Health Psychology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the complex interactions between psychological processes and physical health, examining how factors such as behavior, emotion, cognition, and social influences contribute to the development, prevention, and management of illness. This course introduces key theories and research in health psychology, addresses topics such as stress, coping strategies, health behavior change, and the impact of personality on health outcomes. Students will also learn about interventions designed to improve health and wellbeing, the role of healthcare professionals, and cultural and ethical considerations in promoting healthy lifestyles and managing chronic conditions.
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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by V. Mark Durand
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Q1) Although Freud conceptualized the libido as the life energy within the id, many people think of it as the
A)death instinct.
B)sex drive.
C)conscience.
D)Oedipal conflict.
Answer: B
Q2) You have just read a newspaper article about a savage rape and murder. You wonder how someone could commit such a horrible crime. Then you recall from your study of Freudian theory that according to Freud, anyone could be a killer or rapist if ________ impulses are not well controlled.
A)egoistic
B)phallic
C)id
D)mesmeric
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) Best friends Hurley and Sayid are lost on a remote island in the south Pacific. While they are walking, they unexpectedly see a stranger coming toward them. Hurley believes the stranger is about to attack them. Sayid believes the stranger is about to greet them and welcome them to the island. As the stranger approaches, Hurley experiences fear, but Sayid experiences happiness. The friends' different emotional reactions can be explained by the ________ theory of emotion.
A)physiological
B)neurological
C)affective
D)cognitive
Answer: D
Q2) Extremely low levels of dopamine activity are associated with A)muscle rigidity, tremors, and impaired judgment.
B)schizophrenia.
C)pleasure seeking.
D)exploratory behaviors.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology
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Q1) . What can be the cause of temporary toxic state?
A)Lack of oxygen
B)Wrong amount or type of medicine
C)Water
D)None of these are correct
Answer: B
Q2) The reactivity phenomenon of self-monitoring procedures has been shown to
A)increase desired behaviors.
B)decrease undesired behaviors.
C)both increase desired behaviors and decrease undesired behaviors.
D)neither increase desired behaviors nor decrease undesired behaviors.
Answer: C
Q3) Statistical significance determines whether an observed difference between a treatment and control group is likely due to
A)random assignment.
B)external validity.
C)chance.
D)confounds.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Define agoraphobia and discuss the concept of "safety" for a person with this condition. Explain what is meant by interoceptive avoidance.
Q2) Activating a massive response from the automatic nervous system which along with our subjective sense of terror, motivates us to escape or attack is known as ______.
A)fear
B)flight
C)panic
D)anxiety
Q3) What percentage of patients with panic disorder are free of panic as long as they stay on an effective drug?
A)70%
B)80%
C)20%
D)60%
Q4) Define social anxiety disorder (social phobia), noting the typical life stage of onset, and explain how it differs from "normal" shyness. Using examples, describe how social anxiety disorder (SAD) impairs functioning. What types of treatments are effective for SAD?
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Chapter 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) Compare and contrast posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder. How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?
Q2) Illness anxiety disorder is also known as (and previously listed in the DSM as) A)hypochondriasis.
B)illness psychosis.
C)fictitious disorder.
D)dissociation.
Q3) Of the following, which child would be most likely to develop dissociative identity disorder later in life?
A)Mary, who has a few good friends
B)Susan, who was repeatedly sexually abused as a child
C)Cindy, who has a learning disability
D)Jody, who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Q4) One aspect of the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is A)patient awareness of the distinct personalities.
B)existence of three or more personality fragments. C)amnesia.
D)history of abuse.
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Chapter 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Jane is diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. You can expect that she will experience A)full manic episodes.
B)hypomanic episodes.
C)both manic and hypomanic episodes.
D)neither manic nor hypomanic episodes.
Q2) Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the relationship between anxiety and depression?
A)A large percentage of depressed patients are anxious, but not all anxious patient is depressed.
B)Cognitive content (thinking) is more negative in anxious patients than in those with depression.
C)A core symptom of anxiety is the inability to experience pleasure.
D)Anxiety is often preceded by an episode of major depression.
Q3) Side effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants include all of the following EXCEPT
A)dry mouth.
B)difficulty urinating.
C)difficulty falling asleep.
D)blurred vision.
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Chapter 7: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) Discuss chronic pain. What factors, including psychological, are thought to maintain chronic pain?
Q2) In 1989, health professionals in China began a massive antismoking effort in several cities that involved children whose fathers smoked. As part of this effort, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT
A)schoolchildren were given antismoking literature and questionnaires to take home to their fathers.
B)children wrote letters to their fathers asking them to quit smoking.
C)children submitted monthly reports on their fathers' smoking habits to their schools.
D)photos of the fathers who continued smoking were published in the school newspapers.
Q3) All of the following situations have been associated with lowered immune system functioning EXCEPT
A)marital conflict or relationship difficulties.
B)job loss.
C)death of a loved one.
D)pregnancy.
Q4) Explain how denial can be a hindrance and a help as a means of coping.
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Martin sits up every night screaming. He does not remember these terrors, nor is he easily awakened or comforted. What should Martin's mother do?
A)Wake Martin up during the attack.
B)Make sure that Martin is very tired before going to bed.
C)Use scheduled awakenings to briefly awaken Martin before an attack occurs.
D)All of these have been demonstrated to reduce the frequency and duration of sleep terrors.
Q2) The reason that antidepressant medications are sometimes used to treat narcolepsy is that
A)narcolepsy is often caused by depression.
B)the anti-anxiety properties of these medications reduce narcolepsy.
C)these medications suppress REM sleep that can trigger cataplexy.
D)all of these are correct
Q3) Cataplexy, as experienced by patients with narcolepsy, can be characterized by
A)sudden loss of muscle tone.
B)physical collapse.
C)slight muscle weakness.
D)all of these are correct
Q4) Describe insomnia disorder and contrast it with hypersomnia. and narcolepsy.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) Data from research studies on gender differences in human sexuality reflect all of the following themes EXCEPT that
A)men show more sexual desire and arousal than women.
B)men emphasize committed relationships more than women.
C)men's self-concept is characterized in part by power, aggression, and independence.
D)women's sexual beliefs are more influenced by cultural, social, and situational factors.
Q2) Treatment effectiveness studies of Masters and Johnson's sensate focus therapy have indicated that
A)certain aspects of the treatment, such as two therapists and daily therapy, are not necessary.
B)many therapists using Masters and Johnson's techniques are able to demonstrate even greater treatment effectiveness than Masters and Johnson did.
C)daily treatment is a critical component of the method.
D)sensate focus is generally only effective when administered by Masters and Johnson.
Q3) Describe Masters and Johnson's approach to sex therapy.
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Chapter 10: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) Compare and contrast the applications for and effects of benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
Q2) In a laboratory research study involving "drug addiction" in animals, it was demonstrated that the positive-reinforcing effect (i.e., pleasure) of drugs
A)is a uniquely human weakness.
B)is primarily asocial and cultural phenomenon.
C)existed even without social and cultural influences.
D)is biological, social, and cultural.
Q3) Which of the following hallucinogenic substances is processed synthetically?
A)Marijuana
B)LSD
C)Psilocybin
D)Mescaline
Q4) The _________ system seems to be particularly sensitive to alcohol.
A)dopamine
B)GABA
C)Wernicke
D)olfactory
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Q5) Describe the most common pathway to opioid addiction in the 21st century.
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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
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Q1) An individual requesting treatment at a mental health clinic keeps talking about how gangsters are "out to get him." Before diagnosing paranoid personality disorder, we must determine whether
A)his fears are justified.
B)his family life is stable.
C)he has ever attempted suicide.
D)he avoids socialization.
Q2) Who pointed out that the criteria for the gender bias disorder may themselves be biased, or that the assessment measures and the way they are used may be biased?
A)Van Valkenburg
B)Spitzer
C)Lilienfeld
D)Akiskal
Q3) With which of the following personality disorders is the term psychopath closely associated?
A)Schizotypal
B)Schizoid
C)Paranoid
D)Antisocial
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) People who experience hallucinations appear to have intrusive thoughts, but they believe they are coming from somewhere or someone else. They then engage in
A)denial that they are having these thoughts.
B)meta-worry that leads to increased anxiety and depression symptoms.
C)behaviors that distract them from these thoughts.
D)efforts to seek help through counseling.
Q2) Explain why the common misconception that schizophrenia means split personality is not correct.
Q3) How were the majority of characters with schizophrenia in English language movies between 1990 and 2010 portrayed?
A)Depressed and lonely
B)Codependent and depressed
C)Violent, murderous, and suicidal
D)Needy, loving, and helpless
Q4) The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is A)visual.
B)auditory.
C)tactile.
D)olfactory.
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Chapter 13: Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Why are the symptoms of vascular neurocognitive disorder so different in each patient?
A)It is not known why patients with vascular neurocognitive disorder have different symptoms.
B)The symptoms relate to the area of the brain damaged.
C)The symptoms depend upon the person's other medical conditions.
D)Patients tend to be elderly and easily confused.
Q2) The neurofibrillary tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease are best described as A)tangled, strand-like filaments in the cortex.
B)tangled, strand-like filaments throughout the nervous system.
C)gummy protein deposits in the cortex.
D)gummy protein deposits throughout the nervous system.
Q3) The symptoms of major neurocognitive disorder associated with substance dependence are most similar to the symptoms observed in A)vascular major neurocognitive disorder.
B)Alzheimer's disease
C)Huntington's disease.
D)HIV-induced major neurocognitive disorder.
Q4) Describe the typical causes of delirium and how it is treated.
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) The public perception that people with mental illness "beat the rap" as a result of being judged NGRI is
A)incorrect.
B)correct.
C)true in murder cases only.
D)true for males who commit crimes but not for females who commit crimes.
Q2) Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense beginning with the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England and noting the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s. In your discussion, define mens rea and the concept of "diminished capacity."
Q3) When a person formally agrees to be a research participant after being apprised of all aspects of the study, it is known as
A)limited liability.
B)informed consent.
C)applied understanding.
D)participant consensus.
Q4) Discuss the concept of competency to stand trial and its implications for dealing with a person who is mentally ill and has committed a crime.
Q5) Define the terms grave disability and parens patriae, giving examples of each.
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