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1) 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
2) The World Health Organization's 1948 definition of health:
A) does not include mental health
B) does not include social health
C) defines health as the absence of disease
D) encompasses social, mental, and physical health
3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets
focuses 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.
4) Health psychologists who study the psychological aspects of prevention and treatment
of illness may who work with individuals who are already ill to
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, A) develop new recommendations for insurance providers.
B) help them in following their treatment regimen.
C) develop lifestyle interventions that target health behaviors.
D) advise them about career paths in the health services field.
5) A local community center is offering low-cost water aerobic classes to senior citizens.
This can best be described as:
A) evidence-based medicine
B) continuity of care
C) effective marketing
D) health promotion
6) ___________ refers to the origins or causes of illness.
A) Etiology
B) Epidemiology
C) Oncology
D) Pathology
7) Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care
system and formulate health policy?
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, A) classification of occupations that are highly stressful and can adversely affect
people's health
B) exercise patterns and dietary interventions that help to promote good habits and
develop a healthy lifestyle
C) the behavioral and social factors that contribute to health, illness, and dysfunction
such as alcohol consumption and smoking
D) the impact of hospitals and physicians on people's behavior to develop
recommendations for improving health care
8) According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when
A) God punishes one for wrongdoing.
B) evil spirits enter a body.
C) bodily fluids are imbalanced.
D) there is a cellular disorder.
9) According to the humoral theory of illness, a person with a passionate temperament is
experiencing an imbalance in
A) blood.
B) black bile.
C) yellow bile.
D) phlegm.
10) According to the humoral theory of illness, yellow bile is associated with
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1) 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
2) The World Health Organization's 1948 definition of health:
A) does not include mental health
B) does not include social health
C) defines health as the absence of disease
D) encompasses social, mental, and physical health
3) A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets
focuses 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.
4) Health psychologists who study the psychological aspects of prevention and treatment
of illness may who work with individuals who are already ill to
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, A) develop new recommendations for insurance providers.
B) help them in following their treatment regimen.
C) develop lifestyle interventions that target health behaviors.
D) advise them about career paths in the health services field.
5) A local community center is offering low-cost water aerobic classes to senior citizens.
This can best be described as:
A) evidence-based medicine
B) continuity of care
C) effective marketing
D) health promotion
6) ___________ refers to the origins or causes of illness.
A) Etiology
B) Epidemiology
C) Oncology
D) Pathology
7) Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care
system and formulate health policy?
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, A) classification of occupations that are highly stressful and can adversely affect
people's health
B) exercise patterns and dietary interventions that help to promote good habits and
develop a healthy lifestyle
C) the behavioral and social factors that contribute to health, illness, and dysfunction
such as alcohol consumption and smoking
D) the impact of hospitals and physicians on people's behavior to develop
recommendations for improving health care
8) According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when
A) God punishes one for wrongdoing.
B) evil spirits enter a body.
C) bodily fluids are imbalanced.
D) there is a cellular disorder.
9) According to the humoral theory of illness, a person with a passionate temperament is
experiencing an imbalance in
A) blood.
B) black bile.
C) yellow bile.
D) phlegm.
10) According to the humoral theory of illness, yellow bile is associated with
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