Psy 255 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Stress - correct answer the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging acute stress - correct answer A temporary pattern of stressor-activated arousal with a distinct onset and limited duration. chronic stress - correct answer stress associated with long-term problems th...

What are the worldwide death rates of smoking? - correct answer Of the people alive in the world today, 500,000,000 will die from smoking. What is the percent of health care cost due to unhealthy behaviors? - correct answer Behavioral costs account for about 60% of US Health Care costs. What are the health trends and types of diseases that dominate in the US since the beginning of the last century...

The National Health and Nutrition Survey' in a general sense is a program designed to assess which of the following? - correct answer The health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States Questions such as "how is my baby growing" or "who decides what vitamins and minerals belong in our food and diet" can be answered by which of the following health surveys? - correct answer ...

Attitude Ch 10 - correct answer The degree of positive or negative feeling a person has toward a particular person, place, or thing. Subjective Norm Ch 10 - correct answer An Individual's perception of the social pressures to perform or not perform a particular behavior. Perceived Behavioral Control Ch 10 - correct answer An individual's b...

For what population was The Army Beta test developed to assess? - Illiterate Your supervisor believes you are strong on critical thinking, and based on this evaluation, incorrectly rates you high on organizational skills and interpersonal skills. The supervisor is likely committing which of the following errors? - Halo error Which measure of central tendency reflects the most frequently occurring score within a distribution? - Mode In the acronym "KSAO's," what does the "A" stand f...

Health - correct answer Is a state of optimal well-being. That includes physical, mental, and social well-being. Health Psychology - correct answer Is the field of study focused on understanding the biological, psychological, and social influences on health and illness with the aims of promoting health and preventing illness and improving health care systems and policies Missions of Psychology- Th...

Dr. Smith wants to better understand the health of her patients. When using the illness-wellness continuum, if she discovers that a patient is on the left, what does this most likely mean? - correct answer Health is becoming worse and treatment is needed Health promotion can be defined as: - correct answer activities people engage in to promote or maintain good health. Those actions, behaviors, an...

main topics - correct answer -weight management -cardiovascular disease management -injury prevention and public health -cancer prevention and behavioral risks -social and behavioral disparities -sun exposure and skin cancer -weight management in adolescents: multiple behavior change -multiple behaviors, the impact of technology, and future challenges technology - correct answer -household rel...

According to the Tobacco Toll on Rhode Island, how many Rhode Islanders, approximately, die each year from a tobacco related illness? - correct answer 1,800 each year You and your friends decide to go out to the hookah bar for the night, according to the presentation, after smoking hookah for 1 hour, this is the equivalent to smoking about how many cigarettes? - correct answer 100 cigarettes When ...