Question 1

Health psychologists work as:

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A)  teachers. 
B)  research scientists. 
C)  clinicians. 
D)  teachers,scientists,and clinicians. 
A)  teachers. 
B)  research scientists. 
C)  clinicians. 
D)  teachers,scientists,and clinicians.

Question 2

Which of these has NOT been a major health trend in the United States since 1900?

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A)  Health care costs have increased. 
B)  Life expectancy has increased. 
C)  Lifestyle disorders such as cancer,stroke,and heart disease have decreased. 
D)  The medical model has been broadened from a biomedical focus to a biological,psychological,and social focus. 
A)  Health care costs have increased. 
B)  Life expectancy has increased. 
C)  Lifestyle disorders such as cancer,stroke,and heart disease have decreased. 
D)  The medical model has been broadened from a biomedical focus to a biological,psychological,and social focus.

Question 3

Which of these is one reason why middle-aged women have higher rates of illness than men in the same age group?

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A)  Women have been underrepresented as participants in medical research trials. 
B)  There simply are more middle-aged women than men living. 
C)  Because women have less muscular strength than men,they tend to get sick more often. 
D)  Because women have weaker immune systems than men. 
A)  Women have been underrepresented as participants in medical research trials. 
B)  There simply are more middle-aged women than men living. 
C)  Because women have less muscular strength than men,they tend to get sick more often. 
D)  Because women have weaker immune systems than men.

Question 4

Subjective well-being refers to:

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A)  empathy. 
B)  our feelings of happiness and a sense of satisfaction with life. 
C)  the level of stress in a person's day-to-day life. 
D)  the sense that one is better off than others. 
A)  empathy. 
B)  our feelings of happiness and a sense of satisfaction with life. 
C)  the level of stress in a person's day-to-day life. 
D)  the sense that one is better off than others.

Question 5

Under the doctrine of mind-body dualism,health and disease came to be viewed:

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A)  in scientific,or biomedical,terms. 
B)  in spiritual terms. 
C)  in terms of social and psychological factors. 
D)  as culturally specific states. 
A)  in scientific,or biomedical,terms. 
B)  in spiritual terms. 
C)  in terms of social and psychological factors. 
D)  as culturally specific states.

Question 6

During the Middle Ages,disease was viewed as:

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A)  a form of divine punishment for sins. 
B)  being caused by evil spirits. 
C)  a physical condition of the body. 
D)  influenced by the mind and emotions. 
A)  a form of divine punishment for sins. 
B)  being caused by evil spirits. 
C)  a physical condition of the body. 
D)  influenced by the mind and emotions.

Question 7

The oldest known medical system in the world is:

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A)  traditional Chinese medicine. 
B)  ayurveda. 
C)  acupuncture. 
D)  qi. 
A)  traditional Chinese medicine. 
B)  ayurveda. 
C)  acupuncture. 
D)  qi.

Question 8

A pathogen is:

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A)  a healing force. 
B)  the pattern of illness in a population. 
C)  a disease. 
D)  any agent,such as a bacterium or a virus,that can cause a disease. 
A)  a healing force. 
B)  the pattern of illness in a population. 
C)  a disease. 
D)  any agent,such as a bacterium or a virus,that can cause a disease.

Question 9

The notion of personality traits being linked with body fluids:

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A)  was discarded long ago. 
B)  still persists in the folk and alternative medicines of many cultures. 
C)  originated with the work of Claudius Galen. 
D)  was the basis of the germ theory of disease. 
A)  was discarded long ago. 
B)  still persists in the folk and alternative medicines of many cultures. 
C)  originated with the work of Claudius Galen. 
D)  was the basis of the germ theory of disease.

Question 10

A birth cohort is a group of people who:

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A)  were born within a few years of each other. 
B)  have a certain cultural identity. 
C)  have a certain ethnic identity. 
D)  have a certain racial identity. 
A)  were born within a few years of each other. 
B)  have a certain cultural identity. 
C)  have a certain ethnic identity. 
D)  have a certain racial identity.

Question 11

Although Sigmund Freud's theories and psychosomatic medicine were both flawed,they started the trend toward viewing illness and health as being caused by:

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A)  host factors. 
B)  environmental factors. 
C)  psychological and behavioral factors. 
D)  the interaction of several factors. 
A)  host factors. 
B)  environmental factors. 
C)  psychological and behavioral factors. 
D)  the interaction of several factors.

Question 12

Who has the best promise of a longer life and better health?

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A)  Musa,a heterosexual man who lives in a rural village in Sierra Leone 
B)  Jean,a bisexual woman living on a farm in Iowa 
C)  Charles,a heterosexual Canadian man living in Vancouver 
D)  Emily,a middle-aged,heterosexual,African American woman living in New York City 
A)  Musa,a heterosexual man who lives in a rural village in Sierra Leone 
B)  Jean,a bisexual woman living on a farm in Iowa 
C)  Charles,a heterosexual Canadian man living in Vancouver 
D)  Emily,a middle-aged,heterosexual,African American woman living in New York City

Question 13

During the prehistoric period,our ancestors believed that disease was caused by:

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A)  trephination. 
B)  demons or evil spirits. 
C)  poor hygiene. 
D)  an imbalance of body fluids. 
A)  trephination. 
B)  demons or evil spirits. 
C)  poor hygiene. 
D)  an imbalance of body fluids.

Question 14

Health is defined as:

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A)  the absence of disease. 
B)  a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being. 
C)  the ability to meet the demands of everyday living. 
D)  the perception,whether accurate or not,that one is free of symptoms. 
A)  the absence of disease. 
B)  a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being. 
C)  the ability to meet the demands of everyday living. 
D)  the perception,whether accurate or not,that one is free of symptoms.

Question 15

The plague that killed thousands of people during the Middle Ages was an example of a(n):

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A)  punishment for evildoing. 
B)  trephination. 
C)  bacterial disease. 
D)  excess of yellow bile. 
A)  punishment for evildoing. 
B)  trephination. 
C)  bacterial disease. 
D)  excess of yellow bile.

Question 16

According to Hippocrates,a healthy body and mind resulted from equilibrium among these four bodily fluids,called humors:

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A)  blood,yellow bile,black bile,and phlegm. 
B)  water,blood,sweat,and tears. 
C)  saliva,mucus,black bile,and red bile. 
D)  blood,phlegm,water,and urine. 
A)  blood,yellow bile,black bile,and phlegm. 
B)  water,blood,sweat,and tears. 
C)  saliva,mucus,black bile,and red bile. 
D)  blood,phlegm,water,and urine.

Question 17

Which of these is NOT one of the original four goals of the new field of health psychology?

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A)  to promote health 
B)  to prevent and treat illness 
C)  to lower health care costs 
D)  to promote public health policy 
A)  to promote health 
B)  to prevent and treat illness 
C)  to lower health care costs 
D)  to promote public health policy

Question 18

Dr.Smyth is studying the relationship of socioeconomic status to health and disease.Dr.Smyth is evidently working from the _____ perspective.

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A)  sociocultural 
B)  life-course 
C)  gender 
D)  behavioral 
A)  sociocultural 
B)  life-course 
C)  gender 
D)  behavioral

Question 19

Chronic illnesses:

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A)  occur when the four basic body fluids,called humors,are imbalanced. 
B)  are most commonly treated by bloodletting,enemas,and baths. 
C)  occur over a short period of time. 
D)  last a long time and are usually irreversible. 
A)  occur when the four basic body fluids,called humors,are imbalanced. 
B)  are most commonly treated by bloodletting,enemas,and baths. 
C)  occur over a short period of time. 
D)  last a long time and are usually irreversible.

Question 20

Bella wants to enroll in a graduate program to become a health psychologist; in this program she will have to take some research training courses and content courses based upon the biopsychosocial health model,but the bulk of the program is focused on clinical training experiences that will enable her to be licensed to counsel individuals.What type of program should she choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  PhD 
B)  MSW 
C)  PsyD 
D)  PharmD 
A)  PhD 
B)  MSW 
C)  PsyD 
D)  PharmD

Health psychologists work as:

Which of these has NOT been a major health trend in the United States since 1900?

Which of these is one reason why middle-aged women have higher rates of illness than men in the same age group?

Subjective well-being refers to:

Under the doctrine of mind-body dualism,health and disease came to be viewed:

During the Middle Ages,disease was viewed as:

The oldest known medical system in the world is:

A pathogen is:

The notion of personality traits being linked with body fluids:

A birth cohort is a group of people who:

Although Sigmund Freud's theories and psychosomatic medicine were both flawed,they started the trend toward viewing illness and health as being caused by:

Who has the best promise of a longer life and better health?

During the prehistoric period,our ancestors believed that disease was caused by:

Health is defined as:

The plague that killed thousands of people during the Middle Ages was an example of a(n):

According to Hippocrates,a healthy body and mind resulted from equilibrium among these four bodily fluids,called humors:

Which of these is NOT one of the original four goals of the new field of health psychology?

Dr.Smyth is studying the relationship of socioeconomic status to health and disease.Dr.Smyth is evidently working from the _____ perspective.

Chronic illnesses:

Research in Health Psychology

Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

Stress

Coping With Stress

Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Cancer

Hivaids and Other Communicable Diseases

The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

Managing Pain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Epilogue

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Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology

Health psychologists work as:

Which of these has NOT been a major health trend in the United States since 1900?

Which of these is one reason why middle-aged women have higher rates of illness than men in the same age group?

Subjective well-being refers to:

Under the doctrine of mind-body dualism,health and disease came to be viewed:

During the Middle Ages,disease was viewed as:

The oldest known medical system in the world is:

A pathogen is:

The notion of personality traits being linked with body fluids:

A birth cohort is a group of people who:

Although Sigmund Freud's theories and psychosomatic medicine were both flawed,they started the trend toward viewing illness and health as being caused by:

Who has the best promise of a longer life and better health?

During the prehistoric period,our ancestors believed that disease was caused by:

Health is defined as:

The plague that killed thousands of people during the Middle Ages was an example of a(n):

According to Hippocrates,a healthy body and mind resulted from equilibrium among these four bodily fluids,called humors:

Which of these is NOT one of the original four goals of the new field of health psychology?

Dr.Smyth is studying the relationship of socioeconomic status to health and disease.Dr.Smyth is evidently working from the _____ perspective.

Chronic illnesses:

Research in Health Psychology

Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

Stress

Coping With Stress

Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Cancer

Hivaids and Other Communicable Diseases

The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

Managing Pain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Epilogue

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