Introduction to Health Psychology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Health Psychology explores the intricate relationship between psychological processes and physical health. This course examines how factors such as stress, behavior, cognition, and emotion influence health outcomes, disease prevention, and recovery. Students will learn about the biopsychosocial model, health behavior change theories, and the psychological aspects of coping with chronic illness. Emphasis is placed on understanding how lifestyle choices, social support, and cultural attitudes affect overall well-being. The course also covers interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, improving quality of life, and managing illness within diverse populations.
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Chapter 1: What Is Health Psychology
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Q1) The number of deaths due to a particular cause is known as A)homicide.
B)obliteration.
C)mortality.
D)morbidity.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about the biomedical model?
A)It focuses on behaviors that promote health rather than emphasizing illness over health.
B)It recognizes social and psychological processes as powerful influences over bodily estates.
C)It assumes that psychological and social processes are largely relevant to the disease process.
D)It reduces illness to low-level processes such as disordered cells and chemical imbalances.
Answer: D
Q3) The biomedical model emphasizes health over illness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
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Q1) The _____ is responsible for the coordination of visual and auditory reflexes.
A)thalamus
B)hindbrain
C)midbrain
D)hypothalamus
Answer: C
Q2) Appendicitis means "inflammation of the liver," and the disease produces swelling,tenderness,and sometimes permanent damage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Regulation of the autonomic nervous system occurs via the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
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Q1) In the ________ stage of the transtheoretical model of behavior change,people work to prevent relapse and to consolidate the gains they have made.
A)contemplation
B)preparation
C)maintenance
D)action
Answer: C
Q2) In the ________ stage of the transtheoretical model of behavior change,people are aware that they have a problem and are thinking about it but have not yet made a commitment to taking action.
A)maintenance
B)contemplation
C)action
D)preparation
Answer: B
Q3) Self talk helps participants to talk themselves through tempting situations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
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Q1) Training in _____ includes planning skills and formation of explicit behavioral intentions,which can improve dietary adherence.
A)self-regulation
B)self-affirmation
C)self-efficacy
D)self-validation
Q2) Interventions to reduce home accidents are typically conducted with parents because
A)they are more knowledgeable about the most common hazards in their home.
B)young children may not be able to learn about safety at home.
C)evaluations have shown that parents lack knowledge required to safeguard their children.
D)they have control over the child's environment.
Q3) Children who are involved in dietary interventions are more likely to A)practice better dietary habits in adulthood.
B)have a better physique compared to other children.
C)encourage their friends to follow diet plans.
D)become vegetarians in adulthood.
Q4) Explain the physical and psychological benefits of exercise.
Q5) Who are more likely to exercise regularly?
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Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
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Q1) Often,merely monitoring drinking leads to a reduction in drinking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following describes placebo drinking?
A)An individual limits the number of alcoholic drinks he or she consumes to three drinks a day.
B)An individual takes anti-alcohol medication to reduce his or her drinking habits.
C)An individual substitutes or alternates alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic beverages.
D)An individual alternates periods of binge drinking with periods of total abstinence.
Q3) Brief interventions by _____ can bring about smoking cessation and control relapse.
A)motivational speakers
B)physicians
C)employers
D)government authorities
Q4) Describe the major characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.
Q5) What are the factors associated with smoking in adolescents?
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Chapter 6: Stress
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Q1) Define daily hassles.How do they affect physical and psychological health?
Q2) _____ is the degree of change that occurs in autonomic,neuroendocrine,and/or immune responses as a result of stress.
A)Stressor
B)Physiology
C)Oxytocin
D)Reactivity
Q3) According to T.H.Holmes and R.H.Rahe (1967),an event is potentially stressful if it A)is a positive event.
B)assists one's self-regulation.
C)bolsters one's self-concept.
D)requires adaptation.
Q4) The last phase of the general adaptation syndrome is A)resistance.
B)alarm.
C)appraisal.
D)exhaustion.
Q5) Define and describe stressors and the methods of appraisal of stressors.
Q6) What make events stressful? Discuss.
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Chapter 7: Coping,resilience,and Social Support
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Q1) Invisible support is when
A)one receives help from another but is unaware of it.
B)there is a perception that social support will be available.
C)there is a provision of material assistance.
D)one receives reassurance that he or she is a valuable person.
Q2) A personality style characterized by optimism,a sense of control,conscientiousness,self-esteem,and positivity is the _____ personality.
A)disease-prone
B)selective-coping
C)health-prone
D)stress-preventive
Q3) _____ forces a person to distinguish among stressful events that need to be avoided,tolerated,or overcome.
A)Goal setting
B)Time management
C)Relaxation training
D)Self-instruction
Q4) Explain the Combat Stress Now (CSN)program,and cite a few advantages of using this program.
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Chapter 8: Using Health Services
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Q1) The Affordable Care Act attempts to
A)form medical unions to protest against the poor medical care provided to the underprivileged.
B)standardize hospital management and medical care practices throughout the United States.
C)provide medicines at subsidized rates.
D)bridge the gap between medical service use by the rich and by the poor.
Q2) Brandon blacks out frequently,experiences severe headaches,and has chronic body pain.Brandon is uncomfortable with the idea of seeing a doctor.Since his symptoms surface only a couple of times a month,he carelessly dismisses them and does not consult a physician.Which of the following behaviors is Brandon displaying?
A)abnormal behavior
B)treatment-seeking behavior
C)delay behavior
D)health behavior
Q3) People sometimes abuse health services by seeking treatment for problems that are medically insignificant.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Patients,providers,and Treatments
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Q1) _____ is an infection that results from exposure to disease in a hospital setting.
A)Anthrax
B)Amoebiasis
C)Balantidiasis
D)Nosocomial
Q2) Dietary interventions,which include foods that shift the _____ balance,are a staple of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
A)dong quai
B)qoi
C)yin-yang
D)gu qui
Q3) Patients are remarkably good at predicting their adherence to treatment regimens.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define placebo and its function as a methodological tool.
Q5) List the reasons why the health care practitioner can be an effective agent of behavior change.
Q6) Briefly explain patients' contributions to faulty communication.
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Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
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Q1) Migraine headache is an example of _____ pain.
A)acute
B)chronic benign
C)recurrent acute
D)chronic progressive
Q2) Relapse prevention techniques that help patients continue their pain management skills can maintain posttreatment pain reduction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A-delta fibers
A)are small,myelinated fibers.
B)typically transmit dull,aching pain.
C)do not respond to mechanical pain.
D)transmit pain signals at a slower rate than C-fibers.
Q4) _____ is a pain perception that results from a physical damage to the tissues of the body.
A)Silent nociception
B)Polymodal nociception
C)Thermal damage
D)Mechanical nociception
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Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders
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Q1) What role does denial play in the emotional response to chronic health disorders? When does it facilitate coping? When is it dysfunctional?
Q2) Explain how physical rehabilitation methods help in managing chronic health disorders.
Q3) One of the chief changes brought about by chronic health disorder is a(n)
A)decreased dependency of the chronically ill person on other family members.
B)increased dependency of the family members on the chronically ill person.
C)decreased dependency of the family members on the chronically ill person.
D)increased dependency of the chronically ill person on other family members.
Q4) Family participation in the health disorder management process is widely encouraged.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Physical therapists plan and direct recreational activities to help patients become more self-sufficient.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How are patients' beliefs about chronic health disorders related to adjustment?
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Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
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Q1) Palliative care involves
A)final attempts to cure the terminally ill patient.
B)life-prolonging interventions such as placing the patient on a respirator.
C)ending the life of a patient who is suffering from a painful terminal illness.
D)custodial work designed to make the patient feel comfortable.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of death education?
A)It is inessential as most of the cultures consider death as a taboo topic.
B)It must be imparted only to the college students.
C)It is necessary as it creates awareness about the kind of care the dying want.
D)It is mandatory as it provides encouragement for self-destructive leanings.
Q3) Among women who are depressed in widowhood,_____ appears to be the biggest burden.
A)financial strain
B)loneliness
C)household management
D)instrumental need
Q4) Epidemiologic studies reveal that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is less likely to occur in lower-class urban environments.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii
Diabetes
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Q1) According to a study by Lawlor et al.(2005),risk factors for heart disease begin to cluster by age _____ for those low in socioeconomic status (SES).
A)32
B)43
C)14
D)25
Q2) Diabetes is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hostile people exhibit a ________ response to sympathetic activity in response to stress.
A)friendly
B)strong pessimistic
C)favorable
D)weak antagonistic
Q4) Individuals who are high in hostility
A)have chronically low blood pressure.
B)show lower heart rate reactivity to laboratory stressors.
C)show exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity.
D)show strong antagonistic responses to sympathetic activities.
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Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders
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Q1) Who among the following are likely to develop fewer cancers?
A)alcoholics
B)married people
C)people who are malnourished
D)people who consume fat
Q2) Studies of personality and coping styles have found that the stress-related distress is moderated by
A)optimism.
B)avoidance coping.
C)isolation.
D)pessimism.
Q3) Past sexual practice is an important predictor of AIDS-related risk behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Children do better managing their diabetes regimen when their parents
A)direct all their efforts to control diet to avoid hypoglycemia.
B)convince them that they are normal.
C)ensure that the children's blood glucose levels stay steady.
D)trust their children to adequately self-manage the treatment regimen.
Q5) What are the common symptoms of AIDS?
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Chapter 15: Health Psychology Challenges for the Future
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Q1) Early drug prevention programs,such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE),are examples of _____ programs.
A)cost containment
B)behavioral immunization
C)cost effectiveness
D)treatment effectiveness
Q2) _____ is currently endemic and will shortly supplant smoking as the major avoidable contributor to mortality.
A)Hypertension
B)Obesity
C)Deafness
D)CHD
Q3) Emma wants to become a health psychologist and conduct research on the lifestyle choices that impact the management of type II diabetes.To what kind of graduate program should Emma apply?
A)social psychology
B)clinical psychology
C)physiological psychology
D)developmental psychology
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