Cognitive-behavioral methods have been demonstrated as effective for the treatment of
a. chronic pain.
b. bulimia.
c. smoking cessation.
d. all of the above
Question 2Which of the following best illustrates the application of operant conditioning principles in health psychology?
a. A person with peptic ulcers undergoes relaxation training.
b. A person with a fear of the dentist undergoes systematic desensitization.
c. Family members of a chronic pain patient are instructed to ignore the patient's complaints and reinforce the patient's attempts to become more physically active.
d. A person with hypertension is taught to imagine, during highly stressful times, a calming scenario that he/she has created with his/her health psychology professional.
Question 3Dr. McAndrew has decided to use systematic desensitization to treat his client's tension headaches. Which of the following treatment components MUST be present in order for Dr. McAndrews's intervention to be considered systematic desensitization?
a. an extensive explanation (verbal and/or written) of the relationship between lifestyle and conditions like headache
b. a record on which the client is asked to record headache data, including the factors that precede it, how he or she responds to it, and the consequences that follow from it
c. extensive training in/use of relaxation techniques
d. a thorough psychophysiological assessment using self-ratings, observer ratings, and/or recording equipment
Question 4Which of the following best illustrates extinction?
a. A person with a fear of doctors' offices overcomes this fear by repeatedly visiting a doctor's office for pleasant interactions with personnel and other, non-anxious, patients.
b. A person with a fear of dentists visits a psychoanalyst who helps to uncover the unconscious symbolism of dental procedures.
c. A person who is not anxious about acquiring HIV watches an educational video on the topic and develops mild anxiety about acquiring HIV.
d. A person never experiences anxiety about contracting sexually transmitted diseases because he/she has never developed such a disease despite frequent high-risk behaviors.
Question 5Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between health and social support?
a. Several studies suggest that social support acts as a buffer against adverse health outcomes.
b. The effect of social support on health disappears after controlling for demographic variables and medical risk factors.
c. The relationship between social support and health goes in one direction only; although social support affects health outcomes, health status has no effect on social support networks.
d. all of the above
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