Deck 4: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Coping Strategies, and Health Inequalities in Chronic Illness

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

A)stress
B)consumption of aspirin
C)obesity
D)cigarette smoking

Answer 1

consumption of aspirin

Question 2

Which of the following changes in lifestyle are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension?

A)control weight
B)limit dietary salt intake
C)exercise regularly
D)All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension.

Answer 2

All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension.

Question 3

The symptoms of heart failure include __________.

A)shortness of breath
B)fatigue
C)fluid accumulation
D)All of the above are symptoms of heart failure.

Answer 3

All of the above are symptoms of heart failure.

Question 4

As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a chronic disease diagnosis because:

A)the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes.
B)it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis.
C)a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.
D)patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis.

Question 5

Which of the following is crucial when informational, helpful, and emotional supports are needed for chronically ill patients?

A)Achieving self
B)Social self
C)Physical self
D)Private self

Question 6

A chronically ill patient talks to others to find out more about the illness situation and discuss issues associated with it. Which of the following coping strategies has the patient used here?

A)Distancing
B)Cognitive escape
C)Behavioral escape
D)Social support

Question 7

The _____ plan and direct educational, vocational, and recreational activities to help patients become more self-sufficient.

A)occupational therapists
B)physical therapists
C)dietitians
D)social workers

Question 8

Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically ill patient?

A)Sending a chronically ill family member to a nursing home
B)Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments
C)Encouraging a stroke patient to engage in self-care
D)Encouraging a chronically ill patient to be relentlessly cheerful

Question 9

One of the most significant drawbacks to support groups is that:

A)they have not been researched extensively.
B)most of the people who attend are unwilling to make a long-term commitment to participate in these groups.
C)emotional support feels good but does not translate into adherence.
D)they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients

Question 10

Which theoretical perspective studies illness as 'lived experience'?

A)feminism
B)postmodernism
C)epidemiology
D)symbolic interactionism

Question 11

Which one of these is NOT a type of work involved in chronic illness?

A)cultural work
B)illness work
C)everyday work
D)biographical work

Question 12

Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?

A)smoking
B)diet
C)drinking
D)housing

Question 13

According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?

A)poor education
B)poor diet
C)poor sanitation
D)poor housing

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?

A)improving water supplies
B)monitoring food processing
C)taking exercise
D)regulating burial

Question 15

Health psychology is linked to

A)The behavioral sciences
B)Clinical psychology
C)Behavioral medicine
D)All of the above

Question 16

Currently the major cause of illness is

A)Behavior or lifestyle
B)Genetic or family background
C)Care taken during childhood
D)Work environments

Question 17

: The biopsychosocial model of health

A)allows a systems interpretation of factors affecting illness and injury
B)separates the mind from the body
C)is more complex than the biomedical model
D)A and C are correct

Question 18

Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of

A)Mental illness
B)Physical health
C)Sociocultural health
D)Psychological health

Question 19

The definition of illness includes

A)Mental illness
B)Pregnancy
C)Physical disability
D)All of the above

Question 20

Health is best defined as

A)The absence of illness or pain
B)A body condition with no current physical disease or injury
C)A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being
D)A body condition with no risk of physical illness