Test Bank For Health Psychology 9th Edition By Shelley Taylor

,Chapter 01 - What is Health Psychology
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Chapter
01What is Health
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Psychology
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1. (p. 3) Which of the following best defines health psychology?
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A. Using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of
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mentalhealth, education, product design, ergonomics, and law
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B. Understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they becomeill, CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY C
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and how they respond when they get ill
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C. Applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
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D. Diagnosing, preventing, and treating a disease without including the option of surgery CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY




Level: Conceptual
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2. (p. 3) The term health involves:
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A. a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being.
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B. the absence of disease or infirmity.
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C. a reduction in physical pain and social pain.
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D. surgically treating physical ailments to eliminate chronic pain. CY CY CY CY CY CY CY




Level: Factual
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3. (p. 3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve
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theirdiets is focusing on:
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A. health promotion and maintenance. CY CY CY




B. prevention and treatment of illness. CY CY CY CY




C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
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D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
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Level: Factual
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4. (p. 3) According to the psychological aspects of prevention and treatment of illness,
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healthpsychologists who work with people who are already ill focus on:
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A. altering their exercise patterns. CY CY CY




B. helping them in following their treatment regimen.
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C. developing recommendations to maintain a healthy lifestyle. CY CY CY CY CY CY




D. advising individuals about career paths that are less stressful.
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5. (p. 3) A health psychologist who is interested in the behavioral and social factors
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thatcontribute to disease focuses on:
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A. health promotion and maintenance. CY CY CY




B. the prevention and treatment of illness.
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C. the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction.
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D. the health care system and the formulation of health policy.
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6. (p. 3) refers to the origins or causes of illness.
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A. Etiology
B. Epidemiology
C. Oncology
D. Pathology



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7. (p. 3) Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health
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caresystem and formulate health policy?
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A. Classification of occupations that is highly stressful, and can adversely affect CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY




people'shealth.
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B. Exercise patterns and dietary interventions that help to promote good habits, and developCY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY




ahealthy lifestyle.
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C. The behavioral and social factors that contribute to health, illness, and dysfunction such
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asalcohol consumption and smoking.
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D. The impact of hospitals and physicians on people's behavior to develop recommendationsfor
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improving health care.
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8. (p. 4) According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when:
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A. God punishes one for wrong-doing. CY CY CY CY




B. evil spirits enter a body. CY CY CY CY




C. bodily fluids are imbalanced. CY CY CY




D. there is cellular disorder. CY CY CY




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9. (p. 4) Each of the four humors has been associated with different personality types, in
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thatblood has been associated with:
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A. a laid-back approach to life.
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B. an angry disposition. CY CY




C. sadness.
D. a passionate temperament.
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