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Health Psychology LAST EXAM Question and answers already passed 2024The combination of obesity centered around the waist, high levels of triglycerides, low levels of HDL cholesterol and difficulty metabolizing blood sugar are symptomatic of - correct answer metabolic syndrome. The number one k...

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Health Psychology LAST EXAM
The combination of obesity centered around the waist, high levels of
triglycerides, low levels of HDL cholesterol and difficulty metabolizing blood
sugar are symptomatic of - correct answer ✔metabolic syndrome.


The number one killer in the United States, accounting for 20 percent of all
deaths, is - correct answer ✔coronary heart disease


Which of the following is NOT one of the risk factors for coronary heart
disease? - correct answer ✔alcohol consumption


Which of the following job factors has been found to be related to increased
risk of CHD? - correct answer ✔- high work demands and low control
- a discrepancy btn one's education level and one's occupation
- low job security
- *All of these*


_______________ of women will die from a first heart attack, as opposed to
_______________ of men. - correct answer ✔50 percent; 30 percent


Women - correct answer ✔experience an increased risk of cardiovascular
disease after menopause.


The personality quality "agency" is associated with ______________,
whereas "communion" is associated with ______________. - correct answer
✔good health outcomes; few relations to health outcomes

,People who are both hostile and _______________ show the greatest
association between cardiovascular responses and CHD - correct answer
✔angry


Cynical hostility is characterized by - correct answer ✔suspiciousness


Higher levels of hostility have been found among - correct answer ✔- men.
- non-whites.
- people low in SES.
- *All of these*


Hostility has been traced to - correct answer ✔- an oppositional orientation
toward others.
- child-rearing patterns characterized by interference and punitiveness.
- family environments that are nonsupportive and high in conflict.
- *All of these.*


Individuals who are high in hostility - correct answer ✔show more
pronounced physiological reactions in response to interpersonal stressors


The relationship between greater physiological and psychological reactivity in
conflictive situations, i.e., cynical hostility, and heart disease MAY NOT be
due to - correct answer ✔the inflammatory processes represented by the
level of C-reactive protein in the bloodstream


Depression may be a risk factor for CHD due to its relationship with - correct
answer ✔A. C-reactive protein.
B. the metabolic syndrome.
C. *Both choices are correct.*

, D. Neither choice is correct


____________ refers to chronically searching the environment for potential
threat. - correct answer ✔Vigilant coping


______ remains an underdiagnosed and untreated contributor to CHD
morbidity and mortality - correct answer ✔Depression


Which of the following has NOT been found to be associated with delay
before seeking treatment for myocardial infarction - correct answer ✔being
young and white


Beta-blockers are used in cardiac rehabilitation - correct answer ✔to resist
the effects of sympathetic nervous system stimulation.


________ are the most common drug treatment for reducing the incidence of
death, heart attack, and stroke - correct answer ✔Statins


Cardiac rehabilitation programs involve - correct answer ✔- exercise.
- smoking cessation.
- reduced alcohol consumption.
- *All of these.*


According to studies of recovery from coronary heart disease, social support -
correct answer ✔can become a problem for some patients if not given in a
careful way.


Cardiac invalidism occurs when - correct answer ✔patients and their
spouses underestimate the patient's physical abilities

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