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Belloc and Breslow (1972)?
a) never smoking cigarettes
b) never or only occasionally eating between meals
c) taking one aspirin per day
d) sleeping 7 to 8 hours a day
Answer: c
Section Reference: “The Person” in Health and Illness
46. The recent rise in the percentage of North Americans who are seriously overweight indicates
that
a) North Americans are focusing on the wrong health behaviours.
b) primary prevention efforts are failing in North America.
c) the health behaviours influencing this health problem are changing in the wrong direction.
d) the health behaviours influencing all leading causes of death are changing in the wrong direction.
Answer: c
Section Reference: “The Person” in Health and Illness
47. People whose personalities include high levels of _____ seem to be "disease‑prone."
a) anger & hostility
b) depression
c) anxiety
d) all of the above
Answer: d
Section Reference: “The Person” in Health and Illness
48. Considering the psychosocial characteristics of the following people, which
one is most likely to develop an illness?
a) Fernando, a banker who works long hours.
b) Linda, a student who occasionally feels a bit sad and homesick.
c) Ling, an athlete who experiences mild levels of anxiety before her competitions.
d) John, an anxious and pessimistic news director who frequently "blows up" at his staff.
Answer: d
Section Reference: “The Person” in Health and Illness
49. Jane feels a numbness in her hand and has been to several doctors, who
have found no organic cause for her problem. She might be suffering from
a) trephination.
b) behavioral modification.
c) conversion hysteria.
d) psychoanalysis.
Answer: c
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
50. Medical history notes for a young woman with a skin rash refers to her "conflicting feelings about being physically close to her husband". Her physician seems to accept a _____ explanation for her illness.
a) psychosomatic
b) behavioristic
c) public health
d) humoral
Answer: a
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
51. Which of the following approaches would a specialist in behavioral medicine
be most likely to use in treating a chronic headache?
a) medicine
b) psychoanalysis
c) biofeedback
d) psychotherapy
Answer: c
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
52. The work on biofeedback by physiological psychologists has shown us that
a) even internal functions like heart rate and blood pressure can be controlled with psychological
methods.
b) the mind/body dichotomy really exists and can be measured.
c) psychoanalysis is effective in the treatment of high blood pressure.
d) biofeedback is an ineffective method of therapy.
Answer: a
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
53. Which of the following is the least likely to be studied by a modern health
psychologist?
a) why people do not use seat belts
b) how to design a media campaign to encourage healthful lifestyles
c) how patients are affected by characteristics of hospitals and nursing homes
d) how to differentiate organic symptoms from conversion hysteria
Answer: d
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
54. Which of the following is not an example of an indirect way that health
psychologists help patients?
a) Conducting research to discover information about lifestyles that affect health.
b) Providing therapy to a patient to assist in adjustment to a chronic illness.
c) Holding a training workshop for medical professionals regarding psychosocial characteristics
of patients.
d) Designing new behaviour change programs that will affect people’s health.
Answer: b
Section Reference: How the Role of Psychology has Emerged
55. Mei-Lin has lost the use of her legs after being in a biking accident. Her health psychologist is working with her to cognitively redefine the experience as a challenge rather than a disaster. This technique is classified as a(n) _____ method.
a) ineffective
b) cognitive