Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology

Rhona is a 32-year-old African American college professor. Gena is a 32-year-old Hispanic American engineer. Leah is a 32-year-old European American who has been unemployed for most of the past 10 years and living below the poverty level. Helen is a 32

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Question 41

Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect the statistics for causes of death?

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Question 42

An inverse relationship exists between educational level and death rates, which means that

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Question 43

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

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Question 44

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2016), the main causes of death for people aged 1-44 years are ranked in which order, from high to low?

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Question 45

Research from outside your textbook finds the U.S. behind many other developed nations in achieving positive health care outcomes. How does this best relate to research cited in your textbook about current U.S. health care expenditures?

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Question 46

Compared to the biomedical model of health, the biopsychosocial model promotes an approach to medical care that is more

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Question 47

The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is

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Question 48

Describe the general nature of health psychologists' contributions to promoting health. Give examples of services, fields, and settings included in the work of health psychologists, and explain how these are related.

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Question 49

During the past 30 years, death rate from heart disease in the United States has declined. At the same time,

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Question 50

Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent statistics?

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Question 51

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

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Question 52

Which cause of death is within the top ten causes for Hispanic Americans, but not for European Americans, African Americans, or Asian Americans?

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Question 53

In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic group?

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Question 54

Trace the changes in patterns of disease during the 20th century. Are there signs that those trends are changing? If so, how?

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Question 55

Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

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Question 56

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

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Question 57

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

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Question 58

In the United States, people living below the poverty level generally

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Question 59

Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the US.

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Rhona is a 32-year-old African American college professor. Gena is a 32-year-old Hispanic American engineer. Leah is a 32-year-old European American who has been unemployed for most of the past 10 years and living below the poverty level. Helen is a 32

Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect the statistics for causes of death?

An inverse relationship exists between educational level and death rates, which means that

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2016), the main causes of death for people aged 1-44 years are ranked in which order, from high to low?

Research from outside your textbook finds the U.S. behind many other developed nations in achieving positive health care outcomes. How does this best relate to research cited in your textbook about current U.S. health care expenditures?

Compared to the biomedical model of health, the biopsychosocial model promotes an approach to medical care that is more

The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is

Describe the general nature of health psychologists' contributions to promoting health. Give examples of services, fields, and settings included in the work of health psychologists, and explain how these are related.

During the past 30 years, death rate from heart disease in the United States has declined. At the same time,

Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent statistics?

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

Which cause of death is within the top ten causes for Hispanic Americans, but not for European Americans, African Americans, or Asian Americans?

In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic group?

Trace the changes in patterns of disease during the 20th century. Are there signs that those trends are changing? If so, how?

Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

In the United States, people living below the poverty level generally

Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the US.

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

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Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology

​Rhona is a 32-year-old African American college professor. Gena is a 32-year-old Hispanic American engineer. Leah is a 32-year-old European American who has been unemployed for most of the past 10 years and living below the poverty level. Helen is a 32

​Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect the statistics for causes of death?

An inverse relationship exists between educational level and death rates, which means that

African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.

​According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2016), the main causes of death for people aged 1-44 years are ranked in which order, from high to low?

​Research from outside your textbook finds the U.S. behind many other developed nations in achieving positive health care outcomes. How does this best relate to research cited in your textbook about current U.S. health care expenditures?

​Compared to the biomedical model of health, the biopsychosocial model promotes an approach to medical care that is more

​The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is

Describe the general nature of health psychologists' contributions to promoting health. Give examples of services, fields, and settings included in the work of health psychologists, and explain how these are related.

During the past 30 years, death rate from heart disease in the United States has declined. At the same time,

​Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent statistics?

What roles do age and ethnicity play in mortality?

​Which cause of death is within the top ten causes for Hispanic Americans, but not for European Americans, African Americans, or Asian Americans?

​In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic group?

​Trace the changes in patterns of disease during the 20th century. Are there signs that those trends are changing? If so, how?

​Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Which of the following has been the LEAST significant contributor to escalating medical costs?

Health psychologists are MOST likely to​

​In the United States, people living below the poverty level generally

​Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the US.

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

Rhona is a 32-year-old African American college professor. Gena is a 32-year-old Hispanic American engineer. Leah is a 32-year-old European American who has been unemployed for most of the past 10 years and living below the poverty level. Helen is a 32

Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect the statistics for causes of death?

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2016), the main causes of death for people aged 1-44 years are ranked in which order, from high to low?

Research from outside your textbook finds the U.S. behind many other developed nations in achieving positive health care outcomes. How does this best relate to research cited in your textbook about current U.S. health care expenditures?

Compared to the biomedical model of health, the biopsychosocial model promotes an approach to medical care that is more

The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is

Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent statistics?

Which cause of death is within the top ten causes for Hispanic Americans, but not for European Americans, African Americans, or Asian Americans?

In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic group?

Trace the changes in patterns of disease during the 20th century. Are there signs that those trends are changing? If so, how?

Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

In the United States, people living below the poverty level generally

Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the US.