Tobacco Use
The addictive ingredient of cigarette smoking is
nicotine
Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase are _____________ involved in the metabolism of alcohol
enzymes
The safest and surest way to lose weight and be healthy is to
A. exercise.
B. eat healthily.
C. rely on diet pills.
D. both a and b, not c.
D. both exercise and eating healthy, but not relying on diet pills
Pushing muscles hard against an immovable object is an example of _____ exercise.
isometric
The site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange is the
alveoli
Morphine and heroin are __________ types of drugs.
sedative
Using body mass index (BMI), a BMI of ____ to _____ is defined as overweight.
25 to 30
Running, jogging, swimming, jumping rope, dancing and cycling are all examples of _____________ exercise.
aerobic
Some people smoke because smoking is negatively reinforcing for them. An example of a negative reinforcer would be:
A. a feeling of relaxation.
B. satisfying manual needs.
C. a reduction in tension.
D. the smell of tobacco smoke.
C. a reduction in tension.
______ is the accumulation of nonfunctional scar tissue in the liver.
Cirrhosis
Stable weight is maintained when
energy entering the body = energy expended by body
Studies of the effects of exercise on clinically depressed patients have generally found that exercise can _________.
reduce depression
The decline in the rate of cigarette smoking in the United States can be traced to
The 1964 Surgeon General's report
For problem drinkers, most relapses occur within ______ after the end of the treatment program.
3 months
The immediate aim of treatment programs for anorexic individuals is usually
weight restoration
The optimal type of physical activity for someone wanting protection from osteoporosis is
high-impact exercise
Some ex-smokers "slip" and have one cigarette. Then, they equate this slip with a full relapse and resume smoking at their former rate. This phenomenon is called the
Abstinence Violation Effect
The concepts of modeling, positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement are important ingredients in this model of drinking.
Social Learning Theory
Impulse control may be more of an issue for individuals with this type of eating disorder __________.
Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder
Broadly speaking, which type of intervention is beneficial for increasing knowledge of the benefits of physical exercises but has not shown the same efficacy for getting individuals to adopt physical activity?
Informational interventions