Last Chap of Health Psych

Psychoneuroimmunology researchers study interactions among ______.

the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system

A clear example of the connection between the mind and body, especially between psychology and immune functioning, is that ______.

even faked emotional experiences lead to immune changes

Stress is accompanied by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

increases in circulating lymphocytes

Which of the following is most likely to be the topic of study of a researcher in the area of Psychoneuroimmunology?

whether the length of time it takes for wounds to heal is correlated with the level of stress the person experiences

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A person can be HIV positive without having AIDS.

The most common ways of passing HIV are by ______.

unprotected sexual contact and direct blood contact

One of the major physiological symptoms of AIDS is ______.

a T cell count of 200 or less

HIV is a(n) ______.

RNA virus that secretes an enzyme that injects its own RNA into DNA inside the cells that it infects

An example of a psychosocial resource that has been consistently associated with good psychological and physical outcomes for patients with HIV infection is ______.

optimism

Research tells us that specific personality characteristics significantly related to slower disease progression were ______.

assertiveness and positive emotions

A woman with lupus was given a shot of a strong drug. At the same time, she was exposed to the scent of rose perfume and the taste of cod liver oil. After a few pairings of these three (drug, oil, scent) her body had a physiological response to the rose scent even without the full dose of the strong drug. This is an example of ______.

conditioned immunity.

Women are more likely than men to be infected with HIV via heterosexual sex.

true

Which of the following is TRUE?

There is research evidence showing that yoga has both physiological and psychological benefits for those living with HIV/AIDS.

Most HIV interventions ______.

are adapted from existing theories and models

Research has shown that the amount of social support one has can influence the transition from being HIV positive to actually developing AIDS.

true

______ is a precancerous condition that is seen as small thickened white patches, usually inside the mouth or vulva.

Hairy leukoplakia

Research tells us that specific personality characteristics significantly related to slower disease progression were ______.

assertiveness and positive emotions

Which of the following is TRUE?

Psychological factors can shorten the time one lives with AIDS.

In 2008, the CDC rolled out a new way to measure the incidence of HIV. The Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion is different in that it ______.

determines which HIV infections are new

Highly active antiretroviral therapy ______.

entails a combination of anti-HIV drugs that keep the virus from replicating

Which of the following is TRUE about the Framingham Study?

It is a longitudinal study with third-generation cohorts participating today

Accelerated blood pressure due to time constraints is less common in cultures ______.

that follow a fluid time orientation

In the 2008 cross-sectional Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation, Black American women had the highest median C-reactive protein levels. This means that ______.

they were in risk of chronic heart disease

Individuals in ______ cultures may have higher levels of anxiety and stress and correspondingly have more risk for heart problems because they believe they have absolute control over their outcomes.

control

Kaiya lives in Japan and was raised in a traditional Japanese family. In a ______ culture such as hers, people do not approve of the open display of emotion.

neutral culture

Hardening of the arteries is the condition in which the arteries lose their elasticity and are more susceptible to blockages from clots or plaques. The term for this condition is called ______.

arteriosclerosis

The increased risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes is due, in part, to ______.

irregularities in fat storage and metabolism

Changes in heart rate and blood pressure in response to stress is referred to as ______.

cardiovascular reactivity

If Gwenn is a survivor of a heart attack, she is depressed, and therefore is at risk of ______.

increased mortality in the 6-month period after the first heart attack

Simon is stressed about a fender bender car accident at a busy intersection. His physiological core response to the stress is that his blood pressure is raised due to ______.

catecholamines and cortisol, which pump into the bloodstream and increase blood flow