The hypothesis that telomeres connected to aging suggests that aging increases as telomeres get shorter
Roger is a 40 year old male. He just had an appointment with his physician. Although he is currently healthy, his doctor told him it would be in his best interest to lose some weight and begin e...
BBH 101 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The hypothesis that telomeres connected to aging suggests that aging increases as
telomeres get ✅shorter
Roger is a 40 year old male. He just had an appointment with his physician. Although he
is currently healthy, his doctor told him it would be in his best interest to lose some
weight and begin exercising because he has a history of heart disease in his family.
This is what type of prevention? ✅primary
When hpa axis is responding to a stressor, what hormone causes the release of
adrenocorticotropin hormone (acth) and what anatomical structure is acth released from
✅crh, anterior pituitary
One way sterss may contribute to the development for atherosclerosis is: ✅through
increases in bp which may damage the walls of the blood vessels more likely
One of best known ways sterss may contribute to the development for atherosclerosis
is: ✅through increases in bp which may damage the walls of the blood vessels more
likely
Which describes immune function during a chronic stressor?
A. Immune function heightened immediately after the onset of the stressor and remains
heightened throughout duration
B.decreased immediately, remains decreased
C.heightened immediately, decreases as continues
D.decreased immediately and increases as continues ✅c
What is one reason small diameter particulates are considered more dangerous than
larger ones?
More common in densely populated areas
The respiratory tract is more capable of filtering out larger particulates
They are more likely to be inhaled than bigger particulates ✅b
Crh levels tend to rise most during what phase of drug use? ✅when the effects of the
drug start to wear off
In what sleep stage is brain activity very similar to being awake? ✅rem
Which sleep stage is most important for memory consolidation ✅3
,Steve is a smoker. He wants to quit and thinks about quitting frequently, but he has not
yet made a commitment to quitting or figured out how he will do it. He frequently tells
himself he will make plans to quit sometime in the future. What stage in the
transtheoretical model is he in?
In the whitehall study, individuals in the lowest employment grade had the:
Lowest/highest risk of mortality ✅higheset
Julia just turned 50 years old, so her doctor recommended she begin getting screened
for colon cancer every year. Colon cancer screening involves attempting to identify
cancer in a patient who is unaware they have it. Colon cancer screening is what type of
prevention?
primary
secondary
tertiary ✅secondary
Screening is what typeof prevention ✅secondary
What does screening involve ✅identifying a disease in an individual who isn't aware
they are/may be sick
Identifying a disease in an individual who isn't aware they are/may be sick ✅screening
Which of the following is not an action of cortisol?
It increases the breakdown of glycogen
It causes cells to be less responsive to insulin
It inhibits the production of glucose
It increases the breakdown of fats for energy ✅c
What increases the breakdown of glycogen ✅cortisol
What causes cells to be less responsive to insulin ✅cortisol
, What it increases the breakdown of fats for energy ✅cortisol
Cortisol's effect on gluconeogenesis, what does this mean ✅increases-->causes an
increase in production
T/f: cortisol inhibits glucose production ✅false
A gym is attempting to develop a new weight-loss program. The developers of the
program think that the major reason people fail to lose weight is that those who want to
lose weight don't believe they have ability to successfully stick to a workout schedule.
The developers feel that by giving the customers a sense of control over their ability to
stick to a workout schedule, they will be more likely to succeed. What theory of health
behavior does this approach fit best under? ✅theory of planned behavior
Which of the following would be most stressful to a group of experimental participants
based on our discussion of the characteristics of stressors that people find most
stressful?
Being told they will receive an electric shock every 5 minutes for the next hour
Being told they will not receive an electric shock unless they choose to press a small
button
Being told they will receive an electric shock only once at the end of a 1-hour period
Being told they will receive an undetermined number of electric shocks at random time
points over the next hour ✅d
Tom was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago. His symptoms have begun to
worsen and his doctor recommends he begin taking metformin, a medication that lowers
his blood glucose levels, to reduce the risk of serious complications occurring. This is
what type of prevention? ✅tertiary
When one encounters a threat, which of the following systems is the first to respond?
sympathetic nervous system
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (hpa) axis
immune system
all of these respond at the same time ✅sns
Order of systems response to stress ✅sns, hpa, immune system
Researchers in an experiment that explores the relationship between smoking and lung
cancer statistically control for age. What does it mean that they control for age?
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