Exam 1: Health Psychology: Setting the Stage

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This question concerns cross-cultural definitions of health.Define,compare and contrast Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)and Ayurveda.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): ancient health belief that health is the balance of yin and yang,two complementary forces in the universe.Yin and yang are the two complementary forces in the universe (Kaptuchuk,2000).Yin and yang are often translated into hot and cold,referring to qualities and not temperatures.To be healthy,what you eat and drink and the way you live your life should have equal amounts of hot qualities and cold qualities. Ayurveda: "Knowledge of Life,"an ancient system of medicine focuses on the body,the sense organs,the mind and the soul.Three main biological units,enzymes,tissues,and excretory functions,are in harmonious condition and when the mind and sense are cheerful"(Chopra & Doiphode,2002; Kash,Junius,& Dash,1997).Balancing hot and cold is another critical element. Compare: both ancient medicines,both are about balancing hot and cold elements,both are about the notion of basic elements. Contrast: TCM is about balance of yin and yang,and is ancient Chinese medicine.Ayurveda is about balance of mind,body and soul,and is ancient East Indian medicine.

What are the benefits of using a peer reviewed article for research?

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The WHO (World Health Organization)defines health as:

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How does socioeconomic status (SES)affect the health of individuals?

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Health psychology is best described as an interdisciplinary subdiscipline of psychology primarily focused on:

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Culture is best defined as:

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One of the most common subject variables in psychological research is:

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Leonardo Da Vinci,an Italian artist during the Renaissance,was able to draw detailed diagrams of the human body due,in part,to the encouragement of the Roman Catholic Church for scientists and artists of that era to perform dissections.This is one example of the spiritual/physical connectiveness of Health Psychology.

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Culture is commonly thought to be:

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The Green physician best known for dissections and providing us with anatomy data was:

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Helen Dunbar and Franz Alexander were instrumental in establishing the earliest organization to study psychological determinants on health.It is called:

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What is Health Psychology,in particular the subdivision of the American Psychological Association (APA Division 38)dedicated to?

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Regarding the definition regarding culture: answer the social psychologist test question "Who am I?" Please include at least five different definitions of culture within your answer.

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The major approach used by health psychologists is the:

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The analytical research question whether men or women have a higher occurrence of heart attacks is called:

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Every day,each of our behaviors can influence our health.Given the many components of being healthy,health is best conceptualized as:

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Which is the strongest correlation listed?

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An experiment is being conducted to determine the effects of caffeine intake on student performance.One group is made to drink 5 cups of coffee,the other group drinks 1 cup of coffee.They then take the exam.The independent variable is _____.

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Which of the following is the primary focus of health psychology?

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The first psychologist to link illness with psychological causes is:

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