Ch. 11 Psychoneuroimmunology & HIV

Question 1

psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 1

a field of study that evolved out of the disciplines of biology & psychology dedicated to understanding the interplay between these disparate systems

Question 2

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Answer 2

illness resulting in a deficiency w/in the immune system, w/ a number of manifestations, rather than a single disease
- precursor: HIV

Question 3

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Answer 3

virus responsible for causing AIDS

Question 4

opportunistic infection

Answer 4

infection caused by organisms that cannot induce disease in people w/ normal immune systems, but take the “ooportunity” to flourish in people w/ HIV infection

Question 5

sexual mixing

Answer 5

the extent to which people engage in sexual activities w/ sexual partners from other sexual networks (dissortative mating) vs. partners from their own network (assortative mating)

Question 6

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

a. real emotional experience is related to immune changes
b. any emotional experience, even faked, leads to immune changes
c. only faked emotional experiences lead to immune changes
d. thinking about increased immune activity can create it

Answer 6

b. any emotional experience, even faked, leads to immune changes

Question 7

A girl 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:

a. conditioned immunity
b. operant conditioning
c. psychoneuroimmunological reactivity
d. compensatory responding

Answer 7

a. conditioned immunity

Question 8

Why does chronic stress suppress the immune system?

a. It conserves body resources
b. It serves as a warning
c. It prevents the organism from being too active
d. It prevents over activation

Answer 8

d. It prevents over activation

Question 9

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. AIDS and HIV are synonyms
b. A person can have AIDS without being HIV positive
c. A person who is HIV negative develops AIDS
d. A person can be HIV positive without having AIDS

Answer 9

d. A person can be HIV positive without having AIDS

Question 10

AIDS was first discovered and named in the

a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s

Answer 10

d. 1980s

Question 11

Currently, the average time between HIV infection and the appearance of the first signs of AIDS is

a. 5-10 months
b. 1-2 years
c. 3-5 years
d. 8-11 years

Answer 11

c. 3-5 years

Question 12

The most common cultural group to have HIV is

a. African Americans
b. Latino Americans
c. minority women
d. low SES men

Answer 12

c. minority women

Question 13

The extent to which people engage in sexual activities with sexual partners from other sexual networks is known as _______ and is a central influence on AIDS transmission.

a. miscegenation
b. the contact hypothesis
c. sexual mixing
d. transgroup sexuality

Answer 13

d. transgroup sexuality