Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental theories and concepts from social and behavioral sciences as they relate to public health. Students will examine how social, cultural, economic, and behavioral factors influence health outcomes and the distribution of disease within populations. Key topics include health behavior change models, social determinants of health, community engagement, and intervention strategies. The course also addresses the ethical, policy, and practical challenges in applying social and behavioral science approaches to the prevention and management of public health issues. Through case studies and real-world applications, students will gain skills necessary for designing and evaluating public health programs that effectively address diverse populations.
Recommended Textbook
Health Psychology An Introduction to Behavior and Health 8th Edition by Linda Brannon
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
16 Chapters
1556 Verified Questions
1556 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/2133 Page 2
Chapter 1: Introducing Health Psychology
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
61 Verified Questions
61 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42467
Sample Questions
Q1) Currently,the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Most experts in health psychology recommend that
A) health psychologists should be physicians first.
B) health psychologists should receive at least two years of postdoctoral training.
C) health psychology should be a separate discipline from generic psychology.
D) the training of health psychologists should be shortened to meet the demands for workers in the field.
Answer: B
Q3) The training of health psychologists includes earning doctoral degrees.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: Conducting Health Research
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
98 Verified Questions
98 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42468
Sample Questions
Q1) Wendi is a long-time smoker,which carries a relative risk of about 23.0 for lung cancer death and 2.0 for heart disease mortality.From this information you can conclude that
A) Wendi is more than four times as likely to die from lung cancer as from heart disease. B) Wendi's absolute risk for lung cancer is greater than her absolute risk for heart disease.
C) Wendi is about 23 times more likely to die of lung cancer than those who do not smoke.
D) Wendi is about 23 times more likely to die of heart disease than her twin sister.
Answer: C
Q2) The results of a meta-analysis allow researchers to determine one type of information that other statistical analyses do not,which is A) the statistical significance of the effect.
B) the correlation between variables.
C) the size of the effect.
D) the main effects and interactions of variables.
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: Seeking and Receiving Health Care
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
55 Verified Questions
55 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42469
Sample Questions
Q1) In the United States,people are considered to be ill
A) after they have been officially diagnosed by a health care provider.
B) if they have an elevated temperature for at least 24 hours.
C) when a disease process first begins.
D) whenever they feel sick.
Answer: A
Q2) Those actions people undertake to learn whether or not they are ill are called illness behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A _______ is the event that separates illness behavior from sick role behavior.
A) heart attack
B) diagnosis
C) hospitalization
D) death
Answer: B
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 5
Chapter 4: Adhering to Healthy Behavior
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
94 Verified Questions
94 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42470
Sample Questions
Q1) Julia,an 18-year old girl,sees many of her friends smoking.Research on risky behaviors in teenagers suggest that Julia is likely to
A) report high perceived behavioral control not to smoke.
B) report more willingness to engage in smoking.
C) report less willingness to engage in smoking.
D) report less favorable attitudes toward smoking.
Q2) The best predictors of health-related behavior in the health belief model are
A) perceived susceptibility & perceived barriers
B) perceived severity & perceived barriers
C) perceived benefits & perceived severity
D) perceived barriers & perceived benefits
Q3) How frequent are adherence failures?
Q4) A person's willingness and ability to follow recommended health practice is known as
A) behavior.
B) intention.
C) adherence.
D) perceived behavioral control.
Q5) What are stage theories of health behavior change? How do they differ from continuum theories?
6
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 5: Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42471
Sample Questions
Q1) Social support influences stress in just one-way; having more people around you encourages you to eat healthy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Lazarus saw stress as stemming from
A) strong emotional reactions to environmental stimuli.
B) negative life events.
C) positive life events.
D) the person's perception of an event.
Q3) New physiological measures that assess cortisol in human hair allow researchers to examine cortisol production over the preceding 6 months.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to the Social Readjustment Scale,a person who wins $50,000 in the lottery may experience increased stress.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast the views of stress of Selye and Lazarus.
Q6) In what ways does social support influence health?
Page 7
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 6: Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
84 Verified Questions
84 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42472
Sample Questions
Q1) Increasing the efficiency of the immune system would be a problem for whom?
A) people with cancer
B) people with AIDS
C) people who have received transplanted organs
D) people with bacterial diseases
Q2) The two general,or nonspecific,mechanisms that foreign substances "face" are:
A) phagocytosis and inflammation
B) phagocytosis and mucous membranes
C) inflammation and mucous membranes
D) the spleen and inflammation
Q3) The discipline concerned specifically with the interactions among behavior,the endocrine system,the immune system,and the nervous system is
A) transactional analysis.
B) behavioral medicine.
C) health psychology.
D) psychoneuroimmunology.
Q4) Most tension headaches are the result of traumatic life events.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the implications of immune deficiency.
Page 8
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 7: Understanding and Managing Pain
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
121 Verified Questions
121 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42473
Sample Questions
Q1) Wilbert Fordyce,along with others who advocate a behavior modification view of pain,claimed that
A) pain itself is rewarding to the individual pain patient.
B) pain sensations can be eliminated by the use of behavior modification.
C) pain behaviors may have reinforcing consequences for the pain patient.
D) cognitive therapy is the most effective means of pain control.
Q2) Cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy both strive to alter patterns of thinking.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Providing positive feedback and assistance are the best ways to help someone with low back pain recover.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Recent research gave participants __________ to reduce people's feelings of social pain.
A) a shock
B) a hug
C) Tylenol
D) Morphine
Page 9
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 8: Considering Alternative Approaches
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
96 Verified Questions
96 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42474
Sample Questions
Q1) Analyze who uses alternative treatments.
Q2) Most people in the United States who use some form of CAM use it as __________ rather than as __________.
A) something their physician recommended . . . something they believe in
B) complementary medicine . . . alternative medicine
C) alternative medicine . . . complementary medicine
D) a last resort . . . a first choice
Q3) Ayurvedic medicine originated in A) India.
B) China.
C) Europe in the 19th century.
D) Japan.
Q4) Therapeutic manipulation of the spine is the basis for A) TENS.
B) allostasis.
C) qi gong.
D) chiropractic treatment.
Q5) Manipulation techniques include massage and chiropractic treatment.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 10
Chapter 9: Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
109 Verified Questions
109 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/81658
Sample Questions
Q1) Of the following individuals,who is the least at risk for cardiovascular disease?
A) Betty, a 50-year old widow who lives by herself
B) Anna, a 50-year old married woman who has many friends
C) Pete, a 50-year old married man who has many friends
D) Frank, a 50-year old unmarried man who lives by himself
Q2) Taking anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin lowers the risk for CVD because
A) anti-inflammatory drugs make the blood more acidic, which dissolves blood clots.
B) anti-inflammatory drugs lower blood pressure, which is an important risk factor.
C) anti-inflammatory drugs lower cholesterol, which is an important risk factor.
D) anti-inflammatory drugs reduce inflammation, which is a risk for CVD.
Q3) Flavonoids may protect against CVD,and one food very rich in flavonoids is
A) dark chocolate.
B) milk chocolate.
C) chocolate milk.
D) any of these, which have about the same flavonoid content.
Q4) What is the role of health psychology in cardiac rehabilitation?
Q5) What behaviors can alter the risk for cardiovascular disease?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 11
Chapter 10: Behavioral Factors in Cancer
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
99 Verified Questions
99 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42476
Sample Questions
Q1) In the United States,lung cancer accounts for the highest percent of all cancer deaths for both women and men.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following are types of malignant growths EXCEPT
A) carcinoma
B) leukemia
C) lymphoma
D) benign
Q3) Individuals who keep a healthy weight,maintain a healthy diet,stay physically active,and drink in moderation have a _____ lower risk for cardiovascular disease-related death than individuals who do not adhere to those healthy behaviors.
A) 21%
B) 33%
C) 48%
D) 66%
Q4) Evaluate the role of eating and drinking in the development of cancer.
Q5) What can a person do to avoid cancer?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 11: Living With Chronic Illness
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
100 Verified Questions
100 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42477
Sample Questions
Q1) For a person with a terminal illness,a personal re-examination of his or her life
A) usually leads to disintegration and despair.
B) often causes a loss of personal relationships and social support.
C) may lead the person to find a new meaning in his or her life.
D) is typically different for people with cancer than for people with heart disease.
Q2) Glucagon acts to ____,and insulin acts to _____.
A) stimulate the stomach . . . stimulate the pancreas
B) increase hunger . . . decrease hunger
C) decrease blood sugar levels . . . increase blood sugar level
D) stimulate the release of glucose . . . take glucose into cells
Q3) The incidence of Type 2 diabetes is decreasing for children and adolescents.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The psychosocial factor most strongly tied to poor diabetes management is:
A) social support
B) depression
C) anxiety
D) weight
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 13
Chapter 12: Smoking Tobacco
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
110 Verified Questions
110 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42478
Sample Questions
Q1) The addictive ingredient of cigarette smoking is
A) nicotine.
B) its good taste.
C) the approval of peers.
D) the aroma of the smoke.
Q2) Smokers __________ when smoking lower-nicotine cigarettes.
A) smoke more cigarettes
B) smoke fewer cigarettes
C) smoke the same amount of cigarettes
D) refuse to smoke
Q3) Pat,a smoker who fears that stopping smoking would lead to weight gain,is most likely
A) a woman under 30 years of age.
B) a woman 45 years old or older.
C) a man under 30 years of age.
D) a man 45 years old or older.
Q4) How have U.S.smoking rates changed since 1964? Has this change been the same for all age and ethnic groups?
Q5) Do the reasons that people start smoking differ from the reasons that people continue to smoke?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 14
Chapter 13: Using Alcohol and Other Drugs
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
135 Verified Questions
135 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42479
Sample Questions
Q1) The benefits of drinking alcohol appear _________.
A) as soon as one begins to drinking
B) among young adults
C) during middle age
D) never; the benefits do not outweigh the risks.
Q2) All of the following is support for the alcohol myopia model EXCEPT:
A) intoxicated people analyze information at a superficial level
B) intoxicated people are more susceptible to distraction
C) intoxicated people recall fewer details of situations they have just experienced
D) intoxicated people focus on abstract, rather than specific, cues in the environment
Q3) Anabolic steroids
A) produce tolerance and dependence in only a few days.
B) decrease body fat and increase muscle mass.
C) are used more by women than by men.
D) decreases submission and aggression in monkeys.
Q4) Women are more likely than men to seek treatment for problem drinking.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 14: Eating and Weight
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
133 Verified Questions
133 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42480
Sample Questions
Q1) Lisa frequently goes on an eating binge,but she never purges afterward.Lisa is about 40 pounds overweight.Lisa most likely has
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) bulimia nervosa.
C) binge eating disorder.
D) no identifiable disorder.
Q2) Bart is concerned because his 75-year-old grandfather has always been about 20 pounds overweight and refuses to diet.Bart should know that A) losing weight after age 50 doubles the risk for cardiovascular disease.
B) after age 65, losing weight might actually be dangerous.
C) his grandfather should go on a diet whether or not he wants to do so.
D) both a and c are correct.
Q3) One possible explanation as to why individuals have differing setpoints is A) genetics.
B) past success or failure at diets.
C) ethnicity.
D) age.
Q4) Darlene is 15 pounds heavier than the ideal.Should she diet to improve her health?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 16
Chapter 15: Exercising
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
97 Verified Questions
97 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42481
Sample Questions
Q1) Physical activity improves cholesterol ratios more by raising HDL than by lowering LDL.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some people begin an exercise program,lose inches in the waist and hips,but do not lose weight.The best explanation for this is that they are building muscle and that muscle weighs more than fat.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Brooke is bedridden after an auto accident.What exercise would help her maintain muscular strength in her arms with a minimum of movement?
A) isometric
B) isotonic
C) aerobic
D) isokinetic
Q4) What is the role of exercise in weight control?
Q5) What are some methods to improve adherence to physical activity?
Q6) What are the psychological benefits of exercise?
Page 17
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 16: Future Challenges
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
50 Verified Questions
50 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/42482
Sample Questions
Q1) Which of these countries has the highest per capita health care expenditures?
A) The United States
B) Great Britain
C) Canada
D) Germany
Q2) Which group of U.S.citizens has the longest life expectancy?
A) European Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
Q3) Deaths among college students are traceable to
A) high cholesterol levels that produce heart disease.
B) high smoking rates that cause cancer.
C) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries.
D) suicide.
Q4) Hispanic Americans have a lower death rate than European Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the obstacles to and advantages of achieving the two broad goals from the Healthy People 2020 report.
Page 18
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.