health psych module questions

Question 1

adjustment to chronic illness and the control of pain
are topics that would more likely be of interest to
a specialist in _____________________________
_______________________ rather than a health psychologist.

Answer 1

behavioral medicine specialist

Question 2

With respect to health, which of the following is not a major 
behavioural risk factor?
a. overexercise 
b. cigarette smoking 
c. stress 
d. high blood pressure

Answer 2

a

Question 3

lifestyle diseases related to just six behaviours account for
70 percent of all medical costs. the behaviours are smoking,
alcohol abuse, drug abuse, poor diet, insufficient exercise, and
a. driving too fast
b. excessive sun
exposure
c. unsafe sex
d. exposure to
toxins

Answer 3

c

Question 4

the first signs of psychosomatic disorders begin to appear 
during the stage of
a. alarm 
b. exhaustion 
c. resistance 
d. appraisal

Answer 4

c

Question 5

The SrrS appears to predict long-range changes in health,
whereas the frequency and severity of daily microstressors is
closely related to immediate ratings of health. T or F?

Answer 5

t

Question 6

stress is always better dealt with through problem-focused

coping? T or F?

Answer 6

f

Question 7

the tendency to protect oneself from an unpleasant reality by
refusing to accept it defines the defence mechanism of
a. compensation
b. repression
c. denial
d. sublimation

Answer 7

c

Question 8

learned helplessness tends to occur when events appear to be

a. frustrating
b. in conflict
c. uncontrollable
d. problem focused

Answer 8

c

Question 9

Depression in humans is similar to ____________________
_______________________________ observed in animal
experiments

Answer 9

learned helplessness

Question 10

students taking stressful final exams are more susceptible to the
cold virus, a pattern best explained by the concept of
a. the disease-prone personality
b. psychoneuroimmunology
c. emotion-focused coping
d. reaction formation

Answer 10

b

Question 11

ulcers, migraine headaches, and hypochondria frequently are

psychosomatic disorders. T or F?

Answer 11

f- hypochondria and psychosomatic disorders are very dif

Question 12

two major elements of biofeedback training appear to be

relaxation and self-regulation. T or F?

Answer 12

t

Question 13

a sense of commitment, challenge, and control characterizes

the hardy personality. T or F?

Answer 13

t