Multiple Choice Flashcards
Which are likely to be potent social determinants of health?
a) unemployment
b) social exclusion
c) poverty
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
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
d) locus of control
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
b) social learning theory
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
c) watching a movie
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
b) social determinants of health
Theory that behaviour is driven by the unconscious mind is known as:
a) psychoanalytic
b) behavioural
c) cognitivism
d) holistic
a) psychoanalytic
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
a) cognitive behavioural
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
a) the process that enables individuals and communities enhance their control upon health determinants and improve their health
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
d) all of the above
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
a) preventing illness before it occurs
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
d) all of the above
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
c) actions that improve or weaken an individuals health
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
c) classical, operant and social
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
a) people move forward through stages of change
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
b) genuineness
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
c) loss
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
b) collaborative
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
a) the health belief model
Pain that has come from injury or pathology in somatic or visceral structures is called:
a) neuropathic
b) acute
c) nociceptive
d) chronic
c) nociceptive
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
a) congenital analgesia
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
b) secondary loss
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
a) wordens four tasks of mourning
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
b) they do not stereotype their patients
Psychological approaches to pain management include:
a) providing information and education
b) distraction from the pain
c) self-hypnosis
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
