Question 1

Pain management programs,hospices,and CHD rehabilitation programs are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  coordinated intervention models. 
B)  out-patient treatment centers. 
C)  comprehensive intervention models. 
D)  fee-for-service models. 
A)  coordinated intervention models. 
B)  out-patient treatment centers. 
C)  comprehensive intervention models. 
D)  fee-for-service models. C

Question 2

The demographics of people with AIDS are shifting to ethnic minorities,women,and the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Discuss the path to becoming a health psychologist.How can undergraduate,graduate,and postgraduate work contribute towards gaining employment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary

Question 4

Health care in the United States is becoming

Accepted Answer

A)  increasingly egalitarian. 
B)  more accessible to the poor, but the number of middle-class households without health insurance is increasing. 
C)  increasingly oriented toward health promotion and primary prevention. 
D)  a two-tiered system. 
A)  increasingly egalitarian. 
B)  more accessible to the poor, but the number of middle-class households without health insurance is increasing. 
C)  increasingly oriented toward health promotion and primary prevention. 
D)  a two-tiered system.

Question 5

Women

Accepted Answer

A)  live on average five years longer than men. 
B)  are sick more often than men. 
C)  are decreasing their use of health-compromising substances. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  live on average five years longer than men. 
B)  are sick more often than men. 
C)  are decreasing their use of health-compromising substances. 
D)  All of these.

Question 6

As medicine becomes technologically more complex,the use of control-enhancing interventions will become even more important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The current trend toward cost containment pushes health psychology in the direction of research questions designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  develop interventions that are time-limited, symptom-focused, and offered as outpatient services. 
B)  keep patients out of the health care system. 
C)  lower the costs of providing health care services. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  develop interventions that are time-limited, symptom-focused, and offered as outpatient services. 
B)  keep patients out of the health care system. 
C)  lower the costs of providing health care services. 
D)  All of these.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic problems facing the health care system in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care costs too much. 
B)  The system is inequitable. 
C)  Third-party providers have failed to act responsibly. 
D)  Many consumers make inappropriate use of the system. 
A)  Health care costs too much. 
B)  The system is inequitable. 
C)  Third-party providers have failed to act responsibly. 
D)  Many consumers make inappropriate use of the system.

Question 9

Refocusing health promotion strategies toward morbidity

Accepted Answer

A)  should reduce health care costs. 
B)  will not enhance quality of life. 
C)  is unnecessary because there will always be 10 top causes of death. 
D)  is not a productive move. 
A)  should reduce health care costs. 
B)  will not enhance quality of life. 
C)  is unnecessary because there will always be 10 top causes of death. 
D)  is not a productive move.

Question 10

According to the text,over the past 25 years Americans' alcohol consumption has _______________ and exercise has ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased; increased 
B)  increased; decreased 
C)  remained unchanged; decreased 
D)  remained unchanged; increased 
A)  decreased; increased 
B)  increased; decreased 
C)  remained unchanged; decreased 
D)  remained unchanged; increased

Question 11

Although some of the racial difference in health stems from differences in socioeconomic status,some is due to the stresses of racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In general,the health trends for most Americans have _______________ in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A)  improved 
B)  remained unchanged 
C)  become more variable 
D)  worsened 
A)  improved 
B)  remained unchanged 
C)  become more variable 
D)  worsened

Question 13

_____________ medicine is the conscientious,explicit,judicious use of the best scientific evidence for making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  Treatment-effective 
B)  Cost containment 
C)  Cost effective 
D)  Evidence-based 
A)  Treatment-effective 
B)  Cost containment 
C)  Cost effective 
D)  Evidence-based

Question 14

Most health psychologists work in

Accepted Answer

A)  private practice. 
B)  hospitals and clinics. 
C)  universities and other academic settings. 
D)  governmental agencies. 
A)  private practice. 
B)  hospitals and clinics. 
C)  universities and other academic settings. 
D)  governmental agencies.

Question 15

The use of new technologies in medical care may be frightening for some people.According to your text,a health psychologist can assist these patients and their families by

Accepted Answer

A)  testifying before government committees on the hazards of technology. 
B)  teaching control-enhancing techniques to help reduce fear. 
C)  advising the patient's physician on ethical issues. 
D)  A health psychologist has no useful role in this situation. 
A)  testifying before government committees on the hazards of technology. 
B)  teaching control-enhancing techniques to help reduce fear. 
C)  advising the patient's physician on ethical issues. 
D)  A health psychologist has no useful role in this situation.

Question 16

You want to become a health psychologist conducting research on the lifestyle choices that impact management of Type II Diabetes.To what kind of graduate program should you apply?

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychology 
B)  clinical psychology 
C)  physiological psychology 
D)  developmental psychology 
A)  social psychology 
B)  clinical psychology 
C)  physiological psychology 
D)  developmental psychology

Question 17

In the future,health promotion interventions will most likely target the

Accepted Answer

A)  schools. 
B)  community. 
C)  workplace. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  schools. 
B)  community. 
C)  workplace. 
D)  All of these.

Question 18

To date,research has yet to establish the effectiveness of behavioral immunization programs that address health habits such as smoking,drug abuse,and diet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most surveys suggest that patients want less expensive high-technology medical treatment except in the terminal phase of illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Health promotion programs that target the elderly

Accepted Answer

A)  are a waste of money because health habits are established early in life. 
B)  are important right now, but they will become less important as the size of the elderly cohort declines over the next 10 years. 
C)  will become increasingly important as the size of the elderly cohort continues to increase over the next 10 years. 
D)  will become less important because the elderly cohort is exceptionally healthy and active. 
A)  are a waste of money because health habits are established early in life. 
B)  are important right now, but they will become less important as the size of the elderly cohort declines over the next 10 years. 
C)  will become increasingly important as the size of the elderly cohort continues to increase over the next 10 years. 
D)  will become less important because the elderly cohort is exceptionally healthy and active.

Pain management programs,hospices,and CHD rehabilitation programs are examples of

The demographics of people with AIDS are shifting to ethnic minorities,women,and the poor.

Discuss the path to becoming a health psychologist.How can undergraduate,graduate,and postgraduate work contribute towards gaining employment.

Health care in the United States is becoming

Women

As medicine becomes technologically more complex,the use of control-enhancing interventions will become even more important.

The current trend toward cost containment pushes health psychology in the direction of research questions designed to

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic problems facing the health care system in the United States?

Refocusing health promotion strategies toward morbidity

According to the text,over the past 25 years Americans' alcohol consumption has _ and exercise has .

Although some of the racial difference in health stems from differences in socioeconomic status,some is due to the stresses of racism.

In general,the health trends for most Americans have _______________ in recent years.

_____________ medicine is the conscientious,explicit,judicious use of the best scientific evidence for making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Most health psychologists work in

The use of new technologies in medical care may be frightening for some people.According to your text,a health psychologist can assist these patients and their families by

You want to become a health psychologist conducting research on the lifestyle choices that impact management of Type II Diabetes.To what kind of graduate program should you apply?

In the future,health promotion interventions will most likely target the

To date,research has yet to establish the effectiveness of behavioral immunization programs that address health habits such as smoking,drug abuse,and diet.

Most surveys suggest that patients want less expensive high-technology medical treatment except in the terminal phase of illness.

Health promotion programs that target the elderly

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

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

Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

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Exam 7: Coping,resilience,and Social Support

Pain management programs,hospices,and CHD rehabilitation programs are examples of

The demographics of people with AIDS are shifting to ethnic minorities,women,and the poor.

Discuss the path to becoming a health psychologist.How can undergraduate,graduate,and postgraduate work contribute towards gaining employment.

Health care in the United States is becoming

Women

As medicine becomes technologically more complex,the use of control-enhancing interventions will become even more important.

The current trend toward cost containment pushes health psychology in the direction of research questions designed to

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic problems facing the health care system in the United States?

Refocusing health promotion strategies toward morbidity

According to the text,over the past 25 years Americans' alcohol consumption has _______________ and exercise has ______________.

Although some of the racial difference in health stems from differences in socioeconomic status,some is due to the stresses of racism.

In general,the health trends for most Americans have _______________ in recent years.

_____________ medicine is the conscientious,explicit,judicious use of the best scientific evidence for making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Most health psychologists work in

The use of new technologies in medical care may be frightening for some people.According to your text,a health psychologist can assist these patients and their families by

You want to become a health psychologist conducting research on the lifestyle choices that impact management of Type II Diabetes.To what kind of graduate program should you apply?

In the future,health promotion interventions will most likely target the

To date,research has yet to establish the effectiveness of behavioral immunization programs that address health habits such as smoking,drug abuse,and diet.

Most surveys suggest that patients want less expensive high-technology medical treatment except in the terminal phase of illness.

Health promotion programs that target the elderly

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

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

Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

Filters

According to the text,over the past 25 years Americans' alcohol consumption has _ and exercise has .