Question 1

Monique could be described as an internally?focused individual.Which of the following behavioural patterns would she be most likely to demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Reporting less pain than do other people. 
B) Being more accurate in her perception of internal body changes. 
C) Overestimating changes in her bodily functions. 
D) Reporting faster recovery from illness than do other people. 
A) Reporting less pain than do other people. 
B) Being more accurate in her perception of internal body changes. 
C) Overestimating changes in her bodily functions. 
D) Reporting faster recovery from illness than do other people. C

Question 2

Which is a limitation of the American health care system?

Accepted Answer

A) It is not accessible to all Americans. 
B) Uninsured people have higher mortality rates than insured individuals. 
C) Health care is distributed unequally, even among those who are insured. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) It is not accessible to all Americans. 
B) Uninsured people have higher mortality rates than insured individuals. 
C) Health care is distributed unequally, even among those who are insured. 
D) All of the above are true. D

Question 3

Commonsense models involve all of the following components except:

Accepted Answer

A) adherence 
B) illness identity 
C) causes and underlying pathology 
D) time line 
A) adherence 
B) illness identity 
C) causes and underlying pathology 
D) time line A

Question 4

Aboriginal people in Canada face socio-cultural and economic barriers to accessing healthcare because of:

Accepted Answer

A) living in rural communities where services are harder to access. 
B) inability to arrange transportation to clinics and hospitals. 
C) language. 
D) all of the above 
A) living in rural communities where services are harder to access. 
B) inability to arrange transportation to clinics and hospitals. 
C) language. 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items
-Healthcare systems funded by taxes and payroll deductions.

Accepted Answer

A) hospitals 
B) nursing homes 
C) home health care 
D) Medicare 
E) universal health care 
A) hospitals 
B) nursing homes 
C) home health care 
D) Medicare 
E) universal health care

Question 6

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items
-A less expensive option than inpatient care for individuals with chronic illnesses

Accepted Answer

A) hospitals 
B) nursing homes 
C) home health care 
D) Medicare 
E) universal health care 
A) hospitals 
B) nursing homes 
C) home health care 
D) Medicare 
E) universal health care

Question 7

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in items
-Ideas and expectations about illnesses developed through experience.

Accepted Answer

A) lay referral system 
B) health belief model 
C) commonsense model of illness 
D) treatment delay 
E) mass psychogenic illness 
A) lay referral system 
B) health belief model 
C) commonsense model of illness 
D) treatment delay 
E) mass psychogenic illness

Question 8

Studies of the correlation between self?estimates and physiological measures of heart rate and nasal congestion show that

Accepted Answer

A) people consistently detect only large changes in both. 
B) people accurately estimate heart rate but not nasal congestion. 
C) people accurately estimate nasal congestion but not heart rate. 
D) none of the above 
A) people consistently detect only large changes in both. 
B) people accurately estimate heart rate but not nasal congestion. 
C) people accurately estimate nasal congestion but not heart rate. 
D) none of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT usually classified as a chronic condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Arthritis. 
B) Flu. 
C) Asthma. 
D) Diabetes. 
A) Arthritis. 
B) Flu. 
C) Asthma. 
D) Diabetes.

Question 10

Researchers have found that a major non?illness life problem or event will tend to

Accepted Answer

A) decrease total treatment delay of an illness. 
B) increase total treatment delay of an illness. 
C) decrease the likelihood of illness. 
D) increase impulse delay. 
A) decrease total treatment delay of an illness. 
B) increase total treatment delay of an illness. 
C) decrease the likelihood of illness. 
D) increase impulse delay.

Question 11

What factors in the practitioner-patient interaction relate to patient adherence to the practitioner's advice?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What factors in the practitioner-patient interaction relate...

Question 12

Alec believes that he can tell by the feeling in his head when his blood pressure is high.He says the feeling goes away quickly if he takes his medicine but can last all night when he doesn't take his medicine.Alec is using a

Accepted Answer

A) health regimen. 
B) commonsense model. 
C) medical technique. 
D) natural barometer. 
A) health regimen. 
B) commonsense model. 
C) medical technique. 
D) natural barometer.

Question 13

The difference in health care system usage between males and females

Accepted Answer

A) may exist because of the hesitance of men to admit having symptoms. 
B) disappears if visits for pregnancy are controlled for. 
C) illustrates the poor health of females in general. 
D) demonstrates that males are healthier than females. 
A) may exist because of the hesitance of men to admit having symptoms. 
B) disappears if visits for pregnancy are controlled for. 
C) illustrates the poor health of females in general. 
D) demonstrates that males are healthier than females.

Question 14

The lower frequency of health care usage by the lower classes is accounted for partially by

Accepted Answer

A) a lower incidence of disease. 
B) mistrust of the health care system. 
C) availability of a regular health care source. 
D) the high quality of physicians attracted to low-income regions. 
A) a lower incidence of disease. 
B) mistrust of the health care system. 
C) availability of a regular health care source. 
D) the high quality of physicians attracted to low-income regions.

Question 15

Lack of knowledge regarding prevention and personal beliefs about low susceptibility to illness have been shown to affect the use of health services in low-income people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The dissatisfaction with the term "compliance" is

Accepted Answer

A) that patients rarely follow recommendations anyway. 
B) its suggestion that patients reluctantly submit to physicians' authoritarian demands. 
C) not a common position in health psychology. 
D) only discussed in psychology and not in medicine. 
A) that patients rarely follow recommendations anyway. 
B) its suggestion that patients reluctantly submit to physicians' authoritarian demands. 
C) not a common position in health psychology. 
D) only discussed in psychology and not in medicine.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best represents conclusions regarding the impact of nonadherence on health outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonadherence has little to no impact on health outcomes. 
B) Nonadherence tends to make most medicine-taking schedules completely useless. 
C) The impact of nonadherence depends on the particular health problem and treatment prescribed. 
D) Studies of nonadherence have been inconclusive. 
A) Nonadherence has little to no impact on health outcomes. 
B) Nonadherence tends to make most medicine-taking schedules completely useless. 
C) The impact of nonadherence depends on the particular health problem and treatment prescribed. 
D) Studies of nonadherence have been inconclusive.

Question 18

The following services are included in Canada's universal health care system:

Accepted Answer

A) Vision and dental care. 
B) Prescription medications. 
C) Psychological counselling services. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Vision and dental care. 
B) Prescription medications. 
C) Psychological counselling services. 
D) None of the above.

Question 19

Perhaps the most important medical benefit of a more patient?centered approach is

Accepted Answer

A) greater patient understanding. 
B) increased likelihood of healing. 
C) greater amounts of diagnostic information. 
D) decreased appointment cancellations. 
A) greater patient understanding. 
B) increased likelihood of healing. 
C) greater amounts of diagnostic information. 
D) decreased appointment cancellations.

Question 20

Which of the following demonstrates the effect of cognitive factors on symptom perception?

Accepted Answer

A) Research on premenstrual symptoms. 
B) Psychogenic illness. 
C) Medical student's disease. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Research on premenstrual symptoms. 
B) Psychogenic illness. 
C) Medical student's disease. 
D) All of the above.

Monique could be described as an internally?focused individual.Which of the following behavioural patterns would she be most likely to demonstrate?

Which is a limitation of the American health care system?

Commonsense models involve all of the following components except:

Aboriginal people in Canada face socio-cultural and economic barriers to accessing healthcare because of:

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items -Healthcare systems funded by taxes and payroll deductions.

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items -A less expensive option than inpatient care for individuals with chronic illnesses

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in items -Ideas and expectations about illnesses developed through experience.

Studies of the correlation between self?estimates and physiological measures of heart rate and nasal congestion show that

Which of the following is NOT usually classified as a chronic condition?

Researchers have found that a major non?illness life problem or event will tend to

What factors in the practitioner-patient interaction relate to patient adherence to the practitioner's advice?

Alec believes that he can tell by the feeling in his head when his blood pressure is high.He says the feeling goes away quickly if he takes his medicine but can last all night when he doesn't take his medicine.Alec is using a

The difference in health care system usage between males and females

The lower frequency of health care usage by the lower classes is accounted for partially by

Lack of knowledge regarding prevention and personal beliefs about low susceptibility to illness have been shown to affect the use of health services in low-income people.

The dissatisfaction with the term "compliance" is

Which of the following statements best represents conclusions regarding the impact of nonadherence on health outcomes?

The following services are included in Canada's universal health care system:

Perhaps the most important medical benefit of a more patient?centered approach is

Which of the following demonstrates the effect of cognitive factors on symptom perception?

An Overview of Psychology and Health

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

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

The Nature and Symptoms of Pain

Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain

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Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:

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Monique could be described as an internally?focused individual.Which of the following behavioural patterns would she be most likely to demonstrate?

Which is a limitation of the American health care system?

Commonsense models involve all of the following components except:

Aboriginal people in Canada face socio-cultural and economic barriers to accessing healthcare because of:

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items -Healthcare systems funded by taxes and payroll deductions.

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items -A less expensive option than inpatient care for individuals with chronic illnesses

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in items -Ideas and expectations about illnesses developed through experience.

Studies of the correlation between self?estimates and physiological measures of heart rate and nasal congestion show that

Which of the following is NOT usually classified as a chronic condition?

Researchers have found that a major non?illness life problem or event will tend to

What factors in the practitioner-patient interaction relate to patient adherence to the practitioner's advice?

Alec believes that he can tell by the feeling in his head when his blood pressure is high.He says the feeling goes away quickly if he takes his medicine but can last all night when he doesn't take his medicine.Alec is using a

The difference in health care system usage between males and females

The lower frequency of health care usage by the lower classes is accounted for partially by

Lack of knowledge regarding prevention and personal beliefs about low susceptibility to illness have been shown to affect the use of health services in low-income people.

The dissatisfaction with the term "compliance" is

Which of the following statements best represents conclusions regarding the impact of nonadherence on health outcomes?

The following services are included in Canada's universal health care system:

Perhaps the most important medical benefit of a more patient?centered approach is

Which of the following demonstrates the effect of cognitive factors on symptom perception?

An Overview of Psychology and Health

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

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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