Question 1

The average length of hospital stay has been

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A) increasing for all patients. 
B) decreasing for all patients. 
C) decreasing for all but surgical patients. 
D) increasing for all but surgical patients. 
A) increasing for all patients. 
B) decreasing for all patients. 
C) decreasing for all but surgical patients. 
D) increasing for all but surgical patients.

Question 2

According to research at the University of Manitoba, the desire to die early was associated with

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) more severe ratings of pain. 
C) lower family support. 
D) all of the above 
A) depression 
B) more severe ratings of pain. 
C) lower family support. 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Match the following terms with their description in items
-Medical school graduates employed in teaching hospitals.

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A) hospital administrators 
B) medical director 
C) staff or attending physicians 
D) residents 
E) nurses 
A) hospital administrators 
B) medical director 
C) staff or attending physicians 
D) residents 
E) nurses

Question 4

The breathing techniques taught as part of the Lamaze preparation for childbirth is an example of behavioural control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Until the 20th century, hospital inhabitants were mostly

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A) the rich. 
B) the middle class. 
C) the poor. 
D) orphans. 
A) the rich. 
B) the middle class. 
C) the poor. 
D) orphans.

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding the earliest hospitals?

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A) They also housed the poor and other dependents. 
B) They were associated with monasteries. 
C) They served a charitable function. 
D) all of the above 
A) They also housed the poor and other dependents. 
B) They were associated with monasteries. 
C) They served a charitable function. 
D) all of the above

Question 7

When a parent says "If you drink too much soda, you'll stunt your growth" they are linking _____ with getting sick.

Accepted Answer

A) disobedience 
B) compliance 
C) having fun 
D) anxiety 
A) disobedience 
B) compliance 
C) having fun 
D) anxiety

Question 8

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items
-Gives information regarding a patient's basic coping style and psychogenic attitude.

Accepted Answer

A) Lamaze 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
C) Millon Behavioural Medicine Diagnostic (MBM
D) 
Behaviour 
D) The Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS) 
E) video preparation 
A) Lamaze 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
C) Millon Behavioural Medicine Diagnostic (MBM
D) 
Behaviour 
D) The Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS) 
E) video preparation

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding anxiety is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It ranks second behind depression as the most common emotion felt by hospitalized patients. 
B) Once patients are admitted to the hospital and "settle in", they seldom experience anxiety. 
C) The source of anxiety varies in people who have received a diagnosis compared to those who haven't. 
D) Anxiety is the by-product of anger at one's physician. 
A) It ranks second behind depression as the most common emotion felt by hospitalized patients. 
B) Once patients are admitted to the hospital and "settle in", they seldom experience anxiety. 
C) The source of anxiety varies in people who have received a diagnosis compared to those who haven't. 
D) Anxiety is the by-product of anger at one's physician.

Question 10

A nurse told Nadia that one way she could speed her post?surgical recovery was to cough periodically to minimize congestion.The nurse was encouraging her to engage in

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural control. 
B) cognitive control. 
C) informational control. 
D) remote control. 
A) behavioural control. 
B) cognitive control. 
C) informational control. 
D) remote control.

Question 11

When Jesse is in the hospital he expects that he should be pampered and taken care of by the nurses.Jesse could be classified as a _____ patient.

Accepted Answer

A) problem 
B) active 
C) passive 
D) good 
A) problem 
B) active 
C) passive 
D) good

Question 12

Research indicates that pain and complication during childbirth

Accepted Answer

A) is less likely in cultures that view it as an easy and open process. 
B) is less likely in cultures where childbirth is viewed as private. 
C) is not affected by cultural viewpoints. 
D) is universally high across all cultures. 
A) is less likely in cultures that view it as an easy and open process. 
B) is less likely in cultures where childbirth is viewed as private. 
C) is not affected by cultural viewpoints. 
D) is universally high across all cultures.

Question 13

Research on blame attribution and health problems has shown that

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A) blaming others leads to better adjustment. 
B) blaming others leads to poorer adjustment. 
C) blame attribution has little effect on adjustment. 
D) blaming family members leads to better adjustment than self?blame. 
A) blaming others leads to better adjustment. 
B) blaming others leads to poorer adjustment. 
C) blame attribution has little effect on adjustment. 
D) blaming family members leads to better adjustment than self?blame.

Question 14

"Monitors" reported the greatest amount of distress under which of the following information conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) High information. 
B) Low information. 
C) Written information. 
D) Verbal information. 
A) High information. 
B) Low information. 
C) Written information. 
D) Verbal information.

Question 15

What is the best way a hospital can avoid fragmented patient care?

Accepted Answer

A) Put the medical director in charge. 
B) Put the chief hospital administrator in charge. 
C) Put a head nurse in charge. 
D) Require direct communication between physicians and other allied health workers. 
A) Put the medical director in charge. 
B) Put the chief hospital administrator in charge. 
C) Put a head nurse in charge. 
D) Require direct communication between physicians and other allied health workers.

Question 16

Which aspect of hospitalization is likely to be least distressing to an 11 year old?

Accepted Answer

A) worry about the outcome of their illness 
B) loneliness and boredom 
C) embarrassment at bodily exposure 
D) separation anxiety 
A) worry about the outcome of their illness 
B) loneliness and boredom 
C) embarrassment at bodily exposure 
D) separation anxiety

Question 17

One medical procedure in which a patient has little or no behavioural control is

Accepted Answer

A) endoscopy. 
B) childbirth. 
C) post?surgical recovery. 
D) cardiac catheterization. 
A) endoscopy. 
B) childbirth. 
C) post?surgical recovery. 
D) cardiac catheterization.

Question 18

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items
-Contains scales which measure hypochondriasis, depression and hysteria.

Accepted Answer

A) Lamaze 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
C) Millon Behavioural Medicine Diagnostic (MBM
D) 
Behaviour 
D) The Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS) 
E) video preparation 
A) Lamaze 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
C) Millon Behavioural Medicine Diagnostic (MBM
D) 
Behaviour 
D) The Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS) 
E) video preparation

Question 19

Guidelines designed to reduce nosocomial infections require

Accepted Answer

A) an Infection Control Committee. 
B) an epidemiologist. 
C)  an Infection Control Nurse as part of the medical staff. 
D) all of the above 
A) an Infection Control Committee. 
B) an epidemiologist. 
C)  an Infection Control Nurse as part of the medical staff. 
D) all of the above

Question 20

Having a hospital roommate reduces anxiety under which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Only if both roommates are awaiting impending surgery. 
B) Only if roommates are not having similar surgery. 
C) Only if one of the roommates has already had successful surgery. 
D) Only if both roommates are pre-surgical and can share their anxiety with each other through discussion. 
A) Only if both roommates are awaiting impending surgery. 
B) Only if roommates are not having similar surgery. 
C) Only if one of the roommates has already had successful surgery. 
D) Only if both roommates are pre-surgical and can share their anxiety with each other through discussion.

The average length of hospital stay has been

According to research at the University of Manitoba, the desire to die early was associated with

Match the following terms with their description in items -Medical school graduates employed in teaching hospitals.

The breathing techniques taught as part of the Lamaze preparation for childbirth is an example of behavioural control.

Until the 20th century, hospital inhabitants were mostly

Which of the following is true regarding the earliest hospitals?

When a parent says "If you drink too much soda, you'll stunt your growth" they are linking _____ with getting sick.

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items -Gives information regarding a patient's basic coping style and psychogenic attitude.

Which of the following statements regarding anxiety is true?

A nurse told Nadia that one way she could speed her post?surgical recovery was to cough periodically to minimize congestion.The nurse was encouraging her to engage in

When Jesse is in the hospital he expects that he should be pampered and taken care of by the nurses.Jesse could be classified as a _____ patient.

Research indicates that pain and complication during childbirth

Research on blame attribution and health problems has shown that

"Monitors" reported the greatest amount of distress under which of the following information conditions?

What is the best way a hospital can avoid fragmented patient care?

Which aspect of hospitalization is likely to be least distressing to an 11 year old?

One medical procedure in which a patient has little or no behavioural control is

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items -Contains scales which measure hypochondriasis, depression and hysteria.

Guidelines designed to reduce nosocomial infections require

Having a hospital roommate reduces anxiety under which of the following conditions?

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

Using Health Services

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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Exam 10: In the Hosital: the Setting, Procedures and Effects on Patients

The average length of hospital stay has been

According to research at the University of Manitoba, the desire to die early was associated with

Match the following terms with their description in items -Medical school graduates employed in teaching hospitals.

The breathing techniques taught as part of the Lamaze preparation for childbirth is an example of behavioural control.

Until the 20th century, hospital inhabitants were mostly

Which of the following is true regarding the earliest hospitals?

When a parent says "If you drink too much soda, you'll stunt your growth" they are linking _____ with getting sick.

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items -Gives information regarding a patient's basic coping style and psychogenic attitude.

Which of the following statements regarding anxiety is true?

A nurse told Nadia that one way she could speed her post?surgical recovery was to cough periodically to minimize congestion.The nurse was encouraging her to engage in

When Jesse is in the hospital he expects that he should be pampered and taken care of by the nurses.Jesse could be classified as a _____ patient.

Research indicates that pain and complication during childbirth

Research on blame attribution and health problems has shown that

"Monitors" reported the greatest amount of distress under which of the following information conditions?

What is the best way a hospital can avoid fragmented patient care?

Which aspect of hospitalization is likely to be least distressing to an 11 year old?

One medical procedure in which a patient has little or no behavioural control is

Match the following instruments or preparation strategies with their description in items -Contains scales which measure hypochondriasis, depression and hysteria.

Guidelines designed to reduce nosocomial infections require

Having a hospital roommate reduces anxiety under which of the following conditions?

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

Using Health Services

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

Filters