Clinical Health Psychology
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Course Introduction
Clinical Health Psychology explores the psychological principles and interventions applied to the promotion of health, prevention and treatment of illness, and the improvement of healthcare systems. The course covers the biopsychosocial model, examining how psychological factors influence physical health, illness behaviors, and patient outcomes. Students learn about stress, coping mechanisms, health-related behavior change, and psychological assessment in medical settings. Emphasis is also placed on evidence-based interventions for managing chronic illnesses, pain, and adherence to medical regimens, as well as the role of clinical health psychologists in multidisciplinary teams.
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Health Psychology 8th Edition by Shelley E. Taylor
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Chapter 1: What Is Health Psychology
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Q1) The field within psychology devoted to understanding all psychological influences on health and illness across the life span is called
A) psychosomatic medicine.
B) health psychology.
C) medical psychology.
D) epidemiology.
Answer: B
Q2) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets focuses on
A) health promotion and maintenance.
B) prevention and treatment of illness.
C) etiology and correlations of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D) the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
Answer: A
Q3) As of 2008,_______________ million Americans had no health insurance.
A) 15.3
B) 26.7
C) 46.3
D) 54.9
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
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Q1) Chronic low back pain and myofascial pain syndrome are examples of
A) acute pain.
B) chronic benign pain.
C) recurrent acute pain.
D) chronic progressive pain
Answer: B
Q2) Counterirritation involves
A) influencing the central control mechanism.
B) inhibiting pain in one part of the body by stimulating another area.
C) creating lesions in pain fibers and receptors.
D) influencing the transmission of pain impulses from the peripheral receptors.
Answer: B
Q3) Cognitive-behavioral pain interventions
A) encourage patients to entrust the management of their pain to the treatment team.
B) attempt to modify maladaptive cognitions but not overt and covert behaviors.
C) encourage clients to attribute their success to the treatment intervention.
D) None of these.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
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Q1) James works with patients injured in motorcycle accidents.He helps them learn to use adaptive devices in order to perform tasks.He often uses heat and massage to relieve pain and improve muscle function.He is a
A) massage therapist.
B) occupational therapist.
C) physical therapist.
D) dietitian.
Answer: C
Q2) Of the following situations,patient anxiety would be highest
A) after the physician had explained the diagnosis and treatment regimen.
B) after the patient has received a test result.
C) while the patient is awaiting a new and promising, but invasive, medical procedure.
D) while the patient is experiencing the side effects of a familiar medical procedure.
Answer: C
Q3) Many chronic illnesses lead to a decrease in sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
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Q1) Poor adjustment for parents of children who have died from SIDS is associated with A) maternal smoking.
B) self-blame.
C) socioeconomic status.
D) All of these.
Q2) ,especially A) positive self-talk.
B) self-monitoring.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) All of these.
Q3) According to Kübler-Ross,the dying patient who asks "why me?" is experiencing A) anxiety.
B) bargaining.
C) denial.
D) anger.
Q4) Suppose you were working in a facility that provided care for terminally ill patients and their families.What psychosocial factors would be important for you to consider in training staff members? Why?
Q5) Describe the psychological and physiological correlates of grief.
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Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
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Q1) Which of the following has NOT been found to be associated with delay before seeking treatment for myocardial infarction?
A) interpretation of symptoms as mild disorders
B) being young and white
C) history of angina or diabetes
D) experiencing an attack during the daytime
Q2) Mild hypertension is defined by a diastolic pressure consistently between 105 and 119.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The prevalence of hypertension among lower-income African Americans may be traced to
A) parental histories of hypertension.
B) racial differences in neuropeptide and cardiovascular response to stressors.
C) exposure to chronic environmental stressors.
D) All of these.
Q4) Explain why adherence to diabetic treatment programs is so difficult for most people to achieve.
Q5) Explain the role of stress management in recovery from myocardial infarction.
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Chapter 6: Stress
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Q1) Past sexual practice is an important predictor of AIDS-related risk behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the relationship among depression,loneliness,interpersonal conflict,and a poorly functioning immune system? Do individual differences in coping styles affect this relationship? If so,how?
Q3) Susan has breast cancer.She is anxious and depressed.She feels unable to manage her treatment regime.Her oncologist recommends therapy.According to your text,the format this therapy is most likely to take is
A) crisis-intervention.
B) intensive psychotherapy.
C) a program of exercise and diet.
D) psychoanalysis.
Q4) Impaired immune functioning has been found in samples of adults who have experienced short-term marital conflict,marital separation,and divorce.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How do psychosocial factors influence the initiation and course of cancer?
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Chapter 7: Coping,resilience,and Social Support
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Q1) Comprehensive intervention models
A) concentrate and coordinate medical and psychological expertise.
B) have yet to be developed for chronic diseases.
C) have proven to be less expensive than other models and remarkably cost effective.
D) All of these.
Q2) Most surveys suggest that patients want less expensive high-technology medical treatment except in the terminal phase of illness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Women live _________ years longer than men on average.
A) 0.
B) 2.
C) 4.5.
D) 6.5.
Q4) Women
A) live on average five years longer than men.
B) are sick more often than men.
C) are decreasing their use of health-compromising substances.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 8: Using Health Services
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Q1) During the digestive process,the absorption of food takes place primarily in the A) stomach.
B) duodenum.
C) small intestine.
D) large intestine.
Q2) Nonspecific immunity may be mediated by the A) skin.
B) phagocytes.
C) inflammatory response.
D) All of these.
Q3) The gene for _______________ has been identified.This allows for at-risk individuals to be tested to ascertain whether they are carriers of this hereditary disorder characterized by chronic physical and mental deterioration due to damaged brain cells.
A) epilepsy
B) myasthenia gravis
C) dementia
D) Huntington's disease
Q4) Describe and discuss the two most common disorders of the nervous system.
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Chapter 9: Patients, providers, and Treatments
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Q1) Broad-spectrum cognitive behavior therapy allows a therapist to select several complementary methods for the modification of a problem behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The health belief model states that the practice of a particular health behavior is a function of
A) an individual's beliefs that he or she, rather than powerful others or chance, is in control of his or her own health.
B) an individual's attitudes about a health behavior, subjective normative beliefs, and self-efficacy.
C) an individual's beliefs in a specific health threat, and beliefs that a specific health behavior can reduce that threat.
D) perceived self-efficacy and perceived invulnerability.
Q3) The use of Antabuse in the treatment of alcoholism is an example of A) shaping.
B) modeling.
C) operant conditioning.
D) classical conditioning.
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Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
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Q1) Poor diet has been linked with A) colon cancer.
B) total serum cholesterol level.
C) pancreatic cancer.
D) All of these.
Q2) Body image distortions have been found to cause anorexia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to your text,bulimia affects between _______________ of women,although up to _______________ may have episodes.
A) 1 to 3 percent; 10 percent
B) 5 to 10 percent; 15 percent
C) 10 to 15 percent; 25 percent
D) 15 to 20 percent; 40 percent
Q4) Self-efficacy with respect to exercise is related to positive effect derived from exercise in that
A) people with high self-efficacy beliefs report more positive mood.
B) positive effect predicts subsequent self-efficacy beliefs.
C) people with low self-efficacy beliefs are less likely to exercise.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Illness
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Q1) It is well-established that commercial smoking cessation programs have high cure rates.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify and discuss the synergistic effect of smoking on other health-related risk factors.
Q3) 100% of college students are heavy drinkers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Those who quit smoking on their own
A) appear to be more successful in maintaining abstinence than participants in smoking cessation programs.
B) have high levels of self-control that is related to low relapse rates.
C) are more likely to have a socially supportive network that smokes.
D) have strong beliefs in the health benefits of stopping smoking.
Q5) Identify and describe the biological,psychological,and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.
Q6) More than 2 million college students drive drunk each year.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
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Q1) African-American men are more likely to die from a heart attack than are white men. A)True
B)False
Q2) In their study of German World Cup matches,Wilpert-Lampen concluded men with cardiovascular disorders are _________ times more likely to suffer an emergency on a game day.
A) 10
B) 5
C) 3
D) 2
Q3) Mike has been having difficulty meeting the demands of the two executives who oversee his work area and communicate conflicting expectations.One executive is concerned about production and constantly urges Mike to meet performance quotas.The other is concerned about quality assurance and would like Mike to slow down and focus on the quality of his work.This is an example of
A) role ambiguity.
B) role conflict.
C) work pressure.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 13: Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii
Diabetes
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Q1) Anger and depression can be part of the coping process.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Individuals that cause you special stress are
A) stress carriers.
B) not important to you.
C) easily ignored.
D) None of these.
Q3) The idea that the effectiveness of social support is determined by the ability of an individual's social network to provide the particular types of assistance needed in times of stress is the
A) direct effects hypothesis.
B) buffering hypothesis.
C) matching hypothesis.
D) None of these.
Q4) Relaxation training is designed to
A) provide cognitive insights into the nature and control of stress.
B) reduce the physiological arousal associated with stress.
C) mitigate the effect of stress carriers.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorderss
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Q1) The model of illness that most people use to understand herpes is A) acute.
B) chronic.
C) cyclic.
D) terminal.
Q2) Research sponsored by the United Nation's World Health Organization indicates that ginko bilbao is a safe alternative medicine for promoting circulation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The patient who complains of a medical disorder that is rightfully psychological in nature is most likely to be treated by a A) psychiatrist.
B) general practitioner.
C) specialist.
D) lay practitioner.
Q4) Older adults are more likely than other adults to delay medical treatment. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
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Q1) Avoidant coping strategies on the part of patients are
A) associated with good adherence to treatment regimens.
B) associated with poor adherence to treatment regimens.
C) associated with creative nonadherence.
D) unrelated with adherence to treatment regimens.
Q2) found that male and female physicians preferred female patients.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The typical physicians' assistant program lasts two years.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to the text,one of the changes in the philosophy of health care delivery that affects patient-provider relationships is
A) Western medicine's resistance to nontraditional therapies such as meditation and biofeedback.
B) in response to increased consumerism among patients, medical students become less egalitarian in their relationships with patients during the course of medical training.
C) that provider-patient relationships are becoming more egalitarian.
D) None of these.
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