lOMoARcPSD|1709022
lOMoARcPSD|1709022
Midterm Exam- Online
Question 1
What do we know from research on self-help groups about their
effectiveness?
Select one
D. Researchers really don’t have good data on which support groups
work best for specific issues/problems.
Question 2
When are social ties detrimental to our
health? A. When other people interfere with
our efforts to engage in healthful activities.
Question 3
Marcus has high blood pressure readings sometimes when he goes
to the doctor for his routine check-ups. He feels anxious every year
when he goes despite there being no family history for high blood
pressure. Marcus is possibly suffering from:
B.“white coat” hypertension.
Question 4
Which of the following statements about outpatient services is true?
D. Technological advances have made outpatient services a
possibility for more patients.
Question 5
The best way of expressing the relationship between social support
and mortality rate is that
C. high social support is correlated with a lower mortality rate.
Question 6
The class of pain reliever most likely to produce increased tolerance
and addiction is
B. centrally acting analgesics.
Question 7
In deciding which research methods to use, a researcher might
keep in mind that
D. experimental and nonexperimental methods can be effectively
combined in the same study.
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Question 8
Which of the following was an advance in science and medicine in
the18th and 19th centuries?
D. All of the above
Question 9
Higher pain thresholds are reported by people exposed with which of
the following experimental stimuli?
C. a relaxing tape or a funny movie.
Question 10
The following describe internal states of symptoms
EXCEPT? A. a mole that looks cancerous.
Question 11
Negative social behaviors tend to increase when stress is
accompanied by B. anger.
Question 12
The proposition that all diseases can be explained by disturbances in
physiological processes
Select one
A. is the basis of the biomedical model.
Question 13
The high levels of anxiety associated with acute
pain Select one
A. typically subside as pain decreases.
Question 14
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of social
support? C. attitudinal
Question 15
Which of the following American health care systems is most known
for requiring a referral from a primary care doctor in order to see a
specialist? C. health maintenance organization (HMO).
Question 16
Which of the following statements about health habits/behaviors is
supported by research?
Select one
A. Health habits tend not to be linked to one another.
lOMoARcPSD|1709022
Midterm Exam- Online
Question 1
What do we know from research on self-help groups about their
effectiveness?
Select one
D. Researchers really don’t have good data on which support groups
work best for specific issues/problems.
Question 2
When are social ties detrimental to our
health? A. When other people interfere with
our efforts to engage in healthful activities.
Question 3
Marcus has high blood pressure readings sometimes when he goes
to the doctor for his routine check-ups. He feels anxious every year
when he goes despite there being no family history for high blood
pressure. Marcus is possibly suffering from:
B.“white coat” hypertension.
Question 4
Which of the following statements about outpatient services is true?
D. Technological advances have made outpatient services a
possibility for more patients.
Question 5
The best way of expressing the relationship between social support
and mortality rate is that
C. high social support is correlated with a lower mortality rate.
Question 6
The class of pain reliever most likely to produce increased tolerance
and addiction is
B. centrally acting analgesics.
Question 7
In deciding which research methods to use, a researcher might
keep in mind that
D. experimental and nonexperimental methods can be effectively
combined in the same study.
, lOMoARcPSD|1709022
Question 8
Which of the following was an advance in science and medicine in
the18th and 19th centuries?
D. All of the above
Question 9
Higher pain thresholds are reported by people exposed with which of
the following experimental stimuli?
C. a relaxing tape or a funny movie.
Question 10
The following describe internal states of symptoms
EXCEPT? A. a mole that looks cancerous.
Question 11
Negative social behaviors tend to increase when stress is
accompanied by B. anger.
Question 12
The proposition that all diseases can be explained by disturbances in
physiological processes
Select one
A. is the basis of the biomedical model.
Question 13
The high levels of anxiety associated with acute
pain Select one
A. typically subside as pain decreases.
Question 14
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of social
support? C. attitudinal
Question 15
Which of the following American health care systems is most known
for requiring a referral from a primary care doctor in order to see a
specialist? C. health maintenance organization (HMO).
Question 16
Which of the following statements about health habits/behaviors is
supported by research?
Select one
A. Health habits tend not to be linked to one another.
