Health Psychology Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the psychological factors that influence health, illness, and healthcare. The course examines how behavior, cognition, and emotion contribute to physical health and the development of disease, as well as how individuals cope with illness, treatment, and recovery. Topics include health-promoting behaviors, stress and coping, patient-provider communication, adherence to medical advice, and chronic illness management. Through the integration of psychological theories and empirical research, students gain an understanding of how psychological principles can be applied to promote health, prevent illness, and improve healthcare outcomes.
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Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 5th Edition by David H. Barlow
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
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Q1) Louie was barking like a dog and walking on his hands and knees.A professional thought the cause of Louie's problem was an excess of a particular neurotransmitter,and prescribed a drug to treat him.What kind of professional was this most likely?
A) a clinical psychologist
B) a social worker
C) a psychiatric social worker
D) a psychiatrist
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of how defence mechanisms affect coping styles?
A) They are dependent upon the age of the person and how they are used.
B) They can be either adaptive or maladaptive.
C) They are self-defeating.
D) They are adaptive.
Answer: B
Q3) Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.
Answer: Student responses will vary.
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) When people with and without support groups are studied,what have researchers found?
A) Support groups are the most important factor predicting social and physical health.
B) Having a supportive group of people around us is important to our psychological well- being but not our physical health.
C) Social support is important but mostly for those individuals who are at high risk for various physical or psychological disorders.
D) Having a supportive group of people around us is important to our physical health but not our psychological well-being.
Answer: A
Q2) What is emotion generally thought to comprise?
A) behaviour, physiology, and mood
B) behaviour, physiology, and cognition
C) mood and affect
D) cognition, behaviour, and affect
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) One of the problems in using neuropsychological tests to detect organic damage and cognitive disorders involves the possibility of false negatives.Which of the following is most likely to result from a false negative?
A) A patients undergoes completely unnecessary and expensive procedures.
B) A clinician misses an important medical problem that needs to be treated.
C) A patient is diagnosed with a condition that does not exist.
D) Cell damage occurs due to repeated radiation exposure.
Answer: B
Q2) What is considered the most significant difference between the DSM-IV-R to the DSM-5?
A) The axis system has been eliminated.
B) Several disorders, such as Asperger's syndrome, have been eliminated.
C) Several disorders, such as gambling addiction, have been added.
D) The DSM 5 stipulates a treatment plan and not just a diagnosis.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Research Methods
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Q1) Which of the following makes it difficult to determine the genetic components of psychological disorders by using family studies?
A) physical similarities
B) shared genes
C) the same socioeconomic conditions
D) the fact that family members live together
Q2) A child is having temper tantrums at home,at school,and at his grandparents' house.After working with the parents for a while,the therapist believes that the child is being rewarded for his tantrums in each setting because his teacher,parents,and grandparents generally give him what he wants just to make him stop yelling.The therapist devises a plan to stop his tantrums but implements the plan at home first,at school the following week,and at the grandparents' home several weeks later.From a research perspective,what is this strategy an example of?
A) multiple baseline
B) repeated measures
C) withdrawal method
D) placebo control
Q3) Define the term "hypothesis" and create two different testable hypotheses regarding possible causes of depression.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety,Trauma-Related,and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Q1) With regard to pharmacological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder,the most effective drugs are those that inhibit the reuptake of a certain neurotransmitter.What is this neurotransmitter?
A) dopamine
B) epinephrine
C) serotonin
D) noradrenaline
Q2) Why were there lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)in citizens who endured bombing and shelling in wartime England compared to victims of crime?
A) Many people may not have directly experienced the horrors of death or direct attack during the wartime air raids.
B) Social cohesion during wartime minimizes its traumatic impact.
C) Effective treatments for PTSD were made available immediately following the bombings.
D) Crime is perceived as more personal than war.
Q3) Define generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Compare and contrast GAD with phobic disorders,noting how avoidance behaviour is manifested differently in each.
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Chapter 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) According to Ross (1997)and others,what is the average number of alter personalities (i.e.,in addition to the original personality)in individuals with dissociative identity disorder?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 25
D) 50
Q2) When would Paul be most likely to be diagnosed with a somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain?
A) if he is convinced that he has a serious illness because of the pain experienced B) if he has physical reasons for pain but psychological factors play a major role as well C) if he has physical reasons for pain, but knowingly exaggerates the pain to gain sympathy, attention, or some other benefit
D) if he has an unrealistic fear of experiencing pain or discomfort
Q3) Describe the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder.How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Despite having many successes,which of the following people struggles with depression but is determined to decrease the high rates of suicide among young people in many Canadian Aboriginal communities?
A) Sarah McLachlan
B) Zindel Segal
C) James Bartleman
D) Margaret Trudeau
Q2) Why is the antidepressant medication lithium also referred to as a mood stabilizer?
A) because it increases the availability of both dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain
B) because it increases thyroid functioning, which results in improved mood stabilization
C) because it helps to prevent manic episodes
D) because it elevates serotonin levels, which prevents depression
Q3) Which personality disorder is impulsive suicidal behaviour often a symptom of?
A) borderline personality disorder
B) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
C) paranoid personality disorder
D) schizoid personality disorder
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Dr.Mukherjee conducts research on eating disorders.Which of the following will be typical of participants in Dr.Mukherjee's research?
A) lower intelligence and higher income
B) upper socioeconomic status
C) lower socioeconomic status
D) higher intelligence and higher income
Q2) What are the differences between nightmares and sleep terrors? Describe what we know about sleep terrors,including the age at which it generally occurs and how it has been treated?
Q3) Alissa has bulimia.She asked her doctor whether there are any medications that she can take to help her manage the disorder.Her doctor stated that:
A) antidepressants can be effective
B) benzodiazepine can be effective
C) antipsychotic medications can be effective
D) medications have not been found to be effective for the treatment of bulimia
Q4) Describe the typical treatment goals and treatment methods implemented for anorexia patients.
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Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) Discuss prevention and intervention programs related to medical conditions.What medical conditions and/or behaviours are targeted? Compare injury prevention programs with the more typical information and warnings.
Q2) With regard to the epidemic of AIDS in Africa,when is an individual most likely to become HIV positive?
A) following homosexual sex with an infected partner
B) following repeated injections with unsterilized needles
C) following heterosexual sex with an infected partner
D) following close nonsexual contact with an infected person
Q3) In keeping daily records of the stressful events in their lives,patients in pain management programs are taught to be very specific about certain issues.Which of the following is one of these issues?
A) how they attempted to control the stress
B) how others reacted to the stress
C) body temperature changes as a result of the stress
D) what seems to trigger the stress
Q4) Discuss how psychological factors,including negative cognitions,affect immune system functioning.Give examples of physical conditions that are considered stress related.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Dysfunctions,Paraphilic Disorders,and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) Which of the following do research studies on Viagra users indicate?
A) Most users are able to engage in intercourse, but only 32 percent rated the results as "good" or better.
B) Most users were unable to engage in intercourse and were not satisfied with the results.
C) Approximately half of the users are able to engage in intercourse and are highly satisfied with the results.
D) Most users are able to engage in intercourse and are very satisfied with the results.
Q2) Fred and Diane have just completed stage two of sensate focus therapy.What are they instructed to do at this stage?
A) return to full, prior sexual activity
B) take a break from sexual activity for several weeks and then slowly return to normal sexuality
C) begin the "genital pleasuring" stage of the treatment
D) slowly begin sexual activity, continuing nondemand pleasuring as they progress
Q3) Describe the symptoms of three different forms of paraphilia.What do all paraphilias have in common?
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related,Addictive,and
Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) Compare and contrast the depressant drugs,including benzodiazepines,barbiturates,and anxiolytics.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.
Q2) You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalized a building and assaulted a security guard.You are aware that although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour,it can increase the likelihood of engaging in violent behaviour.For whom is this most likely so?
A) people who have Wernicke's disease, caused by long-term chronic alcohol abuse
B) people who have fetal alcohol syndrome
C) people who have poor executive functions, such as planning and organizing abilities
D) people who possess a combination of low IQ and poor impulse control
Q3) Why are both morphine and codeine considered analgesics?
A) They both have a sedative effect.
B) They both relieve pain and produce euphoria.
C) They both cause hallucinations and dissociative experiences.
D) They both activate the central nervous system.
Q4) Discuss the current research and theories regarding the progression of alcohol-use disorders.How do current ideas contrast with Jellinek's model?
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
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Q1) According to Links and Stockwell (2001),couples therapy can be very beneficial for those borderline personality patients who are in a relationship,but there is an exception.Which of the following would NOT benefit from couples therapy?
A) those with the identity disturbance subtype of the disorder
B) those with the impulsive subtype of the disorder
C) those who have comorbid substance use disorders
D) those who have a history of violent interpersonal behaviour
Q2) What is the most likely cause of schizotypal personality disorder?
A) poor parenting
B) isolation during childhood
C) social modelling
D) biological factors
Q3) How effective is the treatment of avoidant personality disorder?
A) Individuals with this disorder are seldom sufficiently motivated to succeed in treatment.
B) There are well-controlled studies, though none show any treatment success.
C) No well-controlled studies of treatment outcomes have been conducted.
D) Behavioural intervention programs for anxiety and social skills have had some success.
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Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) In the 1970s,Paul and Lentz applied behavioural principles in the form of a token economy to a traditional inpatient environment.What was the result?
A) Fewer patients recovered from severe schizophrenic symptoms.
B) Fewer patients were able to be discharged.
C) More patients were able to be discharged.
D) More patients recovered from severe schizophrenic symptoms.
Q2) With regard to the family interactions of patients with schizophrenia,for a certain time period,what was the word "schizophrenogenic" used to describe?
A) a mother whose cold, dominant, and rejecting nature was thought to cause schizophrenia in her children
B) a family in which relatives on both sides were psychotic
C) a highly dysfunctional family environment, associated with divorce or extreme marital discord, which was thought to foster psychotic symptoms in children
D) a physically and emotionally abusive and alcoholic father whose children developed schizophrenia
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Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Q1) What is one rare example of the successful prevention of one form of intellectual disability?
A) to screen all infants for signs of fetal alcohol syndrome
B) to give early behavioural skills training at the first signs of cognitive impairment
C) to ensure that all infants have good nutrition starting from birth
D) to screen all infants at birth for phenylketonuria (PKU)
Q2) What is the most prevalent type of learning disorder?
A) oral communication disorders
B) mathematics disorders
C) disorders of written expression
D) reading disorders
Q3) What is the current research position regarding the technology of gene therapy for intellectual disabilities?
A) It is a viable treatment for only a small number of cases.
B) It is a potentially effective treatment, but the risks must be evaluated carefully.
C) It is considered unethical.
D) It is in the research stage only.
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Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) In contrast to patients with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease,what symptoms are patients with vascular neurocognitive disorder more likely to have?
A) memory impairment during the late stages
B) abnormalities in walking or muscle weakness during the early stages
C) memory impairment during the early stages
D) abnormalities in walking or muscle weakness during the late stages
Q2) What is the status regarding gene testing for neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?
A) It is impossible to screen for neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease because there are so many genes involved.
B) Some tests are available to the public for screening for the early-onset and late-onset forms of the disease.
C) There are currently no valid tests to screen for Alzheimer's disease.
D) Some screening tests have been developed for research purposes, but they are not yet available to the public.
Q3) What are some of the issues that caregivers must face when dealing with a patient with Alzheimer's disease?
Q4) Describe the typical causes of delirium and how it is treated.
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Chapter 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) What has been the result of the trend toward deinstitutionalization in the 1970s and 1980s?
A) decreased numbers of homeless mentally ill people
B) an increased number of patients in psychiatric institutions
C) a decreased number of patients in psychiatric institutions
D) better treatment of mentally ill patients in the community
Q2) If a person succeeds at using the "not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder defence," which of the following is most likely to occur?
A) The person would express regret for having done so because of the stigma associated with mental illness.
B) The person would automatically be incarcerated in a psychiatric institution for exactly the same length of time as he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.
C) The person may end up spending only a fraction of the time in a psychiatric institution than he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.
D) The person may end up incarcerated in psychiatric institutions for much longer periods than he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.
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