Test Bank for Health Psychology 11th Edition by
Shelley Taylor/ Questions and 100% Verified
Answers
What is the target population for secondary prevention - people with early, non-
symptomatic disease
What is the goal of tertiary programs?
a. prevent disease from ever occuring
b. reduce death, disability and severe disease through early dignosis
c. to reduce impairment and minimize suffering through treatment and rehab - reduce
impairment and minimize suffering
Which term is used to describe the absence or presence of illness or disease
demography
morbidity
mortality
vitality - morbidity
which term is best used to describe NEW cases of disease occurring in a population
DALY
incidence
mortality rate
prevalence - incidence
which term is best used to describe the proportion of people in a population who have a
particular disease
DALY
incidence
mortality rate
prevalence - prevalence
According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following
conditions is NOT a noncommunicable disease (NCD)
a. hypertension
b. lung cancer
c. osteoporosis
d. poisoning – poisoning
What is the World Health Organization's definition of health
,A. "Health is a state of complete physical wellbeing and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity."
B. "Health is a state of complete physical and mental wellbeing."
C. "Health is a state of complete physical and mental wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity."
D. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity." - Health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely absence of disease or infirmity
What is not an essential public health service
A. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
B. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
C. Monitor health status to identify community problems.
D. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
E. All of the above are examples of essential public health services. - All of the above
are examples of essential public health services
In 1900 what was the most common cause of death in the US - Pneumonia/influenza
Which type of population is most likely to have high fertility rate, high mortality rate and
short life expectancy
High income, middle or low income? - low income area
Which term describes a shift toward lower birth and death rates that occurs as
populations experience economic development
A. Demographic transition
B. Epidemiologic transition
C. Nutrition transition
D. Socioeconomic transition - Demographic transition
which is not an example of a modifiable risk factor
age, exercise habits, household income, tobacco use - age
Which of the following is not a criterion for causation?
A. A higher dose of the exposure is associated with higher risk of disease
B. Removing the exposure reduces the risk of disease
C. There is a clear time sequence, with the exposure occurring before onset of disease
D. There is a strong statistical association between having the exposure and having the
disease
E. All of the above are causal criteria - all of them are causal criteria
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention
glaucoma, mammogram, measles vaccination, physical therapy - vaccination
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention
, hand-washing, routine blood pressure checks, using a seatbelt, vitamin supplement -
blood pressure checks
According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which is not a NCD
asthma
diabetes
muscular dystrophy
vitamin A deficiency - Vit A deficiency
Which observational study design recruits a representative sample of a population, asks
them to complete a survey and uses that information to get a "snapshot" of health status
in the population at one point in time
case series
case-control study
cohort study
prevalence (cross sectional survey) - prevalence survey
Which observational study design describes a group of people who all have the same
disease - case series
Which of the following bio ethical principles says that a research study should "do good"
beneficence
distributive justice
non maleficence
respect for persons - beneficence
Which of the following statements is not true?
A. High income countries generally spend more on health per person in international
dollars than low income countries
B. High income countries generally spend more on health per person as a percentage
of GDP than low income countries
C. Low income countries generally require patients to pay out-of-pocket for a higher
percentage of their health care costs than high income countries
D. Low income countries generally require patients to spend a higher percentage of
their household incomes on health care than high income countries
E. All of these statements are true - E. All true
Which of the following statements is true?
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from domestic sources
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from high income countries -
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from domestic sources
Which statement about the world bank is NOT true
Shelley Taylor/ Questions and 100% Verified
Answers
What is the target population for secondary prevention - people with early, non-
symptomatic disease
What is the goal of tertiary programs?
a. prevent disease from ever occuring
b. reduce death, disability and severe disease through early dignosis
c. to reduce impairment and minimize suffering through treatment and rehab - reduce
impairment and minimize suffering
Which term is used to describe the absence or presence of illness or disease
demography
morbidity
mortality
vitality - morbidity
which term is best used to describe NEW cases of disease occurring in a population
DALY
incidence
mortality rate
prevalence - incidence
which term is best used to describe the proportion of people in a population who have a
particular disease
DALY
incidence
mortality rate
prevalence - prevalence
According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following
conditions is NOT a noncommunicable disease (NCD)
a. hypertension
b. lung cancer
c. osteoporosis
d. poisoning – poisoning
What is the World Health Organization's definition of health
,A. "Health is a state of complete physical wellbeing and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity."
B. "Health is a state of complete physical and mental wellbeing."
C. "Health is a state of complete physical and mental wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity."
D. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity." - Health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely absence of disease or infirmity
What is not an essential public health service
A. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
B. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
C. Monitor health status to identify community problems.
D. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
E. All of the above are examples of essential public health services. - All of the above
are examples of essential public health services
In 1900 what was the most common cause of death in the US - Pneumonia/influenza
Which type of population is most likely to have high fertility rate, high mortality rate and
short life expectancy
High income, middle or low income? - low income area
Which term describes a shift toward lower birth and death rates that occurs as
populations experience economic development
A. Demographic transition
B. Epidemiologic transition
C. Nutrition transition
D. Socioeconomic transition - Demographic transition
which is not an example of a modifiable risk factor
age, exercise habits, household income, tobacco use - age
Which of the following is not a criterion for causation?
A. A higher dose of the exposure is associated with higher risk of disease
B. Removing the exposure reduces the risk of disease
C. There is a clear time sequence, with the exposure occurring before onset of disease
D. There is a strong statistical association between having the exposure and having the
disease
E. All of the above are causal criteria - all of them are causal criteria
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention
glaucoma, mammogram, measles vaccination, physical therapy - vaccination
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention
, hand-washing, routine blood pressure checks, using a seatbelt, vitamin supplement -
blood pressure checks
According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which is not a NCD
asthma
diabetes
muscular dystrophy
vitamin A deficiency - Vit A deficiency
Which observational study design recruits a representative sample of a population, asks
them to complete a survey and uses that information to get a "snapshot" of health status
in the population at one point in time
case series
case-control study
cohort study
prevalence (cross sectional survey) - prevalence survey
Which observational study design describes a group of people who all have the same
disease - case series
Which of the following bio ethical principles says that a research study should "do good"
beneficence
distributive justice
non maleficence
respect for persons - beneficence
Which of the following statements is not true?
A. High income countries generally spend more on health per person in international
dollars than low income countries
B. High income countries generally spend more on health per person as a percentage
of GDP than low income countries
C. Low income countries generally require patients to pay out-of-pocket for a higher
percentage of their health care costs than high income countries
D. Low income countries generally require patients to spend a higher percentage of
their household incomes on health care than high income countries
E. All of these statements are true - E. All true
Which of the following statements is true?
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from domestic sources
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from high income countries -
Most health system funding in low income countries comes from domestic sources
Which statement about the world bank is NOT true
