Question 1

Interventions to improve health and quality of life may be more effective if:

Accepted Answer

A)  They are tailored to a large group 
B)  They do not focus on the emotional consequences of their illness 
C)  They focus on one off symptoms 
D)  They are created for the individual 
A)  They are tailored to a large group 
B)  They do not focus on the emotional consequences of their illness 
C)  They focus on one off symptoms 
D)  They are created for the individual D

Question 2

Stress management training has not been found to be an effective intervention with which of the following health problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malignant melanoma 
B)  Angina 
C)  Irritable bowel syndrome 
D)  Brittle bone syndrome 
A)  Malignant melanoma 
B)  Angina 
C)  Irritable bowel syndrome 
D)  Brittle bone syndrome D

Question 3

Various types of information can help reduce distress. Which is not an example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treatment. 
B)  Disease progression. 
C)  Nature of disease. 
D)  How to change their behaviour before they are diagnosed 
A)  Treatment. 
B)  Disease progression. 
C)  Nature of disease. 
D)  How to change their behaviour before they are diagnosed D

Question 4

Which of the following was not a key element of self-management training programmes for people with arthritis developed by Lorig

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving mobility and exercise levels 
B)  Working with doctors and the health care team 
C)  Managing the emotional outcomes of medical conditions 
D)  Effective use of medication 
A)  Improving mobility and exercise levels 
B)  Working with doctors and the health care team 
C)  Managing the emotional outcomes of medical conditions 
D)  Effective use of medication

Question 5

Lo et al. (2010) evaluated a computer-based learning education programme to Taiwanese patients with significant burn injuries. They reported significant benefits on measures of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of a computer. 
B)  Use of pressure garments. 
C)  Depression. 
D)  Use of doctor facilities 
A)  Use of a computer. 
B)  Use of pressure garments. 
C)  Depression. 
D)  Use of doctor facilities

Question 6

According to Henderson et al. (2013) a mindfulness-based intervention proved beneficial for women in early stage breast cancer receiving radiotherapy. Which of these factors did it not improve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helplessness. 
B)  Depression. 
C)  Social isolation. 
D)  Hostility. 
A)  Helplessness. 
B)  Depression. 
C)  Social isolation. 
D)  Hostility.

Question 7

The primary goals of psychological interventions in medical patients are to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase distress. 
B)  reduce disease management. 
C)  increase the risk of future disease or disease progression. 
D)  decrease distress 
A)  increase distress. 
B)  reduce disease management. 
C)  increase the risk of future disease or disease progression. 
D)  decrease distress

Question 8

What should not be involved in a stress management intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Problem solving 
B)  Cognitive restructuring 
C)  Relaxation 
D)  Admitting defeat 
A)  Problem solving 
B)  Cognitive restructuring 
C)  Relaxation 
D)  Admitting defeat

Question 9

Although many patients benefit from being given a recording of a '''bad news''' interview, McHugh et al. (1995) found one group of individuals who may experience increased distress as a consequence. Identify the group not included.

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients with poor social support 
B)  Patients with poor reading skills 
C)  Patients with a poor prognosis 
D)  Patients with social support 
A)  Patients with poor social support 
B)  Patients with poor reading skills 
C)  Patients with a poor prognosis 
D)  Patients with social support

Question 10

Langewitz et al.'s (1997) intensified functional insulin therapy:

Accepted Answer

A)  Did not involve an educational component 
B)  Taught participants how it felt to have irregularities in their blood sugar levels as a consequence of not exercising 
C)  Taught participants how it felt to have irregularities in their blood sugar levels as a consequence of eating the same meals 
D)  Involved a strong educational component 
A)  Did not involve an educational component 
B)  Taught participants how it felt to have irregularities in their blood sugar levels as a consequence of not exercising 
C)  Taught participants how it felt to have irregularities in their blood sugar levels as a consequence of eating the same meals 
D)  Involved a strong educational component

Question 11

Written emotional expression may bring about short-term increases in distress and depression. But in the mid-long term:

Accepted Answer

A)  May bring about worse mood in the long term 
B)  May bring about deteriorating physical health 
C)  May bring more trips to the doctor 
D)  May bring about better mood long term 
A)  May bring about worse mood in the long term 
B)  May bring about deteriorating physical health 
C)  May bring more trips to the doctor 
D)  May bring about better mood long term

Question 12

In a systematic review of 11 educational programmes for people with asthma, Gibson, Coughlan, Wilson et al. (2000) concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the interventions decreased knowledge. 
B)  the interventions improved measures of medication use, doctor visits, hospitalisation and lung function 
C)  the interventions did not improve measures of medication use, doctor visits, hospitalisation and lung function. 
D)  the first and the third only. 
A)  the interventions decreased knowledge. 
B)  the interventions improved measures of medication use, doctor visits, hospitalisation and lung function 
C)  the interventions did not improve measures of medication use, doctor visits, hospitalisation and lung function. 
D)  the first and the third only.

Question 13

Franek (2013) found 'modest' improvements in pain, disability, fatigue, depression and health-related quality of life among many conditions. Which of these were not included in the systematic review?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crohn's. 
B)  Arthritis. 
C)  Diabetes. 
D)  Stroke. 
A)  Crohn's. 
B)  Arthritis. 
C)  Diabetes. 
D)  Stroke.

Question 14

For cardiac patients, O'Neil et al. (2014) found that a combined cognitive behavioural intervention and a behavioural risk reduction programme delivered by telephone resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower quality of life than standard. 
B)  The same quality of life as before intervention. 
C)  Lower levels of depression. 
D)  Higher levels of depression. 
A)  Lower quality of life than standard. 
B)  The same quality of life as before intervention. 
C)  Lower levels of depression. 
D)  Higher levels of depression.

Question 15

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators can result in fear among people who have never received a shock as a consequence of :

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning 
B)  Expectations of a shock 
C)  Operant conditioning 
D)  the first and the second 
A)  Classical conditioning 
B)  Expectations of a shock 
C)  Operant conditioning 
D)  the first and the second

Question 16

What types of information provision may not be of benefit to medical patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature of their illness 
B)  How to cope with their illness or its treatment 
C)  How to change behaviour in order to improve their prognosis 
D)  How to change their behaviour before they are diagnosed 
A)  The nature of their illness 
B)  How to cope with their illness or its treatment 
C)  How to change behaviour in order to improve their prognosis 
D)  How to change their behaviour before they are diagnosed

Question 17

Self-management programmes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Work individually with patients to enhance skills acquisition 
B)  Provide group interventions to maximise learning from observation of others 
C)  Provide a didactic one-to-one teaching programme 
D)  Provide didactic teaching in group contexts 
A)  Work individually with patients to enhance skills acquisition 
B)  Provide group interventions to maximise learning from observation of others 
C)  Provide a didactic one-to-one teaching programme 
D)  Provide didactic teaching in group contexts

Question 18

Social support may be a way to help with disease progression, what have findings in cancer research shown what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research has not been conducted in social support and cancer 
B)  Failure to replicate that social support is worthwhile 
C)  Replication in counselling generalizes to social support 
D)  Replication shows that social support is worthwhile 
A)  Research has not been conducted in social support and cancer 
B)  Failure to replicate that social support is worthwhile 
C)  Replication in counselling generalizes to social support 
D)  Replication shows that social support is worthwhile

Question 19

How effective was the ENRICHD programme in reducing the re-occurrence of heart attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly effective-a 15% reduction compared to a control group 
B)  Not at all effective 
C)  Treatment made things worse 
D)  Moderately effective-a 9% reduction compared to a control group 
A)  Highly effective-a 15% reduction compared to a control group 
B)  Not at all effective 
C)  Treatment made things worse 
D)  Moderately effective-a 9% reduction compared to a control group

Question 20

Jolly et al. (2007) compared use of the Heart Manual and its live equivalent, and found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the two were comparable in their effectiveness. 
B)  the live programme was most effective. 
C)  the Heart Manual worked well, but only for people with low levels of anxiety. 
D)  the Heart Manual worked well, but only for people with high self-efficacy. 
A)  the two were comparable in their effectiveness. 
B)  the live programme was most effective. 
C)  the Heart Manual worked well, but only for people with low levels of anxiety. 
D)  the Heart Manual worked well, but only for people with high self-efficacy.

Interventions to improve health and quality of life may be more effective if:

Stress management training has not been found to be an effective intervention with which of the following health problems?

Various types of information can help reduce distress. Which is not an example?

Which of the following was not a key element of self-management training programmes for people with arthritis developed by Lorig

Lo et al. (2010) evaluated a computer-based learning education programme to Taiwanese patients with significant burn injuries. They reported significant benefits on measures of what?

According to Henderson et al. (2013) a mindfulness-based intervention proved beneficial for women in early stage breast cancer receiving radiotherapy. Which of these factors did it not improve?

The primary goals of psychological interventions in medical patients are to:

What should not be involved in a stress management intervention?

Although many patients benefit from being given a recording of a '''bad news''' interview, McHugh et al. (1995) found one group of individuals who may experience increased distress as a consequence. Identify the group not included.

Langewitz et al.'s (1997) intensified functional insulin therapy:

Written emotional expression may bring about short-term increases in distress and depression. But in the mid-long term:

In a systematic review of 11 educational programmes for people with asthma, Gibson, Coughlan, Wilson et al. (2000) concluded that:

Franek (2013) found 'modest' improvements in pain, disability, fatigue, depression and health-related quality of life among many conditions. Which of these were not included in the systematic review?

For cardiac patients, O'Neil et al. (2014) found that a combined cognitive behavioural intervention and a behavioural risk reduction programme delivered by telephone resulted in:

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators can result in fear among people who have never received a shock as a consequence of :

What types of information provision may not be of benefit to medical patients?

Self-management programmes:

Social support may be a way to help with disease progression, what have findings in cancer research shown what?

How effective was the ENRICHD programme in reducing the re-occurrence of heart attack?

Jolly et al. (2007) compared use of the Heart Manual and its live equivalent, and found that:

What Is Health

Health Inequalities

Health-Risk Behaviour

Health Protective Behaviour

Explaining Health Behaviour

Changing Behaviour: Mechanisms and Approaches

Preventing Health Problems

The Body in Health and Illness

Symptom Perception, Interpretation, and Response

The Consultation and Beyond

Stress, Health, and Illness: Theory

Stress and Illness Moderators and Interventions

The Impact of Illness on Quality of Life

The Impact of Illness on Patients and Their Families

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Exam 16: Improving Health and Quality of Life

Interventions to improve health and quality of life may be more effective if:

Stress management training has not been found to be an effective intervention with which of the following health problems?

Various types of information can help reduce distress. Which is not an example?

Which of the following was not a key element of self-management training programmes for people with arthritis developed by Lorig

Lo et al. (2010) evaluated a computer-based learning education programme to Taiwanese patients with significant burn injuries. They reported significant benefits on measures of what?

According to Henderson et al. (2013) a mindfulness-based intervention proved beneficial for women in early stage breast cancer receiving radiotherapy. Which of these factors did it not improve?

The primary goals of psychological interventions in medical patients are to:

What should not be involved in a stress management intervention?

Although many patients benefit from being given a recording of a '''bad news''' interview, McHugh et al. (1995) found one group of individuals who may experience increased distress as a consequence. Identify the group not included.

Langewitz et al.'s (1997) intensified functional insulin therapy:

Written emotional expression may bring about short-term increases in distress and depression. But in the mid-long term:

In a systematic review of 11 educational programmes for people with asthma, Gibson, Coughlan, Wilson et al. (2000) concluded that:

Franek (2013) found 'modest' improvements in pain, disability, fatigue, depression and health-related quality of life among many conditions. Which of these were not included in the systematic review?

For cardiac patients, O'Neil et al. (2014) found that a combined cognitive behavioural intervention and a behavioural risk reduction programme delivered by telephone resulted in:

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators can result in fear among people who have never received a shock as a consequence of :

What types of information provision may not be of benefit to medical patients?

Self-management programmes:

Social support may be a way to help with disease progression, what have findings in cancer research shown what?

How effective was the ENRICHD programme in reducing the re-occurrence of heart attack?

Jolly et al. (2007) compared use of the Heart Manual and its live equivalent, and found that:

What Is Health

Health Inequalities

Health-Risk Behaviour

Health Protective Behaviour

Explaining Health Behaviour

Changing Behaviour: Mechanisms and Approaches

Preventing Health Problems

The Body in Health and Illness

Symptom Perception, Interpretation, and Response

The Consultation and Beyond

Stress, Health, and Illness: Theory

Stress and Illness Moderators and Interventions

The Impact of Illness on Quality of Life

The Impact of Illness on Patients and Their Families

Pain

Futures

Filters