Health psychology

Question 1

Around 25% of women undergoing genetic testing for breast cancer report:

Answer 1

1. high levels of anxiety and intrusive thoughts about the potential consequences of testing
2. constant/frequent worrying about risk of getting cancer
3. many partners report same / higher anxiety levels

Question 2

The Shared Decision-Making framework suggests three stages:

Answer 2

1. Information exchange stage
2. Deliberation stage (mutually deliberate on treatment options and reach consensus on the preferred treatment option)
3. Decision stage (agree on a plan to be implemented)

Question 3

The _________ has ultimate authority over the final decision

Answer 3

patient

Question 4

The goal of palliative care is to…

Answer 4

ease suffering, not prolong life

Question 5

rigorous scientific studies show ________ between positive thinking and cancer survival

Answer 5

no correlation