PSY 352 EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔What was introduced in the 19th century that helped the field of surgery flourish -
✔✔Anesthetic techniques &
Anesthesia
✔✔When was the Humoral theory of illness rejected? - ✔✔18th and 19th century
✔✔With the advancements in the medical field what did people begin to trust -
✔✔Doctors
✔✔Why do women have higher physician visit rates than men - ✔✔Gender-specific
care & prone to illness
✔✔Why do men statistically visit the doctor less than women? - ✔✔Stereotypes
✔✔All of the following are the most common reasons children visit the doctor except -
✔✔chronic diseases
✔✔Key Factors of conflict theory: - ✔✔rational & irrational
✔✔What factor in Conflict theory, when present/absent, involve having risk, hope, and
adequate time? - ✔✔stress
✔✔What is an example of hypervigillance in the Conflict theory? - ✔✔individual
searches hastily for another solution, and chooses it even if it is not an effective solution
✔✔what is sociocultural? - ✔✔community
ethnicity
✔✔How does culture play a role in our health behavior? - ✔✔although people around
the world value good health, not all people have the attitudes, environments, and
access to healthcare that promote good health.
✔✔What are some other aspects that relate to culture? - ✔✔Religion
spirituality
community
✔✔Which of the following qualities would you expect to find in a emergency care
setting? - ✔✔highly sophisticated equipment and skilled practitioners.
✔✔Long term care can be found in nursing and hospice care. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔Long term care is mostly used for: - ✔✔Elderly that can not longer care for
themselves or their family cannot provide care for.
✔✔What is the difference between adherence and compliance? - ✔✔Adherence is
more of a choice. While, compliance is more of a demand.
✔✔What factor does not determine whether or not a patient adheres/complies to the
doctor's recommendations? - ✔✔Political Affiliation
✔✔Define rational nonadherence. - ✔✔When a patient refuses to adhere to a treatment
regimen because of deliberate or valid reasons.
✔✔Can both personality and illness effect each other? How so? - ✔✔Yes both
personality and illness can effect each other. For instance, illness can affect one's
emotional adjustment and outlook and personality can affect ones illness in positive or
negative ways.
✔✔How can people improve their health through their personality? - ✔✔react positively;
optimistic and hopeful
✔✔What personality traits can Negatively affect your health? - ✔✔Anxiety, depression,
hostility
✔✔What is the main difference between Doctor-centered vs patient-centered style? -
✔✔Doctor-centered mainly consists of yes/no questions, while patient-centered are
opened ended questions
✔✔It is important because they must be able to communicate effectively with each other
to ensure the patient is recieving the correct help and the doctor is receiving the correct
information. - ✔✔So doctors can correctly diagnose and treat the issue at hand
To build relationship and trust amongst both parties
✔✔Why would physicians use terms with a patient when they do not expect the person
to understand? - ✔✔Sometimes they may do this "out of habit," that is, the terms are so
familiar to them that they forget the client is less medically sophisticated.Or they may
feel—perhaps in a patronizing way—that the person" doesn't need to know
✔✔Low levels of conscientiousness measured in childhood result in what? -
✔✔Likelihood of dying at earlier ages
✔✔How do high levels of positive emotions affect an individual?
They will have anxiety - ✔✔They tend to live longer
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔What was introduced in the 19th century that helped the field of surgery flourish -
✔✔Anesthetic techniques &
Anesthesia
✔✔When was the Humoral theory of illness rejected? - ✔✔18th and 19th century
✔✔With the advancements in the medical field what did people begin to trust -
✔✔Doctors
✔✔Why do women have higher physician visit rates than men - ✔✔Gender-specific
care & prone to illness
✔✔Why do men statistically visit the doctor less than women? - ✔✔Stereotypes
✔✔All of the following are the most common reasons children visit the doctor except -
✔✔chronic diseases
✔✔Key Factors of conflict theory: - ✔✔rational & irrational
✔✔What factor in Conflict theory, when present/absent, involve having risk, hope, and
adequate time? - ✔✔stress
✔✔What is an example of hypervigillance in the Conflict theory? - ✔✔individual
searches hastily for another solution, and chooses it even if it is not an effective solution
✔✔what is sociocultural? - ✔✔community
ethnicity
✔✔How does culture play a role in our health behavior? - ✔✔although people around
the world value good health, not all people have the attitudes, environments, and
access to healthcare that promote good health.
✔✔What are some other aspects that relate to culture? - ✔✔Religion
spirituality
community
✔✔Which of the following qualities would you expect to find in a emergency care
setting? - ✔✔highly sophisticated equipment and skilled practitioners.
✔✔Long term care can be found in nursing and hospice care. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔Long term care is mostly used for: - ✔✔Elderly that can not longer care for
themselves or their family cannot provide care for.
✔✔What is the difference between adherence and compliance? - ✔✔Adherence is
more of a choice. While, compliance is more of a demand.
✔✔What factor does not determine whether or not a patient adheres/complies to the
doctor's recommendations? - ✔✔Political Affiliation
✔✔Define rational nonadherence. - ✔✔When a patient refuses to adhere to a treatment
regimen because of deliberate or valid reasons.
✔✔Can both personality and illness effect each other? How so? - ✔✔Yes both
personality and illness can effect each other. For instance, illness can affect one's
emotional adjustment and outlook and personality can affect ones illness in positive or
negative ways.
✔✔How can people improve their health through their personality? - ✔✔react positively;
optimistic and hopeful
✔✔What personality traits can Negatively affect your health? - ✔✔Anxiety, depression,
hostility
✔✔What is the main difference between Doctor-centered vs patient-centered style? -
✔✔Doctor-centered mainly consists of yes/no questions, while patient-centered are
opened ended questions
✔✔It is important because they must be able to communicate effectively with each other
to ensure the patient is recieving the correct help and the doctor is receiving the correct
information. - ✔✔So doctors can correctly diagnose and treat the issue at hand
To build relationship and trust amongst both parties
✔✔Why would physicians use terms with a patient when they do not expect the person
to understand? - ✔✔Sometimes they may do this "out of habit," that is, the terms are so
familiar to them that they forget the client is less medically sophisticated.Or they may
feel—perhaps in a patronizing way—that the person" doesn't need to know
✔✔Low levels of conscientiousness measured in childhood result in what? -
✔✔Likelihood of dying at earlier ages
✔✔How do high levels of positive emotions affect an individual?
They will have anxiety - ✔✔They tend to live longer
