Question 1

The recent rise in the percentage of North Americans who are seriously overweight indicates that

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A)  North Americans are focusing on the wrong health behaviours. 
B)  primary prevention efforts are failing in North America. 
C)  the health behaviours influencing this health problem are changing in the wrong direction. 
D)  the health behaviours influencing all leading causes of death are changing in the wrong direction. 
A)  North Americans are focusing on the wrong health behaviours. 
B)  primary prevention efforts are failing in North America. 
C)  the health behaviours influencing this health problem are changing in the wrong direction. 
D)  the health behaviours influencing all leading causes of death are changing in the wrong direction. C

Question 2

Mei-Lin has lost the use of her legs after being in a biking accident. Her health psychologist is working with her to cognitively redefine the experience as a challenge rather than a disaster.This technique is classified as a(n) _____ method.

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A) ineffective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) psychoanalytic 
A) ineffective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) psychoanalytic B

Question 3

A "humor" is a

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A)  type of emotional response. 
B) spiritual state. 
C) a bodily fluid. 
D) all of the above 
A)  type of emotional response. 
B) spiritual state. 
C) a bodily fluid. 
D) all of the above C

Question 4

Match one of the following with descriptions given in questions.
-An Italian philosopher, he saw the mind and body as an interrelated unit.

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A) Hippocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Galen 
D) St. Thomas Aquinas 
E) Descartes 
A) Hippocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Galen 
D) St. Thomas Aquinas 
E) Descartes

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of the systems concept in health psychology?

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A)  It takes into account an unchanging, interrelated group of parts. 
B)  By definition, a person qualifies as a system. 
C)  It is consistent with the biopsychosocial model. 
D)  Events in one system affect events in other systems. 
A)  It takes into account an unchanging, interrelated group of parts. 
B)  By definition, a person qualifies as a system. 
C)  It is consistent with the biopsychosocial model. 
D)  Events in one system affect events in other systems.

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT an advance in science and medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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A)  The growing use of dissection in autopsies to aid in the acquisition of knowledge. 
B)  The rejection of the belief that the mind and body are separate. 
C)  The discovery that microorganisms cause certain diseases 
D)  New surgical and anesthetic techniques. 
A)  The growing use of dissection in autopsies to aid in the acquisition of knowledge. 
B)  The rejection of the belief that the mind and body are separate. 
C)  The discovery that microorganisms cause certain diseases 
D)  New surgical and anesthetic techniques.

Question 7

The life‑span perspective in health psychology reveals that adolescents

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A) will be healthier than children because they are exposed to fewer infectious diseases. 
B) typically follow the example of their parents more than their friends. 
C) are powerfully influenced by peer pressure, often leading to poorer health practices. 
D) respond to illnesses much like the elderly do. 
A) will be healthier than children because they are exposed to fewer infectious diseases. 
B) typically follow the example of their parents more than their friends. 
C) are powerfully influenced by peer pressure, often leading to poorer health practices. 
D) respond to illnesses much like the elderly do.

Question 8

Match the following with descriptions given in questions
-Concerned with the incidence and prevalence of illnesses.

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A) epidemiology 
B) public health 
C) medical sociology 
D) medical anthropology 
E) health psychology 
A) epidemiology 
B) public health 
C) medical sociology 
D) medical anthropology 
E) health psychology

Question 9

Quasi‑experimental designs allow us to make causal conclusions from
existing groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Greg is a 15 year old who was diagnosed as a diabetic at age 4. For the first time, he now is not following his health regimen.The most probable explanation is

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A) he doesn't understand what he should do. 
B) he secretly doesn't want to be healthy. 
C) social pressures to avoid being "different" prevent him from taking proper care of himself. 
D) he may be forgetting what to do and should have a neuropsychological examination. 
A) he doesn't understand what he should do. 
B) he secretly doesn't want to be healthy. 
C) social pressures to avoid being "different" prevent him from taking proper care of himself. 
D) he may be forgetting what to do and should have a neuropsychological examination.

Question 11

You are interested in testing the effectiveness of a newly developed treatment for back pain.Outline your approach to your research project.

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To test the effectiveness of the newly d

Question 12

Although sociocultural research has found differences in health beliefs
across cultures, disease patterns themselves do not differ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Religious beliefs and practices

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A)  invariably lead to poorer health. 
B)  may either promote healthful living, or deter it, depending on the religion. 
C)  invariably promote good health. 
D)  have declined with the rise of health psychology. 
A)  invariably lead to poorer health. 
B)  may either promote healthful living, or deter it, depending on the religion. 
C)  invariably promote good health. 
D)  have declined with the rise of health psychology.

Question 14

Provide a brief summary of Antonovsky's illness-wellness continuum.How does it differ from traditional definitions of health?

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The answer of Provide a brief summary of Antonovsky's illness-wellness...

Question 15

The work on biofeedback by physiological psychologists has shown us that

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A) even internal functions like heart rate and blood pressure can be controlled with psychological methods. 
B) the mind/body dichotomy really exists and can be measured. 
C) psychoanalysis is effective in the treatment of high blood pressure. 
D) biofeedback is an ineffective method of therapy. 
A) even internal functions like heart rate and blood pressure can be controlled with psychological methods. 
B) the mind/body dichotomy really exists and can be measured. 
C) psychoanalysis is effective in the treatment of high blood pressure. 
D) biofeedback is an ineffective method of therapy.

Question 16

Cultural differences in illness patterns have been reflected by

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A) higher prevalence of stomach cancer in Japan than in the USA. 
B) uniform cancer rates across the USA. 
C) the devaluation of the importance of good health in the USA. 
D) the universality of illnesses. 
A) higher prevalence of stomach cancer in Japan than in the USA. 
B) uniform cancer rates across the USA. 
C) the devaluation of the importance of good health in the USA. 
D) the universality of illnesses.

Question 17

Melody has been having a great deal of difficulty in her attempt to quit smoking.Which of the following might be reasons for her lack of success?

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A) She thinks getting cancer is not likely. 
B)  Her friends all smoke and don't think it's such a big problem. 
C) She is addicted to nicotine. 
D) all of the above 
A) She thinks getting cancer is not likely. 
B)  Her friends all smoke and don't think it's such a big problem. 
C) She is addicted to nicotine. 
D) all of the above

Question 18

Nonexperimental or correlational studies

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A)  can generate predictive information. 
B)  are not usually useful because they can't lead to causal inferences. 
C)  are not usually done anymore. 
D)  involve the manipulation of independent variables. 
A)  can generate predictive information. 
B)  are not usually useful because they can't lead to causal inferences. 
C)  are not usually done anymore. 
D)  involve the manipulation of independent variables.

Question 19

Canada's health care system is based on the principle of

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A)  equal access to care at equal cost to the individual. 
B)  equal access to care at no cost to the individual. 
C)  equal access to care at cost to the individual. 
D)  pay-per-use access to care. 
A)  equal access to care at equal cost to the individual. 
B)  equal access to care at no cost to the individual. 
C)  equal access to care at cost to the individual. 
D)  pay-per-use access to care.

Question 20

Which of the following illustrates a difference between experimental and non‑experimental approaches to research?

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A)  Only experimental methods can imply causation. 
B)  In nonexperimental methods, the researcher manipulates an independent variable. 
C)  Only experimental methods measure dependent variables 
D)  Nonexperimental methods test cause and effect relationships. 
A)  Only experimental methods can imply causation. 
B)  In nonexperimental methods, the researcher manipulates an independent variable. 
C)  Only experimental methods measure dependent variables 
D)  Nonexperimental methods test cause and effect relationships.

The recent rise in the percentage of North Americans who are seriously overweight indicates that

Mei-Lin has lost the use of her legs after being in a biking accident. Her health psychologist is working with her to cognitively redefine the experience as a challenge rather than a disaster.This technique is classified as a(n) _____ method.

A "humor" is a

Match one of the following with descriptions given in questions. -An Italian philosopher, he saw the mind and body as an interrelated unit.

Which of the following is NOT true of the systems concept in health psychology?

Which of the following was NOT an advance in science and medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries?

The life‑span perspective in health psychology reveals that adolescents

Match the following with descriptions given in questions -Concerned with the incidence and prevalence of illnesses.

Quasi‑experimental designs allow us to make causal conclusions from existing groups.

Greg is a 15 year old who was diagnosed as a diabetic at age 4. For the first time, he now is not following his health regimen.The most probable explanation is

You are interested in testing the effectiveness of a newly developed treatment for back pain.Outline your approach to your research project.

Although sociocultural research has found differences in health beliefs across cultures, disease patterns themselves do not differ.

Religious beliefs and practices

Provide a brief summary of Antonovsky's illness-wellness continuum.How does it differ from traditional definitions of health?

The work on biofeedback by physiological psychologists has shown us that

Cultural differences in illness patterns have been reflected by

Melody has been having a great deal of difficulty in her attempt to quit smoking.Which of the following might be reasons for her lack of success?

Nonexperimental or correlational studies

Canada's health care system is based on the principle of

Which of the following illustrates a difference between experimental and non‑experimental approaches to research?

The Bodys Physical Systems

Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources

Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness

Coping With and Reducing Stress

Health-Related Beahviour and Health Promotion

Reducing Substance and Abuse

Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety

Using Health Services

In the Hosital: the Setting, Procedures and Effects on Patients

The Nature and Symptoms of Pain

Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain

Serious and Disabling Chronic Health Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping

Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:

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Exam 1: An Overview of Psychology and Health

The recent rise in the percentage of North Americans who are seriously overweight indicates that

Mei-Lin has lost the use of her legs after being in a biking accident. Her health psychologist is working with her to cognitively redefine the experience as a challenge rather than a disaster.This technique is classified as a(n) _____ method.

A "humor" is a

Match one of the following with descriptions given in questions. -An Italian philosopher, he saw the mind and body as an interrelated unit.

Which of the following is NOT true of the systems concept in health psychology?

Which of the following was NOT an advance in science and medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries?

The life‑span perspective in health psychology reveals that adolescents

Match the following with descriptions given in questions -Concerned with the incidence and prevalence of illnesses.

Quasi‑experimental designs allow us to make causal conclusions from existing groups.

Greg is a 15 year old who was diagnosed as a diabetic at age 4. For the first time, he now is not following his health regimen.The most probable explanation is

You are interested in testing the effectiveness of a newly developed treatment for back pain.Outline your approach to your research project.

Although sociocultural research has found differences in health beliefs across cultures, disease patterns themselves do not differ.

Religious beliefs and practices

Provide a brief summary of Antonovsky's illness-wellness continuum.How does it differ from traditional definitions of health?

The work on biofeedback by physiological psychologists has shown us that

Cultural differences in illness patterns have been reflected by

Melody has been having a great deal of difficulty in her attempt to quit smoking.Which of the following might be reasons for her lack of success?

Nonexperimental or correlational studies

Canada's health care system is based on the principle of

Which of the following illustrates a difference between experimental and non‑experimental approaches to research?

The Bodys Physical Systems

Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources

Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness

Coping With and Reducing Stress

Health-Related Beahviour and Health Promotion

Reducing Substance and Abuse

Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety

Using Health Services

In the Hosital: the Setting, Procedures and Effects on Patients

The Nature and Symptoms of Pain

Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain

Serious and Disabling Chronic Health Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping

Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:

Whats Ahead for Health Psychology

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