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, Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
Chapter 01
What is Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 3) Which of the following best defines health psychology?
A. Using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of mental
health, education, product design, ergonomics, and law
B. Understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become
ill, and how they respond when they get ill
C. Applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
D. Diagnosing, preventing, and treating a disease without including the option of surgery
Level: Conceptual
2. (p. 3) The term health involves:
A. a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being.
B. the absence of disease or infirmity.
C. a reduction in physical pain and social pain.
D. surgically treating physical ailments to eliminate chronic pain.
Level: Factual
3. (p. 3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their
diets is focusing on:
A. health promotion and maintenance.
B. prevention and treatment of illness.
C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
Level: Factual
1-1
Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of
McGraw-Hill Education.
,
, Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
Chapter 01
What is Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 3) Which of the following best defines health psychology?
A. Using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of mental
health, education, product design, ergonomics, and law
B. Understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become
ill, and how they respond when they get ill
C. Applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
D. Diagnosing, preventing, and treating a disease without including the option of surgery
Level: Conceptual
2. (p. 3) The term health involves:
A. a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being.
B. the absence of disease or infirmity.
C. a reduction in physical pain and social pain.
D. surgically treating physical ailments to eliminate chronic pain.
Level: Factual
3. (p. 3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their
diets is focusing on:
A. health promotion and maintenance.
B. prevention and treatment of illness.
C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
Level: Factual
1-1
Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of
McGraw-Hill Education.
