Question 1

​What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Poverty and age 
B)  ​Poverty and low education level 
C)  ​Low education level and age 
D)  ​Low education level and drug use 
A)  ​Poverty and age 
B)  ​Poverty and low education level 
C)  ​Low education level and age 
D)  ​Low education level and drug use B

Question 2

​For which of the following ethnic groups is kidney disease a more common cause of death than for the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​African Americans 
B)  ​European Americans 
C)  ​Hispanic Americans 
D)  ​Asian Americans 
A)  ​African Americans 
B)  ​European Americans 
C)  ​Hispanic Americans 
D)  ​Asian Americans A

Question 3

​Clara did not have any history of type 1 diabetes, but as an older adult she has developed type 2 diabetes. Related to this development, what is most likely about the contributions of lifestyle factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Her condition likely developed because Clara had long been eating an unhealthy diet. 
B)  ​Her condition likely developed from unhealthy diet and smoking cigarettes for years. 
C)  ​Her condition likely developed because of unhealthy diet and never getting any exercise. 
D)  ​Her condition likely developed through contributions from each of these factors, plus stress. 
A)  ​Her condition likely developed because Clara had long been eating an unhealthy diet. 
B)  ​Her condition likely developed from unhealthy diet and smoking cigarettes for years. 
C)  ​Her condition likely developed because of unhealthy diet and never getting any exercise. 
D)  ​Her condition likely developed through contributions from each of these factors, plus stress. D

Question 4

​The biomedical model of disease

Accepted Answer

A)  ​existed in the 1800s until the biopsychosocial model in the early 1900s. 
B)  ​conceives of disease as caused by being exposed to specific pathogens. 
C)  ​is more common among the public than with health care professionals. 
D)  ​cannot explain infectious illnesses or the prevalence of viral illnesses. 
A)  ​existed in the 1800s until the biopsychosocial model in the early 1900s. 
B)  ​conceives of disease as caused by being exposed to specific pathogens. 
C)  ​is more common among the public than with health care professionals. 
D)  ​cannot explain infectious illnesses or the prevalence of viral illnesses.

Question 5

​Carla is a teenager living in poverty who is pregnant. What is true about associated health risks to her and her baby?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Her baby is more likely to have a low birth weight, but this is not a risk. 
B)  ​She is equally as likely to be abused as poor teens who are not pregnant. 
C)  ​Her baby is more likely to have low birth weight, raising mortality risk. 
D)  ​She is more likely to be abused, but her baby cannot be abused in utero. 
A)  ​Her baby is more likely to have a low birth weight, but this is not a risk. 
B)  ​She is equally as likely to be abused as poor teens who are not pregnant. 
C)  ​Her baby is more likely to have low birth weight, raising mortality risk. 
D)  ​She is more likely to be abused, but her baby cannot be abused in utero.

Question 6

​Most people in the United States die of chronic diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​Which of these has been a major health trend in the U.S. since 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation. 
B)  ​Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness. 
C)  ​Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death. 
D)  ​The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists. 
A)  ​Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation. 
B)  ​Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness. 
C)  ​Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death. 
D)  ​The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists.

Question 8

Discuss how medical care costs have risen in the United States from the 20th to 21st century. Give some examples of ways to control these costs.

Accepted Answer

A. American medical cost rates have rise

Question 9

​Stefan is highly wealthy and attributes his good health largely to his positive living habits of adhering to a nutritious diet and regular exercise, avoiding harmful substances, and minimizing and managing stress. Stefan is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  ​be very highly educated. 
B)  ​have a certain occupation. 
C)  ​be of a specific ethnicity. 
D)  ​have no spouse/children. 
A)  ​be very highly educated. 
B)  ​have a certain occupation. 
C)  ​be of a specific ethnicity. 
D)  ​have no spouse/children.

Question 10

In the United States, people ages 15 to 24 are most likely to die from _______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer. . . . heart disease 
B)  unintentional injuries . . . . homicide 
C)  homicide . . . . cancer 
D)  suicide . . . . HIV infection 
A)  cancer. . . . heart disease 
B)  unintentional injuries . . . . homicide 
C)  homicide . . . . cancer 
D)  suicide . . . . HIV infection

Question 11

​People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  ​higher average incomes. 
B)  ​more likely to exercise. 
C)  ​better access to health care. 
D)  ​more likely to eat a high-fat diet. 
A)  ​higher average incomes. 
B)  ​more likely to exercise. 
C)  ​better access to health care. 
D)  ​more likely to eat a high-fat diet.

Question 12

Health psychologists are most likely to see health​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​from a biomedical viewpoint. 
B)  ​from a biopsychosocial viewpoint. 
C)  ​as the absence of illness. 
D)  ​as a single dimensional condition. 
A)  ​from a biomedical viewpoint. 
B)  ​from a biopsychosocial viewpoint. 
C)  ​as the absence of illness. 
D)  ​as a single dimensional condition.

Question 13

​In the United States during the early years of the 21st century,

Accepted Answer

A)  ​deaths from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases increased. 
B)  ​deaths from accidents increased significantly. 
C)  ​deaths from heart disease increased significantly. 
D)  ​deaths only moderately related to lifestyle decreased significantly. 
A)  ​deaths from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases increased. 
B)  ​deaths from accidents increased significantly. 
C)  ​deaths from heart disease increased significantly. 
D)  ​deaths only moderately related to lifestyle decreased significantly.

Question 14

​The field of health psychology developed

Accepted Answer

A)  ​to increase life expectancy, which was much shorter then. 
B)  ​to address challenges in medical care, which was changing. 
C)  ​to try to find cures for infectious diseases that caused deaths. 
D)  ​to change medicine's focus from biological to psychosomatic. 
A)  ​to increase life expectancy, which was much shorter then. 
B)  ​to address challenges in medical care, which was changing. 
C)  ​to try to find cures for infectious diseases that caused deaths. 
D)  ​to change medicine's focus from biological to psychosomatic.

Question 15

Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Which of the following cultural views of health would be most compatible with that of ancient Roman physician Galen?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​That of late 19th-century German physician Rudolf Virchow 
B)  ​That of late 19th-century Austrian physician Sigmund Freud 
C)  ​That of the 17th-century philosopher/scientist René Descartes 
D)  ​That of the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians and Hebrews 
A)  ​That of late 19th-century German physician Rudolf Virchow 
B)  ​That of late 19th-century Austrian physician Sigmund Freud 
C)  ​That of the 17th-century philosopher/scientist René Descartes 
D)  ​That of the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians and Hebrews

Question 17

​In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the textbook's authors, health and disease outcomes flow DIRECTLY from

Accepted Answer

A)  ​psychological factors. 
B)  ​biological factors. 
C)  ​sociological factors. 
D)  ​all of these factors. 
A)  ​psychological factors. 
B)  ​biological factors. 
C)  ​sociological factors. 
D)  ​all of these factors.

Question 18

​Which of the following is most correct about health care in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​People historically had more control over their health than they have today. 
B)  ​Conditions that kill people today are more related to non-behavioral factors. 
C)  ​Contributions to rising health care costs today include unhealthy behaviors. 
D)  ​Increasing health care costs today are due to technology, and not behaviors. 
A)  ​People historically had more control over their health than they have today. 
B)  ​Conditions that kill people today are more related to non-behavioral factors. 
C)  ​Contributions to rising health care costs today include unhealthy behaviors. 
D)  ​Increasing health care costs today are due to technology, and not behaviors.

Question 19

SA: In addition to applying psychological principles to physical health care, identify some other functions of health psychology that involve interaction with biological and sociological factors. Explain briefly how biological, psychological, and sociological factors contribute to health outcomes, and how this relates to a health psychology goal.

Accepted Answer

A. Functions of health psychology includ

Question 20

​Diseases that killed most people a century ago were more often from

Accepted Answer

A)  ​tainted foods than unhealthy habits. 
B)  ​unsafe drinking water than bad foods. 
C)  ​others who were ill than food or water. 
D)  ​not taking available medicine prescribed. 
A)  ​tainted foods than unhealthy habits. 
B)  ​unsafe drinking water than bad foods. 
C)  ​others who were ill than food or water. 
D)  ​not taking available medicine prescribed.

What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy?

For which of the following ethnic groups is kidney disease a more common cause of death than for the others?

Clara did not have any history of type 1 diabetes, but as an older adult she has developed type 2 diabetes. Related to this development, what is most likely about the contributions of lifestyle factors?

The biomedical model of disease

Carla is a teenager living in poverty who is pregnant. What is true about associated health risks to her and her baby?

Most people in the United States die of chronic diseases.

Which of these has been a major health trend in the U.S. since 1900?

Discuss how medical care costs have risen in the United States from the 20^thto 21^st century. Give some examples of ways to control these costs.

Stefan is highly wealthy and attributes his good health largely to his positive living habits of adhering to a nutritious diet and regular exercise, avoiding harmful substances, and minimizing and managing stress. Stefan is most likely to

In the United States, people ages 15 to 24 are most likely to die from _ and _.

People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT

Health psychologists are most likely to see health

In the United States during the early years of the 21st century,

The field of health psychology developed

Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Which of the following cultural views of health would be most compatible with that of ancient Roman physician Galen?

In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the textbook's authors, health and disease outcomes flow DIRECTLY from

Which of the following is most correct about health care in the United States today?

Diseases that killed most people a century ago were more often from

Conducting Health Research

Seeking and Receiving Health Care

Adhering to Healthy Behavior

Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress

Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease

Understanding and Managing Pain

Considering Alternative Approaches

Behaivoral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

Behavioral Factors in Cancer

Living With Chronic Illness

Smoking Tobacco

Using Alcohol and Other Drugs

Eating and Weight

Exercising

Future Challenges

Filters

Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology