Multiple Choice

Question 1

Which are likely to be potent social determinants of health?

a) unemployment
b) social exclusion
c) poverty
d) all of the above

Answer 1

d) all of the above

Question 2

An individuals beliefs as to whether outcomes or events in their life are brought about by themselves (internally) or through others (externally) is called?

a) personality
b) resilience
c) self-efficacy
d) locus of control

Answer 2

d) locus of control

Question 3

Which theory emphasises the importance of people learning by modelling what others do?

a) operant conditioning
b) social learning theory
c) health belief model
d) classical belief model

Answer 3

b) social learning theory

Question 4

Which of the following is not a stressor?

a) attending a work interview
b) getting stuck in a traffic jam
c) watching a movie
d) arriving late for an appointment

Answer 4

c) watching a movie

Question 5

The social gradient, stress, early life experiences, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction, food and transport have been identified by the WHO as the top 10:

a) causes of alcoholism
b) social determinants of health
c) components of life
d) personality traits influencing health

Answer 5

b) social determinants of health

Question 6

Theory that behaviour is driven by the unconscious mind is known as:

a) psychoanalytic
b) behavioural
c) cognitivism
d) holistic

Answer 6

a) psychoanalytic

Question 7

The convergence of interests between behavioural and cognitive model psychology is called what type of psychology approach?

a) cognitive behavioural
b) sociological
c) hans theory
d) eclectic

Answer 7

a) cognitive behavioural

Question 8

What is health promotion?

a) the process that enables individuals and communities enhance their control upon health determinants and improve their health
b) educational promotions that focus on health
c) making people aim for optimal health
d) running big health shows

Answer 8

a) the process that enables individuals and communities enhance their control upon health determinants and improve their health

Question 9

Problems with patients adhering to medical advice suggest the need for :

a) individualising treatment aims
b) improved patient education
c) better communication between patient and health professional
d) all of the above

Answer 9

d) all of the above

Question 10

Primary prevention refers to:

a) preventing illness before it occurs
b) treating illness after it has occurred
c) dealing with illness when it cannot be reversed
d) none of the above

Answer 10

a) preventing illness before it occurs

Question 11

The reduction in tobacco use over time is due to:

a) legislation
b) health education in schools and social marketing
c) access to QUIT programs
d) all of the above

Answer 11

d) all of the above

Question 12

What are health behaviours?

a) actions that improve an individuals health
b) actions that improve peoples health and their healthy lifestyles
c) actions that improve or weaken an individuals health
d) going for a 30 minute walk every day

Answer 12

c) actions that improve or weaken an individuals health

Question 13

The three major learning/conditioning theories in psychology are:

a) classical, operant and consequential
b) classical, baroque and social
c) classical, operant and behavioural
d) classical, operant and social

Answer 13

c) classical, operant and social

Question 14

The main addition of the transtheoretical model of behavioural change to other models is:

a) people move forward through stages of change
b) it includes all the other theories within it
c) it includes psychoanalytical theory
d) all of the above

Answer 14

a) people move forward through stages of change

Question 15

When a persons non-verbal behaviour is consistent with their inner thoughts and feelings, it is a description of:

a) empathy
b) genuineness
c) acceptance
d) sensitivity

Answer 15

b) genuineness

Question 16

A reduction in a persons resources, whether personal, material or symbolic, to which the person was emotionally attached, is the definition of:

a) resource reduction
b) grief
c) loss
d) none of the above

Answer 16

c) loss

Question 17

A shared relationship where the health professional and patient share some degree of responsibility for treatment outcome is sometimes referred to as:

a) legally binding
b) collaborative
c) both of the above
d) none of the above

Answer 17

b) collaborative

Question 18

A persons motivation to engage in healthy behaviours depends on how severe they see their problem and how susceptible they perceive themselves to be. this is know as:

a) the health belief model
b) the transtheoretical model
c) motivational health therapy
d) adherence

Answer 18

a) the health belief model

Question 19

Pain that has come from injury or pathology in somatic or visceral structures is called:

a) neuropathic
b) acute
c) nociceptive
d) chronic

Answer 19

c) nociceptive

Question 20

The condition in which people are born without the ability to feel pain and therefore, have no automatic warning system of injury is called:

a) congenital analgesia
b) episodic analgesia
c) phantom limb pain
d) nociception

Answer 20

a) congenital analgesia

Question 21

Becoming unemployed and experiencing financial stress and family difficulties as a result of a chronic health condition are referred to as:

a) inconvenient
b) secondary loss
c) chronic stress
d) all of the above

Answer 21

b) secondary loss

Question 22

To accept the reality of the loss, to work through the pain and grief, to adjust to an environment in which the lost person or thing is missing and to emotionally relocate the lost person or thing and move on with life. these are:

a) wordens four tasks of mourning
b) the grief process
c) disenfranchised loss
d) weenolsens five levels of loss

Answer 22

a) wordens four tasks of mourning

Question 23

Although health care providers may need to be aware or cultural issues influencing pain and pain management of their patients, healthcare providers also need to ensure that:

a) pain medication is locked in secure cabinets
b) they do not stereotype their patients
c) their office is painted appropriate colours
d) none of the above

Answer 23

b) they do not stereotype their patients

Question 24

Psychological approaches to pain management include:

a) providing information and education
b) distraction from the pain
c) self-hypnosis
d) all of the above

Answer 24

d) all of the above