Psychology of Health and Illness
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Course Introduction
Psychology of Health and Illness examines the complex interactions between psychological processes and physical health. This course explores how factors such as stress, personality, coping mechanisms, and behavior influence the onset, progression, and management of illness. Students will learn about health-promoting behaviors, the role of psychological interventions in the treatment of illness, and how cultural, social, and economic factors affect health outcomes. Through case studies and current research, the course emphasizes the biopsychosocial model and highlights strategies for promoting well-being and effective healthcare communication.
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The Psychology of Health and Health Care A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Gary Poole
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Chapter 2: Stress and Coping
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Q1) There are two major components of the physical response to stress.They are
A)the nervous system and the digestive system
B)the endocrine system and the digestive system
C)the nervous system and the endocrine system
D)the endocrine system and the musculoskeletal system
E)the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system
Answer: C
Q2) When potential stressors are anticipated and acted on in advance to prevent or decrease their impact the type of coping is
A)emotion focused
B)coping response
C)proactive
D)combative
E)stress management
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Psychoneuroimmunology
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Q1) The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system is called
A)immunocompetence assay
B)enumerative assay
C)psychoneuroimmunology
D)psychological tests of immunity
E)psychosocial immunology
Answer: C
Q2) Recent studies have hypothesized that the pathway between mood and the immune system may be provided by
A)natural killer cell proliferation
B)interleukin-6
C)B cells
D)suppressor T cells
E)killer T cells
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Health Communication
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Q1) Malpractice suits happen less often if the patients and their families feel that the physician was
A)really trying hard
B)competent but made a single mistake
C)incompetent but nice
D)caring and compassionate
E)deceiving them for the compassionate reasons
Q2) Patients rely on physicians to provide information about the diagnosis,cause of the problem and methods of treatment.Generally,physicians _________________ the amount of time they were engaged in information giving during an average 20 minute interview.
A)drastically overestimate
B)drastically underestimate
C)realistically estimate
D)slightly underestimate
E)slightly overestimate
Q3) Describe physician behaviours which contribute to faulty communication.
Q4) Describe how the internet is changing health behavior in Canada.
Q5) Describe the difference between non-adherence and creative non-adherence and provide an example of each
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Chapter 5: Health and Physical Activity
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Q1) All of the following are explanations suggested by Taylor (1994)for non-adherence to exercise programs except
A)initially exercise can be aversive
B)few immediate rewards
C)monotonous activity
D)high visibility of salient reasons
E)unpleasant social comparisons
Q2) Although the mechanism by which physical activity reduces anxiety in some people is not clear,one suggestion is that exercise provides a(n)
A)effective distraction
B)elevation in mood
C)subject for self talk
D)an increase followed by a decrease in arousal during exercise
E)relaxation effect
Q3) What factors determine a particular individual's reaction to a sports injury?
Q4) Despite the many benefits of physical activity,non-adherence is still a significant issue.What examples does Taylor (1994)provide to explain the avoidance of exercise and sport?
Q5) Describe Bandura's four sources of efficacy expectations.
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Chapter 6: Health-Compromising Behaviours
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Q1) Discuss the treatment strategies for the eating disorders.
Q2) Why is obesity considered one of the top 10 global health problems? What can be done to prevent obesity?
Q3) The difficulty in treating Anorexia stems from issues regarding
A)hostility
B)low self esteem
C)starvation
D)control
E)medication availability
Q4) The mechanism claiming that dieting and restricting one's eating may have deleterious effects is
A)restrained eaters are more sensitive to external cues
B)unrestrained eaters are more sensitive to external cues
C)restrained eaters are more sensitive to internal cues
D)some eaters are leptin resistant
E)unrestrained eaters are more sensitive to internal cues
Q5) Discuss the three cognitive-physiological models proposed to explain drinking behaviour.
Q6) Discuss the health consequences of excessive alcohol use.
Q7) What are the sociocultural factors that contribute to obesity?
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Chapter 7: Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses
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Q1) What is the basis for the statement that people with HIV and AIDS experience psychological distress which is unique to the diagnosis?
Q2) Saed had a heart attack and subsequently curtailed his activity level far more than his disease status required because of fear that he would have another attack.Saed is experiencing
A)cardiac arrest
B)myocardial ischemia
C)cerebral ischemia
D)cardiac invalidism
E)cardiac anxiety
Q3) In general it has been found that psychological interventions for persons living with AIDS are effective for improving __________________ .
A)health
B)quality of life
C)psychological status
D)medical status
E)longevity
Q4) What is social comparison and how does it affect people in support groups?
Q5) Discuss the impact of psychological distress on diabetes.
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Chapter 8: Pain
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Q1) The slow gentle stroking characteristic of Swedish massage is known as_____________ and has the effect of ________________
A)Shiatsu,stimulation of the circulatory system
B)pettrisage,unblocking energy
C)effleurage,relaxation
D)pettrisage;central analgesia
E)effleurage: deep muscle massage
Q2) A disadvantage of the McGill Pain Questionnaire is that it is A)gender biased
B)not useful for assessing pain in young children
C)three dimensional
D)not useful for identifying patterns of pain
E)only available in English
Q3) The simplest and most direct measure of pain is the A)EEG
B)EMG
C)interview
D)rating scale
E)respiratory rate
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Chapter 9: The World of Health Care: Places, procedures, and People
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Q1) The behaviours of the "bad patient" are viewed as a form of A)reactance
B)learned helplessness
C)dependence
D)activism
E)disengagement
Q2) Baby Joshua,who was born prematurely,is a patient in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.A study of parent wishes regarding end-of-life decisions in the NICU has suggested that they prefer the final call be made by A)the parents
B)the extended family
C)the health care professionals attending the infant
D)the family priest or minister
E)the physician on call
Q3) One of the most troubling causes of physician impairment is A)stress
B)emotional distancing
C)substance abuse
D)uncertainty
E)compassion fatigue
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Chapter 10: From One to Many: Health on a Large Scale
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Q1) The premise behind the harm reduction model is that a health compromising behaviour cannot be totally eliminated so
A)the focus should be eliminating the behaviour from targeted populations
B)the focus should be reducing the harmful effects of the behaviour
C)the focus should be reducing the behaviour in specific populations
D)the focus should be elimination without harmful side effects
E)the focus should be educating the population regarding harmful effects
Q2) Two challenges for Aboriginal health have received increased attention because of their severity.They are:
A)cancer and diabetes
B)heart disease and cancer
C)heart disease and diabetes
D)heart disease and drug abuse
E)diabetes and children's health
Q3) The first identified instance of a medical problem such as SARS is known as the A)index case
B)first sighting
C)prevalence
D)target case
E)epidemic case
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion
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Q1) According to drive reduction theory,fear appeals in health promotion should be effective.Explain why this is not always the case.
Q2) Discuss the types of social support that can be provided to an individual.Explain why it is important to identify the different kinds of support.
Q3) According to Labonte's framework for successful community-oriented health promotion,the first level identified is ______________ while the second level deals with ___________
A)biopsychosocial,environmental
B)medical;public health
C)biomedical;socioenvironmental
D)medical;socioenvironnmental
E)public health;environmental
Q4) Canadian Governments have been in the business of health promotion since the A)1700s
B)1800s
C)1950s
D)1970s
E)1990s
Q5) What are the goals and challenges of health promotion in Canada?
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Chapter 12: Conducting Research in Health Psychology
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Q1) Patients who had suffered a heart attack were randomly assigned to two groups,One group received Cardiac Rehab,and the other did not.This is an example of
A)a positive correlation
B)a negative correlation
C)a random clinical trial
D)a cross sectional design
E)fatal research flaw
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal and cross-sectional research designs as they apply to health psychology research?
Q3) Marty recently submitted a case study to a health psychology journal.He is aware that the findings of his study
A)may not be accepted because it is a case study
B)had a very small control group
C)cannot always be generalized to other people
D)was prospective rather than retrospective
E)are subject to inclusion criteria
Q4) Describe three common flaws in health psychology research.
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Chapter 13: Epidemiology: What Can Be Learned From the
Sars Outbreak in Canada
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Q1) The problem with reporting suspect cases is that
A)they almost always become probable cases
B)they do not differ from probable cases
C)the public is misled into believing the problem is minimal
D)the agent has not yet been identified
E)the public is presented with numbers that inaccurately reflect the risk of the disease
Q2) Describe what an epidemiologist does and using the SARS outbreak describe the illness pattern that was of interest to epidemiologists.
Q3) In epidemiology,the total number of cases at any given time is the
A)incidence rate
B)prevalence
C)index rate
D)morbidity rate
E)mortality rate
Q4) Describe the steps involved in epidemiological research.
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Chapter 14: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Cam
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Q1) Distinguish between the terms complementary,alternative and holistic therapies.
Q2) Using the different outcome categories discuss the research findings addressing the effectiveness of CAM.
Q3) In two different studies of cancer patients,the characteristics of those most likely to use CAM were
A)younger,high school education,lower income bracket
B)older,high school education,upper income bracket
C)older,post secondary education,lower income bracket
D)younger,post secondary education,upper income bracket
E)older,no high school education,lower income bracket
Q4) Which of the following is not a category used to describe research outcomes for CAM treatments
A)the therapy is beneficial
B)the therapy is harmful
C)the therapy is absurd
D)the therapy should be discouraged
E)the therapy should be prescribed
Q5) Why might a patient decide to use CAM? What are the characteristics of the person most likely to pursue alternative treatments?
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Chapter 15: the Sociology of Health and Illness
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Q1) Discuss the three major topics or issues which are the focus of women's health care.
Q2) One defining characteristic of the sick role is that it is A)permanent
B)temporary
C)maladaptive
D)identical to malingering
E)not based in reality
Q3) Both Ivana and Julian are experiencing stress at work.According to feminist theory,Ivana's stress is more likely related to A)conflict
B)role strain
C)sick role behaviour
D)illness
E)role conflict
Q4) Distinguish between disease and illness from the perspective of a medical sociologist using symbolic interactionism.
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