Psychology of Health
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Course Introduction
Psychology of Health explores the intricate relationship between psychological processes and physical well-being. This course examines how factors such as behavior, emotions, stress, personality, and social environments influence health, illness, and health-related behaviors. Students will learn about topics like health promotion, prevention strategies, coping with illness, patient-practitioner interactions, and the psychological aspects of chronic and terminal diseases. By integrating theoretical concepts with empirical research, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of how psychological principles can be applied to improve health outcomes and quality of life.
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The Psychology of Health and Health Care A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Gary Poole
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Health Psychology
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Q1) Significantly more people will follow instructions to take an antibiotic to relieve a painful ear infection than will change their lifestyle to reduce high blood pressure.The behavioural explanation for this phenomenon is
A)delayed gratification theory
B)asymptomatic conditioning theory
C)the Health Belief Model
D)behavioural non-compliance
E)reasoned action
Answer: A
Q2) For victims of heart attack such as the example of Alan,Health Psychology can provide
A)little because it is too late to prevent the attack
B)methods for implementing lifestyle change
C)mortality statistics
D)cross cultural comparisons
E)cardiac treatment recommendations
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Stress and Coping
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Q1) The fight or flight response results in a _________________ state while most relaxation techniques result in a ___________________ state.
A)parasympathetic;sympathetic
B)hypermetabolic;hypometabolic
C)hypometabolic;hypermetabolic
D)hypometabolic;hypometabolic
E)hypermetabolic;hypermetabolic
Answer: B
Q2) According to the Cognitive Transactional Model,normal life events may become sources of stress when the event
A)occurs at the wrong time in the life cycle
B)lasts more than 60 days
C)is imminent
D)has an unusual outcome
E)was previously unimportant to the individual
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Psychoneuroimmunology
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Q1) The development and working of immune cells can be permanently altered by A)experience via epigenetic processes
B)acute stress but not chronic stress
C)chronic stress but not acute stress
D)NK cell lysis
E)NK cell cytotoxic activity
Answer: A
Q2) Under stress the substance released by the adrenal cortex when stimulated by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system are called A)immunogens
B)interleukins
C)antigens
D)tropic hormones
E)cortisol
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Health Communication
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Q1) Which of the following is not a principle for assessing the quality of health-related web sites:
A)Authority
B)Complementarity
C)Confidentiality
D)Attribution
E)Attrition
Q2) Which of the following is not a principle for assessing the quality of health-related web sites:
A)Authority
B)Complementarity
C)Confidentiality
D)Attribution
E)Attrition
Q3) The only fool proof method of measuring adherence is
A)asking the patient
B)asking the physician
C)pill counting
D)biochemical tests
E)there is no fool proof method of measuring adherence
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Chapter 5: Health and Physical Activity
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Q1) _______________ is a sensory experience that is performed in the absence of external stimuli,whereas ___________________ is a technique that involves mentally practicing a skill.
A)imagery;mental rehearsal
B)mental rehearsal;imagery
C)relaxation;imagery
D)relaxation;mental rehearsal
E)emotional arousal;vicarious experience
Q2) Methodological problems in the research reporting the impact of exercise on mood states include all of the following except
A)use of anecdotal evidence
B)how mood state is assessed
C)how physical activity is assessed
D)representativeness of the data
E)mechanisms used to explain the findings
Q3) Name and describe the most widely practiced relaxation technique in sport.What are the benefits of relaxation training?
Q4) Describe the health-illness continuum and the components of health proposed by Greenberg and Pargman (1989).
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Chapter 6: Health-Compromising Behaviours
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Q1) Discuss the biological,psychosocial and social cultural factors which contribute to the rising incidence of obesity in Canada.
Q2) Describe the differences between hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD and stimulants such as cocaine.
Q3) The problem with the alcohol dependency syndrome model is that it emphasizes ______________ and neglects the ________________.
A)cognitive aspects;physical properties
B)social learning aspects;physical properties
C)physical properties;cognitive aspects
D)cognitive aspects;social learning aspects
E)social learning aspects;cognitive aspects
Q4) A characteristic which is common in anorexia nervosa,bulimia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia is
A)fear of getting fat
B)low self-esteem
C)competitiveness
D)constant dieting
E)excessive exercise
Q5) Describe drug use according to the stages of change model.
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Chapter 7: Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses
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Q1) Describe the different forms of cancer treatment and provide the rationale for their use.
Q2) All of the following are possible long-term consequences of diabetes except A)blindness
B)stroke
C)amputation
D)cardiovascular disease
E)rheumatoid arthritis
Q3) When is chemotherapy most likely to be used for cancer patients? Describe the possible side effects.What is anticipatory nausea and how is it explained from a psychological viewpoint?
Q4) Concluding from their review of the literature on the relationship between coping and survival rates,Petticrew and colleagues found that
A)fighting spirit coping increased survival rates
B)active coping increased survival rates
C)problem focused coping increased survival rates
D)coping strategies did not affect survival rates
E)emotion focused coping decreased survival rates
Q5) Discuss the impact of psychological distress on diabetes.
Q6) What is social comparison and how does it affect people in support groups?
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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) In the cold-pressor task detecting the experience of pain is called _______________ whereas the duration of time a person is willing to endure the cold water is referred to as __________
A)pain threshold;pain tolerance
B)pain tolerance;pain threshold
C)acute pain;chronic pain
D)respondent pain;operant pain
E)operant pain;respondent pain
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Chapter 9: The World of Health Care: Places, procedures, and People
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Q1) When a progressive illness is advanced,the primary goal becomes
A)finding a cure
B)nutrition
C)maintaining mobility
D)continuity of care
E)quality of life
Q2) Describe three common hospital experiences which contribute to feelings of depersonalization.
Q3) Pallavicini-Gonzalez and colleagues (1995)identified three distinct stages experienced by ICU patients.Describe these three stages.
Q4) Uncertainty in medical decision making is more common among primary care physicians than specialists.Which of the following statements accounting for this difference is true?
A)primary care physicians are less skilled
B)primary care physicians have far too many symptom patterns to remember
C)primary care physicians provide disease focused care
D)more symptom patterns are presented to specialists
E)more problems are presented to specialists early in their history
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Q5) Discuss some of the factors that influence the perception of symptoms.
Q6) What are the factors affecting a person's ability to cope with a hospital stay?
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Chapter 10: From One to Many: Health on a Large Scale
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Q1) Safe injection sites are controversial because they appear to
A)endorse a health compromising,illegal behaviour
B)contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS
C)cost far more than the outcomes warrant
D)help only a vulnerable portion of the population
E)encourage others to engage in illegal behaviour
Q2) Which of the following would contribute to an obesogenic neighbourhood?
A)living in the suburbs where one needs to drive daily
B)living in proximity to fast food restaurants
C)living in an apartment above a grocery store
D)living in a walkable neighbourhood
E)living in a high rise apartment near the centre of town
Q3) What is meant by the social ecological model and how does it apply to health initiatives?
Q4) What is meant by harm reduction and provide some examples as to where is it most applicable.
Q5) What is meant by culturally competent care and explain why this is important in health care delivery?
Q6) Explain how culture affects health in Canada.
Q7) What are the four health related dimensions of a neighbourhood.
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion
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Q1) All of the following are included in Canada's framework for health promotion (Epp,1986)except
A)fostering public participation
B)enhancing coping
C)decreasing prevention
D)reducing inequities
E)strengthening community health services
Q2) Health promotion mechanisms refer to all but one of the following
A)self-care
B)helping each other
C)reducing pollution
D)fostering public participation
E)improving safety
Q3) Self-care refers to all of the following except
A)exercise
B)diet
C)risk behaviours
D)voluntary screening
E)voluntary surgery
Q4) Describe the steps involved in the evaluation of health promotion initiatives.
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Chapter 12: Conducting Research in Health Psychology
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Q1) Tony was very excited to be included in a study of student health facilities on his campus.He is already thinking about the kinds of answers he should give,even before he has seen the questions.Tony's beliefs about the study could very well cause him to respond to the questions as he thinks he is supposed to answer rather than what he really thinks.This is an example of
A)sampling bias
B)a retrospective flaw
C)a potential demand characteristic
D)a main effect
E)applied research
Q2) The phenomenon of variables combining to produce an effect that is different from the effect of either variable alone is the
A)interaction
B)main effect
C)inclusion criteria
D)basis of correlational research
E)most common flaw in experimental research
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal and cross-sectional research designs as they apply to health psychology research?
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Chapter 13: Epidemiology: What Can Be Learned From the Sars Outbreak
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Q1) In the early 1980s,the number of AIDS cases was about 50,increasing to 4900 in three years and reaching 500,000 by 1995.Determining the number of cases today would provide the
A)point prevalence
B)incidence rate
C)vectors
D)lifetime prevalence
E)index rate
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) The difference between alternative treatment and complementary treatment is that the latter is
A)used in conjunction with allopathic treatment
B)not allopathic
C)traditional medicine
D)holistic
E)effective
Q2) Why might a patient decide to use CAM? What are the characteristics of the person most likely to pursue alternative treatments?
Q3) Distinguish between the terms complementary,alternative and holistic therapies.
Q4) 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
Q5) Using the different outcome categories discuss the research findings addressing the effectiveness of CAM.
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Chapter 15: the Sociology of Health and Illness
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Q1) A sociological theory that people's interpretations of their interactions and the events of their lives go well beyond the actual words used or,in the case of health-related events,the diagnosis they are given is
A)conflict theory
B)feminist theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)sick role theory
E)transcript theory
Q2) In the case of AIDS,people with this disease often find that their disease status has become
A)the same as their illness status
B)the source of conflict according to conflict theory
C)irrelevant
D)unmanageable
E)their master status in sociological terms
Q3) Discuss the three major topics or issues which are the focus of women's health care.
Q4) Distinguish between disease and illness from the perspective of a medical sociologist using symbolic interactionism.
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