Health and Wellness
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Course Introduction
Health and Wellness provides an overview of the key concepts essential to achieving and maintaining personal well-being throughout life. The course covers the physical, mental, emotional, social, and environmental aspects of health, focusing on nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, substance use, and healthy relationships. Students examine preventative health strategies, learn how lifestyle choices impact long-term wellness, and explore methods for making informed, evidence-based health decisions. Emphasizing the development of lifelong habits, this course encourages self-assessment and goal-setting to empower students to take an active role in their own health journey.
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Health Psychology 1st Canadian Edition by Edward P. Sarafino
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Psychology and Health
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Q1) Review the two primary perspectives of the mind-body problem.How is the debate relevant to a discussion of health and illness?
Answer: not answered
Q2) Called "the father of medicine," his humoral theory for the origin of disease was influential for centuries.
A)Hippocrates
B)Plato
C)Galen
D)St. Thomas Aquinas
E)Descartes
Answer: A
Q3) The life span perspective in health psychology reveals that adolescents
A)will be healthier than children because they are exposed to fewer infectious diseases.
B)typically follow the example of their parents more than their friends.
C)are powerfully influenced by peer pressure, often leading to poorer health practices.
D)respond to illnesses much like the elderly do.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Bodys Physical Systems
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Q1) Directly attack cancerous cells, transplanted tissue and cells invaded by antigens.
A)killer T cells
B)memory T cells
C)delayed-hypersensitivity T cells
D)helper T cells
E)suppressor T cells
Answer: A
Q2) The neurological disease called multiple sclerosis
A) results from the deterioration of the myelin sheath.
B) produces a lack of motor coordination.
C) is caused by neural tangles.
D) both a and b
Answer: B
Q3) Research on sex differences in the organ systems and glands indicates that
A) differences between males and females are learned and not physiological.
B) females do not exhibit the symptoms of Grave's disease.
C) males actually secrete more hormones under stress than females do.
D) there are no statistically significant differences in these systems.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources
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Q1) According to the research by Frankenhaeuser and her colleagues, increased catecholamine and cortial secretion is usually associated with experiences
Involving
A) effort with distress.
B) effort without distress.
C) distress without effort.
D) neither effort or distress.
Answer: A
Q2) As you drive to school, the radio informs you that there is a traffic accident on an expressway near you.You determine that you will not be affected since you will exit well before any traffic jam will occur.The thought process in which you are engaging is called
A) primary appraisal.
B) secondary appraisal.
C) final appraisal.
D) a and c only
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness
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Q1) Which statement best describes the relationship between stress and headaches?
A) All headaches have been found to be stress?related.
B) All headaches are caused by some organic problem.
C) Intense stress will always produce headaches.
D) Stress is only one factor in headaches.
Q2) The belief that one can influence events in their lives and have a sense of purpose or involvement in the events of their lives.
A)Type A behaviour
B)hardiness
C)resilience
D)stamina
E)internal locus of control
Q3) The Structured Interview for assessing Type A behaviour is widely used because of its ease of administration and low cost.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Obesity, alcohol use, low levels of physical activity and a positive family history of hypertension are all related to the development of hypertension.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Coping With and Reducing Stress
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Q1) Compared to middle-aged adults, older adults tend to see stressors as A)easy to change.
B) nothing to worry about.
C) difficult to change.
D) easily addressed by problem-focused coping strategies.
Q2) Compare and contrast problem-solving training with stress inoculation training.
Q3) Biofeedback has been demonstrated to be more cost?effective and useful than relaxation training alone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In systematic desensitization, the next higher step in a stimulus hierarchy is presented when the A) person's fear is greatest.
B) person is calm during the previous step.
C) person has gone to sleep.
D) fee for the previous step is paid.
Q5) Compare and contrast systematic desensitization with biofeedback.
Q6) Time management techniques are rarely part of a stress management program.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Health-Related Beahviour and Health Promotion
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Q1) Which of the following represents an effort to move a person from one stage of change to another?
A) describing in general terms how they will change their behaviour
B) having them stay in the precontemplation stage
C) matching the change strategy to the stage they are in
D) if they are in the precontemplation stage, having them talk with someone who has successfully changed their own behaviour
Q2) Wendy says she smokes because it makes her less nervous.Her smoking behaviour is being maintained through
A) positive reinforcement.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) punishment.
D) extinction.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between heredity and health behaviours?
A) Heredity may influence some health-related behaviours.
B) Heredity has little to no influence on health-related behaviours.
C) Heredity is the best predictor of health-related behaviours.
D) Little to no research exists on this relationship.
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Chapter 7: Reducing Substance and Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following statements reflects the biological influences on smoking?
A)No relationship between heredity and smoking has been discovered.
B)Heredity influences the ease with which a person becomes dependent on tobacco.
C)Heredity may influence the strength of physical dependence on tobacco.
D)both b and c.
Q2) In comparison to the research on the effects of smoking and drinking on health, the research on effects of drug use on health is
A)well documented.
B)not well documented.
C)rapidly catching up.
D)hampered by negative public opinions.
Q3) The phrase "lifetime prevalence rate" refers to
A)number of new cases in a year.
B)proportion of individuals who have experienced the problem at any point in their lifetime.
C)another term for mortality rate.
D)another term for morbidity rate.
Q4) Discuss the relationships between the terms addiction, physical dependence, tolerance, withdrawal, psychological dependence and substance abuse.
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Chapter 8: Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety
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Q1) With regard to hazardous materials, Canada has laws that require:
A)Employers notify and train employees on the use of hazardous materials.
B)Employees have the right to refuse handling hazardous materials.
C)Communities have the right to inform only those who really need to know about the presence of dangerous hazards.
D)Communities are freed from the requirement of informing inhabitants of the presence of dangerous hazards.
Q2) Recent research with animals has shown that reducing caloric intake by 30%
A)decreases metabolism.
B)slows the aging process.
C)increases longevity.
D)all of the above.
Q3) Simple sugars are to _____ as amino acids are to _____:
A)carbohydrates; proteins
B)fats; vitamins
C)proteins; fibre
D)vitamins; minerals
Q4) Continuous exercise requiring high levels of oxygen is called aerobic exercise.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Using Health Services
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Q1) What factors in the practitioner-patient interaction relate to patient adherence to the practitioner's advice?
Q2) Bao has a rash on his leg and is trying to decide if he should get some over-the-counter ointment at the pharmacy or go to a dermatologist. Bao is experiencing illness delay.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Commonsense models involve all of the following components except:
A)adherence
B)illness identity
C)causes and underlying pathology
D)time line
Q4) Larry finally decides to go to the doctor about his persistent cough after about 2 weeks of steady prodding and encouragement by his wife and daughter. His treatment has likely been triggered by
A)sanctioning.
B)interpersonal crisis.
C)perceived interference.
D)final incentives
Q5) Compare and contrast inpatient treatment modalities.
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Chapter 10: In the Hosital: the Setting, Procedures and
Effects on Patients
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Q1) "Monitors" reported the greatest amount of distress under which of the following information conditions?
A)High information.
B)Low information.
C)Written information.
D)Verbal information.
Q2) Michala doesn't complain about the constant pain in her abdomen following her surgery but chooses instead to "tough it out." Which is probably NOT true?
A)She is a passive patient.
B)She will take an active role in her recovery.
C)The nursing staff will label her as a "good" patient.
D)She will be cooperative and calm with the staff.
Q3) Having a hospital roommate reduces anxiety under which of the following conditions?
A)Only if both roommates are awaiting impending surgery.
B)Only if roommates are not having similar surgery.
C)Only if one of the roommates has already had successful surgery.
D)Only if both roommates are pre-surgical and can share their anxiety with each other through discussion.
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Chapter 11: The Nature and Symptoms of Pain
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Q1) Receptor cells specific only to pain
A)are destroyed in 3rd?degree burns.
B)are destroyed in 2nd?degree burns.
C)are found in the dermis.
D)do not exist.
Q2) Congenital insensitivity to pain
A)can indirectly lead to death.
B)does not exist.
C)has numerous health advantages.
D)is relatively common.
Q3) During which of the following phases of burn treatment would a patient experience debridement?
A)Emergency phase.
B)Acute phase.
C)Rehabilitation phase.
D)Psychological intervention.
Q4) You have a really bad sunburn and developed blisters on the worst areas.You have third-degree burns.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain
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Q1) Appears to be most effective with strong pain.
A)operant approach
B)acupuncture
C)distraction
D)redefinition
E)interpersonal therapy
Q2) To relieve her pain, Wren's physician has disconnected portions of her spinal cord.Wren is likely to experience
A)long lasting, permanent pain relief.
B)paralysis but no immediate pain relief.
C)an eventual return of her pain.
D)none of these
Q3) Some research regarding the use of narcotic pain killers with phantom limb pain indicates that
A)addiction usually results.
B)increased tolerance usually results.
C)pain was reduced without increased tolerance.
D)none of the above.
Q4) Compare and contrast behavioural versus cognitive methods for pain treatment.
Q5) Compare and contrast acute clinical pain with chronic clinical pain.
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Chapter 13: Serious and Disabling Chronic Health Illnesses:
Causes, Management, and Coping
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Q1) During a recent epileptic attack, Kim lost consciousness and had muscle spasms.She most likely had
A)petit mal attack
B)grand mal seizure
C)absence attack
D)psychomotor seizure
Q2) Research on caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease has found
A)emotional and physical effects of caregiving varies widely across different cultures.
B)negative health effects are associated with levels of social support and distress.
C)emotional distress tends to be short-lived since the disease progresses so quickly.
D)negative health effects occur only for those caregivers who had poor health to begin with.
Q3) Stress has which of the following effects on diabetics?
A)It results in increases in insulin release.
B)It contributes to increases in blood glucose levels.
C)It has only an indirect effect on blood glucose levels.
D)It is associated with enhanced vigilance to the medical regimen.
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Chapter 14: Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:
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Q1) The majority of human cancers are
A)carcinomas.
B)sarcomas.
C)lymphomas.
D)leukemias.
Q2) A radiation treatment for cancer.
A)balloon angioplasty
B)external beam therapy
C)chemotherapy
D)lumpectomy
E)HAART
Q3) Within the first six months of beginning an exercise program about 50% of heart attack victims
A)have substantial weight gain.
B)have another heart attack
C)are re-hospitalized.
D)discontinue the program.
Q4) Discuss differences in adapting to high-mortality illness before and after a relapse.
Q5) The highest rate of cancer deaths today is from neoplasms in the breast.
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Chapter 15: Whats Ahead for Health Psychology
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Q1) What differences have or still need to be addressed to increase health psychologists' acceptance in medical settings?
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is NOT true?
A)Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands.
B)In the United States, no laws currently allow for either euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.
C)In the future, psychologists will very likely to be asked to assess patients' emotional status and decision-making capabilities in such cases.
D)Concerns over patients' level of depression have been a significant part of the debate in the medical community.
Q3) Deals with questions regarding the patient's right to choose treatments.
A)cost-benefit ratio
B)ecological momentary assessment
C)bioethics committees
D)stages of change model
E)quality-adjusted life years scale
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