Exam 10: Understanding and Managing Chronic Illness

Chronic diseases constitute ______ of the top 10 causes of death.

As compared to acute diseases, chronic diseases ______.

There's nothing good about developing a chronic disease.

Encouraging physical exercise is an inexpensive and effective way to manage chronic disease. Support this claim by describing how Dennis, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, and Malik, who is HIV+, might benefit from physical exercise. Be sure to mention the type and amount of exercise, where applicable as well as the specific benefits Dennis and Malik might expect.

Colin is HIV+. And the end of each day, Colin and his partner each tell the other at least one thing they are thankful for that day. This is an example of a(n) ______-focused coping strategy called ______.

If one extrapolated an age trend mentioned in the textbook, one would estimate the risk of Alzheimer's disease at age 80 as ______.

Which emotion-focused coping strategy is correctly identified as generally positive or negative?

A medical research foundation is determining its priorities for funding. One of the directors advises the board that just over ______ cents of every health care dollar is spent on chronic diseases.

Collins and colleagues (2001) found that, as a rough approximation, about ______ of 3,000 people diagnosed with HIV made positive health changes following the diagnosis, such as quitting smoking, increasing exercise, or improving one's diet.

Leake and colleagues (1999) randomly assigned patients with kidney disease to a group where they described their difficulties in coping with the illness, a group where people described the strategies they used to cope effectively with their disease, or to a control group where people saw a videotape on coping with dialysis. Results showed that with respect to relieving physical symptoms and depression ______.

Alex has trouble keeping his balance. His tremors and occasional weakness are making it difficult for him to accomplish routine tasks and complete the activities of daily living. Alex is MOST likely to be diagnosed with ______.

Dr. Gifford is an environmental psychologist. She is collaborating with Dr. Clarke, a health psychologist. Gifford and Clarke should find a(n) ______ correlation between scores on measures of census tracts' walkability and the prevalence of diabetes in those tracts. Higher scores on the walkability measure indicate that a census tract is more walkable.

Cotton and colleagues have found that ______ of adults diagnosed with HIV report that the condition has strengthened their faith.

Alzheimer's disease is among the top 10 causes of death in the United States.

Wes is HIV+. As a client at a local nonprofit organization for HIV+ people and their families, Wes receives regular counseling, assistance in scheduling and transportation to medical appointments, and reminders to adhere to treatment regimens. This type of patient support program should ______.

Researchers have established a causal link between coping styles and health outcomes for people with chronic diseases.

As compared to its prevalence among European Americans, the prevalence of chronic disease among African American and Latinx people is ______.

Ezzie is HIV+ and is experiencing suicidal ideation. Ezzie is not alone; one in ______ of those diagnosed with HIV has contemplated suicide.

People with chronic diseases are especially likely to hide their condition from others if the disease is stigmatized. Stigmatized conditions include AIDS and ______.

African Americans make up more than half of all AIDS deaths each year.