Health Psychology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the psychological factors that influence health, illness, and healthcare. This course examines the interplay between behavior, biology, and social context in shaping physical well-being, with particular attention to stress, coping mechanisms, health behavior change, and the mind-body connection. Students will learn about theoretical frameworks, such as the biopsychosocial model, as well as practical applications in health promotion, chronic illness management, and patient-provider communication. Emphasis is placed on how psychological research and interventions can contribute to the prevention and treatment of medical conditions, ultimately improving quality of life.
Recommended Textbook
Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 9th Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
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Q1) Evidence of placebo effects is strongest in studies of ______.
A) pain
B) depression
C) diabetes
D) arthritis
Answer: A
Q2) Emil Kraepelin specified ______ main groups of mental disorders.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Answer: A
Q3) In 1963, community mental health centers (CHMCs) were established nationwide under a Congressional policy known as ______.
A) reformation
B) outsourcing
C) deinstitutionalization
D) compartmentalization
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Psychodynamic therapy is a form of psychotherapy based on the Freudian tradition that seeks to help people gain insight into, and resolve:
A) faulty thinking patterns.
B) irrational beliefs.
C) conflicts between forces within the unconscious mind.
D) problems with acquiring positive reinforcement from the environment.
Answer: C
Q2) According to the principles of epigenetics, early life experiences, such as stress, diet, sexual or physical abuse, and exposure to toxic chemicals, may determine
A) whether new neurons develop in the brain
B) whether certain genes become switched on or remain dormant later in life
C) if repressed issues manifest themselves later in adulthood
D) if DNA is passed on to the next generation
Answer: B
Q3) Many cognitive theorists are influenced by the concepts of computer science.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Projective tests are based upon ______ theories.
A) psychodynamic
B) humanistic
C) cognitive
D) social learning
Answer: A
Q2) The personality test designed to help clinicians make diagnostic judgments within the DSM system, especially for personality disorders, is the ______.
A) MMPI
B) HSCL
C) BDI
D) MCMI
Answer: D
Q3) Dhat is a culture-bound syndrome found among some Indian men that is characterized by anxiety over ? losing semen.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) According to Taylor (et al, 2003), the real reason EMDR works is because of ______.
A) rapid eye movements
B) aversive conditioning
C) repeated exposure
D) response cost
Q2) Leukocytes are ______.
A) white blood cells
B) red blood cells
C) viruses
D) bacteria
Q3) An adjustment disorder is a maladaptive reaction to a distressing life event or stressor that develops within 3 years of the onset of the stressor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Individuals with a history of childhood sexual abuse are more at risk for developing PTSD.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Ralph visits a therapist for treatment of his social anxiety disorder. His therapist points out how Ralph is making errors in how he judges situations and people's responses to him. He points out that Ralph dwells on his own weaknesses and flaws, and catastrophizes disappointments into Disasters. Ralph's therapist is most likely a ______ therapist.
A) psychoanalytic
B) humanistic
C) psychodynamic
D) cognitive
Q2) Which one of the following is a factor in proneness to phobias?
A) Lower activation of the frontal lobes of the brain
B) Lower levels of cortisol in the bloodstream
C) Hypoarousal of the central nervous system
D) Self-defeating thoughts and irrational beliefs
Q3) We may be genetically predisposed to acquire fears of objects that posed a danger to ancestral humans.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and
Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) Although no longer a distinct diagnostic category in the DSM, the term hypochondriasis reflected individuals __________.
A) who deny the presence of serious diagnosed conditions
B) with a fear of hospitals and treatment
C) with physical complaints who believed their symptoms were due to a serious, undetected illness
D) using illness to obtain love and attention from others
Q2) Although migraines can affect people of both genders and of all ages, about _______________ cases occur in women between 15 and 55 years of age.
A) one out of four
B) two out of four
C) two out of three
D) three out of four
Q3) A training method to help people get control over involuntary bodily function is ______.
A) biofeedback
B) systematic desensitization
C) reciprocal inhibition
D) biocontrol training
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Both interpersonal therapy and traditional psychoanalysis focus on the client's current relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In bipolar disorder, manic episodes are usually ______ in duration and end ______ abruptly than depressive episodes.
A) shorter, less
B) shorter, more
C) longer, more
D) longer, less
Q3) Research has demonstrated that a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication produced ______ outcomes for treatment of depression compared to either treatment alone.
A) approximately equal
B) slightly better
C) slightly worse
D) much better
Q4) Discuss the incidence of suicide in terms of who is most at risk and why.
Q5) Discuss the relationship between stress and mood disorders.
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Many Asian Americans ______ when they drink which may curb excessive alcohol intake and reduce their risk of developing alcoholism.
A) become nauseous
B) pass out
C) develop heart palpitations
D) show a flushing response
Q2) An alcohol dependence treatment technique which exposes a person to alcohol related stimuli while preventing the person from drinking is called ______.
A) intoxication prevention therapy
B) symptom substitution therapy
C) classical conditioning training
D) cue exposure training
Q3) A widely used treatment for heroin addiction involves the substitution of another addictive drug.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the effectiveness and controversies associated with methadone maintenance programs.
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) ______ of the adult population experiences intense nightmares that could be diagnosed as nightmare disorder.
A) It is unknown as to what percentage
B) Less than one percent
C) Ten percent
D) Five percent
Q2) Disorders involving abnormal behaviors or physiological events taking place during sleep or during the threshold between wakefulness and sleep are called ______.
A) Parasomnias
B) Mesosomnias
C) Endosomnias
D) Dyssomnias
Q3) Obese people have no more fat cells than people who are not obese.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a nation of plenty, some people deliberately starve themselves - sometimes to death.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) In Hispanic culture, the marianismo stereotype is linked in the text to ______.
A) male sexual impotence
B) premature ejaculation
C) female prostitution
D) female sexual dysfunction
Q2) Women with vaginismus often have histories of ______.
A) restrictive, morally constrained upbringing
B) rape or sexual abuse
C) being overly sheltered from knowledge of sex and sexuality
D) being abandoned or left alone
Q3) Drugs such as Viagra and Cialis are used to ______.
A) induce orgasms
B) delay orgasms
C) induce erections
D) increase desire
Q4) How would normal sex role play with sadomasochistic themes differ from that which would warrant a clinical diagnosis of sexual masochism disorder or sexual sadism disorder?
Q5) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on fetishism and tranvestism.
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following is a learning-based therapeutic technique typically used to treat schizophrenia?
A) intermittent reinforcement of desirable behaviors
B) aversive conditioning to eliminate undesirable behaviors
C) token economies
D) self-actualization training
Q2) Erotomania is a delusion involving the person's physical or medical condition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Keith suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that he constantly makes up new words that have little or no meaning to his listeners. When he does this he is engaging in ______.
A) blocking
B) clanging
C) neologisms
D) perseveration
Q4) Most cases of schizophrenia show a slower and more gradual decline in functioning. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) The McCords have conducted research relating early childhood ______ and subsequent delinquency.
A) fear experiences
B) parental rejection
C) failure experiences
D) sexual experiences
Q2) Histrionic personality disorder is diagnosed more frequently in men than in women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People with paranoid personality disorder are ______ to seek treatment for themselves and are more often ______.
A) unlikely, men than women
B) likely, men than women
C) unlikely, women than men
D) likely, women than men
Q4) Personality disorders are excessively rigid patterns of behaviors or ways of relating to others.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Larry, age 5, suffers from an inability to speak fluently with appropriate timing of speech sounds. His speech is characterized by repetition of certain sounds and syllables, prolongation of certain Sounds, and displaying excess tension when emitting words. He is suffering from ______.
A) language disorder
B) mixed receptive/ language disorder
C) speech sound disorder
D) childhood onset fluency disorder
Q2) Separation anxiety is found most frequently in boys.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Investigators have linked an increased risk of both autism and schizophrenia in children with __________.
A) older fathers
B) older mothers
C) younger fathers
D) younger mothers
Q4) Discuss the cause, prevalence, features, and characteristics of fragile X syndrome.
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related to Aging
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Q1) Which of the following can be a symptom of delirium?
A) increased appetite
B) disorientation
C) headache
D) depression
Q2) ______ involves a profound deterioration in mental functioning, characterized by gross memory impairment and cognitive deficits such as aphasia, apraxia, or Agnosia, and deficits in executive functioning.
A) Major neurocognitive disorder
B) Delirium
C) Anhedonia
D) Amnestic disorder
Q3) Which statement is true of vascular neurocognitive disorder?
A) It is the most common form of dementia.
B) It occurs typically at a later age than Alzheimer's disease.
C) It affects more women than men.
D) It results from a series of repeated strokes.
Q4) Describe why the term dementia is no longer used as a diagnostic label in the DSM-5.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
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Q1) Which of the following is a reason why the Tarasoff decision may actually increase the risk of violence?
A) Clients may be less willing to confide in their therapists and therefore have built up feelings of anger and resentment that may be discharged more readily into the community.
B) Clients may be more likely to act out their violent impulses on therapists rather than on the original intended victims.
C) Potentially violent people may be less likely to enter therapy.
D) Therapists are more likely to decline the referral of any client dealing with a romantic break-up or conflicted relationships.
Q2) Which classic movie featured abuses in the mental health system?
A) Come Back Little Sheba
B) Mr. Roberts
C) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
D) Ship of Fools
Q3) Clinicians tend to overpredict the dangerousness of their clients.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss legal developments concerning patients' right to treatment.
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