absorption, and loss of interest in normal life activities
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
141) The major psychoactive substance in marijuana is ______.
a) PCP
b) THC
c) LSD
d) STP
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
142) In the nineteenth century, marijuana was ______ used for treating headaches and could be legally bought ______ a prescription.
a) rarely, without
b) widely, without
c) rarely, with
d) widely, with
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
143) Marijuana ______ heart rate and in some people ______ blood pressure.
a) lowers, lowers
b) increases, lowers
c) lowers, raises
d) increases, raises
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
144) A highly concentrated drug derived from the resin of the marijuana plant is ______.
a) mescaline
b) peyote
c) hashish
d) heroin
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
145) For a male, binge drinking is defined by having ______ or more drinks on a single occasion.
a) three
b) five
c) seven
d) nine
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
146) For a female, binge drinking is defined by having ______ or more drinks on a single occasion.
a) two
b) four
c) six
d) eight
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Medium
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
147) Overall, just under ______ in 10 American college students engage in binge drinking.
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants Difficulty: Hard
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
Question type: True-False
148) African Americans experience different treatment than European Americans by medical practitioners.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
149) High blood pressure is more common among African Americans than among European Americans.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
150) African Americans are more likely than white Americans to contract most forms of cancer.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
151) Estrogen appears to shield women from the risk of coronary heart disease.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
152) The gender gap in longevity has been narrowing in recent years.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
153) Migraine headaches involve imbalances in the neurotransmitter dopamine.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
154) Most premenstrual problems have psychological causes.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
155) Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
156) Hostility is closely associated with the risk of coronary heart disease.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
157) The immune system can destroy cancerous cells
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
158) People can inherit a disposition toward cancer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
159) Your diet can influence the likelihood that you will contract cancer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
160) Evidence links regular exercise to a lower risk of some forms of cancer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
161) Stress can influence the course of cancer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
162) There is now conclusive evidence that stress causes cancer.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
163) The term addiction is usually used to refer to psychological dependence.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
164) People can inherit a tendency to become dependent on certain drugs.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
165) Alcohol is a depressant that in low doses can be stimulating.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
166) Men are much more likely than women to develop an alcohol use problem.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
167) The effects of barbiturates are similar to those of stimulants.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
168) More Americans die from smoking-related diseases than from motor vehicle accidents, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide, homicide, and AIDS combined.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
169) Nicotine is the most dangerous component of cigarette smoking.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
170) Smoking damages nearly every organ and system in the body.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
171) Stimulants can calm hyperactive children.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
172) Cocaine dilates blood vessels in the brain, temporarily enhancing learning and memory.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
173) Freud was once a prominent advocate of cocaine use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
174) Regular use of hallucinogens can lead to physiological dependence.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
175) In the nineteenth century, marijuana was used almost as aspirin is used today.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
Question type: Essay
176) Describe the multifactorial model and identify the various factors it examines and their impact on health.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
Question type: Essay
177) Summarize research findings on the relationship between ethnicity and health.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the multifactorial model of health and illness, including the relationships between ethnicity, gender, and health
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Factors in Health and Illness
178) Identify the various types of headaches and their symptoms, and discuss their proposed causes.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
179) Discuss the causes and effects of menstrual discomfort, and ways to cope with it.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
180) Describe the risk factors for coronary heart disease and the various behavioral measures that can contribute to the prevention and treatment of this disorder.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
181) Define Type A behavior, discuss its causes and effects, and describe ways to cope with it. Include a discussion of the most problematic component of the Type A personality, the component that is related to an increased risk of CHD.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
182) Identify the risk factors for cancer and discuss the various behavioral measures that can contribute to the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the roles of psychological factors in headaches, menstrual problems, heart disease, and cancer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychological Factors in Physical Health Problems
183) Compare and contrast substance abuse and substance dependence. Make sure to explain what tolerance and withdrawal syndrome are as part of your discussion.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
184) Summarize the various viewpoints regarding the causal factors in substance abuse and dependence.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define substance abuse and substance dependence, and explain how you can know whether you are dependent on a substance
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Substance Abuse and Dependence
185) Discuss the effects of alcohol and the problems associated with its abuse.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
186) Summarize research findings on binge drinking on college campuses, in terms of it prevalence, causes, and effects.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
187) Identify the various opioids and opiates, discuss their effects, and describe the problems associated with their use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of depressants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Depressants: Drugs that Slow You Down
188) Discuss the effects of nicotine and the health problems associated with smoking, including passive smoking.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
189) Identify some of the amphetamines, discuss their effects, and describe the problems associated with their use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
190) Discuss the effects of ecstasy and health problems associated with its use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
191) Discuss the effects of cocaine and explain the problems associated with its use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of stimulants
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Stimulants: Drugs that Speed You Up
192) Discuss the effects of marijuana, LSD, and other hallucinogens and describe the problems associated with their use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
193) Discuss the effects of marijuana and describe the problems associated with its use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss psychological factors in the use and abuse of hallucinogens
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Hallucinogens: Drugs that Scoot You Across Town
194) Identify and briefly describe the suggestions presented in your text for becoming the active manager of your own health care.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss things you can do to become a more active health-care consumer
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Becoming an Active Health-Care Consumer