Test Bank For Health Psychology 10th Edition By Taylor
Chapter 05
Health-Compromising Behaviors
- In any kind of intervention, the _____ is the best predictor of success.
- physician
- spouse
- C. patient
- family
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- According to Fradklin et al., 2015, problem behaviors such as obesity, smoking, and alcoholism are:
- A. more prevalent in adolescents from low social classes than adolescents from high social classes.
- more prevalent in young men than young women.
- easier to treat medically than through social interventions.
- easier to quit for people low in socioeconomic status than people high in socioeconomic status.
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- An excessive accumulation of fat in the body is known as
- A.
- bulimia.
- anorexia.
- diabetes.
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- Fat should ideally constitute about _____ percent of body tissue in women.
- 30–35
- 6–13
- 15–19
- D. 20–27
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- Obesity is a chief cause of
- lung cancer.
- memory loss.
- C.
- drug abuse.
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- _____ is an especially potent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
- A. Abdominally localized fat
- Localized fat in the hips
- Fat in the thighs
- Fat in the buttocks
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- Fat tissue produces _____ that exacerbate diseases related to inflammatory processes.
- immunomodulatory proteins
- B. proinflammatory cytokines
- inflammatory smears
- epidermal keratins
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8. Which of the following statements is true of obesity?
A. Often overlooked risks of obesity are psychological distress and depression.
B. Heightened levels of cytokines in obese people reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
C. Women in high socioeconomic statuses are prone to obesity due to their consumption of high-fat foods.
D. Surgical procedures, such as liposuction, are the best way to control obesity.
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