Question 1

An example of a disorder believed to be psychosomatic in origin is _.

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A)   hyperthyroidism
B)   measles
C)   a tumour
D)   yellow fever
E)   typhoid

Question 2

A health psychologist who studies the impact of hospitals and physicians on people's behaviour focuses on

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A)   health promotion and maintenance.
B)   prevention and treatment of illness.
C)   etiology and correlations of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D)   social psychology.
E)   the health care system and the formulation of health policy.

Question 3

The World Health Organization defines health as a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Conversion hysteria

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A)   occurs more often in men than in women.
B)   occurs when unconscious conflict is manifested in a symbolic physical symptom.
C)   occurs when an individual has a head injury.
D)   is now even more frequent than in Freud's time.
E)   is strongly associated with hypochondria.

Question 5

Systems theory assumes a principle of hierarchical organization. This implies that

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A)   changes in intermediate levels have the most profound impacts.
B)   changes in any one level will affect all other levels of the system.
C)   only changes in the highest level will affect all levels of the system.
D)   changes in one level will affect only lower levels of the system.
E)   an aberration in one level will cause a demise of the system.

Question 6

Training in health psychology can lead to opportunities to work in a variety of different fields. Name any three of these fields and provide examples of the roles associated with each.

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1. Clinical Health Psychology: In this f...

Question 7

Early cultures took a dualistic approach to the mind and the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The field of behavioural medicine

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A)   focuses mainly on behaviour modification interventions.
B)   focuses on objective and clinically relevant interventions.
C)   does not recognize biofeedback as a treatment intervention.
D)   relies on subjective, verbal interventions.
E)   was the basis for the field of psychoanalysis.

Question 9

Currently, in industrialized countries, is/are the major contributor/s to disability and death.

Accepted Answer

A)   accidents and homicides
B)   suicide
C)   acute disorders
D)   chronic illnesses
E)   hereditary disorders

Question 10

Explain how the changing patterns of illness have contributed to the rise of health psychology.

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The changing patterns of illness have co...

Question 11

The field within psychology devoted to understanding all psychological influences on health and illness across the lifespan is called

Accepted Answer

A)   health psychology.
B)   comparative psychology.
C)   developmental psychology.
D)   medical psychology.
E)   psychosomatic medicine.

Question 12

Although health psychologists have been employed in health settings for many years, they have difficulty establishing their credibility with physicians and other health care professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Etiology refers to _.

Accepted Answer

A)   the causes of illness
B)   the effects of stress
C)   healthy behaviour
D)   a special kind of disease state
E)   the prevalence of disease in a population

Question 14

linked specific personality patterns to specific illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cattell
B)   Dunbar and Alexander
C)   Hippocrates
D)   Galen
E)   Freud

Question 15

The ancient Greeks believed that an imbalance of bodily fluids caused illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)   etiology and correlations of health, illness, and dysfunction.
B)   health promotion and maintenance.
C)   prevention and treatment of illness.
D)   the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
E)   the philosophy of the mind-body relationship.

Question 17

Morbidity may be expressed in two ways: as the number of new cases or as the total number of existing cases of an illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Public health researchers have the goal of improving the health of the general population through research and interventions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to your text, all conditions of health and illness are influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)   social factors.
B)   psychological and social factors.
C)   biological, psychological, and social factors.
D)   psychological factors.
E)   biological and social factors.

Question 20

The biomedical model emphasizes that the disease process is dependent on psychological and social processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Early cultures took a dualistic approach to the mind and the body.

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