How do psychological factors affect responding to, treatment of, and prognosis for cancer?
A. The evidence is inconclusive regarding how psychological factors play a role in cancer.
B. Some psychological attributes, such as optimism and conscientiousness, have been shown to delay the onset of ovarian cancer.
C. High levels of mood awareness and extraversion have been linked to the severity of esophageal cancer.
D. No link, correlational or otherwise, has been established between psychological factors and cancer outcomes.
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
While observing her mother bake cookies, Lorna ignores the process by which eggs, flour, and sugar are combined and baked, but focuses on the end product of a cookie. Lorna's thought best exemplifies
a. conservation. b. class inclusion. c. reversibility. d. static thought.
If one allele in a pair of genes differs in some way from the other, the genes are said to be:
homozygous. heterozygous. identical. autosomal.
In psychoanalysis, the purpose of free association is to ____
a. ?strengthen the memory for important events b. ?increase the patient’s grasp on reality c. ?reveal unconscious conflicts d. ?increase the use of defense mechanisms
Why is conscientiousness the best personality predictor of longevity?
A. People low in conscientiousness tend to have a genetic tendency toward ill health. B. Conscientious people practice behaviors that contribute to longevity. C. People high in conscientious are inherently more fit than people low in conscientiousness. D. Conscientious people exercise more often than people with other personality profiles.