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Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the complex interactions between psychological processes and physical health, focusing on how cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors influence the development, course, and management of illness and well-being. The course examines topics such as the impact of stress on health, health behavior change, coping mechanisms, the role of personality and social support, chronic disease management, and health promotion. Students will also investigate healthcare delivery systems, the patient-provider relationship, and strategies for improving public health outcomes. Emphasis is placed on theoretical models, evidence-based interventions, and the application of psychological principles to real-world health challenges.
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Health Psychology 9th Edition by Shelley E Taylor
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Chapter 1: What Is Health Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following best defines health psychology?
A)Using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of mental health, education, product design, ergonomics, and law
B)Understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they get ill
C)Applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
D)Diagnosing, preventing, and treating a disease without including the option of surgery
Answer: B
Q2) A health psychologist who is interested in the behavioral and social factors that contribute to disease focuses on:
A)health promotion and maintenance.
B)the prevention and treatment of illness.
C)the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D)the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
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Q1) An adult's body approximately contains _____ liters of blood.
A)9
B)7
C)3
D)5
Answer: D
Q2) Some women usually choose to undergo _____ therapy to deal with the noxious symptoms that occur during menopause.
A)aversion
B)hormone
C)meso
D)gene
Answer: B
Q3) The parasympathetic nervous system is activated in individual responses to stress.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
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Q1) _____ is a feeling of loss of control that results when a person has violated self-imposed rules.
A)Relapse
B)Social anxiety
C)Window of vulnerability
D)Abstinence violation effect
Answer: D
Q2) A health habit is a health behavior that:
A)is only performed under supervision of health specialists.
B)is especially important for at-risk individuals to adopt.
C)is not always beneficial to an individual's metabolism and immune system.
D)is often performed automatically without awareness.
Answer: D
Q3) People who are identified as intelligent in childhood:
A)are more likely to take calculated health risks in adulthood.
B)will be more knowledgeable in adulthood, but less healthy.
C)may develop cognitive distortions in adulthood.
D)have better health-related biological profiles in adulthood.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
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Q1) _____ represents one of the major causes of preventable death.
A)Accident
B)Insomnia
C)Stress
D)Ageing
Q2) Which of the following best describes a restorative activity?
A)Exercising regularly and being more productive at work
B)Dealing with a disability using coping mechanisms
C)Savoring the positive aspects of life and regaining emotional balance
D)Bringing the body back to a normal state of functioning after an accident
Q3) Aerobic exercise involves _____ activities.
A)low intensity, and long duration
B)low intensity, and short duration
C)high intensity, and long duration
D)high intensity, and short duration
Q4) The most common reason to switch to a diet low in cholesterol is to:
A)maintain weight.
B)reduce dietary changes.
C)improve health.
D)improve appearance.
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Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
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Q1) Ex-smokers are more likely to be successful over the short term if they:
A)reduce contact with their family.
B)discourage their friends from smoking.
C)have supportive friends who smoke.
D)have a supportive partner.
Q2) Which of the following characteristics is usually exhibited by anorexics?
A)Lack of control
B)Subservient behavior
C)Disregard for approval
D)Excessive self-control
Q3) _____ is a process by which the body increasingly adapts to the use of a substance, requiring larger and larger doses of it to obtain the same effects, and eventually reaching a plateau.
A)Withdrawal
B)Tolerance
C)Metacognition
D)Relapse
Q4) Often, merely monitoring drinking leads to a reduction in drinking.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Stress
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Q1) Define and describe stressors and the methods of appraisal of stressors.
Q2) Some working parents cope well with their multiple roles, whereas others do not.Explain the factors that are associated with positive and negative outcomes in juggling family and work roles.
Q3) Risky families are those that _____.
A)are high in conflict or abuse and low in warmth and nurturance
B)have financial problems
C)experience major, chronic, recurrent stress as opposed to more modest family stress
D)have no long term impact on the family members
Q4) Research on multiple roles and stress among working parents indicates that men and women report being distressed by similar types of events.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Stressful Life Events (SLE) inventory currently is the most commonly used paper-and-pencil measure of stress.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What makes events stressful? Discuss.
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Chapter 7: Coping, Resilience, and Social Support
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Q1) _____ helps people to set specific goals, establish priorities, and learn what to ignore.
A)Self-instruction
B)Emotional support
C)Time management
D)Tangible assistance
Q2) The assurance that a person is a valuable individual who is cared for is characteristic of _____.
A)emotional support
B)tangible assistance
C)invisible support
D)informational assistance
Q3) _____ is a general propensity to deal with stressful events in a particular way.
A)Primary response style
B)Individual difference
C)Direct effect
D)Coping style
Q4) What is a biopsychosocial pathway, and how is it beneficial in promoting health?
Q5) Explain the term stress moderators, and provide an example of a stress moderator.
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Chapter 8: Using Health Services
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Q1) Briefly explain the categories of people who use health services.
Q2) _____ is known as the time it takes an individual to decide that a symptom is serious.
A)Illness delay
B)Appraisal delay
C)Behavioral delay
D)Medical delay
Q3) The label for an illness is its _____.
A)consequence
B)cause
C)cure
D)identity
Q4) Symptoms are more likely to be detected when:
A)situations are interesting and motivating.
B)the environment is highly distracting.
C)attention is directed toward the body.
D)attention is directed by vigorous physical activity.
Q5) How prevalent is the utilization of health care services for nonmedical complaints?
Q6) Describe the four stages of delay behavior.What are the likely causes of delay?
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Chapter 9: Patients, Providers, and Treatments
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Q1) A(n) _____ is a medical procedure that produces an effect in a patient because of its therapeutic intent and not because of its chemical or physical nature.
A)ablation
B)angiogram
C)autopsy
D)placebo
Q2) Shirley had gone for a routine medical check-up, and her doctor found that she had unregulated cell growth which is an indicator of malignant neoplasm (cancer).The doctor met Shirley and told her that he suspected a malignant neoplasm in her body that has not yet been located.However, the doctor also mentioned that the infection may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system.The doctor asked Shirley to undergo a few tests and start therapy and medication immediately.Although, Shirley understood that she had a serious condition, she was not very clear on what the doctor meant.In this case, the doctor is:
A)acquiring informed consent from the patient.
B)using jargons to explain a condition.
C)using baby talk with the patient.
D)applying a nonperson treatment.
Q3) What does the setting imply in the nature of patient-provider communication?
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Chapter 9: Extension: Patients, Providers, and Treatments
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Q1) Briefly explain patients' contributions to faulty communication.
Q2) Patient-centered care involves providing patients with information, involving them in decisions regarding care, and considering psychosocial issues such as social support needs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first line of authority in a private hospital which is based on technical skill and expertise is the _____.
A)paramedical line
B)medical line
C)administrative line
D)behavioral care line
Q4) Which of the following is a component of burnout?
A)Optimism
B)Energy
C)Cynicism
D)High efficacy
Q5) What does the setting imply in the nature of patient-provider communication?
Q6) Explain the placebo as a methodological tool.
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Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
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Q1) Describe the design and implementation of pain management programs.
Q2) Emotional factors have no effect on the experience of pain.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cancer and rheumatoid arthritis are degenerative disorders that are typically associated with _____.
A)recurrent acute pain
B)chronic benign pain
C)chronic progressive pain
D)acute pain
Q4) Which of the following is a goal of an individualized pain management program?
A)Reducing physical activity
B)Increasing reliance on medication
C)Reducing perception of disability
D)Increasing the use of health care services
Q5) Which of the following is a traditionally used pain management method?
A)Counterirritation
B)Hypnosis
C)Relaxation
D)Biofeedback
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Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Illness
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Q1) Unlike anxiety and denial, depression:
A)may be a long-term reaction to chronic illness.
B)is at a steady state during the course of chronic illness.
C)is the first response to chronic illness.
D)may be intermittent and unrelenting.
Q2) Many chronic illnesses lead to a decrease in sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Family participation in the illness management process is widely encouraged.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Adherence to treatment regimens is:
A)significantly higher in patients being treated for acute disorders.
B)significantly lower in patients being treated for acute disorders.
C)unaffected by the side effects of treatment.
D)problematic with people who have chronic illnesses.
Q5) Medical measures are weakly related to patients' or relatives' assessments of quality of life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
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Q1) In the denial stage, patients act as if the illness is not severe, and it will shortly go away.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the medical, social, and psychological factors associated with continuing treatment of a terminal illness.What options are now available to terminally ill patients and their families?
Q3) When young children experience the impending death of a sibling, the best approach is:
A)to give no explanation to them about death.
B)to provide extensive detail about the cause of death.
C)to inform them in advance about the impending death.
D)to wait until the death occurs and provide information later.
Q4) Evaluations of hospice care indicate that, compared to patients who receive traditional treatment, hospice patients:
A)live longer.
B)receive more invasive procedures.
C)report higher levels of anxiety.
D)receive more interpersonal care.
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Chapter 13: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type Ii
Diabetes
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Q1) Diabetes is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research suggests that expressing anger is more reliably associated with cardiovascular reactivity than the state of anger.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ refers to chronically searching the environment for potential threat.
A)Rumination
B)Due diligence
C)Vigilant coping
D)Type-A behavior
Q4) People who are both hostile and _____have an increased risk for metabolic syndrome and CHD.
A)suspicious
B)angry
C)defensive
D)ambitious
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Q5) Explain the role of stress management in recovery from myocardial infarction.
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Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and
Immune-Related Disorders
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Q1) Susan, Sarah, and Charlotte are suffering from breast cancer.Susan is a middle-class white woman with advanced breast cancer.Her family and friends provide her with emotional and instrumental social support.Sarah is a Hispanic woman from a working-class family.Her parents are deceased, her siblings do not contact her, and her husband and children are too frightened to be of much support.Charlotte is an African-American woman who was widowed recently.According to the scenario, who is more likely to survive the longest?
A)Susan
B)Sarah
C)Charlotte
D)There is no way to predict mortality in these cases.
Q2) In therapy that is based on _____, therapists try to focus on the specific issues faced by the cancer patient.
A)long-term analysis of a patient's psyche
B)intense psychotherapy model
C)passive coping techniques
D)crisis intervention format
Q3) Why do people suffering from Type I diabetes show low adherence to self-management programs and their treatment regimen?
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Chapter 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
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Q1) The issue of treatment effectiveness is becoming less urgent because behavioral and psychological interventions have become well established in managed health care systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most significant change in American health care that has implications for health psychology is:
A)the expense of high technology.
B)the trends in physician education.
C)the rapid growth of prepaid, colleague-centered service.
D)the increasing preference for private, client-centered practices.
Q3) As medicine becomes technologically more complex, the use of control-enhancing interventions will become even more important.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is an example of vulnerable population?
A)The rich
B)The insured
C)The elderly
D)Men
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