PSY 382- Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
Reasons for increased lifespans after 1900/1920 - Correct answer-Around 1920,
life expectancies increased partially due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time to develop things such as
cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
- Decreased infant mortality
- Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
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,- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Why are women predicted to live longer? - Correct answer-Masculinity tells them
not to go for check ups or if they have a pain
When a man is married, this gap between men and women closes.
Why do higher classes have a higher life expectancy? - Correct answer-Can't get
time off, difficult to schedule appointments
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the bus, walking, etc
Why do the educated have a higher life expectancy? - Correct answer-Higher
average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with full benefits
More informed consumers of health information (diseases, treatment options)
Less likely to smoke
Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
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,More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status (health knowledge, attitudes,
habits)
Politics on life expectancy - Correct answer-More liberal leaning areas support
wider access to healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc. Therefore, people
have easier access to healthcare and have higher life expectancies.
Biomedical model - Correct answer-defined health by the absence of disease
Biopsychosocial model - Correct answer-Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support, high stress, poor coping, avoid
preventative medical care, engage in risky behavior
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, They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological and social factors
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS EXPERIMENTS - Correct answer-Showed social
factors in the development of disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
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Graded A+
Reasons for increased lifespans after 1900/1920 - Correct answer-Around 1920,
life expectancies increased partially due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time to develop things such as
cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
- Decreased infant mortality
- Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
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,- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Why are women predicted to live longer? - Correct answer-Masculinity tells them
not to go for check ups or if they have a pain
When a man is married, this gap between men and women closes.
Why do higher classes have a higher life expectancy? - Correct answer-Can't get
time off, difficult to schedule appointments
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the bus, walking, etc
Why do the educated have a higher life expectancy? - Correct answer-Higher
average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with full benefits
More informed consumers of health information (diseases, treatment options)
Less likely to smoke
Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
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,More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status (health knowledge, attitudes,
habits)
Politics on life expectancy - Correct answer-More liberal leaning areas support
wider access to healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc. Therefore, people
have easier access to healthcare and have higher life expectancies.
Biomedical model - Correct answer-defined health by the absence of disease
Biopsychosocial model - Correct answer-Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support, high stress, poor coping, avoid
preventative medical care, engage in risky behavior
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, They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological and social factors
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS EXPERIMENTS - Correct answer-Showed social
factors in the development of disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
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