PSY 352 Health Psy Quiz 2 PDF

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1. Which of the following statements about social networks is true a. The nature of social support networks is not related to social prestige, income or education level b. The use of social and helping organizations as support networks is no greater now than it was decades ago c. Women use their social support networks somewhat more effectively. d. The older adults are likely to have extensive social support networks. 2. The class of pain reliever most likely to produce increased tolerance and addiction is a. Indirectly acting drugs. b. Local anesthetics. c. Centrally acting analgesics. d. Peripherally acting analgesics. 3. The high levels of anxiety associated with acute pain a. Are alleviated with brief medical consultations. b. Typically subside as pain decreases. c. Increases with decreasing pain levels. d. Appears unrelated to the pain. 4. Children who thrive in spite of terrible conditions are said to have a. Sociability. b. Resilience. c. Tolerance for ambiguity. d. Depression. 5. Which of the following persons is engaging in cognitive redefinition? a. Maggie tells herself that she is much better off than Alice because her own condition is not as serious. b. Daphne goes out with friends every night so she doesn't have to think about her upcoming surgery. c. Carlos gets opinions from several specialists before deciding on a treatment. d. Ted lectures himself about not getting medical treatment sooner. 6. Chronic pain sufferers tend to a. Feel worn down and exhausted. b. Become preoccupied with their pain. c. Become increasingly irritable with their families. d. All of the above. 7. Studies with patient-controlled analgesia have shown a. High probabilities of abuse. b. They are not effective with cancer patients. c. Low abuse risk. d. Patients administer the medication as directed.

8. The best way of expressing the relationship between social support and mortality rate is that a. Social support definitely causes lower mortality. b. They have no relationship. c. Social support increases mortality rate. d. High social support is correlated with a lower mortality rate. 9. Which is not one of the four components of the definition of stress? a. perception of a discrepancy b. person-environment transaction c. biopsychosocial resources d. biological markers of stress 10. Chronic discomfort that is psychogenic in origin is referred to as a. Chronic-organic syndrome. b. Acute pain. c. Pain disorder. d. Malingering. 11. Which group tends to focus on extended families as their social network? a. African American men b. Asians c. Hispanics d. European American women 12. When are social ties detrimental to our health? a. When others encourage our own healthy behaviors. b. When other people interfere with our efforts to engage in healthful activities. c. When others engage in healthy behaviors themselves. d. When our social network overprotects us. 13. Higher pain thresholds are reported by people exposed with which of the following experimental stimuli? a. A funny movie or a baseball game. b. A lecture or a funny movie. c. A relaxing tape or a funny movie. d. White noise or a lecture on pain. 14. One of the advantages of imagery over distraction is that a. It is successful with severe pain whereas distraction is not. b. Most people are quite adept at imagery. c. It involves the use of a scene that can be easily carried in one’s head. d. It requires little involvement or attention. 15. The continuous interactions and adjustments between a person and the environment are called a. Stressors

b. Appraisals c. Strains d. transactions 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of social support? a. Tangible b. Attitudinal c. Emotional d. informational 17. Negative social behaviors tend to increase when stress is accompanied by a. Anger. b. Resistance c. Poor impulse control. d. Depression. 18. The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains? a. major life events b. chronic living circumstances c. the relationship between the person and environment d. the environment only 19. A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called a. A transaction. b. Discrepant behavior. c. Strain. d. Avoidance 20. Which of the following reflects the clinical caution regarding the use of narcotics for chronic pain? a. Researchers know why low addiction levels occur when such drugs are taken for pain relief but ignore this information. b. Acupuncture is a far more effective treatment. c. The clinical effects of taking narcotics daily are widely known but seldom considered in treatment. d. Clinical research needs to be done on a wider variety of chronic pain conditions. 21. Some research regarding the use of narcotic pain-killers with phantom limb pain indicates that a. None of the above. b. Pain was reduced without increased tolerance. c. Increased tolerance usually results. d. Addiction usually results.

22. Which of the following statements is true about avoidance approaches? a. They are rarely used as coping strategies. b. They are most beneficial during the first few weeks of a prolonged stress experience. c. In general, they are more effective than attention-promoting strategies. d. They are beneficial at all stages in the coping process. 23. What do we know from research on self-help groups about their effectiveness? a. Only women benefit from being in such groups. b. Being in a self-help group only helps early in a stress crisis. c. Researchers really don’t have good data on which support groups work best for specific issues/problems. d. Groups that have been around the longest, like Alcohols Anonymous are the most effective. 24. Which set of patients is most likely to have a physiological reaction to pain-related words? a. Phantom limb pain patients. b. Migraine sufferers. c. Those who use emotion-based coping strategies. d. hypnotized persons. 25. Problem-focused coping is LEAST likely to be used under which of the following situations? a. Final exams b. Death in the family c. Interpersonal conflicts d. Job loss...