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Health Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adam's parents are not unduly concerned about their son's ability to adapt to college because he has always had a good sense of humor, been curious, and demonstrated an openness to ideas. These qualities are reflective of Adam's ______ wellness. | intellectual |
| By far, the leading preventable cause of death among Americans is | smoking |
| Donna is 25 pounds overweight, has tried a variety of diets, and failed to maintain weight loss. She defends her weight with the explanation that most of her relatives are overweight, and none has ever been successful with attempts to lose weight. | external locus of control |
| Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding a high allostatic load? | A high allostatic load is linked with physical wellness. |
| Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the study of the interaction among all the following systems: (3) | nervous, immune, and respiratory |
| A person who suppresses anger and feels hopeless has characteristics of which personality type? | type c |
| The division of the autonomic nervous system that slows down the body as it recovers from exposure to a stressor is the ______ nervous system. | parasympathetic |
| During the stress response, which of the following changes occurs throughout the body as a result of the release of epinephrine? | Your heart and breathing rates increase. Your liver releases more sugar into the blood. Your hearing and vision become more acute, and your heart and breathing rates increase. |
| The preferred method of treatment for seasonal affective disorder is | light therapy |
| Maslow would NOT have described a self-actualized person as someone who | remains focused on the idea of the way things should be |