Health Psychology Module 1
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The 1948 World Health Organization's definition of health is analogous to a state of
wellness. - ✔✔true
Early cultures took a dualistic approach to the mind and the body - ✔✔false
The ancient Greeks believed in a humoral theory of illness. - ✔✔true
In conversion hysteria, the patient converts psychological conflict into a symptom
which then relieves the
patient of anxiety - ✔✔true
The biomedical model emphasizes both health and illness. - ✔✔false
The biopsychosocial model emphasizes the importance of an effective patient-
practitioner
relationship - ✔✔true
The most important factor giving rise to health psychology has been the expansion of
health care
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, services - ✔✔false
Morbidity may be expressed in two ways: as the number of new cases or as the total
number of existing cases of an illness - ✔✔true
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. -
✔✔false
Public health researchers inform policymakers about changes that would benefit
communities. - ✔✔true
The field within psychology devoted to understanding all psychological influences on
health and illness
across the life span is called
A. psychosomatic medicine.
B. health psychology.
C. medical psychology.
D. epidemiology.
E. immunology. - ✔✔B
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The 1948 World Health Organization's definition of health is analogous to a state of
wellness. - ✔✔true
Early cultures took a dualistic approach to the mind and the body - ✔✔false
The ancient Greeks believed in a humoral theory of illness. - ✔✔true
In conversion hysteria, the patient converts psychological conflict into a symptom
which then relieves the
patient of anxiety - ✔✔true
The biomedical model emphasizes both health and illness. - ✔✔false
The biopsychosocial model emphasizes the importance of an effective patient-
practitioner
relationship - ✔✔true
The most important factor giving rise to health psychology has been the expansion of
health care
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, services - ✔✔false
Morbidity may be expressed in two ways: as the number of new cases or as the total
number of existing cases of an illness - ✔✔true
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. -
✔✔false
Public health researchers inform policymakers about changes that would benefit
communities. - ✔✔true
The field within psychology devoted to understanding all psychological influences on
health and illness
across the life span is called
A. psychosomatic medicine.
B. health psychology.
C. medical psychology.
D. epidemiology.
E. immunology. - ✔✔B
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