Health and Wellness Review Questions
Course Introduction
Health and Wellness is an interdisciplinary course that explores the foundational concepts of physical, mental, and social well-being. Students examine factors that influence health, such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, and lifestyle choices, while also considering the impact of community and environment. The course emphasizes self-care strategies, disease prevention, and the importance of developing lifelong healthy habits. Through lectures, discussions, and practical activities, students gain the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions that enhance their overall quality of life.
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The Psychology of Health and Health Care A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Gary Poole
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Health Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is not an element of the theory of planned behaviour as it might be applied to predict whether Alan will attend a Healthy Heart Program?
A)Belief about the efficacy of the program
B)Value placed on being healthy
C)Subjective norms
D)Perceived behavioural control
E)Internal Cognitive Control
Answer: D
Q2) new The discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms,such as bacteria is known as
A)psychosomatic medicine
B)germ theory
C)behavioural medicine
D)psychoneuroimmunology
E)biopsychosocial approach
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Stress and Coping
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Q1) Laurie got off the bus in a city 1000 miles from her home.She saw a lady coming towards her with outstretched arms.She immediately realized that it was her beloved aunt who she hadn't seen for 5 years.According to Lazarus and Folkman's Cognitive Transactional Model her primary appraisal would be called
A)challenge
B)threat
C)irrelevant
D)benign-positive
E)stressful
Answer: D
Q2) One difference between the adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex is
A)the adrenal medulla secretes aldosterone
B)the adrenal cortex is activated by the pituitary gland
C)the adrenal medulla secretes cortisol
D)the adrenal cortex is activated by the hypothalamus
E)the adrenal medulla is located above the kidneys
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Psychoneuroimmunology
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Q1) Lazarus and Folkman (1984)define stress as
A)short term pain for long term gain
B)an aversive condition in which the perceived demands are greater than the ability to cope
C)an increase in Natural Killer cell activity in the presence of physical symptoms
D)immunosuppression in the presence of psychological factors
E)statistically significant increase in immune function associated with physical illness
Answer: B
Q2) The process by which Natural-Killer cells attack and destroy tumour cells is called
A)mitogenic activity
B)enumerative assay
C)cytotoxic assay
D)cell lysis
E)seroconversion
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health Communication
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Q1) Discuss the seven methods researchers use to measure patient adherence and include the disadvantages of each.
Q2) Julie has a gastric ulcer.Recently,she heard about a new medication that she thought might be helpful.She set up an appointment with her physician so she could get his views.Their communication pattern at the appointment would be considered
A)biopsychosocial
B)consumerist
C)expanded biomedical
D)narrowly biomedical
E)psychosocial
Q3) Discuss the principles for assessing quality in Health-related web sites
Q4) George is an 86- year old man who has been on medication for elevated blood pressure for many years.His physician retired recently and he has just been to a new young physician who he describes as "not very friendly".Although George has not been having symptoms the new physician said that he wanted George's blood pressure to be lower and so increased his medication to two pills twice a day instead of one.What factors will have an impact on whether George will adhere to this new regimen?
Q5) How can we best assess the quality of health information found on the internet?
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Chapter 5: Health and Physical Activity
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Q1) When it comes to self-efficacy,emotional arousal may be interpreted as
A)having a positive effect on performance
B)having a negative effect on performance
C)having no effect on performance
D)having a positive or negative effect on performance
E)having a negative effect but only if experienced vicariously
Q2) The role of the sport psychologist working with an injured athlete within a sports medicine context would have all of the following responsibilities except A)assessment of the athlete's psychological status
B)facilitate communication between physician and athlete
C)teach psychological skills
D)facilitate social support
E)providing distraction
Q3) Which of the following activities would be considered passive leisure?
A)stamp collecting
B)watching television
C)playing a musical instrument
D)stationary bicycle riding
E)weight training
Q4) What factors determine a particular individual's reaction to a sports injury?
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Chapter 6: Health-Compromising Behaviours
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Q1) Describe the stress response dampening effect of alcohol and explain why this model was proposed and why it is important.
Q2) Explain why prevention would be the preferred strategy for dealing with obesity.
Q3) A disorder characterized by a preoccupation with the idea that one's body is not sufficiently lean and muscular is
A)anorexia nervosa
B)bulimia nervosa
C)body dysmorphic disorder
D)muscle dysmorphia
E)obsessive compulsive disorder
Q4) A person with bulimia is more likely to engage in impulsive behaviours including all of the following except
A)binge eating
B)spending sprees
C)excessive exercising
D)sexual promiscuity
E)shop-lifting
Q5) Discuss the biological,cultural and psychological factors which contribute to eating disorders.
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Chapter 7: Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses
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Q1) Cardiac invalidism results in
A)a decreased quality of life
B)an increased quality of life
C)prolonged life
D)an increase in activity level
E)abstention from a sedentary lifestyle
Q2) A procedure designed to treat myocardial ischemia which inserts a bubble-like device into the artery at the point of blockage and expanding the artery is call
A)coronary artery bypass surgery
B)angioplasty
C)excimer laser coronary surgery
D)myocardial infarct
E)angiometric bypass surgery
Q3) The estimated frequency of a man developing cancer at some time in his life is
A)greater than that for women
B)less than that for women
C)equal to that found in women
D)greater for Canadian men than American men
E)less than 40%
Q4) What is social comparison and how does it affect people in support groups?
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Chapter 8: Pain
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Q1) Bensonian relaxation is a method of
A)progressive muscle relaxation
B)meditative relaxation
C)hypnosis
D)biofeedback
E)mindfulness meditation
Q2) The slow gentle stroking characteristic of Swedish massage is known as_____________ and has the effect of ________________
A)Shiatsu,stimulation of the circulatory system
B)pettrisage,unblocking energy
C)effleurage,relaxation
D)pettrisage;central analgesia
E)effleurage: deep muscle massage
Q3) The most commonly used pain questionnaire in clinical settings and laboratory research is the
A)McGill Pain Questionnaire
B)West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory
C)Pain Anxiety symptoms Scale
D)Dalhousie Everyday Pain Scale
E)Chronic Pain Coping Inventory
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Chapter 9: The World of Health Care: Places, procedures, and People
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Q1) The need for ______________ is closely related to the patient's sense of control in that it affects perception of the values of the information received.
A)empathy
B)respect
C)information
D)a powerful other
E)dignity
Q2) The high demands and low resources of the nursing profession are likely to result in A)higher paying jobs
B)reality shock
C)stress
D)compassion fatigue
E)greater job satisfaction
Q3) Discuss the symptoms of burnout and describe why this condition is seen so frequently in health professionals.
Q4) What is the significance of burnout as it affects physicians? How does this impact patient care?
Q5) Discuss some of the factors that influence the perception of symptoms.
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Chapter 10: From One to Many: Health on a Large Scale
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Q1) List and explain the common social determinants of health.
Q2) Which of the following would contribute to an obesogenic neighbourhood?
A)living in the suburbs where one needs to drive daily
B)living in proximity to fast food restaurants
C)living in an apartment above a grocery store
D)living in a walkable neighbourhood
E)living in a high rise apartment near the centre of town
Q3) In reference to the health related dimension of a neighbourhood,connectivity refers to
A)internet availability
B)the straight line distance between two points
C)street design and sidewalk availability
D)ratio of dwellings to land area
E)number of different types of use featured in an area
Q4) All of the following are examples of vulnerable populations in Canada except:
A)the elderly
B)street youth
C)those living in poverty
D)those living in remote areas
E)parents who choose not to vaccinate
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion
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Q1) What is meant by self-care and mutual aid in Canada's framework for health promotion? What is the importance of these two concepts in health promotion?
Q2) In a study of AIDS-related public service announcements,it was discovered that ________________ announcements were more effective in increasing the intention to use condoms
A)humorous
B)erotic
C)fact-based
D)fear-arousing
E)risk reduction
Q3) Lynn,an 82 year old woman who recently had abdominal surgery,lives alone.She was discharged to her home providing a nurse made daily visits to change the dressing.This is an example of _______________________ support and the type would be categorized as ________________
A)naturally occurring;practical
B)naturally occurring;emotional
C)agency-provided;practical
D)agency-provided;emotional
E)agency-provided;informational
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Chapter 12: Conducting Research in Health Psychology
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Q1) Tony was very excited to be included in a study of student health facilities on his campus.He is already thinking about the kinds of answers he should give,even before he has seen the questions.Tony's beliefs about the study could very well cause him to respond to the questions as he thinks he is supposed to answer rather than what he really thinks.This is an example of
A)sampling bias
B)a retrospective flaw
C)a potential demand characteristic
D)a main effect
E)applied research
Q2) Patients who had suffered a heart attack were randomly assigned to two groups,One group received Cardiac Rehab,and the other did not.This is an example of
A)a positive correlation
B)a negative correlation
C)a random clinical trial
D)a cross sectional design
E)fatal research flaw
Q3) Describe three common flaws in health psychology research.
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Chapter 13: Epidemiology: What Can Be Learned From the
Sars Outbreak in Canada
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Q1) Of the types of agents possible,the agent for SARS was A)chemical
B)physical
C)biological
D)social/behavioural
E)nutritional
Q2) The first identified instance of a medical problem is called the A)host
B)agent
C)index case
D)patient number one
E)point patient
Q3) In epidemiology,the total number of cases at any given time is the A)incidence rate
B)prevalence
C)index rate
D)morbidity rate
E)mortality rate
Q4) Describe the steps involved in epidemiological research.
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Chapter 14: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Cam
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Q1) Distinguish between the terms complementary,alternative and holistic therapies.
Q2) Which of the following is not a category used to describe research outcomes for CAM treatments
A)the therapy is beneficial
B)the therapy is harmful
C)the therapy is absurd
D)the therapy should be discouraged
E)the therapy should be prescribed
Q3) An interesting finding in the study of CAM users is that the use of alternative treatments is more likely for those patients
A)with a terminal illness
B)who attend support groups
C)who mistrust their physician
D)with low self esteem
E)who readily use over the counter medication
Q4) Using the different outcome categories discuss the research findings addressing the effectiveness of CAM.
Q5) Why might a patient decide to use CAM? What are the characteristics of the person most likely to pursue alternative treatments?
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Chapter 15: the Sociology of Health and Illness
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Q1) One defining characteristic of the sick role is that it is A)permanent
B)temporary
C)maladaptive
D)identical to malingering
E)not based in reality
Q2) Discuss the three major topics or issues which are the focus of women's health care.
Q3) Both Ivana and Julian are experiencing stress at work.According to feminist theory,Ivana's stress is more likely related to A)conflict
B)role strain
C)sick role behaviour
D)illness
E)role conflict
Q4) Distinguish between disease and illness from the perspective of a medical sociologist using symbolic interactionism.
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