Health Psychology Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the complex interplay between psychological factors and physical health, examining how behavior, emotion, cognition, and social influences impact well-being, illness, and health care systems. The course covers topics such as stress and coping mechanisms, health-related behavior change, patient-practitioner communication, chronic illness management, and prevention strategies. Emphasis is placed on both theoretical frameworks and practical applications, highlighting biopsychosocial approaches to understanding and promoting health across diverse populations. Through case studies, research analysis, and applied projects, students gain insights into interventions and policies aimed at improving health outcomes at individual and community levels.
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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology 7th Edition by V. Mark Durand
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Q1) DSM-5 personality disorders are grouped into three clusters.Which of the following most accurately represents the three clusters?
A)Odd or eccentric; dangerous or inconsistent; shy, uncommunicative, or withdrawn
B)Shy, uncommunicative, or withdrawn; anxious or fearful; dangerous or inconsistent
C)Shy or withdrawn; dramatic, emotional, or erratic; bizarre or thought-disordered
D)Odd or eccentric; dramatic, emotional, or erratic; anxious or fearful
Answer: D
Q2) The approximate percentage of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who also have a substance related disorder is almost ____ percent.
A)10
B)40
C)70
D)100
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) Virtually all drugs that are used to treat psychopathology work by influencing A)neurotransmitters.
B)the electrical conductivity of neurons.
C)brain structure.
D)neuronal structure.
Answer: A
Q2) Marsha believes that she will never succeed in college because she got mediocre grades in high school no matter how hard she studied.Her belief is best explained by A)personality disorder.
B)faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
C)learned helplessness.
D)internal conflicts.
Answer: C
Q3) When those studying the brain speak of brain circuits,they are referring to A)clusters of similar neurotransmitter-sensitive neurons.
B)physical brain structures.
C)endocrine pathways.
D)brain stem activity.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology
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Q1) Placebos are used in experiments to
A)control for the variability of individuals who tend to volunteer for research studies.
B)control for the expectations of some research participants that they will improve just because they are in a research study.
C)help determine whether an independent variable actually causes a statistically significant change in a dependent variable.
D)make certain that the treatment and control group are randomly selected.
Answer: B
Q2) The basic components of informed consent are
A)competence, volunteerism, full information, and comprehension.
B)volunteerism and comprehension.
C)competence, volunteerism, comprehension, and knowledge of results.
D)anonymity, volunteerism, full information, and comprehension.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) In treating panic disorder,all of the following types of medications are used
A)tricyclic antidepressants.
B)SSRIs.
C)Steroids.
D)benzodiazepines.
Q2) The alarm reaction to danger that is triggered by anxiety primarily involves the ________ nervous system.
A)autonomic
B)parasympathetic
C)peripheral
D)somatic
Q3) As a last resort,both a psychiatrist and a neurosurgeon have suggested to Ms.Z that a psychosurgical procedure called a cingulotomy might relieve her severe OCD symptoms.Ms.Z asks what the success rate has been for this operation.She is told that approximately ________ percent of patients benefited substantially.
A)3
B)13
C)30
D)53
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Chapter 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) Describe the similarities and differences between illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder.
Q2) In dissociative identity disorder,the "host" personality is usually the one that
A)is the most aggressive of the personalities.
B)asks for treatment and becomes the patient.
C)earns income for the individual.
D)is sexually provocative.
Q3) While driving alone in her car,Sarah suddenly looks around and,for a moment,can't remember where she is,how she arrived at this point on the road,or even why she is driving her car.Sarah is experiencing
A)derealization.
B)depersonalization.
C)the early stages of what will eventually become a severe psychotic disorder.
D)symptoms of a mood disorder.
Q4) Which of the following statements is FALSE about dissociative identity disorder?
A)Once established, the disorder lasts a lifetime without treatment.
B)For prevalence rates, the ratio of females to males is approximately 9 to 1.
C)The frequency of switching increases with age.
D)The form that the disorder takes does not differ substantially over the lifespan.
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Chapter 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Results of a study of cognitive vulnerability to depression found that ____ percent of the students with thought patterns classified as "high risk" for depression subsequently suffered a major depressive episode whereas only ____ percent of the "low risk" students subsequently experienced a major depressive episode.
A)16; 2.7
B)25; 15
C)46; 14
D)85; 10
Q2) For individuals who had not been previously depressed,research studies indicate that a marital separation or divorce resulted in
A)a higher rate of depression in men.
B)a higher rate of depression in women.
C)approximately equal rates of depression for males and females.
D)no symptoms of depression in either males or females.
Q3) When used in connection with mood disorders,"flight of ideas" means
A)anxiety about airplane travel.
B)rapid speech expressing many exciting ideas at once.
C)limited imagination reflected in a slow way of speaking.
D)An increase in creative ideas.
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Chapter 7: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) A predictor of which patients will suffer from chronic pain is
A)the use of invasive surgical procedures.
B)the patient's family history with pain.
C)a profile of negative emotions.
D)the intensity of the initial pain.
Q2) Discuss why stress is often implicated as a factor in cardiovascular disease.Define Type A personality and discuss research regarding its validity.
Q3) Dominant baboons were found to have better physical health than subordinate ones because they had
A)More food and mates.
B)More resting cortisol levels.
C)More predictability and controllability.
D)More intelligence and leadership.
Q4) Neurohormones' main function is to
A)Lower stress
B)Carry the brain's signals to the rest of the body
C)Modulate mood
D)All of the above.
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep Wake Disorders
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Q1) The term "primary" in the diagnosis of primary insomnia refers to the fact that
A)the person has never been diagnosed with insomnia before.
B)the sleep disturbance is not due to another medical or psychiatric condition.
C)the sleep disorder is a primary cause of other medical or psychiatric conditions that the individual is experiencing.
D)other sleep disorders generally follow a diagnosis of primary insomnia.
Q2) Describe the typical treatment goals and treatment methods implemented for patients suffering from anorexia nervosa.
Q3) 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
Q4) Describe the typical treatment goals and treatment methods implemented for patients suffering from bulimia nervosa.
Q5) 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) Victims of incest tend to be________,and victims of non-incest pedophilia tend to be ________.
A)male; female
B)young children; girls who are beginning to mature physically
C)girls who are beginning to mature physically; young children
D)female; male
Q2) Gender dysphoria dysphoria is diagnosed when
A)a person's physical sex is inconsistent with the person's sense of who he or she really is.
B)an individual receives sexual pleasure from cross-dressing.
C)an individual is born with ambiguous genitalia.
D)all of these are correct.
Q3) Masters and Johnson reported that the use of sensate focus therapy for the treatment of premature ejaculation was effective in ____ percent of cases treated.
A)50
B)65
C)75
D)almost 100
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Chapter 10: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) A perspective of substance dependence that involves "drug-seeking behaviors" includes all of the following
A)repeated use of the drug.
B)a desperate need to ingest more of the drug.
C)resuming drug use after a period of abstinence.
D)physical symptoms when the drug is no longer used.
Q2) Which of the following are examples of opioids?
A)Chemicals in the poppy
B)Hydrocodone
C)Enkephalins
D)All of these
Q3) Gambling disorder affects approximately ____% of adult Americans
A)0.5
B)2
C)4
D)7
Q4) Discuss the various component treatments for substance use disorders
Q5) Compare and contrast the stimulant drugs.Discuss the history of cocaine as well as its atypical type of addictive process.
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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
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Q1) Of the following,the most accurate statement regarding the cause of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is that it appears to
A)have a weak genetic contribution to the disorder.
B)be found in those individuals with a strong predisposition toward structure in their lives.
C)require parental reinforcement of conformity and neatness.
D)all of the above
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about borderline personality disorder?
A) It is observed in every culture and seen in about 5 percent of the population.
B)Emotional dysfunction is one of the best predictors of suicide in this group.
C)Long-term outcomes are discouraging, with many relapsing within five years
D)A high number, almost 12 percent, succeed at suicide.
Q3) Describe the similarities and differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and individuals diagnosed with the anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Q4) Explain what differentiates individuals with schizotypal personality disorder from schizophrenia.What are the similarities observed for individuals diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia?
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?
A)A familiar person is actually a double.
B)You are a famous or important person.
C)People are out to get you.
D)One is actually dead.
Q2) Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?
A)Silly and immature behavior
B)Early madness
C)Alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)Delusions of grandeur or persecution
Q3) Mr.S is experiencing anhedonia,alogia,and episodes of catatonic immobility.What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is he struggling with?
A)Positive
B)Negative
C)disorganized
D)combined
Q4) Compare some major ways that schizophrenia can present (paranoid,catatonic,disorganized,undifferentiated,residual)in terms of symptoms,treatment,and prognosis.
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Chapter 13: Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) All of the following are causes of major neurocognitive disorder
A)HIV.
B)brain tumor.
C)vitamin C deficiency.
D)hypothyroidism.
Q2) Biological treatments of intellectual disability are currently
A)Not a viable option
B)Gaining popularity
C)Under investigation by the NIH
D)Effective but with significant side effects
Q3) Discuss the DSM-5 criteria for intellectual disability and the controversy regarding descriptions of the different levels of this disorder.
Q4) Intellectual disability is defined as
A)Significantly below-average intellectual ability.
B)Significantly below-average intellectual ability and adaptive functioning.
C)significant deficits in self-care abilities and social interaction
D)a low IQ score.
Q5) Describe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and discuss the controversy surrounding this diagnosis.
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) In 1979,public opinion turned against the use of the insanity defense when it was used successfully to justify such behaviors as
A)child abuse.
B)stealing cars.
C)writing bad checks.
D)vandalism.
Q2) Which of the following psychological tests has been used to accurately identify malingering in people claiming to have posttraumatic stress disorder?
A)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
B)Wechsler Adult Scale of Intelligence (WAIS)
C)Rorschach inkblot test
D)Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Q3) Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society.However,if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody,it means that
A)a person has already committed a crime.
B)a person is not acting in his or her own best interest.
C)the safety of the community is in jeopardy.
D)individual rights are more important than societal rights.
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