Exam 1: Introduction

Hostility and optimism have ______ effects on health.

Technological and scientific developments in neuroscience have had relatively little influence on contemporary health psychology.

Graduate programs in health psychology typically provide training in biological areas such as anatomy; the broad domains of psychology, such as personality; and social factors, such as race and culture. This training BEST reflects the ______ model of health and wellness.

Lupe examines how social support may buffer the negative effects of stigma on the well-being of HIV+ gay men of color. Lupe is MOST likely a ______ psychologist.

Which historical view is MOST consistent with the idea that both the mind and the body influence health?

Think about your life over the past year or so. Identify three psychological and/or social factors that may have had positive or negative effects on your health. Suggest how these effects may have occurred through health-related behaviors or physiological mechanisms where appropriate. Be as specific as possible.

Of the leading causes of death in the United States, the MOST expensive is ______.

Interactions between health care professionals and their clients may be influenced by ethnicity. This statement BEST reflects the ______ component of the ______ model of health.

A team of campus counselors creates a campaign called "More Sleep, More Hugs" to promote student wellness. Is the campaign's title a good one, based on information provided in the text?

Javon suffers from chronic, severe headaches. Compare and contrast the biomedical and biopsychosocial models of health by illustrating how each model might inform the understanding and treatment of Javon's headaches.

A woman's anxiety or fear regarding childbirth is ______ correlated with the length of labor.

With respect to the subfields of psychology, a(n) ______ health psychologist is MOST likely to assist a firm in the oil-and-gas industry in protecting the safety and promote the wellness of offshore drillers.

Which statement is NOT a valid explanation for the rising cost of health care?

Minimizing the damage caused by a disease is to detecting a disease at an early stage as ______ prevention is to ______ prevention.

A certain amount of rudeness among medical experts is positively associated with the quality of care.

Most health psychologists earn a(n) ______ degree.

According to the textbook, "principles in health psychology can . . . be used to persuade people to seek medical care . . . to detect health problems at an early stage, when there are more treatment options available and these options are less expensive." Health psychology, therefore, can encourage ______ prevention.

A team of faculty and counselors at a large high school introduces a program of interventions across the curriculum aimed at encouraging such feelings as joy, happiness, hopefulness, and pride among the adolescent student body. The program appears strongly influenced by a new field called ______ psychology.

Life expectancy has more than doubled since the early 1900s.

For most of history, the biomedical model has been the MOST widely accepted model of health.