Faculty Exam

Question 1

3-fold definition of medical psychology

Answer 1

Study of behaviors, cognitions and motivations relating to physical and mental health

Question 2

Patients usually think of disease when they see a hospital.

Answer 2

Associationism

Question 3

Psychology is considered in its role in adapting to new environments.

Answer 3

Functionalism

Question 4

When superiors are observing, an inexperienced doctor is likely to make more mistakes in the ER where an experienced doctor is likely to make less mistakes.

Answer 4

Social facilitation

Question 5

People undergoing chemotherapy start to feel side effects when pulling into the hospital parking lot.

Answer 5

Classical conditioning

Question 6

A doctor should examine a patient and observe test results before looking at the notes from previous physicians.

Answer 6

Group dynamics

Question 7

People choose not to go to the dentist because having their teeth drilled into is uncomfortable.

Answer 7

Operant conditioning

Question 8

People’s best friends are more likely to be in their cul-de-sac. Hospitals are organized so all levels of healthcare interact with each other.

Answer 8

Informal social communication

Question 9

This is why med students tend to set a higher standard for themselves when they begin classes.

Answer 9

Social comparison

Question 10

Support groups for people with cancer in the hospital.

Answer 10

Affiliation

Question 11

It is important for doctors to recognize wounded warriors as individuals and members of a team.

Answer 11

Individuation and deindividuation

Question 12

A doctor you respect is dismissive towards an annoying patient. You do the same.

Answer 12

Social learning theory.

Question 13

A soldier thinks, “Only people who are weak need mental healthcare. I’m not weak. I don’t need mental healthcare.”

Answer 13

Cognitive dissonance

Question 14

You are more likely to help a broken-down car on a country road than on the 495.

Answer 14

Social loafing

Question 15

Used to determine if a patient is obese due to laziness or lack of access to healthy food.

Answer 15

Attribution

Question 16

Persuading a target audience with counter-arguments, credibility, repetition, non-verbal communication, primacy and recency.

Answer 16

Attitude formation and change.

Question 17

People tend to overvalue immediate rewards and undervalue delayed rewards.

Answer 17

Behavioral economics

Question 18

Benefits of transmission radiography

Answer 18

Low dose, fast, high resolution images

Question 19

Drawbacks of transmission radiography

Answer 19

Need 2 views, can’t see behind structures

Question 20

Benefits of CT

Answer 20

High resolution, fast, can see behind structures

Question 21

Drawbacks of CT

Answer 21

Limited soft tissue contrast and higher patient dose

Question 22

Most common radioisotope

Answer 22

Tc99m

Question 23

Benefits of Nuclear Medicine

Answer 23

Extremely sensitive

Question 24

Drawbacks of Nuclear Medicine

Answer 24

Patient dose, requires CT, limited resolution

Question 25

How is a signal detected in PET imaging?

Answer 25

A positron and electron annihilate each other and 2 photons are released in opposite directions. Photons are recorded by a sensor.

Question 26

Benefits of PET imaging

Answer 26

Highly specific and functional

Question 27

Drawbacks of PET imaging

Answer 27

Patient dose, requires CT, limited resolution, expensive

Question 28

T1-weighted MRI

Answer 28

Water is darker and fat is brighter

Question 29

T2-weighted MRI

Answer 29

Water is lighter and fat is darker

Question 30

Benefits of MRI

Answer 30

Excellent soft tissue contrast, high resolution, images with varying contrast and no ionizing radiation

Question 31

Drawbacks of MRI

Answer 31

Expensive, time, metal and low molecular imaging

Question 32

3 types of leadership

Answer 32

Authoritarian, Laissez Faire, Democratic

Question 33

This is the reason sound is measured in log increments.

Answer 33

Psychophysics. We perceive the stimulus differently at different levels.

Question 34

Modern assembly line’s impact on psychology

Answer 34

Psychology’s purpose is to perceive, conceive, distinguish, remember and finally shorten reaction time

Question 35

People are more likely to remember the 1st and last note of a song.

Answer 35

Primacy and recency

Question 36

System 1 memory

Answer 36

Thinking fast

Question 37

System 2 membory

Answer 37

Thinking slow

Question 38

Our actions motivate us to fulfill our need to fulfill.

Answer 38

Drive theory

Question 39

A good pat on the back increases behavior repetition

Answer 39

Reinforcement theory

Question 40

Motivations based on goals in our psychological world drives our actions

Answer 40

Field theory

Question 41

People are more likely to engage in a behavior if they are rewarded prior to engaging in it.

Answer 41

Incentive theory

Question 42

People with these disorders manipulate and exploit others.

Answer 42

Anti-social personality disorders

Question 43

People with these disorders overreact to draw attention to themselves

Answer 43

Histronic personality disorders

Question 44

Steps to resolving an ethical dilemma

Answer 44

1. Recognize it exists 2. Determine what questions to ask 3. Determine what decisions should be made 4. Imagine cases that could involve your similar dilemma 5. How can this be prevented in the future 6. Do I have any personal experiences that influenced my analysis 7. Assess how your decision will affect your doctor-patient relationships

Question 45

When you encounter an ethical dilemma, you find two cases at each end of the spectrum and compare the consequences in your analysis of your decision.

Answer 45

Casuistry

Question 46

A patient doesn’t believe a doctor when he tells her the test results are fine but does not look at her while doing so.

Answer 46

Care perspective

Question 47

Getting to know your patient is essential in making a correct ethical decision.

Answer 47

Narrative ethics

Question 48

Making sure a nurse is taken care of while performing an abortion.

Answer 48

Feminist ethics. Focuses on people involved in, but not at the center of the decision.