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PSY 382 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE
Reasons for increased lifespans after 1900/1920 - ...(ANSWERS)....Around 1920,
life expectancies increased partially due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time to develop things such as
cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
- Decreased infant mortality
- Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Why are women predicted to live longer? - ...(ANSWERS)....Masculinity tells them
not to go for check ups or if they have a pain
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When a man is married, this gap between men and women closes.
Why do higher classes have a higher life expectancy? - ...(ANSWERS)....Can't get
time off, difficult to schedule appointments
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the bus, walking, etc
Why do the educated have a higher life expectancy? - ...(ANSWERS)....Higher
average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with full benefits
More informed consumers of health information (diseases, treatment options)
Less likely to smoke
Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status (health knowledge, attitudes,
habits)
Politics on life expectancy - ...(ANSWERS)....More liberal leaning areas support
wider access to healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc. Therefore,
people have easier access to healthcare and have higher life expectancies.
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Biomedical model - ...(ANSWERS)....defined health by the absence of disease
Biopsychosocial model - ...(ANSWERS)....Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support, high stress, poor coping, avoid
preventative medical care, engage in risky behavior
They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological and social factors
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS EXPERIMENTS - ...(ANSWERS)....Showed social factors in
the development of disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
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What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
What are the 3 components of the stress response? - ...(ANSWERS)....Stress
response: the physiological, emotional, and cognitive response to a stressor(s)
What are the two systems involved in the stress response? -
...(ANSWERS)....Sympathetic Nervous System
Neuroendocrine System
How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in tandem
together? - ...(ANSWERS)....When the SNS activates, the function of the PNS
decreases
Vice versa: as PNS activates, the SNS becomes less active
3 main hormones driving the stress response - ...(ANSWERS)....Three key
hormones in the stress response are cortisol, epinephrine (aka adrenaline), and
norepinephrine
PSY 382 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE
Reasons for increased lifespans after 1900/1920 - ...(ANSWERS)....Around 1920,
life expectancies increased partially due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time to develop things such as
cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
- Decreased infant mortality
- Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Why are women predicted to live longer? - ...(ANSWERS)....Masculinity tells them
not to go for check ups or if they have a pain
, 2
When a man is married, this gap between men and women closes.
Why do higher classes have a higher life expectancy? - ...(ANSWERS)....Can't get
time off, difficult to schedule appointments
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the bus, walking, etc
Why do the educated have a higher life expectancy? - ...(ANSWERS)....Higher
average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with full benefits
More informed consumers of health information (diseases, treatment options)
Less likely to smoke
Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status (health knowledge, attitudes,
habits)
Politics on life expectancy - ...(ANSWERS)....More liberal leaning areas support
wider access to healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc. Therefore,
people have easier access to healthcare and have higher life expectancies.
, 3
Biomedical model - ...(ANSWERS)....defined health by the absence of disease
Biopsychosocial model - ...(ANSWERS)....Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support, high stress, poor coping, avoid
preventative medical care, engage in risky behavior
They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological and social factors
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS EXPERIMENTS - ...(ANSWERS)....Showed social factors in
the development of disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
, 4
What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
What are the 3 components of the stress response? - ...(ANSWERS)....Stress
response: the physiological, emotional, and cognitive response to a stressor(s)
What are the two systems involved in the stress response? -
...(ANSWERS)....Sympathetic Nervous System
Neuroendocrine System
How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in tandem
together? - ...(ANSWERS)....When the SNS activates, the function of the PNS
decreases
Vice versa: as PNS activates, the SNS becomes less active
3 main hormones driving the stress response - ...(ANSWERS)....Three key
hormones in the stress response are cortisol, epinephrine (aka adrenaline), and
norepinephrine
