Question 1

People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  higher average incomes. 
B)  more likely to exercise. 
C)  better access to health care. 
D)  more likely to eat a high-fat diet. 
A)  higher average incomes. 
B)  more likely to exercise. 
C)  better access to health care. 
D)  more likely to eat a high-fat diet. D

Question 2

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The work of health psychologists is similar to other psychologists because it includes

Accepted Answer

A)  counseling people with personal problems. 
B)  conducting research on personality and health habits. 
C)  assessment, research, and provision of services. 
D)  working in health care settings. 
A)  counseling people with personal problems. 
B)  conducting research on personality and health habits. 
C)  assessment, research, and provision of services. 
D)  working in health care settings. C

Question 4

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in population 
B)  the aging of the population 
C)  more sophisticated medical technology 
D)  increases in the number of complex surgical procedures 
A)  increases in population 
B)  the aging of the population 
C)  more sophisticated medical technology 
D)  increases in the number of complex surgical procedures

Question 5

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be part of an interdisciplinary team. 
B)  work as a practitioner in a solo private practice. 
C)  go to medical school after finishing a doctoral degree in psychology. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  be part of an interdisciplinary team. 
B)  work as a practitioner in a solo private practice. 
C)  go to medical school after finishing a doctoral degree in psychology. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 6

In the United States,young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to die from

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer. 
B)  unintentional injuries. 
C)  homicide. 
D)  HIV infection. 
A)  cancer. 
B)  unintentional injuries. 
C)  homicide. 
D)  HIV infection.

Question 7

The leading cause of death in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  is due to acute, infectious disease. 
B)  is due to risky sexual behaviors. 
C)  has shifted from cardiovascular disease to cancer. 
D)  has shifted from acute to chronic diseases. 
A)  is due to acute, infectious disease. 
B)  is due to risky sexual behaviors. 
C)  has shifted from cardiovascular disease to cancer. 
D)  has shifted from acute to chronic diseases.

Question 8

In the United States,the three leading causes of death for adults ages 35 to 44 are

Accepted Answer

A)  unintentional injuries, cancer, and heart disease. 
B)  suicide, homicide, and HIV infection. 
C)  HIV infection, heart disease, and pneumonia. 
D)  cancer, HIV infection, and pneumonia. 
A)  unintentional injuries, cancer, and heart disease. 
B)  suicide, homicide, and HIV infection. 
C)  HIV infection, heart disease, and pneumonia. 
D)  cancer, HIV infection, and pneumonia.

Question 9

Discuss how the preparation and work of health psychologists differ from and are similar to those of other psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A.The preparation of health psychologist

Question 10

What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty and age 
B)  Poverty and low education level 
C)  Low education level and age 
D)  Low education level and drug use 
A)  Poverty and age 
B)  Poverty and low education level 
C)  Low education level and age 
D)  Low education level and drug use

Question 11

Behavioral medicine assumes

Accepted Answer

A)  a link between individual behaviors and health. 
B)  the existence of a specific pathogen in illness. 
C)  that disease can be controlled, but that health cannot be enhanced. 
D)  that the goals of medicine and psychology are incompatible. 
A)  a link between individual behaviors and health. 
B)  the existence of a specific pathogen in illness. 
C)  that disease can be controlled, but that health cannot be enhanced. 
D)  that the goals of medicine and psychology are incompatible.

Question 12

Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cancer is the leading cause of death in which of the following ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  European Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Asian Americans 
A)  European Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Asian Americans

Question 14

Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to

Accepted Answer

A)  the adoption of the sick role for persons who believe themselves to be ill. 
B)  health enhancement, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. 
C)  the development of psychosomatic illness. 
D)  the development of psychological and emotional illness. 
A)  the adoption of the sick role for persons who believe themselves to be ill. 
B)  health enhancement, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. 
C)  the development of psychosomatic illness. 
D)  the development of psychological and emotional illness.

Question 15

Currently,the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Before the development of health psychology,how was psychology involved in health?

Accepted Answer

A.Psychology's involvement in health tra

Question 17

Health psychologists rarely work in hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

Accepted Answer

A.Age is strongly related to illness and

Question 19

Which of these has been a major health trend in the U.S.since 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation. 
B)  Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness. 
C)  Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death. 
D)  The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists. 
A)  Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation. 
B)  Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness. 
C)  Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death. 
D)  The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists.

Question 20

Discuss the implications of the acceptance of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model.

Accepted Answer

A.Implications of the acceptance of one

People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

The work of health psychologists is similar to other psychologists because it includes

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

In the United States,young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to die from

The leading cause of death in the United States

In the United States,the three leading causes of death for adults ages 35 to 44 are

Discuss how the preparation and work of health psychologists differ from and are similar to those of other psychologists.

What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy?

Behavioral medicine assumes

Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in which of the following ethnic groups?

Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to

Currently,the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.

Before the development of health psychology,how was psychology involved in health?

Health psychologists rarely work in hospitals.

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

Which of these has been a major health trend in the U.S.since 1900?

Discuss the implications of the acceptance of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model.

Conducting Health Research

Seeking and Receiving Health Care

Adhering to Healthy Behavior

Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress

Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease

Understanding and Managing Pain

Considering Alternative Approaches

Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

Behavioral Factors in Cancer

Living With Chronic Illness

Smoking Tobacco

Using Alcohol and Other Drugs

Eating and Weight

Exercising

Future Challenges

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Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology

People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

The work of health psychologists is similar to other psychologists because it includes

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

In the United States,young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to die from

The leading cause of death in the United States

In the United States,the three leading causes of death for adults ages 35 to 44 are

Discuss how the preparation and work of health psychologists differ from and are similar to those of other psychologists.

What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy?

Behavioral medicine assumes

Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in which of the following ethnic groups?

Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to

Currently,the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.

Before the development of health psychology,how was psychology involved in health?

Health psychologists rarely work in hospitals.

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

Which of these has been a major health trend in the U.S.since 1900?

Discuss the implications of the acceptance of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model.

Conducting Health Research

Seeking and Receiving Health Care

Adhering to Healthy Behavior

Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress

Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease

Understanding and Managing Pain

Considering Alternative Approaches

Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

Behavioral Factors in Cancer

Living With Chronic Illness

Smoking Tobacco

Using Alcohol and Other Drugs

Eating and Weight

Exercising

Future Challenges

Filters