Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
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Health Psychology
Shelley E. Taylor
9th Edition
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What is Health Psychology?
Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
Chapter 6: Stress
Chapter 7: Coping, Resilience, and Social Support
Chapter 8: Using Health Services
Chapter 9: Patients, Providers, and Treatments
Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders
Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
Chapter 13: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders
Chapter 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
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Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 3) 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
Level: Conceptual
2. (p. 3) The term health involves:
A. a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being.
B. the absence of disease or infirmity.
C. a reduction in physical pain and social pain.
D. surgically treating physical ailments to eliminate chronic pain.
Level: Factual
3. (p. 3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their
diets is focusing 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.
Level: Factual
1-1
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
4. (p. 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.
Level: Factual
5. (p. 3) 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.
Level: Factual
6. (p. 3) _____ refers to the origins or causes of illness.
A. Etiology
B. Epidemiology
C. Oncology
D. Pathology
Level: Factual
1-2
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
7. (p. 3) Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care
system and formulate health policy?
A. Classification of occupations that is 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.
Level: Conceptual
8. (p. 4) According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when:
A. God punishes one for wrong-doing.
B. evil spirits enter a body.
C. bodily fluids are imbalanced.
D. there is cellular disorder.
Level: Factual
9. (p. 4) 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.
D. a passionate temperament.
Level: Factual
1-3
.
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Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
10. (p. 4) 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.
Level: Factual
11. (p. 5) The _____ model assumes a mind-body dualism to understanding illness.
A. commonsense
B. health-belief
C. biopsychosocial
D. biomedical
Level: Factual
12. (p. 5) 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
Level: Factual
13. (p. 5) 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.
Level: Factual
1-4
.
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Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
14. (p. 5) 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
Level: Factual
15. (p. 5) _____ linked specific personality patterns to specific illnesses.
A. Dunbar and Alexander
B. Kaplan and Stone
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Sigmund Freud
Level: Factual
16. (p. 5) The belief that profiles of particular disorders is caused by emotional conflict is
propagated by the:
A. theory of biophysics.
B. field of psychosomatic medicine.
C. biomedical model.
D. tools of neuroscience.
Level: Factual
1-5
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
17. (p. 6) According to the biopsychosocial model, which of the following is a macrolevel
process that continually interacts with microlevel processes to influence health, illness and its
course?
A. Cellular disorders
B. Chemical imbalances
C. Depression
D. Social seclusion
Level: Conceptual
1-6
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
18. (p. 6) 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.
Level: Conceptual
19. (p. 7) 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 due to a virus or bacteria.
D. It is usually a long-term illness.
Level: Conceptual
20. (p. 7) 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.
Level: Factual
21. (p. 7) _____ is an example of a chronic illness that is particularly prevalent in industrialized
countries.
A. Influenza
B. Pneumonia
C. Cancer
D. Tuberculosis
Level: Factual
1-7
.
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TEST BANK
Health Psychology
Shelley E. Taylor
9th Edition
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What is Health Psychology?
Chapter 2: The Systems of the Body
Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
Chapter 6: Stress
Chapter 7: Coping, Resilience, and Social Support
Chapter 8: Using Health Services
Chapter 9: Patients, Providers, and Treatments
Chapter 10: The Management of Pain and Discomfort
Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders
Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
Chapter 13: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders
Chapter 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Health psychology 9th 2026-03-04
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 3) 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
Level: Conceptual
2. (p. 3) The term health involves:
A. a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being.
B. the absence of disease or infirmity.
C. a reduction in physical pain and social pain.
D. surgically treating physical ailments to eliminate chronic pain.
Level: Factual
3. (p. 3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their
diets is focusing 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.
Level: Factual
1-1
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
4. (p. 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.
Level: Factual
5. (p. 3) 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.
Level: Factual
6. (p. 3) _____ refers to the origins or causes of illness.
A. Etiology
B. Epidemiology
C. Oncology
D. Pathology
Level: Factual
1-2
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
7. (p. 3) Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care
system and formulate health policy?
A. Classification of occupations that is 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.
Level: Conceptual
8. (p. 4) According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when:
A. God punishes one for wrong-doing.
B. evil spirits enter a body.
C. bodily fluids are imbalanced.
D. there is cellular disorder.
Level: Factual
9. (p. 4) 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.
D. a passionate temperament.
Level: Factual
1-3
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
10. (p. 4) 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.
Level: Factual
11. (p. 5) The _____ model assumes a mind-body dualism to understanding illness.
A. commonsense
B. health-belief
C. biopsychosocial
D. biomedical
Level: Factual
12. (p. 5) 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
Level: Factual
13. (p. 5) 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.
Level: Factual
1-4
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
14. (p. 5) 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
Level: Factual
15. (p. 5) _____ linked specific personality patterns to specific illnesses.
A. Dunbar and Alexander
B. Kaplan and Stone
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Sigmund Freud
Level: Factual
16. (p. 5) The belief that profiles of particular disorders is caused by emotional conflict is
propagated by the:
A. theory of biophysics.
B. field of psychosomatic medicine.
C. biomedical model.
D. tools of neuroscience.
Level: Factual
1-5
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
17. (p. 6) According to the biopsychosocial model, which of the following is a macrolevel
process that continually interacts with microlevel processes to influence health, illness and its
course?
A. Cellular disorders
B. Chemical imbalances
C. Depression
D. Social seclusion
Level: Conceptual
1-6
.
, Health Psychology 9th Edition (Taylor, 2015) - Test Bank
Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
18. (p. 6) 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.
Level: Conceptual
19. (p. 7) 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 due to a virus or bacteria.
D. It is usually a long-term illness.
Level: Conceptual
20. (p. 7) 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.
Level: Factual
21. (p. 7) _____ is an example of a chronic illness that is particularly prevalent in industrialized
countries.
A. Influenza
B. Pneumonia
C. Cancer
D. Tuberculosis
Level: Factual
1-7
.
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