PSYU2222 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
WEEK 1 HEALTH AND WELLBEING INTRO - ANSWER -
Defining health and wellbeing/wellness - ANSWER WHO definition- too broad,
not just absence or presence of symptoms, what is the role of the psyche
Meirkrich model - not specific
Wellbeing: overall state of being comfortable, healthy, happy, both physically
and psychologically
6 dimensions of wellbeing - ANSWER physical
mental/emotional
social
environmental
spiritual
occupational
subjective wellbeing - ANSWER individual's personal assessment of their own
life
- happiness and life satisfaction
objective wellbeing - ANSWER measurable indicators
- physical health, income, social relationships
biomedical model - ANSWER traditional view of western medicine
health is the absence of disease
disease is thought as a biological process as a result of exposure to a specific
pathogen
body is passive, no connection with psychological processes
pros and cons of biomedical model - ANSWER pro: removing pathogen restores
health leading to massive mortality reduction
con: cannot account for our health status alone (limited)
biopsychosocial model - ANSWER encompasses biological, psychological,
social aspects
health and illness have multiple aetiologies, effects, treatments
considers both nature and nurture
,pro and con of biopsychosocial model - ANSWER pro: holistic approach to
health/illness
con: may be impractical for practitioners to address all BPS factors- might
confuse care options
contemporary challenges/health disparities - ANSWER chronic diseases -due to
lifestyles - leading cause of death
increased life expectancy has implications
- people live longer, tend to develop chronic diseases that require extended
medical care
- focus on psychological health can increase "wellness years" rather than just
living longer
half of aussies will experience mental illness at some point
current issues - ANSWER western therapies are being critiqued on their
applicability to other cultures and even with own
first nation people, queer and disablsed aussies - associated with mental heath
codnition, distress
- leading to decolonisation of heath =returning and including non-western
approaches
7 challenges in health and wellbeing - ANSWER 1. Deinstitutionalisation -
inadequate outpatient care, may increase homelessness
2. prejudice of race - discrimination, POC access to testing
3. education and SES - seeking out care, risky health habits
4. limited interdisciplinary collab between practitioners
5. psychologists need to justify cost of service more so
6. escalating healthcare costs
7. health psychologists promote healthy behaviours that could prevent chronic
disease
WEEK 2: Evidence based practice - ANSWER
eminence based practice
-example - ANSWER believing people by how senior/older they are
-dr spock- infants lying on front = SIDS increase
- took 16 years before evidence was followed
types of health research questions:
does a treatment work? - ANSWER intervention
does a test detect a cognition? - ANSWER diagnosis
what is the outcome of a condition? - ANSWER prognosis
what is the cause of a condition? - ANSWER aetiology
, what is the trend of risk? - ANSWER epidemology
how do people feel about/experience a condition? - ANSWER experiences
question: what causes an illness? - ANSWER aetiology
question: is chemotherapy effective? - ANSWER intervention
placebo effect - ANSWER improvement due only to experiencing an
intervention/event, whether real or not
what does the effects of placebos shows us - ANSWER the ritual of intervention
rather than the intervention itself, may produce beneficial effects
placebo improvement is around 30%
impacts people by altering neurotransmitters, hormones
treatments are effective when the treatment is more effective than the placebo
qualitative method questions:
understanding human experience - ANSWER Phenomenological method
uncovering social processes - ANSWER grounded theory
learning cultural patterns - ANSWER ethnographic method
capturing unique stories - ANSWER case study method
question: what is the theoretical explanation for people's reactions to ... -
ANSWER grounded theory
how does this cultural group express their pattern of ... - ANSWER ethnographic
method
what is the human experience of... - ANSWER Phenomenological method
what are the details and complexities of the story of - ANSWER case study
method
what is more important the measurement before or after the intervention? -
ANSWER after results are more important
WEEK 3: interpersonal skills - ANSWER
therapeutic alliance - ANSWER bond between therapist and client - respect,
understanding
Correct Answers
WEEK 1 HEALTH AND WELLBEING INTRO - ANSWER -
Defining health and wellbeing/wellness - ANSWER WHO definition- too broad,
not just absence or presence of symptoms, what is the role of the psyche
Meirkrich model - not specific
Wellbeing: overall state of being comfortable, healthy, happy, both physically
and psychologically
6 dimensions of wellbeing - ANSWER physical
mental/emotional
social
environmental
spiritual
occupational
subjective wellbeing - ANSWER individual's personal assessment of their own
life
- happiness and life satisfaction
objective wellbeing - ANSWER measurable indicators
- physical health, income, social relationships
biomedical model - ANSWER traditional view of western medicine
health is the absence of disease
disease is thought as a biological process as a result of exposure to a specific
pathogen
body is passive, no connection with psychological processes
pros and cons of biomedical model - ANSWER pro: removing pathogen restores
health leading to massive mortality reduction
con: cannot account for our health status alone (limited)
biopsychosocial model - ANSWER encompasses biological, psychological,
social aspects
health and illness have multiple aetiologies, effects, treatments
considers both nature and nurture
,pro and con of biopsychosocial model - ANSWER pro: holistic approach to
health/illness
con: may be impractical for practitioners to address all BPS factors- might
confuse care options
contemporary challenges/health disparities - ANSWER chronic diseases -due to
lifestyles - leading cause of death
increased life expectancy has implications
- people live longer, tend to develop chronic diseases that require extended
medical care
- focus on psychological health can increase "wellness years" rather than just
living longer
half of aussies will experience mental illness at some point
current issues - ANSWER western therapies are being critiqued on their
applicability to other cultures and even with own
first nation people, queer and disablsed aussies - associated with mental heath
codnition, distress
- leading to decolonisation of heath =returning and including non-western
approaches
7 challenges in health and wellbeing - ANSWER 1. Deinstitutionalisation -
inadequate outpatient care, may increase homelessness
2. prejudice of race - discrimination, POC access to testing
3. education and SES - seeking out care, risky health habits
4. limited interdisciplinary collab between practitioners
5. psychologists need to justify cost of service more so
6. escalating healthcare costs
7. health psychologists promote healthy behaviours that could prevent chronic
disease
WEEK 2: Evidence based practice - ANSWER
eminence based practice
-example - ANSWER believing people by how senior/older they are
-dr spock- infants lying on front = SIDS increase
- took 16 years before evidence was followed
types of health research questions:
does a treatment work? - ANSWER intervention
does a test detect a cognition? - ANSWER diagnosis
what is the outcome of a condition? - ANSWER prognosis
what is the cause of a condition? - ANSWER aetiology
, what is the trend of risk? - ANSWER epidemology
how do people feel about/experience a condition? - ANSWER experiences
question: what causes an illness? - ANSWER aetiology
question: is chemotherapy effective? - ANSWER intervention
placebo effect - ANSWER improvement due only to experiencing an
intervention/event, whether real or not
what does the effects of placebos shows us - ANSWER the ritual of intervention
rather than the intervention itself, may produce beneficial effects
placebo improvement is around 30%
impacts people by altering neurotransmitters, hormones
treatments are effective when the treatment is more effective than the placebo
qualitative method questions:
understanding human experience - ANSWER Phenomenological method
uncovering social processes - ANSWER grounded theory
learning cultural patterns - ANSWER ethnographic method
capturing unique stories - ANSWER case study method
question: what is the theoretical explanation for people's reactions to ... -
ANSWER grounded theory
how does this cultural group express their pattern of ... - ANSWER ethnographic
method
what is the human experience of... - ANSWER Phenomenological method
what are the details and complexities of the story of - ANSWER case study
method
what is more important the measurement before or after the intervention? -
ANSWER after results are more important
WEEK 3: interpersonal skills - ANSWER
therapeutic alliance - ANSWER bond between therapist and client - respect,
understanding
