In Explaining the Relationship Between Hostility and Health,Dr

question 50

Multiple Choice

In explaining the relationship between hostility and health,Dr.Billings asserts that more hostile individuals have poorer health habits,and it's these habits that increase their susceptibility to coronary heart disease.Evidently,Dr.Billings is an adherent of the __________.

• A) transactional model of stress.
• B) psychophysiological reactivity model.
• C) psychosocial vulnerability model.
• D) health behavior model.

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Definitions:

Visual Stimuli

Any objects or events that are seen and can influence a person's behavior or emotional state.

Rehearsal

Repetition.

Seriation

The cognitive ability to arrange objects in order according to size, shape, or any other characteristic.

Decentration

The ability to focus on multiple attributes of an object or situation rather than being locked onto a single aspect.