BBH exam 2 questions Solved 100% Correct
Massification is the idea that:
A. recent immigrants to the United States are typically healthier than immigrant families who
have been in the country for several generations
B. the mind-body connection is very strong when it comes to health
C. higher education benefits everyone
D. environmental factors strongly influence how our genes are expressed
C
Which is one reason that middle-aged women have higher rates of illness than men in the
same age group?
A. Women have been underrepresented as participants in medical research trials.
B. There simply are more middle-aged women than men living.
C. Because women have less muscular strength than men, they tend to get sick more often.
D. Because women have weaker immune systems than men.
A
An "epigenetic effect" is one in which:
A. genes influence a person's vulnerability to disease.
B. a person's age influences his or her health.
C. environmental forces affect how genes are expressed.
D. exposure to an environmental toxin makes a person sick.
C
During the 20th Century, life expectancy in the United States:
A. decreased
B. remained about the same
C. decreased, then increased during the twenty-first century
D. increased
, D
Although both Sigmund Freud's theories and psychosomatic medicine were flawed, they
started the trend toward viewing illness and health as being caused by:
A. host factors
B. environmental factors
C. psychological and behavioral factors
D. the interaction of several factors
D
The concept that maintains that illness always has a biological cause and represents the
dominant view in medicine today is known as what?
A. psychosomatic medical model
B. biopsychosocial model
C. biomedical model
D. genomic model
C
Today, the leading cause of death in the United States is:
A. accidents
B. infectious disease
C. cancer
D. heart disease
D
When psychologists use the term culture, they are referring to
A. large groups of people who tend to have similar values.
B. large groups of people who tend to have similar experiences.
C. the enduring behaviors, values, and customs that a group of people have developed over
the years and transmitted from one generation to the next.
Massification is the idea that:
A. recent immigrants to the United States are typically healthier than immigrant families who
have been in the country for several generations
B. the mind-body connection is very strong when it comes to health
C. higher education benefits everyone
D. environmental factors strongly influence how our genes are expressed
C
Which is one reason that middle-aged women have higher rates of illness than men in the
same age group?
A. Women have been underrepresented as participants in medical research trials.
B. There simply are more middle-aged women than men living.
C. Because women have less muscular strength than men, they tend to get sick more often.
D. Because women have weaker immune systems than men.
A
An "epigenetic effect" is one in which:
A. genes influence a person's vulnerability to disease.
B. a person's age influences his or her health.
C. environmental forces affect how genes are expressed.
D. exposure to an environmental toxin makes a person sick.
C
During the 20th Century, life expectancy in the United States:
A. decreased
B. remained about the same
C. decreased, then increased during the twenty-first century
D. increased
, D
Although both Sigmund Freud's theories and psychosomatic medicine were flawed, they
started the trend toward viewing illness and health as being caused by:
A. host factors
B. environmental factors
C. psychological and behavioral factors
D. the interaction of several factors
D
The concept that maintains that illness always has a biological cause and represents the
dominant view in medicine today is known as what?
A. psychosomatic medical model
B. biopsychosocial model
C. biomedical model
D. genomic model
C
Today, the leading cause of death in the United States is:
A. accidents
B. infectious disease
C. cancer
D. heart disease
D
When psychologists use the term culture, they are referring to
A. large groups of people who tend to have similar values.
B. large groups of people who tend to have similar experiences.
C. the enduring behaviors, values, and customs that a group of people have developed over
the years and transmitted from one generation to the next.
