Chapter 8 Stress and Physical Health Total Assessment Guide T A G Topic Overview pp 207 208 Defining Stress pp 208 210 Symptoms of Stress pp 210 217 Diagnosis of Stress and Physical Illness pp 217 218 Psychological Factors and Some Familiar Illnesses pp 218 221 Cardiovascular Disease pp 221 228 Question Type Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Factual Conceptual Applied 1 2 7 8 3 5 6 10 4 9 15 102 58 60 106 17 20 21 23 24 25 26 30 31 37 42 44 47 49 51 52 54 55 56 57 103 104 105 11 12 13 14 16 113 18 22 27 29 32 33 34 35 39 48 50 53 19 28 36 38 40 41 43 45 46 114 115 116 59 61 62 64 68 70 72 75 107 108 79 80 81 89 94 96 100 101 109 110 111 112 117 63 65 69 71 76 77 66 67 73 74 78 82 83 84 86 88 91 92 93 97 99 85 87 89 90 95 98 118 119 120 ScholarStock 316 Chapter 8 Stress and Physical Health Multiple Choice 8 1 1 What broad definition of stress has been offered by scientists a subtype of mental disorder that emphasizes physiological symptoms a challenging event that requires behavioral cognitive and physiological adaptation a set of specific symptoms that are associated with increased risk for mental disorders an evolutionary development that has enabled humans to adapt to rapid technological changes a b c d a b c d a b c d 8 1 2 Stress is caused by Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 1 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill confused thought processes other people both minor hassles and major events severe traumas Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 2 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 8 1 3 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill ScholarStock 317 8 1 3 Which of the following is an accurate description of the relationship between stress and illness according to DSM 5 Stress only contributes to a few physical diseases such as ulcers Psychosomatic disorders are caused by stress alone Stress has no effect on physical illness but a great effect on psychological ones Stress plays a role in the onset or exacerbation of all physical illnesses from a cold to AIDS 8 1 4 At work some coworkers are discussing psychosomatic disorders Which one of them has the best understanding of the term Hank who says These disorders are not as bad as real physical illnesses Anna who says The concept of psychosomatic disorders is outdated The mind and body both affect physical illness Sal who says I don t know why anyone would want to consciously create the symptoms of a disease Ted who says If you have one of these disorders you have nothing to worry about because it s just all in your head 8 1 5 One reason that a list of psychosomatic illnesses was not included in DSM 5 is because psychosomatic illnesses are only imaginary and no threat to a person s health people with psychosomatic illnesses are just seeking attention this list is now only maintained in the ICD medicine now takes a more holistic view of illness including both the body and mind Answer b Difficulty 2 Question ID 8 1 4 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Applied LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 8 1 5 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill In what way do contemporary researchers views on psychosomatic illness differ from views held 8 1 6 earlier They now believe in the specificity hypothesis They now believe that every physical illness is a product of the interaction between the mind and body They now believe that only certain physical illnesses have psychological components They now believe that depression is the primary cause of most of these types of illness a b c d a b c d a b c d Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 6 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill ScholarStock 318 8 1 8 What multidisciplinary field includes both medical and mental health professionals who investigate psychological factors in the symptoms etiology and treatment of physical illness and chronic disease 8 1 7 Evidence indicates that learning more adaptive ways of coping can change the amount of stress we face prevent most physical and all psychological disorders limit the recurrence or improve the course of many physical illnesses make it more likely that illnesses will be correctly diagnosed a b c d a b c d a b c d Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 7 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill holistic wellness psychophysiology behavioral medicine psychosomatic medicine Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 8 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 8 1 9 Page Reference 207 Topic Overview Skill Applied LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill 8 1 9 Which of the following is LEAST likely to take place in a behavioral medicine clinic support groups for people with terminal cancer dialysis for patients with renal failure classes that introduce coping strategies to patients with chronic pain interventions to educate parents of chronically ill children 8 1 10 The case of Bob Carter as presented in your textbook is important because it shows a that Bob is destined for another heart attack since he declined counseling ScholarStock 319 b c d a b c d a b c d that stress and lifestyle are more important factors in heart attacks than genetic or physiological factors that complex interactions between behavioral choices and outside stressors impact a person s health that Bob s combination of genetic behavioral and personality factors made his heart attack inevitable Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 8 1 10 Page Reference 207 208 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 8 1 How can stress make you physically ill 8 1 11 How did the developers of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale measure the amount of stress caused by each of the items on the scale Each item was evaluated by a group of experts on stress and behavioral medicine They assigned the items life change units based on the judgments of a large group of normal adults Scores were given to each item based on how much family members thought