Psychology of Chronic Illness Final
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Course Introduction
This course explores the psychological factors associated with the onset, course, and management of chronic illnesses. Students will examine how chronic health conditions affect cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social functioning across the lifespan. Topics include the psychological impact of diagnosis, coping mechanisms, patient-caregiver relationships, adherence to treatment regimens, and the role of culture in illness perception. Emphasis is placed on interventions that promote psychological well-being and quality of life in individuals with chronic illnesses, integrating research findings with clinical applications.
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Health Psychology an Interdisciplinary Approach to Health 2nd Edition by Deborah Fish Ragin
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Chapter 1: An Interdisciplinary View of Health
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Q1) Which of the following factors is unique to the social ecological model of health
A)Physical environment
B)Spiritual beliefs
C)Quality-of-life
D)Socioeconomic status
Answer: A
Q2) Quality-of-life refers to
A)The idea that life is too short.
B)The notion that one can control their own destiny.
C)One's level of life satisfaction.
D)One's belief that they can master any task.
Answer: C
Q3) Religious beliefs shaped health concepts in some European cultures, most notably during the
A)Middle or "Dark" Ages.
B)Renaissance period.
C)Rise of the Roman Empire.
D)British Invasion.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Research Methods
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Q1) One common correlation used as a gross measure of health status is the relationship between a person's _____ and _____.
Answer: height; weight
Q2) The Stanford Three Community Study utilized a(n) _____ research design.
A)Cross-sectional
B)Intervention
C)Qualitative
D)Organizational
Answer: B
Q3) The _____ identified three fundamental, ethical principles for the protection of human subjects.
A)World Medical Association
B)National Research Act of 1974
C)National Commission of Biomedical Research and Regulation
D)Belmont Report
Answer: D
Q4) Intervention studies may be experimental or quasi-experimental.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Global Communicable and Chronic Disease
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Q1) In the early 19th and 20th centuries, _____ were built to isolate and treat tuberculosis (TB) patients.
A)Quarantine buildings
B)Psychiatric hospitals
C)Sanatoriums
D)Tuberculosis wards
Answer: C
Q2) Miles works for Médecins sans Frontières or
A)Physicians with International training.
B)Doctors without Borders.
C)Doctors who Speak Foreign Languages.
D)Doctors who Treat Disasters.
Answer: B
Q3) How does "DALE" measure a population's health status
A)By determining the level of one's disability
B)By measuring one's life expectancy
C)By adjusting for quality of life
D)By assisting physicians with administering proper treatment for various disabilities
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Theories and Models of Health Behavior Change
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Q1) Cheyenne believes she will do very well on her biology test.Cheyenne most likely has
A)High self-efficacy
B)Low self-efficacy
C)No self-efficacy
D)Varied self-efficacy
Q2) Janz and Becker (1984) conducted a review to test the explanatory power of the Health Belief Model (HBM) and found
A)Strong evidence to support 3 of the 4 constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM).
B)Strong evidence to support all 4 of the constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM).
C)No evidence to support any of the 4 constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM).
D)Mild evidence to support 1 of the 4 constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM).
Q3) _____ programs provide a method for "selling" the audience on a need for change and a means for obtaining such change.
Q4) Name and describe the key concepts of the 5 models of health care.
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Chapter 5: Risky Health Behaviors
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Q1) How does crack cocaine create a feeling of euphoria
A)It reabsorbs dopamine, causing an excess in the central nervous system.
B)It blocks the reabsorption of dopamine, causing an excess in the central nervous system.
C)It blocks the creation of dopamine, causing a shortage in the central nervous system.
D)It reabsorbs dopamine, causing the central nervous system to be relaxed.
Q2) For what reason does much of the research on risky behaviors focus on adolescents
A)Adults often decline participating in research on risky behaviors.
B)Adolescents are more adaptable to change.
C)Risky behaviors that develop in adolescence often continue into adulthood.
D)Adolescents engage in more risky behaviors than do adults.
Q3) Explain the similarities and differences between anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorders.
Q4) _____ are injuries that result from accidents or unplanned events.
A)Intentional injuries
B)Unintentional injuries
C)Calculated injuries
D)Deliberate injuries
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Chapter 6: Emotional Health and Well-Being
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Q1) For many patients, a decision to replace a painful knee is based, in part, on the patient's feelings of vulnerability and fatigue rather than on painful physical symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____ refers to medical practices and beliefs that predate Western medicine.
Q3) _____ and _____ were two discoveries that led to the development of the biomedical model of health.
A)The relationship between microorganisms and disease; vaccines to protect against disease
B)Vaccines to protect against disease; the study of the relationships between bodily fluids and humors
C)The importance of spirituality; vaccines to protect against disease
D)None of the above
Q4) According to Native American beliefs, the "_____" symbolizes power, peace, and unity.
Q5) _____ may be especially advantageous for disenfranchised groups in societies.
Q6) _____ involves a systematic study of the factors that enhance and maintain an individual's state of well-being.
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Chapter 7: Stress and Coping
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Q1) Which gland is called the "master gland"
Q2) The _____ coping style tends to be the most effective method of dealing with stressors.
A)Problem-focused
B)Emotion-focused
C)Wellness
D)Engagement
Q3) _____ involves cognitive or behavioral actions to manage when the situational demands exceed one's resources.
Q4) How do the emotion-focused coping style and engagement coping style differ
A)The engagement coping style is more focused on emotion rather than problem-solving.
B)The engagement coping style looks for a sympathetic but helpful audience, whereas the emotion-focused style does not seek a helpful audience.
C)The engagement coping style is used more frequently by females than the emotion-focused style.
D)The emotion-focused style is a healthier way of problem-solving than the engagement style.
Q5) A chronic disease is one that lasts _____.
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Chapter 8: HIV and AIDS
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Q1) The principal barrier of the rapid tests for HIV is
A)The time it takes to receive the results.
B)The availability of the test.
C)The cost of the test.
D)The accuracy level of the test.
Q2) Human skin is a part of the body's _____ immunity.
A)Systemic
B)Acquired
C)Adaptive
D)Natural
Q3) Research on Haitians as a high-risk HIV group concluded that
A)The research was inaccurate and that Haitians were not a high-risk group.
B)Haitian males were most likely to contract the virus based on years of prevalence data.
C)Haitian females are most at risk of developing HIV.
D)None of the above
Q4) AIDS is a synonym for HIV.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The only way to diagnose HIV accurately is through _____.
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Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Disease
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Q1) The Type-A personality was first introduced by
A)Seyle and Lepore.
B)Folkman and Lazarus.
C)Glynn and Sollers.
D)Friedman and Friedman.
Q2) What part of the body reoxygenates blood from the heart
A)Lungs
B)Brain
C)Endocrine system
D)Liver
Q3) The risk of heart disease decreases immediately when women stop smoking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which two hormones decrease substantially in women between the ages of 45-55
Q5) Cardiac arrest is caused by A)Angina.
B)Ventricular fibrillation.
C)Sinus nodes.
D)Systolic blood pressure.
Q6) Explain and differentiate between the 4 types of cardiovascular disease.
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Chapter 10: Chronic Pain Management and Arthritis
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Q1) Identify and describe the 3 main types of arthritis.Include a discussion of the causes of each type.
Q2) Studies show that in contrast to men, women in caregiving roles:
A)Are less likely to become depressed.
B)Are less likely to suffer from chronic disease and insomnia
C)Are more likely to develop stress in anticipation of the caregiving role
D)None of the above
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 most common types of arthritis
A)Rheumatoid arthritis
B)Osteoarthritis
C)Reactive arthritis
D)Gout
Q4) Differentiate among the 5 types of psychotherapeutic treatments for arthritis.
Q5) Medical treatments for arthritis include all BUT the following:
A)Antiretroviral medications
B)NSAIDS
C)Opioid analgesics
D)TNF drugs
Q6) _____ are a type of vertical continuum used to rate or describe pain severity.
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Q7) Narcotic substances generally used to treat noncancer pain are called _____.
Chapter 11: Cancer
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Q1) Approximately 25% of adolescent girls in the U.S.have been vaccinated against HPV.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Depression that occurs as a result of a diagnosis of a severe or life-threatening illness is called _____.
Q3) Fawzy & Fawzy were pioneers of the _____ approach.
A)Problem-focused
B)Supportive-expressive
C)Exercise therapy
D)Psychoeducational
Q4) Studies conducted on first generation cell phone users showed that
A)Tumors usually grew on the side of the head of which there was frequent contact with a cell phone.
B)Those who used cell phones frequently did not have a higher rate of brain tumors than those who infrequently used cell phones.
C)Tumors were more likely to develop in males.
D)There was no evidence of increased risk of brain tumors for frequent cell phone users.
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Chapter 12: Health Care Systems and Health Policy: Effects on Health Outcomes
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Q1) _____ allows individuals to pay a fixed rate for access to health care.
A)Medical necessity
B)Managed insurance
C)Health insurance
D)Health policy
Q2) Louis is enrolled in a traditional indemnity plan.He is therefore
A)Required to select from a list of approved providers.
B)Allowed to select any provider he chooses.
C)Allowed a specified number of medical visits per year.
D)Enrolled in a public health insurance plan.
Q3) Discuss the similarities and differences between single-payer and multipayer health systems.
Q4) The first form of health insurance was called
A)Premium insurance.
B)Accidental insurance.
C)Indemnity insurance.
D)Private insurance.
Q5) Indemnity plans allow for unlimited access to and use of medical services.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: The Health Psychologists Role: Research,
Application, and Advocacy
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Q1) Between 1980 and 1994, the state of _____ saw its rates of diagnosed cases of autism increase by approximately 370%.
A)Oregon
B)California
C)Arizona
D)New York
Q2) Approximately 2,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S.result in death each year.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ was developed to create athletic competitions for athletes with disabilities.
A)TEAM Sport
B)HOME team
C)Disabled Athletes of America
D)Athletes Without Borders
Q4) Infrequent weighing leads to
A)Less chances of developing an eating disorder.
B)More weight loss.
C)A higher likelihood of chronic disease.
D)A lower likelihood of developing cardiovascular problems.
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