NACE 1 PN-RN Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which of the following best describes health psychology?
A) Focus on curing infectious diseases
B) Study of psychological influences on health, illness, and healthcare
C) Exclusive study of psychiatric disorders
D) Study of pharmacology
✔✔B) Study of psychological influences on health, illness, and healthcare
What is the primary goal of health promotion?
A) Treat chronic diseases
B) Encourage healthy behaviors and prevent illness
C) Diagnose mental illness
D) Monitor hospital finances
✔✔B) Encourage healthy behaviors and prevent illness
Which psychological factor is most associated with adherence to treatment?
A) Cognitive beliefs about illness and treatment
B) Age
C) Occupation
D) Blood type
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,✔✔A) Cognitive beliefs about illness and treatment
Which of the following is a common stress response in patients with chronic illness?
A) Increased immune function
B) Anxiety, depression, and fatigue
C) Improved sleep quality
D) Reduced pain perception
✔✔B) Anxiety, depression, and fatigue
Which intervention is used to reduce stress in patients?
A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B) Surgery
C) Antibiotics
D) Radiography
✔✔A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Which model explains health behavior as influenced by perceived susceptibility and severity?
A) Transtheoretical Model
B) Health Belief Model
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) Biopsychosocial Model
✔✔B) Health Belief Model
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,Which of the following best describes self-efficacy in health psychology?
A) Ability to perform a behavior successfully
B) Physical strength
C) Intelligence quotient
D) Blood pressure level
✔✔A) Ability to perform a behavior successfully
Which coping strategy involves actively seeking solutions to a problem?
A) Problem-focused coping
B) Emotion-focused coping
C) Avoidant coping
D) Passive coping
✔✔A) Problem-focused coping
Which type of stress is typically short-term and can enhance performance?
A) Acute stress
B) Chronic stress
C) Traumatic stress
D) PTSD
✔✔A) Acute stress
Which type of stress is linked to long-term health problems like hypertension?
A) Acute stress
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, B) Chronic stress
C) Positive stress
D) Episodic stress
✔✔B) Chronic stress
Which health behavior is influenced by social support?
A) Exercise adherence
B) Daily caloric intake only
C) Sleep patterns only
D) None of the above
✔✔A) Exercise adherence
Which of the following is an example of a protective factor for mental health?
A) Strong social support
B) Substance abuse
C) Chronic pain
D) Social isolation
✔✔A) Strong social support
Which cognitive process can affect pain perception?
A) Catastrophizing
B) Sitting posture
C) Blood type
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which of the following best describes health psychology?
A) Focus on curing infectious diseases
B) Study of psychological influences on health, illness, and healthcare
C) Exclusive study of psychiatric disorders
D) Study of pharmacology
✔✔B) Study of psychological influences on health, illness, and healthcare
What is the primary goal of health promotion?
A) Treat chronic diseases
B) Encourage healthy behaviors and prevent illness
C) Diagnose mental illness
D) Monitor hospital finances
✔✔B) Encourage healthy behaviors and prevent illness
Which psychological factor is most associated with adherence to treatment?
A) Cognitive beliefs about illness and treatment
B) Age
C) Occupation
D) Blood type
1
,✔✔A) Cognitive beliefs about illness and treatment
Which of the following is a common stress response in patients with chronic illness?
A) Increased immune function
B) Anxiety, depression, and fatigue
C) Improved sleep quality
D) Reduced pain perception
✔✔B) Anxiety, depression, and fatigue
Which intervention is used to reduce stress in patients?
A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B) Surgery
C) Antibiotics
D) Radiography
✔✔A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Which model explains health behavior as influenced by perceived susceptibility and severity?
A) Transtheoretical Model
B) Health Belief Model
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) Biopsychosocial Model
✔✔B) Health Belief Model
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,Which of the following best describes self-efficacy in health psychology?
A) Ability to perform a behavior successfully
B) Physical strength
C) Intelligence quotient
D) Blood pressure level
✔✔A) Ability to perform a behavior successfully
Which coping strategy involves actively seeking solutions to a problem?
A) Problem-focused coping
B) Emotion-focused coping
C) Avoidant coping
D) Passive coping
✔✔A) Problem-focused coping
Which type of stress is typically short-term and can enhance performance?
A) Acute stress
B) Chronic stress
C) Traumatic stress
D) PTSD
✔✔A) Acute stress
Which type of stress is linked to long-term health problems like hypertension?
A) Acute stress
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, B) Chronic stress
C) Positive stress
D) Episodic stress
✔✔B) Chronic stress
Which health behavior is influenced by social support?
A) Exercise adherence
B) Daily caloric intake only
C) Sleep patterns only
D) None of the above
✔✔A) Exercise adherence
Which of the following is an example of a protective factor for mental health?
A) Strong social support
B) Substance abuse
C) Chronic pain
D) Social isolation
✔✔A) Strong social support
Which cognitive process can affect pain perception?
A) Catastrophizing
B) Sitting posture
C) Blood type
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