Question 1

The life-skills-training approach teaches adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills. 
B)  refusal skills. 
C)  coping enhancement. 
D)  self-esteem. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  social skills. 
B)  refusal skills. 
C)  coping enhancement. 
D)  self-esteem. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

In which stage of Prochaska's transtheoretical model of behaviour change would information about the adverse health consequences of smoking would be the most effective to provide to smokers?

Accepted Answer

A)  precontemplation 
B)  contemplation 
C)  action 
D)  preparation 
E)  maintenance 
A)  precontemplation 
B)  contemplation 
C)  action 
D)  preparation 
E)  maintenance

Question 3

Harm reduction focuses on completely eliminating substance use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Programs that provide materials to smokers so that they can quit on their own

Accepted Answer

A)  are too haphazard in nature to be successful. 
B)  have been found to have higher initial quit rates than cognitive-behavioural interventions. 
C)  have been found to be as successful as cognitive-behavioural interventions in terms of long-term maintenance. 
D)  have the same impact as cognitive-behavioural interventions but are not as cost effective. 
E)  have been found to have high long-term relapse rates. 
A)  are too haphazard in nature to be successful. 
B)  have been found to have higher initial quit rates than cognitive-behavioural interventions. 
C)  have been found to be as successful as cognitive-behavioural interventions in terms of long-term maintenance. 
D)  have the same impact as cognitive-behavioural interventions but are not as cost effective. 
E)  have been found to have high long-term relapse rates.

Question 5

Smoking among adolescents is

Accepted Answer

A)  independent of other health-compromising behaviours. 
B)  likely to occur in the presence of peers. 
C)  an effort to maintain a positive mood. 
D)  unrelated to individual differences in personality. 
E)  likely to occur in relation to drinking behaviour. 
A)  independent of other health-compromising behaviours. 
B)  likely to occur in the presence of peers. 
C)  an effort to maintain a positive mood. 
D)  unrelated to individual differences in personality. 
E)  likely to occur in relation to drinking behaviour.

Question 6

Ex-smokers are more likely to be successful over the short term if they have

Accepted Answer

A)  a supportive partner. 
B)  non-smoking supportive friends. 
C)  smoking supportive friends. 
D)  a supportive partner and non-smoking supportive friends. 
E)  a regular exercise routine. 
A)  a supportive partner. 
B)  non-smoking supportive friends. 
C)  smoking supportive friends. 
D)  a supportive partner and non-smoking supportive friends. 
E)  a regular exercise routine.

Question 7

With increased media attention on the problem of drunk driving, drinkers seem to be __________________ to avoid driving while drunk.

Accepted Answer

A)  limiting drinks to a prescribed number 
B)  arranging for a designated driver 
C)  getting taxis 
D)  delaying or avoiding driving after consuming alcohol 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  limiting drinks to a prescribed number 
B)  arranging for a designated driver 
C)  getting taxis 
D)  delaying or avoiding driving after consuming alcohol 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

Trying cigarettes makes a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As many as ____________ of Canadian undergraduate university students engage in harmful drinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  10% 
C)  16% 
D)  22% 
E)  32% 
A)  2% 
B)  10% 
C)  16% 
D)  22% 
E)  32%

Question 10

Anorexia nervosa is classified as an obsessive disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Canada, approximately _______________ deaths per year are related to smoking.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  45,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  65,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  45,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  65,000

Question 12

Those who quit smoking on their own

Accepted Answer

A)  appear to be more successful in maintaining abstinence than participants in smoking cessation programs. 
B)  have high levels of self-control that is related to low relapse rates. 
C)  are more likely to have a socially supportive network that smokes. 
D)  have strong beliefs in the health benefits of stopping smoking. 
E)  are more likely to be women. 
A)  appear to be more successful in maintaining abstinence than participants in smoking cessation programs. 
B)  have high levels of self-control that is related to low relapse rates. 
C)  are more likely to have a socially supportive network that smokes. 
D)  have strong beliefs in the health benefits of stopping smoking. 
E)  are more likely to be women.

Question 13

The social influence intervention program highlights

Accepted Answer

A)  the adverse effects of smoking on health. 
B)  the financial costs of smoking. 
C)  the negative social consequences of smoking. 
D)  how advertisers use subtle techniques, hopefully so students will be more able to resist cigarette advertising. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  the adverse effects of smoking on health. 
B)  the financial costs of smoking. 
C)  the negative social consequences of smoking. 
D)  how advertisers use subtle techniques, hopefully so students will be more able to resist cigarette advertising. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Explain the problem of relapse in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Which intervention strategies address this problem most effectively? Substantiate your answer with research from the text.

Accepted Answer

The problem of relapse in the treatment

Question 15

Many successful treatment programs have attempted to provide alcoholics with

Accepted Answer

A)  relaxation training. 
B)  assertiveness training. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  stress management techniques. 
E)  relaxation, assertiveness, and social skills training, as well as general stress management techniques. 
A)  relaxation training. 
B)  assertiveness training. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  stress management techniques. 
E)  relaxation, assertiveness, and social skills training, as well as general stress management techniques.

Question 16

Evaluations of the effect of mass media anti-smoking messages suggest that they

Accepted Answer

A)  provide information to smokers about health habits but have little effect on attitudes about smoking. 
B)  provide information about health habits to the general population but have little effect on anyone's behaviour. 
C)  provide information about health habits and discouraging youth from beginning to smoke. 
D)  provide information about health habits and discourage adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke. 
E)  provide information about health habits and discouraging youth and adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke. 
A)  provide information to smokers about health habits but have little effect on attitudes about smoking. 
B)  provide information about health habits to the general population but have little effect on anyone's behaviour. 
C)  provide information about health habits and discouraging youth from beginning to smoke. 
D)  provide information about health habits and discourage adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke. 
E)  provide information about health habits and discouraging youth and adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke.

Question 17

Research supports the idea that most alcoholics eventually receive some form of inpatient or outpatient treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The goals of broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse include

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the reinforcement associated with alcohol. 
B)  teaching new behaviours inconsistent with alcohol abuse. 
C)  introducing reinforcement for activities that do not involve alcohol. 
D)  treating the biological and environmental factors involved simultaneously. 
E)  All of the these are goals of broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse. 
A)  reducing the reinforcement associated with alcohol. 
B)  teaching new behaviours inconsistent with alcohol abuse. 
C)  introducing reinforcement for activities that do not involve alcohol. 
D)  treating the biological and environmental factors involved simultaneously. 
E)  All of the these are goals of broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse.

Question 19

Social influence intervention programs often use the principle of behavioural inoculation. According to this principle, exposing individuals to a(an)

Accepted Answer

A)  strong persuasive message ensures that they will internalize the message. 
B)  boring, repetitive persuasive message ensures that they will become desensitized to the message. 
C)  one-sided message ensures that uncommitted individuals will more likely be persuaded by the message. 
D)  weak version of a persuasive message ensures that they will develop counterarguments to resist a stronger version of the message. 
E)  continued message for at least 6 weeks will ensure they will internalize the message. 
A)  strong persuasive message ensures that they will internalize the message. 
B)  boring, repetitive persuasive message ensures that they will become desensitized to the message. 
C)  one-sided message ensures that uncommitted individuals will more likely be persuaded by the message. 
D)  weak version of a persuasive message ensures that they will develop counterarguments to resist a stronger version of the message. 
E)  continued message for at least 6 weeks will ensure they will internalize the message.

Question 20

Adolescents are more likely to smoke if

Accepted Answer

A)  their parents smoke. 
B)  they have a lower SES. 
C)  there has been a major stressor in the family. 
D)  they feel social pressure to smoke. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  their parents smoke. 
B)  they have a lower SES. 
C)  there has been a major stressor in the family. 
D)  they feel social pressure to smoke. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

The life-skills-training approach teaches adolescents

In which stage of Prochaska's transtheoretical model of behaviour change would information about the adverse health consequences of smoking would be the most effective to provide to smokers?

Harm reduction focuses on completely eliminating substance use.

Programs that provide materials to smokers so that they can quit on their own

Smoking among adolescents is

Ex-smokers are more likely to be successful over the short term if they have

With increased media attention on the problem of drunk driving, drinkers seem to be __________________ to avoid driving while drunk.

Trying cigarettes makes a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

As many as ____________ of Canadian undergraduate university students engage in harmful drinking.

Anorexia nervosa is classified as an obsessive disorder.

In Canada, approximately _______________ deaths per year are related to smoking.

Those who quit smoking on their own

The social influence intervention program highlights

Explain the problem of relapse in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Which intervention strategies address this problem most effectively? Substantiate your answer with research from the text.

Many successful treatment programs have attempted to provide alcoholics with

Evaluations of the effect of mass media anti-smoking messages suggest that they

Research supports the idea that most alcoholics eventually receive some form of inpatient or outpatient treatment.

The goals of broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse include

Social influence intervention programs often use the principle of behavioural inoculation. According to this principle, exposing individuals to a(an)

Adolescents are more likely to smoke if

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Exam 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors

The life-skills-training approach teaches adolescents

In which stage of Prochaska's transtheoretical model of behaviour change would information about the adverse health consequences of smoking would be the most effective to provide to smokers?

Harm reduction focuses on completely eliminating substance use.

Programs that provide materials to smokers so that they can quit on their own

Smoking among adolescents is

Ex-smokers are more likely to be successful over the short term if they have

With increased media attention on the problem of drunk driving, drinkers seem to be __________________ to avoid driving while drunk.

Trying cigarettes makes a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.

As many as ____________ of Canadian undergraduate university students engage in harmful drinking.

Anorexia nervosa is classified as an obsessive disorder.

In Canada, approximately _______________ deaths per year are related to smoking.

Those who quit smoking on their own

The social influence intervention program highlights

Explain the problem of relapse in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Which intervention strategies address this problem most effectively? Substantiate your answer with research from the text.

Many successful treatment programs have attempted to provide alcoholics with

Evaluations of the effect of mass media anti-smoking messages suggest that they

Research supports the idea that most alcoholics eventually receive some form of inpatient or outpatient treatment.

The goals of broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse include

Social influence intervention programs often use the principle of behavioural inoculation. According to this principle, exposing individuals to a(an)

Adolescents are more likely to smoke if

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Stress

Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Using Health Services

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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