Spex 204 final Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatAisAexerciseApsychologyA-
AAnswerATheAapplicationAofApsychologyAtoApromote,Amaintain,Aenhance,AandAexplainAtheAparamet
ersAofAexercise
WhatAareAtheAA,AB,ACsAofAexerciseApsychA-AAnswerAAffect,ABehaviourAandAcognition
WhatAareAtheAPAAguidelinesAforAadults?A-
AAnswerA150AminutesAofAmoderateAperAweekAorA75AminutesAvigorous
WhatAisAcorrelationalAresearch?A-
AAnswerAShowsAassociationAbetweenA2AvariableAmeasuredAatAtheAsameAtime
WhatAwasAtheAHarveyAetAelA(2018)AcohortAstudyA-AAnswerA-
AdoesAexerciseAprotectAagainstAnewAonsetAofAdepressionsAandAanxiety,AandAatAwhatAintensityA
-AconcludedA1Ahr/wkAofAanyAintensityAprotectedAagainstAfutureAdepressionAbutAnotAanxiety
whatAisAtheArandomisedAcontrolledAtrialAevidenceAforAdepressionAsayAtheAPAArecommendationsAareA
-AAnswerAFrequencyA-A3-5/wk
TimeA-A30-60Amins
IntensityA-AmoderateAbestAbutAothersAgood
TypeA-AcombinationAofAaerobicAandAresistance
HowAdoesAPAAcompareAtoAotherAtreatmentsAofAdepression?A-
AAnswerAExerciseAisAasAeffectiveAasAotherAtreatments
But
MedicationAmayAworkAfaster
ButA
ExerciseAgroupAlessAlikelyAtoArelapse
whatAisAtheArandomisedAcontrolledAtrialAevidenceAforAanxietyAsayAtheAPAArecommendationsAareA-
AAnswerAFrequencyA-A4-5Atimes/wk
IntensityA-AmoderateAtoAhighAintensityAmoreAeffectiveAthanAlow
TypeA-AallAeffectiveAbutAstrongestAeffectAisAmind-bodyAexercisesA(eg.Ayoga,Astretching)
, DurationA-ANoAdifferenceAbetweenAshortAandAlongAsessions
WhatAareAtheAexperimentalAevidenceAforAstateAanxietyA-AAnswerA-
AEvenAoneAsessionAofAexerciseAwillAdecreaseAanxietyAforA2-4Aafterwards
-
WhyAdoesAexerciseAhelpAanxietyA-AAnswerANeurobiological
-AprovidesAsimilarAchangesAinAtheAneuralAsystemsAasAmedicationA
Psychosocial
-Aself-confidence
-Adistraction
-AreappraisalAofAanxietyAsymptoms
WhatAisAaffectA-AAnswerATheAgeneralAoverviewAofAhowAweAfeel
WhatAisAtheAHardy-RejeskiAscaleA-AAnswerATheAfeelingAscale
-5AveryAbad
0AneutralA
5AveryAgood
WhyAdoesAaffectAmatterA-AAnswerA-
ApositiveAaffectAisAaAcomponentAofAgoodApsychologicalAwellAbeing,AnegativeAaffectAisAaAsymptomAof
AmentalAill-health
-AhasAaAmotivationalAforce
WhatAisAtheAAffectAexerciseAdecisionAflowAchartA-AAnswerA-
AAffectiveAforecastA(howAdoAIAexpectAtoAfeel)A-AAutomaticAevaluation
-AExerciseAdecision
-AChooseAtoAexercise
-AAffectiveAResponseA(HowAdoAIAfeelArightAnow)
Answers Updated 2026
WhatAisAexerciseApsychologyA-
AAnswerATheAapplicationAofApsychologyAtoApromote,Amaintain,Aenhance,AandAexplainAtheAparamet
ersAofAexercise
WhatAareAtheAA,AB,ACsAofAexerciseApsychA-AAnswerAAffect,ABehaviourAandAcognition
WhatAareAtheAPAAguidelinesAforAadults?A-
AAnswerA150AminutesAofAmoderateAperAweekAorA75AminutesAvigorous
WhatAisAcorrelationalAresearch?A-
AAnswerAShowsAassociationAbetweenA2AvariableAmeasuredAatAtheAsameAtime
WhatAwasAtheAHarveyAetAelA(2018)AcohortAstudyA-AAnswerA-
AdoesAexerciseAprotectAagainstAnewAonsetAofAdepressionsAandAanxiety,AandAatAwhatAintensityA
-AconcludedA1Ahr/wkAofAanyAintensityAprotectedAagainstAfutureAdepressionAbutAnotAanxiety
whatAisAtheArandomisedAcontrolledAtrialAevidenceAforAdepressionAsayAtheAPAArecommendationsAareA
-AAnswerAFrequencyA-A3-5/wk
TimeA-A30-60Amins
IntensityA-AmoderateAbestAbutAothersAgood
TypeA-AcombinationAofAaerobicAandAresistance
HowAdoesAPAAcompareAtoAotherAtreatmentsAofAdepression?A-
AAnswerAExerciseAisAasAeffectiveAasAotherAtreatments
But
MedicationAmayAworkAfaster
ButA
ExerciseAgroupAlessAlikelyAtoArelapse
whatAisAtheArandomisedAcontrolledAtrialAevidenceAforAanxietyAsayAtheAPAArecommendationsAareA-
AAnswerAFrequencyA-A4-5Atimes/wk
IntensityA-AmoderateAtoAhighAintensityAmoreAeffectiveAthanAlow
TypeA-AallAeffectiveAbutAstrongestAeffectAisAmind-bodyAexercisesA(eg.Ayoga,Astretching)
, DurationA-ANoAdifferenceAbetweenAshortAandAlongAsessions
WhatAareAtheAexperimentalAevidenceAforAstateAanxietyA-AAnswerA-
AEvenAoneAsessionAofAexerciseAwillAdecreaseAanxietyAforA2-4Aafterwards
-
WhyAdoesAexerciseAhelpAanxietyA-AAnswerANeurobiological
-AprovidesAsimilarAchangesAinAtheAneuralAsystemsAasAmedicationA
Psychosocial
-Aself-confidence
-Adistraction
-AreappraisalAofAanxietyAsymptoms
WhatAisAaffectA-AAnswerATheAgeneralAoverviewAofAhowAweAfeel
WhatAisAtheAHardy-RejeskiAscaleA-AAnswerATheAfeelingAscale
-5AveryAbad
0AneutralA
5AveryAgood
WhyAdoesAaffectAmatterA-AAnswerA-
ApositiveAaffectAisAaAcomponentAofAgoodApsychologicalAwellAbeing,AnegativeAaffectAisAaAsymptomAof
AmentalAill-health
-AhasAaAmotivationalAforce
WhatAisAtheAAffectAexerciseAdecisionAflowAchartA-AAnswerA-
AAffectiveAforecastA(howAdoAIAexpectAtoAfeel)A-AAutomaticAevaluation
-AExerciseAdecision
-AChooseAtoAexercise
-AAffectiveAResponseA(HowAdoAIAfeelArightAnow)