Exam 1

Question 1

What is health psychology?

Answer 1

Field developed to understand psychological influences on people, how people stay healthy, why they become ill and how they respond when they get ill

Question 2

What is morbidity

Answer 2

having a specific illness or a condition

Question 3

Example of morbidity

Answer 3

I have narcolepsy

Question 4

What is mortality

Answer 4

the number of deaths related to a specific cause

Question 5

Example of mortality

Answer 5

The rate at which people die of cardiovascular diseases

Question 6

What is psychosomatic?

Answer 6

the mind influencing physical health

Question 7

Example of psychosomatic

Answer 7

Getting a stomach ache when you feel nervous

Question 8

What are incidence rates

Answer 8

the frequency of new cases during a given time

Question 9

Example of incidence rates

Answer 9

Covid and new cases of people having it

Question 10

What is etiology

Answer 10

origins or cause of illness, the focus is on behavioral and social causes

Question 11

How did ancient greeks see health as

Answer 11

Humoral Theory of illness, disease resulted when for humors (circulating fluids) were out of balance

Question 12

How did people in the middle ages see health as

Answer 12

Disease was a punishment from god

Question 13

How did people during the renaissance see health

Answer 13

There was enhanced scientific knowledge and assessment on sick individuals

Question 14

What is the biomedical model

Answer 14

the model assumes psychological/social processes are largely irrelevant to disease process (western idea)

Question 15

What is the biopsychosocial model and what does it say about health

Answer 15

Health and illness are consequences of the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors

Question 16

Parts of the nervous system

Answer 16

Two branches- central and peripheral

Question 17

What is in the central nervous system, and what does it do

Answer 17

The brain, and spinal cord. It controls involuntary movement

Question 18

What is the peripheral nervous system, and what does it control

Answer 18

The somatic nervous system, this controls voluntary movement

Question 19

What does the medulla do

Answer 19

regulates heart rate, blood pressure and respiration

Question 20

what does the cerebellum control

Answer 20

coordinated voluntary muscle movement

Question 21

what does the thalamus control

Answer 21

sensory information

Question 22

what does the hypothalamus control

Answer 22

emotional functioning

Question 23

what does the cerebral corext control

Answer 23

motor functioning

Question 24

what does the limbic system do

Answer 24

it plays a role in stress and emotional response

Question 25

what does the amygdala control

Answer 25

emotion/detection of threat

Question 26

what does the hippocampus control

Answer 26

the detection of emotionally charged memories

Question 27

What makes up the endocrine system

Answer 27

hypothalamus, pituitary glands, adrenal glands, thyroid glands, ovaries and testis

Question 28

what are the parts of blood

Answer 28

plasma, platelets

Question 29

What is the respiratory system

Answer 29

two parts, upper and lower. Above shoulders is upper and below shoulders is lower

Question 30

what are the functions of the digestive system

Answer 30

digest food, small intestine breaks down proteins, large intestine stores food residue and helps reabsorb water

Question 31

What does the immune system do

Answer 31

fights infections

Question 32

What are B cells

Answer 32

immunity by the production and secretion of antibodies

Question 33

What are T cells

Answer 33

kill invading organisms and infected cells

Question 34

what is the leading cause of death

Answer 34

heart disease

Question 35

what are health behaviors

Answer 35

undertaken by people to enhance or maintain their health

Question 36

what are health habits

Answer 36

healthy behavior that is firmly established and performed automatically without awareness

Question 37

what are the components of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Answer 37

attitudes toward the specific action, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control

Question 38

be able to identify the main idea of Self-determination Theory

Answer 38

that it builds on the idea that people are actively motivated to pursue their goals

Question 39

What are the two components of the Self-determination Theory

Answer 39

autonomous: free will and choice
Perceived competence: efficacy

Question 40

what are the three cognitive-behavioral approaches to health

Answer 40

self monitoring, charting behavior, and stimulus control

Question 41

what is the trans-theoretical model of behavior change

Answer 41

precontemplation: no intention to change behavior
contemplation: aware of the problem
preparation: intention to change develops
action: modify behavior
maintenance: work to prevent relapse

Question 42

what consists of an aerobic exercise

Answer 42

high intensity, long duration and endurance exercise, should do at least 2.5-5 hours a week

Question 43

what are the main causes of death in children and the elderly. how do you prevent them

Answer 43

falls and poisons
install safety catches and gates, place poison out of reach

Question 44

why is diet important to health

Answer 44

it is a controllable factor for many leading causes of death, 1/3 of cancer deaths are related to unhealthy diet and insufficient physical activity