Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Review
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Course Introduction
This course explores the principles and practices of health promotion and disease prevention across diverse populations. Students will examine strategies to improve individual and community health through education, lifestyle modification, and policy development. Core topics include epidemiology of preventable diseases, risk factor assessment, behavior change theories, health communication, and the roles of healthcare professionals in facilitating healthy environments. Emphasis is placed on the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective interventions to reduce health disparities and promote long-term wellness.
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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) Organizes health education or provides community health services.
A)epidemiology
B)public health
C)medical sociology
D)medical anthropology
E)health psychology
Answer: B
Q2) Researchers reported that there is a strong relationship between height and IQ: as height goes up, IQ goes up.They are reporting
A)a negative correlation.
B) a positive correlation
C) a non linear relationship.
D) no correlation.
Answer: B
Q3) Risk factors for a health problem
A) directly cause diseases.
B) are associated with diseases.
C) are largely unknown today.
D) are usually easily cured with medication.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Bodys Physical Systems
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Q1) In the digestive system, enzymes are active only in the small intestine.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The endocrine system is to _____ communication as the nervous system is to _____ communication.
A) chemical; mechanical
B) cellular; systemic
C) chemical; electrochemical
D) local; global
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?
A) axon
B) dendrite
C) synaptic knob
D) septum
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources
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Q1) 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
Q2) A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called A) a transaction.
B) discrepant behaviour.
C) strain.
D) avoidance
Answer: C
Q3) Threat is the expectation of future harm.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness
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Q1) At the present time, all the research evidence indicates that hardiness is linked to good health.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research findings that immune function can be conditioned suggests that:
A) immune function can be impaired via conditioning.
B) immune function can be boosted via conditioning.
C) conditioning affects immune functioning only for chronic stressors.
D) both a and b.
Q3) The Jenkins Activity Survey is a self-report instrument used to measure
A) resilience in children.
B) locus of control.
C) Type A behaviour.
D) self-efficacy.
Q4) Cognitive control strategies involve taking concrete actions to reduce the impact of a stressor.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast the buffering and direct effects hypotheses.
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Chapter 5: Coping With and Reducing Stress
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about avoidance approaches?
A) They are rarely used as coping strategies.
B) They are beneficial at all stages in the coping process.
C) In general, they are more effective than attention-promoting strategies.
D) They are most beneficial during the first few weeks of a prolonged stress experience.
Q2) Using a deep breathing technique to control pain during an invasive procedure is an example of
A) hypnosis.
B) biofeedback.
C) behavioural control.
D) cognitive control.
Q3) Marla has just been told she has a serious disease, but tells her best friend that the doctor must be mistaken.She is using the defense strategy known as denial.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and contrast problem-solving training with stress inoculation training.
Q5) Compare and contrast emotion-focused and problem-focused coping.
Q6) Compare and contrast systematic desensitization with biofeedback.
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Chapter 6: Health-Related Beahviour and Health Promotion
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Q1) The leading cause of death during childhood and adolescence is A)accidents.
B)impaired immune functioning.
C)childhood diseases.
D)birth defects.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an example of secondary prevention?
A) following a prescribed diet to control blood pressure
B)school hearing or vision tests
C) an annual physical examination
D) physical therapy following a stroke
Q3) According to conflict theory, the only consistently adaptive decision?making pattern in the face of health risks is
A)hypervigilance.
B)vigilant coping.
C)unconflicted change.
D)defensive avoidance.
Q4) Fear-arousing warnings, such as those found on packs of cigarettes, are a special case of loss-framed messages.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Reducing Substance and Abuse
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Q1) Nicotine is the active ingredient in tobacco smoke that has been linked to cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the stages of change model, what is the critical transition point for readiness to attempt stopping the use of a substance?
A)the shift from precontemplation to contemplation
B)the shift from preparation to action
C)the shift from contemplation to preparation/action
D)none of the above
Q3) Your neighbour, a 35 year-old 2-3 pack-a-day smoker for the past 15 years, has finally decided he wants to quit smoking and has asked for your advice on how to go about doing so.What information could you give him regarding smoking cessation techniques and their likelihood for success?
Q4) The treatment strategies in Alcoholics Anonymous have been found to be more effective than other treatment interventions delivered by professional therapists.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding self-reported eating is not true?
A)Underreporting is very common.
B)Women are more inaccurate than men.
C)Obese people report eating more than normal-weight people.
D)Heavy and normal weight people may differ in the accuracy of their reports.
Q2) Plagued by high drop?out rates and producing small weight loss unless combined with competitions.
A)Weight Watchers
B)Atkins Diet
C)Behavioural techniques
D)Bariatric surgery
E)Worksite weight?loss programs
Q3) Which of the following is NOT used in behavioural weight loss programs?
A)Nutrition and exercise counseling.
B)Liposuction.
C)Stimulus control training.
D)Altering the act of eating.
Q4) Briefly describe the five components of food and explain their role in metabolism.
Q5) Explain the significance of "Right to Know" laws.
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Chapter 9: Using Health Services
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Q1) Before many people seek medical attention they seek advice from friends, relatives or coworkers. These individuals constitute
A)an extended family.
B)a lay referral system.
C)an informal health care network
D)an HMO.
Q2) Studies of heat and pain thresholds have shown that
A)people feel pain at widely varying temperatures.
B)heat does not cause pain.
C)almost all individuals report pain at rather uniform temperatures.
D)all individuals report pain at 30 C.
Q3) A less expensive option than inpatient care for individuals with chronic illnesses
A)hospitals
B)nursing homes
C)home health care
D)Medicare
E)universal health care
Q4) Compare and contrast the American and Canadian health care systems.
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) After his prostate operation, Luis began to complain about everything: his treatment by nurses, the quality of the hospital food, the competence of his Doctor. The medical staff would describe Luis as a _____ patient.
A)good
B)problem
C)senile
D)passive
Q2) Maslach and Jackson suggested that the low degree of patient depersonalization found in nurses may reflect
A)a sex difference in empathy.
B)their sensitive training.
C)their greater level of patient contact.
D)their high pay and status in the medical hierarchy.
Q3) Have been granted "admission privileges" by a committee of physicians.
A)hospital administrators
B)medical director
C)staff or attending physicians
D)residents
E)nurses
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Chapter 11: The Nature and Symptoms of Pain
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Q1) The primary approach for controlling acute pain due to burn is
A)analgesic medication.
B)informational control.
C)behavioural control.
D)cognitive control.
Q2) According to gate control theory, the gating mechanism is found in a portion of the thalamus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cancer and rheumatoid arthritis are frequently associated with A)chronic-recurrent pain.
B)chronic-progressive pain.
C)chronic-intractable pain.
D)chronic-benign pain.
Q4) Sandy is experiencing a shooting but dull pain in the muscles of her head, neck, and back.This syndrome is referred to as A)acute pain.
B)somatoform disorder.
C)myofascial pain.
D)progressive?malignant syndrome.
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Chapter 12: Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain
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Q1) The procedure known as synovectomy is most often used in the treatment of A)low back pain.
B)acute pain.
C)phantom limb pain.
D)arthritis.
Q2) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation it based upon the view that counter irritation works on the principles of A)operant conditioning.
B)classical conditioning.
C)specificity theory.
D)gate control theory.
Q3) Ryan thinks about lounging on a beautiful beach to take his mind of the pain of a series of shots at the doctor's office.He is using the cognitive strategy of A)imagery.
B)redefinition.
C)reflection.
D)rejection.
Q4) Compare and contrast acute clinical pain with chronic clinical pain.
Q5) Compare and contrast behavioural versus cognitive methods for pain treatment.
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Chapter 13: Serious and Disabling Chronic Health Illnesses:
Causes, Management, and Coping
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Q1) The musculoskeletal disorder most likely to be associated with one's occupation is A)gout.
B)rheumatoid arthritis.
C)osteoarthritis.
D)fibromyalgia.
Q2) Which of the following statements reflects the relationship between maladjustment and asthma?
A)Maladjustment has not been linked to asthma conditions.
B)The relationship appears to be reciprocal.
C)Asthma may lead to maladjustment but not the other way around.
D)Maladjustment affects asthma but only if the level of maladjustment is severe.
Q3) Common treatment approaches to arthritis include
A) use of pain relief medication.
B) use of physical therapy.
C)use of appropriate assistive devices.
D)all of the above.
Q4) Develop and discuss a comprehensive treatment program for patients with chronic illness.
Q5) Compare and contrast the various forms of rheumatic diseases.
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Chapter 14: Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:
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Q1) Which of the following is true regarding the demographic characteristics of cancer?
A)Incidence rates remain roughly the same across the life span.
B)Women and men in Canada now have equal incidence rates.
C)Aboriginal Canadians have very high levels of cancer compared to persons from other racial-ethnic groups.
D)Cancer prevalence varies greatly between countries.
Q2) The use of denial is most common in which of the following disorders?
A)Stroke.
B)Heart disease.
C)Cancer.
D)Diabetes.
Q3) Common forms of effective rehabilitation treatments for victims of stroke include:
A)speech therapy.
B)physical therapy.
C)biofeedback.
D)all of the above.
Q4) How is the rehabilitation of cardiac patients influenced by the psychosocial impact of the disease?
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Chapter 15: Whats Ahead for Health Psychology
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Q1) The field of health psychology has adequately addressed the complex health issues of sexual minority groups such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Historically, the most frequently recruited subjects in research studies.
A)18 to 60-year-old white North American males
B)the very young and very elderly
C)children and adolescents
D)adults and the elderly
E)women
Q3) Which of the following is not a prominent site of employment for psychologists?
A)Colleges and universities.
B)Medical schools.
C)Health maintenance organizations.
D)All of the above are places where psychologists commonly work.
Q4) Calculating financial costs and benefits of interventions are standard practice for psychologists.
A)True
B)False
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