PSY 255 URI PAIVA QUIZZES WITH
ACTUAL ANSWERS.
Health ANS - Is a state of optimal well-being. That includes physical, mental, and social well-being.
Health Psychology ANS - Is the field of study focused on understanding the biological, psychological, and
social influences on health and illness with the aims of promoting health and preventing illness and
improving health care systems and policies
Missions of Psychology- The American Psychological Association recognized health psychology as a new
division in 1978 with four missions: ANS - 1. To promote and maintain health
2. To prevent and treat illness
3. To identify the causes of health and illness
4. To analyze and improve the health care system
Biopsychosocial model- highlights the role of biological , psychological, and social processes in health
ANS - 1. Biological(Genetics, risk factors)
2. Psychological (Education and coping skills)
3. Sociological ( Access to information about treatment and cure)
Subjective and Objective Health ANS - Health is an objective state of being and a subjective experience
Objective Health ANS - Assessment of health from observable measures (infection, pain heart rate)
- objective assessments of health are limited
Subjective Health ANS - How individuals evaluate their own measures of health are often not directly
tied to one's actual health status and yet are very predictive of health outcomes and mortality
-Some people with no medical alignments perceive their health as poor
, A Health Disparity ANS - Refers to a higher burden of illness, injury, disability, pr mortality experienced
by one group relative to another
A Health Care Disparity ANS - Typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance
coverage access to and use of care, quality of care
Health Disparities can be related to sex , race or ethnicity, income, education, sexual orientation, or
geography ANS -
Sex ANS - Some diseases are more common among men than women.
-Rheumatoid Arthritis, depression and osteoporosis are more common in women.
-Liver diseases and injuries are more common in men
-Women are more likely to die following a heart attack than men are
Independent Variables ANS - The factors that researchers manipulate across different groups of
conditions within the experiment (predictor variable)
Dependent Variable ANS - The observed or expected outcomes that we recorded or measure (outcome
variable)
Quantitative Data ANS - Gathered through carefully designed examination, with all the possible factors
affecting health determined ahead of time
Qualitative Data ANS - Gathered through field observations and open questions, usually with little
manipulation of the factors or context
Survey ANS - -Standardized method of data collection
-Can be used for both qualitative and quantitative data
-Used to collect data from individuals
- Often used for gathering info about recent actions and experiences, or current thought and opinions
ACTUAL ANSWERS.
Health ANS - Is a state of optimal well-being. That includes physical, mental, and social well-being.
Health Psychology ANS - Is the field of study focused on understanding the biological, psychological, and
social influences on health and illness with the aims of promoting health and preventing illness and
improving health care systems and policies
Missions of Psychology- The American Psychological Association recognized health psychology as a new
division in 1978 with four missions: ANS - 1. To promote and maintain health
2. To prevent and treat illness
3. To identify the causes of health and illness
4. To analyze and improve the health care system
Biopsychosocial model- highlights the role of biological , psychological, and social processes in health
ANS - 1. Biological(Genetics, risk factors)
2. Psychological (Education and coping skills)
3. Sociological ( Access to information about treatment and cure)
Subjective and Objective Health ANS - Health is an objective state of being and a subjective experience
Objective Health ANS - Assessment of health from observable measures (infection, pain heart rate)
- objective assessments of health are limited
Subjective Health ANS - How individuals evaluate their own measures of health are often not directly
tied to one's actual health status and yet are very predictive of health outcomes and mortality
-Some people with no medical alignments perceive their health as poor
, A Health Disparity ANS - Refers to a higher burden of illness, injury, disability, pr mortality experienced
by one group relative to another
A Health Care Disparity ANS - Typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance
coverage access to and use of care, quality of care
Health Disparities can be related to sex , race or ethnicity, income, education, sexual orientation, or
geography ANS -
Sex ANS - Some diseases are more common among men than women.
-Rheumatoid Arthritis, depression and osteoporosis are more common in women.
-Liver diseases and injuries are more common in men
-Women are more likely to die following a heart attack than men are
Independent Variables ANS - The factors that researchers manipulate across different groups of
conditions within the experiment (predictor variable)
Dependent Variable ANS - The observed or expected outcomes that we recorded or measure (outcome
variable)
Quantitative Data ANS - Gathered through carefully designed examination, with all the possible factors
affecting health determined ahead of time
Qualitative Data ANS - Gathered through field observations and open questions, usually with little
manipulation of the factors or context
Survey ANS - -Standardized method of data collection
-Can be used for both qualitative and quantitative data
-Used to collect data from individuals
- Often used for gathering info about recent actions and experiences, or current thought and opinions
