Question 1

Illness delay is the time

Accepted Answer

A)  it takes an individual to decide that a symptom is serious. 
B)  between the recognition that a symptom implies an illness and the decision to seek treatment. 
C)  between deciding to seek treatment and actually doing so. 
D)  between a person's recognition of a symptom and when the person seeks treatment. 
E)  between receiving the treatment and when a patient begins to feel better. 
A)  it takes an individual to decide that a symptom is serious. 
B)  between the recognition that a symptom implies an illness and the decision to seek treatment. 
C)  between deciding to seek treatment and actually doing so. 
D)  between a person's recognition of a symptom and when the person seeks treatment. 
E)  between receiving the treatment and when a patient begins to feel better. B

Question 2

Psychologists in the hospital setting

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A)  have decreased in recent years. 
B)  have expanded their roles. 
C)  are involved in pre-surgery and post-surgery preparation. 
D)  diagnose and treat psychological problems that can complicate patient care. 
E)  have reduced their roles due to budgetary concerns. 
A)  have decreased in recent years. 
B)  have expanded their roles. 
C)  are involved in pre-surgery and post-surgery preparation. 
D)  diagnose and treat psychological problems that can complicate patient care. 
E)  have reduced their roles due to budgetary concerns. B

Question 3

A quarter of a million Canadians per year suffer from

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A)  hospital infection. 
B)  influenza. 
C)  diabetes. 
D)  pneumonia. 
E)  heart disease. 
A)  hospital infection. 
B)  influenza. 
C)  diabetes. 
D)  pneumonia. 
E)  heart disease. A

Question 4

Explain how social and psychological factors are implicated in the recognition and interpretation of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

Social and psychological factors play a

Question 5

You have been asked to develop a public information program designed to minimize the delay behaviour of people who evidence one or more of the seven warning signs of cancer. Considering the research evidence presented in your text, the most effective appeal would emphasize the fact that

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A)  certain cancers have a very poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. 
B)  although the side effects can be debilitating, chemotherapy and radiation therapy can successfully treat many cancers. 
C)  aggressive treatment enhances one's chances of surviving cancer. 
D)  precancerous symptoms are seldom troublesome or alarming, yet everyone is vulnerable to the disease and should seek early treatment. 
E)  it would emphasize all of the above. 
A)  certain cancers have a very poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. 
B)  although the side effects can be debilitating, chemotherapy and radiation therapy can successfully treat many cancers. 
C)  aggressive treatment enhances one's chances of surviving cancer. 
D)  precancerous symptoms are seldom troublesome or alarming, yet everyone is vulnerable to the disease and should seek early treatment. 
E)  it would emphasize all of the above.

Question 6

The correct order of the stages of delay in seeking treatment is

Accepted Answer

A)  appraisal, illness, behavioural, and medical delay. 
B)  behavioural, appraisal, illness, and medical delay. 
C)  appraisal, illness, medical, and behavioural delay. 
D)  appraisal, symptom, illness, and medical delay. 
E)  behavioural, illness, appraisal, and medical delay. 
A)  appraisal, illness, behavioural, and medical delay. 
B)  behavioural, appraisal, illness, and medical delay. 
C)  appraisal, illness, medical, and behavioural delay. 
D)  appraisal, symptom, illness, and medical delay. 
E)  behavioural, illness, appraisal, and medical delay.

Question 7

Bruce has found that he becomes increasingly fatigued after even mild exertion. He discusses his problem with his neighbour, Sam, who recently suffered from a similar problem. Sam tells him that a megadose of vitamin B complex completely eradicated his symptoms. Bruce tries Sam's remedy and does feel a little better. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  folk medicine. 
B)  self-care. 
C)  disease prototypes. 
D)  the lay referral network. 
E)  cyberdiagnosis. 
A)  folk medicine. 
B)  self-care. 
C)  disease prototypes. 
D)  the lay referral network. 
E)  cyberdiagnosis.

Question 8

The notion that illness may actually be reinforcing because it exempts the individual from daily responsibilities is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  malingering. 
B)  delay behaviour. 
C)  secondary gains. 
D)  hypochondriasis. 
E)  somaticizing. 
A)  malingering. 
B)  delay behaviour. 
C)  secondary gains. 
D)  hypochondriasis. 
E)  somaticizing.

Question 9

The patient who complains of a medical disorder that is rightfully psychological in nature is more likely to be treated by a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatrist. 
B)  general practitioner. 
C)  specialist. 
D)  lay practitioner. 
E)  psychologist. 
A)  psychiatrist. 
B)  general practitioner. 
C)  specialist. 
D)  lay practitioner. 
E)  psychologist.

Question 10

Shields and Wilkins (2006) found that nurses in Canada

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A)  reported arriving late or leaving early from work. 
B)  reported that they were not given enough time to do what was expected of them. 
C)  experienced high physical demands from their job. 
D)  reported that they were not given enough time to do what was expected of them and experienced high physical demands from their job. 
E)  were less burnout than nurses in the United States. 
A)  reported arriving late or leaving early from work. 
B)  reported that they were not given enough time to do what was expected of them. 
C)  experienced high physical demands from their job. 
D)  reported that they were not given enough time to do what was expected of them and experienced high physical demands from their job. 
E)  were less burnout than nurses in the United States.

Question 11

When under stress, people are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  attribute stress-related physiological changes to stress rather than to illness. 
B)  exaggerate their perception and interpretation of the meaning of the symptoms. 
C)  believe they are less vulnerable to illness and direct their attention outward. 
D)  repress their physical symptoms. 
E)  delay seeking medical treatment. 
A)  attribute stress-related physiological changes to stress rather than to illness. 
B)  exaggerate their perception and interpretation of the meaning of the symptoms. 
C)  believe they are less vulnerable to illness and direct their attention outward. 
D)  repress their physical symptoms. 
E)  delay seeking medical treatment.

Question 12

The research conducted at Bishop's University in Quebec on the impact of linguistic barriers on the perceptions of health care services found that

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglophones perceived that there were fewer health care services in English available to them than there actually were. 
B)  Anglophones were more dissatisfied with the services offered and therefore less likely to want to use these services in the future. 
C)  Anglophones rated their future health as significantly poorer than that of Francophones if they remained living in Quebec. 
D)  Anglophones felt there were fewer health care services available to them, resulting in dissatisfaction with services received and a negative mentality toward their future health care in Quebec. 
E)  Anglophones in Quebec deemed their health care equal to that of the Francophones living in the same province - language barriers do not affect the perception of health care. 
A)  Anglophones perceived that there were fewer health care services in English available to them than there actually were. 
B)  Anglophones were more dissatisfied with the services offered and therefore less likely to want to use these services in the future. 
C)  Anglophones rated their future health as significantly poorer than that of Francophones if they remained living in Quebec. 
D)  Anglophones felt there were fewer health care services available to them, resulting in dissatisfaction with services received and a negative mentality toward their future health care in Quebec. 
E)  Anglophones in Quebec deemed their health care equal to that of the Francophones living in the same province - language barriers do not affect the perception of health care.

Question 13

Medical student's disease is an example of the role of _______________ in the recognition of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual differences 
B)  Type A behaviour 
C)  cultural differences 
D)  situational factors 
E)  mood 
A)  individual differences 
B)  Type A behaviour 
C)  cultural differences 
D)  situational factors 
E)  mood

Question 14

Which of the following answers best defines the term cyberchondria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive malingering on Internet chat rooms. 
B)  Worrying well after listening to health related podcasts. 
C)  Excessive use of health-related Internet sites to fuel anxiety. 
D)  Hypochondriasis as a result of Internet bullying. 
E)  Anxiety about a lack of secondary gains. 
A)  Excessive malingering on Internet chat rooms. 
B)  Worrying well after listening to health related podcasts. 
C)  Excessive use of health-related Internet sites to fuel anxiety. 
D)  Hypochondriasis as a result of Internet bullying. 
E)  Anxiety about a lack of secondary gains.

Question 15

The Health Belief Model best predicts the treatment-seeking behaviour of

Accepted Answer

A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  ethnic minorities. 
D)  people who have access to health services rather than people who do not have access to health services. 
E)  the elderly. 
A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  ethnic minorities. 
D)  people who have access to health services rather than people who do not have access to health services. 
E)  the elderly.

Question 16

According to a study by Kulik and Mahler in 1987, cardiac patients about to undergo surgery showed benefits when they specifically had a post-operative patient as a roommate. This could be in part due to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery. 
B)  they were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery. 
C)  they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery and were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery. 
D)  they had someone to talk to during non-visiting hours. 
E)  they got control of the television remote control, which is highly correlated to blood pressure. 
A)  they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery. 
B)  they were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery. 
C)  they were able to obtain information about what to expect after surgery and were relieved to see that their roommate survived the surgery. 
D)  they had someone to talk to during non-visiting hours. 
E)  they got control of the television remote control, which is highly correlated to blood pressure.

Question 17

Somaticizers

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibit strong beliefs in self-care. 
B)  tend to express distress and conflict through physical symptoms. 
C)  repress their symptoms during times of stress. 
D)  will avoid stressors at any cost. 
E)  tend to express distress and conflict verbally. 
A)  exhibit strong beliefs in self-care. 
B)  tend to express distress and conflict through physical symptoms. 
C)  repress their symptoms during times of stress. 
D)  will avoid stressors at any cost. 
E)  tend to express distress and conflict verbally.

Question 18

The _______________ model of illness is represented by alternating periods of either no or many symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  acute 
B)  chronic 
C)  cyclic 
D)  terminal 
E)  circular 
A)  acute 
B)  chronic 
C)  cyclic 
D)  terminal 
E)  circular

Question 19

Medical delay

Accepted Answer

A)  accounts for at least 30% of all delay behaviours. 
B)  is more likely when symptoms deviate from the practitioner's disease prototype. 
C)  is more likely in cases where the diagnosis is not serious. 
D)  is unrelated to the diagnostic process. 
E)  is more likely when symptoms are acute in nature. 
A)  accounts for at least 30% of all delay behaviours. 
B)  is more likely when symptoms deviate from the practitioner's disease prototype. 
C)  is more likely in cases where the diagnosis is not serious. 
D)  is unrelated to the diagnostic process. 
E)  is more likely when symptoms are acute in nature.

Question 20

As recently as 80 years ago, hospitals were thought of as places where one goes to die.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Illness delay is the time

Psychologists in the hospital setting

A quarter of a million Canadians per year suffer from

Explain how social and psychological factors are implicated in the recognition and interpretation of symptoms.

You have been asked to develop a public information program designed to minimize the delay behaviour of people who evidence one or more of the seven warning signs of cancer. Considering the research evidence presented in your text, the most effective appeal would emphasize the fact that

The correct order of the stages of delay in seeking treatment is

The notion that illness may actually be reinforcing because it exempts the individual from daily responsibilities is termed

The patient who complains of a medical disorder that is rightfully psychological in nature is more likely to be treated by a

Shields and Wilkins (2006) found that nurses in Canada

When under stress, people are more likely to

The research conducted at Bishop's University in Quebec on the impact of linguistic barriers on the perceptions of health care services found that

Medical student's disease is an example of the role of _______________ in the recognition of symptoms.

Which of the following answers best defines the term cyberchondria?

The Health Belief Model best predicts the treatment-seeking behaviour of

According to a study by Kulik and Mahler in 1987, cardiac patients about to undergo surgery showed benefits when they specifically had a post-operative patient as a roommate. This could be in part due to the fact that

Somaticizers

The _______________ model of illness is represented by alternating periods of either no or many symptoms.

Medical delay

As recently as 80 years ago, hospitals were thought of as places where one goes to die.

What Is Health Psychology

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Health Behaviors

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Stress

Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Patients, Providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Health Disorders

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

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Exam 8: Using Health Services

Illness delay is the time

Psychologists in the hospital setting

A quarter of a million Canadians per year suffer from

Explain how social and psychological factors are implicated in the recognition and interpretation of symptoms.

You have been asked to develop a public information program designed to minimize the delay behaviour of people who evidence one or more of the seven warning signs of cancer. Considering the research evidence presented in your text, the most effective appeal would emphasize the fact that

The correct order of the stages of delay in seeking treatment is

The notion that illness may actually be reinforcing because it exempts the individual from daily responsibilities is termed

The patient who complains of a medical disorder that is rightfully psychological in nature is more likely to be treated by a

Shields and Wilkins (2006) found that nurses in Canada

When under stress, people are more likely to

The research conducted at Bishop's University in Quebec on the impact of linguistic barriers on the perceptions of health care services found that

Medical student's disease is an example of the role of _______________ in the recognition of symptoms.

Which of the following answers best defines the term cyberchondria?

The Health Belief Model best predicts the treatment-seeking behaviour of

According to a study by Kulik and Mahler in 1987, cardiac patients about to undergo surgery showed benefits when they specifically had a post-operative patient as a roommate. This could be in part due to the fact that

Somaticizers

The _______________ model of illness is represented by alternating periods of either no or many symptoms.

Medical delay

As recently as 80 years ago, hospitals were thought of as places where one goes to die.

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Patients, Providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Health Disorders

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

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