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Mind-Body Medicine explores the intricate connections between mental, emotional, and physical health, focusing on how psychological processes influence bodily function and overall well-being. Students examine the scientific foundations and clinical applications of integrative approaches such as mindfulness, relaxation techniques, biofeedback, meditation, yoga, and stress management. The course also delves into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying mind-body interactions and investigates the role of these therapies in managing chronic illness, pain, and psychological distress, fostering a holistic understanding of health and healing.
Recommended Textbook Health Psychology 10th Edition by Taylor
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Chapter 1: What Is Health Psychology
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Q1) _____ is an example of a chronic illness that is particularly prevalent in industrialized countries.
A)Influenza
B)Pneumonia
C)Cancer
D)Tuberculosis
Answer: C
Q2) The biopsychosocial model emphasizes the importance of an effective patient-practitioner relationship.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Morbidity may be expressed in two ways: as the number of new cases or as the total number of existing cases of an illness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
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Q1) In an autoimmune disease,
A)the treatment procedure is long-term,but it is easily curable.
B)the body fails to recognize the existence of a foreign substance until its severity increases.
C)certain white blood cells ingest microbes,causing an infection.
D)the body recognizes its own tissue as a foreign invader and produces antibodies to fight it.
Answer: D
Q2) A hereditary disorder of the central nervous system,_____ is characterized by chronic physical and mental deterioration.
A)quadriplegia
B)paraplegia
C)Alzheimer's disease
D)Huntington's disease
Answer: D
Q3) Hepatitis E resembles hepatitis A but is caused by a different virus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
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Q1) The ________ Theory examines how people appraise health threats and how they appraise their abilities to manage threats.
A)Implementation Intention
B)Protection Motivation
C)Self-Determination
D)Planned Behavior
Answer: B
Q2) Most people do not perceive their risks correctly,and they view their poor health behaviors as shared by everyone.This perception is often
A)unrealistically optimistic.
B)unrealistically pessimistic.
C)socially influenced.
D)unambiguous.
Answer: A
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) The typical reason that people switch to a diet low in cholesterol is to A)maintain weight.
B)reduce risk of obesity.
C)improve health.
D)improve appearance.
Q2) Rates of adherence to a new diet are likely to be low at first but improve over time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The stage of sleep marked by beta waves is important for A)breathing.
B)restoring energy.
C)releasing growth hormones.
D)consolidating memories.
Q4) 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.
Q5) Explain the physical and psychological benefits of exercise.
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Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
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Q1) In any kind of intervention,the _____ is the best predictor of success.
A)physician
B)spouse
C)patient
D)family
Q2) 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.
Q3) John was a chain smoker for ten years.He quit recently,and he has constantly fought against the urge to smoke again.This urge is especially strong when he is around other smokers.John's recurring urge to smoke is an example of A)bulimia.
B)tolerance.
C)craving.
D)anorexia.
Q4) Describe the biological,psychological,and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.
Q5) Describe the major characteristics of health-compromising behaviors.
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Chapter 6: Stress
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Q1) According to Selye (1956,1976),the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome is responsible for the person making efforts to cope with the threat.
A)exhaustion
B)flight
C)alarm
D)resistance
Q2) Who among the following is most likely to experience illness due to the stress associated with her job?
A)Susie,a single mother of a five-year-old boy,works long hours in a low-paying position.
B)Mary Lou,a married mother of two young children,works in a low-paying service job 40 hours per week.
C)Sally,a single mother of a five-year-old girl,is a lawyer with flexible hours.
D)Miranda,a married mother with two young children,is a lawyer with flexible hours.
Q3) The primary biological factor in the tend-and-befriend mechanism isA.D.GS
A)HPA activation.
B)oxytocin.
C)cortisol.
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Chapter 7: Coping,resilience,and Social Support
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Q1) The goal of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)is to
A)help notice thoughts from a distance and avoid response to them.
B)teach people to ignore their thoughts in a mindful manner.
C)change the private experience of stress and maintain commitment.
D)help people challenge their thoughts directly.
Q2) The benefits of social support are greatest when
A)an individual about to undergo an uncomfortable medical procedure receives invisible support.
B)the person from whom one is seeking support is perceived to be responsive to one's needs.
C)the person who is receiving the support has at least above average intelligence.
D)an individual does not have a problem but finds the appropriate form of social support.
Q3) _____ is a form of social support that involves the provision of services,financial assistance,or goods.
A)Emotional support
B)Tangible assistance
C)Invisible support
D)Informational assistance
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Chapter 8: Using Health Services
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Q1) The health belief model predicts the treatment-seeking behavior of A)people who have been serving in the armed forces.
B)people lacking resources and health care services.
C)people who belong to certain ethnic minorities.
D)people with money and access to health services.
Q2) Paul lives alone,has very few friends,and is unhappy with his work life.He constantly complains of back pains and headaches.He is very distracted and finds it difficult to relax.Which of the following factors in recognizing symptoms does Paul exemplify?
A)individual differences
B)attentional differences
C)situational factors
D)mood fluctuations
Q3) Explain the usage of health services in the context of social psychological factors.
Q4) Medicaid is a federally administered system of health insurance available to the A)disabled.
B)ethnic minorities.
C)elderly.
D)underprivileged.
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Chapter 9: Patients,providers,and Treatments
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Q1) In Traditional Chinese Medicine,_____ is used to manipulate the flow of qi.
A)chiropractic
B)osteopathy
C)massage
D)guided imagery
Q2) Acupuncture not only cures an illness,but also has a(n)_____ effect.
A)cannabis
B)analgesic
C)psychosomatic
D)agonizing
Q3) Older patients are less likely than younger patients to A)be resuscitated in emergency rooms.
B)survive automobile accidents.
C)seek medical care when required.
D)suffer from traumatic stress disorders.
Q4) Adherence is likely to be highest when advice is perceived to be A)social.
B)psychological.
C)vocational.
D)medical.
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Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
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Q1) Catastrophic thinking reduces the pain experience.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Pain is easy to treat because patients are comfortable describing it objectively.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes recurrent acute pain?
A)The pain is constant and varies in severity,typically persists for six months or longer,and is relatively unresponsive to treatment.
B)The pain typically goes on for six months or less and disappears when the tissue damage is repaired.
C)It involves constant pain that increases in severity over time,due to a malignant condition,and typically lasts longer than six months.
D)It involves intermittent episodes of pain that are acute in character but chronic inasmuch as the condition repeats for more than six months.
Q4) Explain the importance of social and psychological components of pain.
Q5) Describe the design and implementation of pain management programs.
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Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders
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Q1) Jeremy is suffering from coronary heart disease.He regularly meets his friends who are doctors and discusses his condition with them.According to Jeremy,this helps him deal with the health disorder better.Which of the following coping strategies is Jeremy using in this scenario?
A)behavioral escape strategy
B)social support strategy
C)distancing strategy
D)cognitive escape strategy
Q2) Adam works with cancer patients at County General Hospital.His particular specialty is in enabling the newly diagnosed cancer patients to understand the health disorder and its treatment and to negotiate the difficult emotional and social identity issues associated with the health disorder.He is a(n)
A)medical social worker.
B)medical psychologist.
C)health psychologist.
D)occupational therapist.
Q3) How are patients' beliefs about chronic health disorders related to adjustment?
Q4) What role does denial play in the emotional response to chronic health disorders? When does it facilitate coping? When is it dysfunctional?
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Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
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Q1) Death in elderly people is
A)unlikely to be caused by psychosocial factors.
B)unlikely to be caused by degenerative diseases.
C)likely to be caused by general physical decline.
D)likely to be caused by only one biological competitor.
Q2) Which of the following is true of euthanasia and assisted suicide?
A)Euthanasia is a crime punishable by up to 12 years in prison in the United States.
B)Physician-assisted dying is not legally permitted in any of the states in the United States.
C)Acutely ill patients often request for euthanasia or assisted suicide.
D)Receptivity to euthanasia and assisted suicide has increased in the United States.
Q3) Which of the following factors predicts mortality in the elderly age group?
A)close family relationships
B)reduced terminal illness
C)strong mental health
D)reduced life satisfaction
Q4) Describe the psychological and physiological correlates of grief.
Q5) Describe Kübler-Ross's theory of dying.Evaluate the usefulness of her theory.
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Chapter 13: Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii
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Q1) Poor adherence to diabetic regimens by people with Type II diabetes is most often a result of
A)their unawareness of the health risks.
B)the interference by their family members.
C)their dependency on the medical staff.
D)their increased sense of self-efficacy.
Q2) Depression in people who are hostile and in African Americans is likely to be closely linked to
A)an atypical antidepressant.
B)B.calcium-binding protein
C)C-reactive protein.
D)a tricyclic antidepressant.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of stroke?
A)The likelihood of a stroke decreases with age.
B)Stroke occurs more often in women than in men.
C)Stroke does not occur among those who have diabetes.
D)Stroke risk factors overlap with those for heart disease.
Q4) Identifying patients with metabolic syndrome rarely helps predict heart attacks.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between stress and the immune system?
A)Brief stressors lead to changes in cytokine production.
B)The immune system responds in the same way to all types of stress.
C)Specific immunity increases in response to acute short-term stressors.
D)Natural immunity decreases in response to immediate short-term stressors.
Q2) A common symptom for women with AIDS is gynecologic infection.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ are most likely to disclose their HIV status.
A)People who self-medicate their depression
B)People with strong social support networks
C)People who are less likely to use condoms during intercourse
D)People from lower socioeconomic status
Q4) The most prevalent of the autoimmune diseases is cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how stress is related to immune functioning and how the immune system responds to stress.
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Q6) How do psychosocial factors influence the initiation and course of cancer?
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Chapter 15: Health Psychology Challenges for the Future
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Q1) Briefly discuss the impact of cost containment pressures in health care.Give examples of low-cost interventions used in clinical practice.
Q2) _____ is a subfield within psychology that gives importance to studies on health of children and the factors affecting it.
A)Social psychology
B)Clinical psychology
C)Physiological psychology
D)Developmental psychology
Q3) The use of new technologies in medical care may be intimidating for some people.A health psychologist can assist such patients and their families by
A)testifying before government committees on the hazards of technology.
B)teaching them control-enhancing techniques to help reduce fear.
C)advising the patients' physicians on ethical issues.
D)developing complex decision-making tools.
Q4) In the context of technological advances,discuss the role and importance of health psychologists in the changing medical practices.
Q5) Explain comprehensive intervention models with examples.
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