Question 1

Providers have more positive attitudes toward

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A)  black or Hispanic patients. 
B)  acutely ill patients. 
C)  sicker patients. 
D)  patients with psychological disorders. 
A)  black or Hispanic patients. 
B)  acutely ill patients. 
C)  sicker patients. 
D)  patients with psychological disorders. B

Question 2

The goals of cure,care,and core orientations in a hospital setting are discrete and never in conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The most common adverse response by children to hospitalization is

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A)  anxiety. 
B)  lack of information about medical procedures. 
C)  high levels of personal control. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  lack of information about medical procedures. 
C)  high levels of personal control. 
D)  All of these. A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps your text lists as critical in adherence?

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A)  understanding the treatment regimen 
B)  satisfaction with the relationship and treatment regimen 
C)  deciding to adhere 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  understanding the treatment regimen 
B)  satisfaction with the relationship and treatment regimen 
C)  deciding to adhere 
D)  self-efficacy

Question 5

The number of psychologists in hospital settings has _______________ over the past 10 years.

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A)  more than doubled 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained the same 
D)  first decreased, then increased 
A)  more than doubled 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained the same 
D)  first decreased, then increased

Question 6

Patient depersonalization

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A)  serves no valid medical function. 
B)  is disturbing to patients but has little effect on the quality of the patient-provider relationship. 
C)  is disturbing to patients but has no adverse medical effects. 
D)  can provide emotional protection to the provider. 
A)  serves no valid medical function. 
B)  is disturbing to patients but has little effect on the quality of the patient-provider relationship. 
C)  is disturbing to patients but has no adverse medical effects. 
D)  can provide emotional protection to the provider.

Question 7

Among the factors that heavily influence patient-provider interactions is the

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A)  patients' lack of desire to be involved in decisions involving their health. 
B)  need to induce a patient to follow a treatment plan. 
C)  patients' lack of expertise about their illness. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  patients' lack of desire to be involved in decisions involving their health. 
B)  need to induce a patient to follow a treatment plan. 
C)  patients' lack of expertise about their illness. 
D)  None of these.

Question 8

In a hospital operated by an HMO,physicians

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A)  are at the top of the medical line of authority. 
B)  act as "invited guests" of the hospital. 
C)  are employees of the hospital. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  are at the top of the medical line of authority. 
B)  act as "invited guests" of the hospital. 
C)  are employees of the hospital. 
D)  None of these.

Question 9

Advanced-practice nurses have fewer than two years of basic nursing education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Adherence to treatment is improved when providers

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A)  provide written instructions about treatment, dosage, and side effects. 
B)  ask patients about potential barriers to adherence. 
C)  use their personal authority. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  provide written instructions about treatment, dosage, and side effects. 
B)  ask patients about potential barriers to adherence. 
C)  use their personal authority. 
D)  All of these.

Question 11

Which of the following medical suggestions would be MOST likely to show high rates of nonadherence?

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A)  "Take three tablets per day for five days." 
B)  "Please stop by the lab on your way out and have some blood drawn for a complete battery." 
C)  "Make sure you schedule a mammogram before your next appointment." 
D)  "Try to rest and take some annual leave from your job." 
A)  "Take three tablets per day for five days." 
B)  "Please stop by the lab on your way out and have some blood drawn for a complete battery." 
C)  "Make sure you schedule a mammogram before your next appointment." 
D)  "Try to rest and take some annual leave from your job."

Question 12

Patients

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A)  often respond to different cues than do providers and provide faulty cues about their true concerns. 
B)  are more concerned with their underlying illness than its symptoms. 
C)  present their most distressing symptoms clearly and precisely; most faulty communication occurs with minor symptoms. 
D)  have little difficulty interpreting and reporting their symptoms. 
A)  often respond to different cues than do providers and provide faulty cues about their true concerns. 
B)  are more concerned with their underlying illness than its symptoms. 
C)  present their most distressing symptoms clearly and precisely; most faulty communication occurs with minor symptoms. 
D)  have little difficulty interpreting and reporting their symptoms.

Question 13

Dissatisfied patients are more likely to

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A)  seek treatment that meets their emotional rather than medical needs. 
B)  use medical services in the future and thus be accused of malingering. 
C)  seek more technically competent medical treatment. 
D)  schedule frequent medical checkups. 
A)  seek treatment that meets their emotional rather than medical needs. 
B)  use medical services in the future and thus be accused of malingering. 
C)  seek more technically competent medical treatment. 
D)  schedule frequent medical checkups.

Question 14

Adherence is higher in patients who are

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious and vigilant. 
B)  satisfied with their provider. 
C)  younger, white, and female. 
D)  asked to change personal habits. 
A)  anxious and vigilant. 
B)  satisfied with their provider. 
C)  younger, white, and female. 
D)  asked to change personal habits.

Question 15

Patients are remarkably good at predicting their adherence to treatment regimens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The status differences inherent between traditional providers and their patients may be reflected in the

Accepted Answer

A)  active involvement of patients with their treatment regimens. 
B)  use of jargon or of baby talk. 
C)  manner in which patients interrupt medical providers. 
D)  provider's overestimation of the level of patients' technical understanding. 
A)  active involvement of patients with their treatment regimens. 
B)  use of jargon or of baby talk. 
C)  manner in which patients interrupt medical providers. 
D)  provider's overestimation of the level of patients' technical understanding.

Question 17

Your brother calls to inform you that his nine-year-old son is being hospitalized.Based on the research in the text,what advice would you give him to minimize any adverse reactions that your nephew might experience?

Accepted Answer

First and foremost, I would advise my br

Question 18

The greatest cause of nonadherence to treatment is

Accepted Answer

A)  the patient's unsupportive home environment. 
B)  the patient's uncooperative personality. 
C)  faulty patient-provider communication. 
D)  the decreasing use of traditional health plans. 
A)  the patient's unsupportive home environment. 
B)  the patient's uncooperative personality. 
C)  faulty patient-provider communication. 
D)  the decreasing use of traditional health plans.

Question 19

revealed that patient care was highest in

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A)  private fee-for-service practices. 
B)  HMOs. 
C)  PPOs. 
D)  large medical practices. 
A)  private fee-for-service practices. 
B)  HMOs. 
C)  PPOs. 
D)  large medical practices.

Question 20

When patients do not adopt the recommended medical treatment,the result is

Accepted Answer

A)  malingering. 
B)  reactance. 
C)  doctor shopping. 
D)  nonadherence. 
A)  malingering. 
B)  reactance. 
C)  doctor shopping. 
D)  nonadherence.

Providers have more positive attitudes toward

The goals of cure,care,and core orientations in a hospital setting are discrete and never in conflict.

The most common adverse response by children to hospitalization is

Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps your text lists as critical in adherence?

The number of psychologists in hospital settings has _______________ over the past 10 years.

Patient depersonalization

Among the factors that heavily influence patient-provider interactions is the

In a hospital operated by an HMO,physicians

Advanced-practice nurses have fewer than two years of basic nursing education.

Adherence to treatment is improved when providers

Which of the following medical suggestions would be MOST likely to show high rates of nonadherence?

Patients

Dissatisfied patients are more likely to

Adherence is higher in patients who are

Patients are remarkably good at predicting their adherence to treatment regimens.

The status differences inherent between traditional providers and their patients may be reflected in the

Your brother calls to inform you that his nine-year-old son is being hospitalized.Based on the research in the text,what advice would you give him to minimize any adverse reactions that your nephew might experience?

The greatest cause of nonadherence to treatment is

revealed that patient care was highest in

When patients do not adopt the recommended medical treatment,the result is

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

Coping,resilience,and Social Support

Using Health Services

Patients, providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Illness

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorderss

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Exam 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

Providers have more positive attitudes toward

The goals of cure,care,and core orientations in a hospital setting are discrete and never in conflict.

The most common adverse response by children to hospitalization is

Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps your text lists as critical in adherence?

The number of psychologists in hospital settings has _______________ over the past 10 years.

Patient depersonalization

Among the factors that heavily influence patient-provider interactions is the

In a hospital operated by an HMO,physicians

Advanced-practice nurses have fewer than two years of basic nursing education.

Adherence to treatment is improved when providers

Which of the following medical suggestions would be MOST likely to show high rates of nonadherence?

Patients

Dissatisfied patients are more likely to

Adherence is higher in patients who are

Patients are remarkably good at predicting their adherence to treatment regimens.

The status differences inherent between traditional providers and their patients may be reflected in the

Your brother calls to inform you that his nine-year-old son is being hospitalized.Based on the research in the text,what advice would you give him to minimize any adverse reactions that your nephew might experience?

The greatest cause of nonadherence to treatment is

revealed that patient care was highest in

When patients do not adopt the recommended medical treatment,the result is

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

Coping,resilience,and Social Support

Using Health Services

Patients, providers, and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Illness

Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorderss

Filters