TEST BANK for Health Psychology 10th Edition by Shelley Taylor ISBN-13 978-7.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 01 What Is Health Psychology? Chapter 02 The Systems of the Body Chapter 03 Health Behaviors Chapter 04 Health-Promoting Behaviors Chapter 05 Health-Compromising Behaviors Chapter 06 Stress Chapt...
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What Is Health Psychology?
1. Which of the following best defines health psychology?
A. using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of mental health, education, product design,
ergonomics, and law
B. understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when
they get ill
C. applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
D. diagnosing, preventing, and treating a disease without including the option of surgery
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2. A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets focuses on
A. health promotion and maintenance.
B. prevention and treatment of illness.
C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
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3. According to the psychological aspects of prevention and treatment of illness, health psychologists who work with people
who are already ill focus on
A. altering their exercise patterns.
B. helping them in following their treatment regimen.
C. developing recommendations to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
D. advising individuals about career paths that are less stressful.
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4. A health psychologist who is interested in the behavioral and social factors that contribute to disease focuses on
A. health promotion and maintenance.
B. the prevention and treatment of illness.
C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
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5. refers to the origins or causes of illness.
A. Etiology
B. Epidemiology
C. Oncology
D. Pathology
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6. Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care system and formulate health policy?
A. classification of occupations that are highly stressful and can adversely affect people’s health
B. exercise patterns and dietary interventions that help to promote good habits and develop a healthy lifestyle
C. the behavioral and social factors that contribute to health, illness, and dysfunction such as alcohol consumption and
smoking
D. the impact of hospitals and physicians on people’s behavior to develop recommendations for improving health care
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7. According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when
A. God punishes one for wrongdoing.
B. evil spirits enter a body.
C. bodily fluids are imbalanced.
D. there is a cellular disorder.
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8. Each of the four humors has been associated with different personality types, in that blood has been associated with
A. a laid-back approach to life.
B. an angry disposition.
C. sadness.
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,D. a passionate temperament.
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9. According to the humoral theory of illness, yellow bile is known to be associated with
A. a laid-back approach to life.
B. an angry disposition.
C. sadness.
D. a passionate temperament.
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10. According to the humoral theory of illness, black bile is associated with
A. an angry disposition.
B. a passionate temperament.
C. sadness.
D. a laid-back approach to life.
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11. The model assumes a mind-body dualism to understanding illness.
A. commonsense
B. health belief
C. biopsychosocial
D. biomedical
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12. The humoral theory of illness was replaced by the science of during the Renaissance.
A. biotechnology
B. organic chemistry
C. molecular biology
D. cellular pathology
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13. The biomedical model maintains that
A. psychological and social processes are relevant to the disease process.
B. disease results when the four humors or circulating fluids of the body are out of balance.
C. health and illness are consequences of biological, psychological, and social factors.
D. all illness can be explained on the basis of aberrant somatic bodily processes.
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14. Sigmund Freud described as a specific unconscious conflict that produces physical disturbances and symbolizes
repressed psychological conflicts.
A. etiology
B. conversion hysteria
C. chronic illness
D. epidemiology
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15. In the context of psychosomatic medicine, Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander maintained that conflicts produce
anxiety, which becomes unconscious and takes a physiological toll on the body via the
A. cardiovascular system.
B. autonomic nervous system.
C. integumentary system.
D. muscular system.
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16. In the context of Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander’s work in the field of psychosomatic medicine, which of the
following disorders were believed to be psychosomatic in origin?
A. colitis
B. tuberculosis
C. diphtheria
D. diabetes
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17. The belief that profiles of particular disorders are caused by emotional conflicts is propagated by the
A. theory of biophysics.
B. field of psychosomatic medicine.
C. biomedical model.
D. tools of neuroscience.
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18. Which of the following statements is true about the biomedical model?
A. It focuses on behaviors that promote health rather than emphasizing illness over health.
B. It recognizes social and psychological processes as powerful influences over bodily estates.
C. It assumes that psychological and social processes are largely relevant to the disease process.
D. It reduces illness to low-level processes such as disordered cells and chemical imbalances.
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19. According to the biopsychosocial model, which of the following is a macrolevel process that continually interacts with
microlevel processes to influence health and illness and their course?
A. cellular disorders
B. chemical imbalances
C. depression
D. social seclusion
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20. Which of the following is emphasized by the biopsychosocial model?
A. Psychological conflict is sufficient to produce certain disorders.
B. Certain biological disorders can be related on a consistent basis to specific personality types.
C. Certain disorders are best treated medically; however, other disorders are best treated using psychotherapy.
D. Health is achieved by being attentive to biological, psychological, and social needs.
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21. Which of the following is a characteristic of an acute disorder?
A. It can only be managed, not cured.
B. It is currently the main contributor to disability and death.
C. It often develops because of a virus or bacteria.
D. It is usually a long-term illness.
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22. Acute disorders are
A. short-term illnesses that are usually amenable to cure.
B. typically co-managed by the patient and the practitioner.
C. the major causes of death and illness in the United States.
D. slowly developing diseases with which people live for many years.
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23. is an example of a chronic illness that is particularly prevalent in industrialized countries.
A. Influenza
B. Pneumonia
C. Cancer
D. Tuberculosis
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24. Which of the following suggests that chronic illnesses helped in propagating the field of health psychology?
A. Chronic illnesses often result in problems in family functioning.
B. Chronic illnesses are short-lived, and its management is simple.
C. Psychological factors are the sole causes implicated in chronic illnesses.
D. Chronic illnesses usually have no requirement for lengthy interventions.
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25. Which of the following statements is true about chronic illnesses?
A. They are rapidly developing diseases.
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