The Tendency of the Body to Maintain a Steady State

question 11

Multiple Choice

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state of functioning is called

• A) stability.
• B) drive reduction.
• C) homeostasis.
• D) physiological balance.

Understand strategies for managing and reducing health care expenses.

Describe the role and evolution of health psychology and behavioral medicine in the management of health.

Understand the distinction between the biomedical and biopsychosocial models of health.

Appreciate the multifaceted role of health psychologists in promoting health and treating diseases.

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Definitions:

Free Labor Ideology

The belief prevalent before and during the American Civil War in the Northern states that work ethic and labor should be freely chosen and rewarded, contrasting with the forced labor system of slavery.

Slave Labor

The forced, unpaid work of enslaved people, utilized extensively in various societies throughout history, notably in the Americas up until the 19th century.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A 1854 law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowing settlers in those territories to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to increased tensions that contributed to the American Civil War.

Charles Sumner

An American politician and senator known for his strong stance against slavery and his leadership in the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.