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1
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Leading cause of death for all ages combined

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Heart disease

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Ability to preform a task correctly

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Self-efficacy

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A _____ is an appraisal of the relationship between some object, action, or idea, and some attribute of that object, action, or idea

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Belief

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4
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Biological and genetic determinants that you cannot
typically change or modify

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Nonmodifiable determinants

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5
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Sharon has lost two jobs and blames her coworkers, saying that they try to sabotage her and she did nothing wrong. What could she have developed?

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Learned helplessness

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6
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Jose’s belief he can pass the midterm is an example of

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Self-efficacy

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7
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What is true about panic attacks?

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They can lead to social isolation

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8
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Difference between emotional and mental health

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Emotional health deals with feelings rather than thought processes

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9
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Psychoneuroimmunology studies the effects of disease on emotional health, true/false

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False

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10
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Term used to encompass mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health is

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Socioemotional

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Self-awareness, self-management, internal motivation, empathy, and social skills are most closely associated with

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Emotional intellegence

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12
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The general term for a disorder that disrupts thoughts, feelings, moods, and behavior the the extent that it impairs functioning in daily life is

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Cognitive disorder

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13
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Sense of being overwhelmed by perceived obligations to stay connected online is

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Technostress

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The difference between hours of sleep needed and actual hours slept is

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Sleep debt.

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Which of the following groups of Americans is most likely to unintentionally fall asleep during the day?

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18-25

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In the United States, about 20 percent of the population suffers from excessive daytime sleepiness. (T/F)

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True

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17
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The aspects of a situation that cue or stimulate a person to act in certain ways are called

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Antecedents

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18
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Healthy People 2020 is a(n)…

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Blueprint for health actions designed to improve health in the United States

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19
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What is the average life expectancy for Americans, both males and females combined?

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78.8

20
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According to the textbook, this is a belief in one’s ability to perform a task successfully.

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Self-efficacy

21
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The social cognitive model of behavior change suggests that

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The environment in which we live-from childhood to the present-influences change.

22
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Stages of Purposeful Behavioral Change

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Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Termination

Relapse

23
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A network of people and services with which we share ties and which provide support is

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Social Support

24
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A psychologically healthy person is

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Resilient

25
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A researcher observes that stage actors frequently come down with a cold after the close of a long run of a show. This type of study would best be classified as

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psychoneuroimmunology.

26
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A term used to encompass mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health is

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psychological.

27
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SMART goal

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Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-Bound

28
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Jake is being treated for depression by a medical doctor who provides talk therapy and has also prescribed medication for his condition. Which type of mental health professional is Jake seeing?

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psychiatrist.

29
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Lisa has a strong sense of purpose and meaning to her life. Lisa is demonstrating

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spiritual health.

30
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Marie’s parents have given her money for a down payment on a new car; they are providing her with

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tangible support.

31
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People who have experienced repeated failures may develop a pattern of response in which they give up and fail to take any positive action. This is called

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learned helplessness.

32
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Psychological health is best described as encompassing

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thinking, feeling, relating, and being.

32
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Recently, Kevin has been spending a lot of time playing online poker. Last weekend, he decided on a whim to fly to Las Vegas to try his hand at “the real thing.” He lost over $5,000. This behavior indicates that Kevin may have

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borderline personality disorder.

32
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Sharon has lost two jobs in the past year. She blames her coworkers, who she says didn’t like her. She claims that they were purposely trying to sabotage her and that she did absolutely nothing wrong. From her behavior, it is likely that Sharon has developed

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Learned helplessness

33
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The mental health professional whose treatment is most likely to be based on Freud’s theories is a

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psychoanalyst.

34
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PERMA

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Positive Emotion
Engagement
Positive Relationships
Meaning
Achievements

34
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After his girlfriend breaks up with him, Ian tells himself that all women are cruel and self-centered and that, since he’ll never find a loving relationship, he should just stop looking. Ian is indulging in a form of self-talk known as

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dichotomous thinking.

35
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The long-term wear and tear on the body caused by the stress response

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Allostatic load

35
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Preparing for anticipated stressor

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Stress inoculation

35
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The primary hormone responsible for physiological stress responses such as increased heart and breathing rates is

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Epinephrine.

35
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The transactional model of stress and coping proposes that our stress response is determined by

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our perception of the stressor, our coping ability, and our environment.

36
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Which of the following statements about the graduating class of 2016 is true?

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More than 70 percent of these students graduated with significant debt.

36
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Phases of the general adaptation syndrome

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Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

36
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Two parts of your brain that are critical to regulating circadian rhythm are the

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Hypothalamus and the pineal body.

36
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What percentage of the world’s population lacks adequate sleep?

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~45%

37
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Which of the following groups of Americans is most likely to unintentionally fall asleep during the day?

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18-25

37
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How long does caffine last

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~7.7+ hrs.

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