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Health Psychology Practice Test 2: General Questions
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Health Psychology Practice Test 2: General Questions
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1. Substances differ in the potential for producing psychological and _________dependence.

2. _________exists when the body has adjusted to a substance and incorporated it into the ‘‘normal’’ functioning of the body’s tissues.

3. Cancer causing substances are called _________.

4. _________ refers to unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms people experience when they discontinue or markedly reduce using a substance on which they have become dependent.

5. _________ is a state in which individuals feel compelled to use a substance for the effect it produces, without necessarily being physically dependent on it.

6. _________ is a health-related behavior that is firmly established, often performed automatically without awareness.

7. _________ is the addictive chemical in tobacco.

8. __________ self-reward involves rewarding oneself with something desirable after successful modification of target behavior.

9. ________ is an ancient Indian practice whose main purpose is to unite the body and mind in harmony and is now commonly used as a form of exercise.

10. Vigorous exercise seems to increase the body’s production of ___________, which are morphine like chemical substances.

11. Successful modification of health behavior involves understanding the antecedents as well as the ________ of a target behavior.

12. Sight and smell of food may act as _________ stimuli for eating.

13. _________ appears to serve as an entry-level drug in childhood and adolescence for subsequent substance use and abuse.

14. _________ factors and psychosocial factors play an important role in weight control.

15. Diet is one determinant of a person’s ________ profile

16. In ________ an individual forms a contract with other person, such as therapist, detailing the rewards or punishments contingent for the performance or nonperformance of a behavior.

17. Drugs are usually classified into four categories – stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens and______

18. The heart of ________ is paring unconditioned stimulus with conditioned stimulus, resulting in conditioned response.

19. Behaviors undertaken by people to enhance or maintain their health are collectively called ______.

20. Joseph Wolpe (1958) developed a procedure known as __________ for the treatment of anxiety.

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