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Course Introduction
Social Psychology explores the scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts. The course examines topics such as social perception, attitudes, group dynamics, conformity, persuasion, prejudice, and interpersonal relationships. Through an analysis of classic and contemporary research, students will gain insights into how social influences shape behavior, how people develop their sense of self within a group, and how social cognition affects everyday decision-making. The course emphasizes the application of social psychological principles to real-world issues, fostering critical thinking and a deeper understanding of human interaction.
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Health Psychology An Introduction to Behavior and Health 8th Edition by Linda Brannon
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Chapter 1: Introducing Health Psychology
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Q1) Before 1950,psychologists were involved with physical health primarily in the area of A) changing lifestyles.
B) changing attitudes.
C) pain management.
D) teaching in medical schools.
Answer: D
Q2) Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Currently,the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Conducting Health Research
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Q1) To determine whether Drug Z lowers blood pressure,it is necessary to demonstrate that an experimental group,which has been given Drug Z,will have lower blood pressure than a comparison group,which has been given
A) a higher dose of Drug Z.
B) a lower dose of Drug Z.
C) a placebo.
D) no treatment at all.
Answer: C
Q2) Prospective epidemiological studies are also
A) cross-sectional.
B) longitudinal.
C) experimental.
D) clinical trials.
Answer: B
Q3) Prospective and retrospective studies are both considered:
A) experimental studies
B) longitudinal studies
C) clinical tries
D) correlational studies
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Seeking and Receiving Health Care
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Q1) Which of these industrialized nations has the greatest restrictions on access to health care?
A) France
B) China
C) Germany
D) the United States
Answer: D
Q2) Which of these people is most likely to seek health care?
A) A 19-year-old college man with a knot on his leg
B) A 19-year old college woman who misinterprets HIV symptoms for the flu
C) A 9-year-old boy knocked unconscious from a fall off his bicycle
D) A 40-year-old women worried about a lump in her breast
Answer: D
Q3) Although the terms "disease" and "illness" are often used interchangeably,they have somewhat different meanings.Technically,disease refers to
A) psychological disorders.
B) the experience of being sick.
C) the process of physical damage.
D) an existing, official diagnosis.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Adhering to Healthy Behavior
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Q1) An adherent patient who reduces her pain by taking prescribed medication as scheduled is an example of
A) classical conditioning.
B) negative punishment.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) negative reinforcement.
Q2) _____ is an individual's perception of the social pressure to perform or not perform an action.
A) Self-efficacy
B) Perceived behavioral control
C) Subjective norm
D) Attitude
Q3) How frequent are adherence failures?
Q4) The pill cap microprocessor is an improved variation of which method of assessing adherence?
A) physician judgment
B) patient judgment
C) examination of biochemical evidence
D) monitoring medication usage
Q5) Evaluate the contribution of personal factors to adherence to medical advice.
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Chapter 5: Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress
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Q1) The two principal neurotransmitters of the autonomic nervous system are
A) serotonin and dopamine.
B) acetylcholine and norepinephrine.
C) epinephrine and dopamine.
D) the same as the principle neurotransmitters of the central nervous system.
Q2) The more workplace decisions a person must make each day,the more stress that person will experience.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Social Readjustment Rating Scale assumes that
A) daily events are more crucial than major life events.
B) change in life adjustment is the key factor in measuring stress.
C) only desirable events are valid predictors of stress.
D) positive life events tend to reduce stress.
Q4) Amy faces a long commute to college every day and once there parking is difficult to find.These everyday events can be classified as A) cataclysmic life events.
B) major life events.
C) daily hassles.
D) none of the above.
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Chapter 6: Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease
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Q1) Which of the following ethnic groups has been shown to have lowest reactivity in response to a laboratory stressor?
A) Asian American
B) African American
C) European American
D) Caribbean Americans
Q2) Explain the goals of the field of psychoneuroimmunology and evaluate its progress toward these goals.
Q3) Allergic reactions are
A) a result of digestive system dysfunction.
B) an abnormal immune system reaction to a foreign substance.
C) caused by viruses.
D) more common in people whose immune systems are not fully functional at birth.
Q4) Immunity occurs when
A) memory lymphocytes persist after initial exposure to a virus.
B) antigens build up.
C) antibody levels fall.
D) interferon is transferred from one person to another.
Q5) What functions do nonspecific and specific immunity serve,and why are both necessary?
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Chapter 7: Understanding and Managing Pain
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Q1) The substantia gelatinosa is
A) in the dorsal horns of the spinal cord.
B) in the midbrain region, adjacent to the thalamus.
C) composed of a gelatin-like material that surrounds the lower portion of the brain.
D) a hypothetical structure that has not yet been confirmed.
Q2) Based on recent research by Yoshino et al.(2010)on mood and pain,if Courtney is feeling happy,she should experience less pain than when she is feeling sad.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of physiological measures,behavioral assessments,and self-report measures of pain?
Q4) _______ are neurochemicals that help modulate,or lessen,the experience of pain.
A) Endorphins
B) Interneurons
C) Glutamates
D) Proinflammatory cytokines
Q5) Differentiate among the three stages of pain.
Q6) Evaluate the success and hazards of medical interventions for pain.
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Chapter 8: Considering Alternative Approaches
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Q1) The notion of a vital energy that brings mind and body together is unique to traditional Chinese medicine.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Who is most likely to use CAMs?
A) a middle-aged Asian American women
B) a teenage athlete
C) a well-educated European American woman
D) a well-educated Asian American man
Q3) The practice of yoga includes many postures that are intended to ___________ and controlled breathing that is intended to ____________.
A) relieve pressure on the spine . . . reframe their problems
B) concentrate energy in the body . . . concentrate attention
C) induce a trance . . . energize the body
D) concentrate muscle tension . . . remove muscle tension
Q4) Recent immigrants are more likely to use CAMs than immigrants who have been in the US for years.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease
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Q1) Brady is a 22-year old college student who smokes,eats high-fat foods,and doesn't exercise.Brady knows that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States,yet he views his chances of dying of heart disease as near zero.Weinstein would call Brady's attitude
A) blind faith.
B) unconscious denial.
C) optimistic bias.
D) a rationalization.
Q2) ________ may be related to higher rates of hypertension among African Americans.
A) Obesity
B) Cardiac reactivity
C) Hostility
D) Suppressed anger
Q3) What behaviors can alter the risk for cardiovascular disease?
Q4) All of the following are behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease EXCEPT: A) smoking
B) diet
C) physical activity levels
D) educational level
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Chapter 10: Behavioral Factors in Cancer
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Q1) Which cancer has the highest incidence (but not the highest death rate)for women in the United States?
A) lung
B) breast
C) cervical
D) colon
Q2) The number one preventable cause of death in the United States is
A) high serum cholesterol.
B) cigarette smoking.
C) AIDS.
D) accidents.
Q3) Across all cancers,_______ are due to inherited genetic mutations.
A) 1-2%
B) 5-10%
C) 15-20%
D) 25-30%
Q4) During the past 65 years,death rates from stomach cancer have dropped dramatically.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Living With Chronic Illness
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Q1) Heterosexual sex is more likely to
A) spread HIV infection than sharing needles.
B) lead to HIV infection in women than in men.
C) lead to HIV infection in men than in women.
D) spread HIV infection than homosexual sex.
Q2) Anna has had diabetes for over thirty years,is of a healthy weight,and manages her diabetes by regular insulin injections.Anna most likely has
A) Type 1 Diabetes
B) Type 2 Diabetes
C) Gestational Diabetes
D) Adult-Onset Diabetes
Q3) Donna has been experiencing night sweats,swollen lymph nodes,fever,loss of appetite,persistent diarrhea,a painful skin rash,and white spots in her mouth.She is currently in a monogamous relationship with her boyfriend whom she has known for six months.As her friend,you should tell her
A) that women in monogamous sexual relationships do not contact the HIV virus.
B) to get bed rest until her symptoms disappear.
C) to get tested for HIV infection.
D) that she is probably in the first stage of HIV infection.
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Chapter 12: Smoking Tobacco
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Q1) _______ is/are water-soluble resides of tobacco smoke.
A) Carcinogens
B) Nicotine
C) Tars
D) Aldehydes
Q2) There are more current female smokers than current male smokers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The decline in the rate of cigarette smoking in the United States can be traced to A) a report from the U.S. Surgeon General that linked smoking with adverse health effects.
B) adverse weather conditions in southeastern states that significantly reduced the supply of tobacco.
C) the successful use of hypnosis by health psychologists to get people to stop smoking.
D) an agreement among movie producers and directors to stop portraying cigarette smoking.
Q4) Evaluate the statement,"Social pressure is the main reason why people start smoking."
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Chapter 13: Using Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) Studies of twins show that
A) both heredity and environment play a role in mild and severe drinking problems.
B) heredity and environment play an equal role in all levels of drinking problems.
C) environment is clearly more influential than heredity in determinism alcoholism.
D) heredity is more influential for men; environment for women.
Q2) ________ drinking is having 14 or more drinks per week for men or having 7 or more drinks per week for women.
A) Binge
B) Moderate
C) Heavy
D) Regular
Q3) _______ is the most widely used drug among high school students.
A) Alcohol
B) Marijuana
C) Cocaine
D) Ecstasy
Q4) What are the hazards of alcohol? What are the benefits?
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Chapter 14: Eating and Weight
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Q1) Extreme obesity has ______ during the 1990s.
A) stayed the same
B) doubled
C) tripled
D) decreased
Q2) The immediate aim of treatment programs for anorexics is usually
A) increased self-esteem.
B) better relationships with parents.
C) weight restoration.
D) weight loss.
Q3) Bulimics purge to ______ weight and anorexics purge to _______ weight.
A) lose; lose
B) maintain; lose
C) gain; lose
D) maintain; gain
Q4) The goal of Keys's project,begun during World War II,was to study
A) the effects of hunger and food deprivation.
B) the rate of weight gain due to systematic overfeeding.
C) the effects of setpoint readjustment with drugs.
D) the optimum ratio of fat to lean body tissue in volunteers.
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Chapter 15: Exercising
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Q1) Pushing muscles hard against an immovable object is an example of _____ exercise.
A) aerobic
B) anaerobic
C) isokinetic
D) isometric
Q2) Aerobic fitness gained through vigorous physical activity
A) decreases the risk of heart attack.
B) decreases cardiorespiratory fitness.
C) increases resting heart rate.
D) decreases exercise-related injuries.
Q3) Dieting alone (that is,without exercise)does not produce weight loss.
A)True
B)False
Q4) School-based physical education programs _________ physical activity inside and _________ physical activity outside of the school.
A) increase; decrease
B) decrease; increase
C) increase; do not increase
D) decrease; do not increase
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Chapter 16: Future Challenges
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Q1) Which group of U.S.citizens has the longest life expectancy?
A) European Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
Q2) The United States leads the world in number of years of healthy life expectancy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People with high educational levels live longer than people with low educational levels because they
A) smoke less.
B) have higher health literacy.
C) have greater access to health care.
D) have all of these factors.
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.
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