pschology exam Flashcards

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which of the following is not a stressor
A. attending a work interview 
B. Winning the lottery
C. Watching a movie
D. Self Talk
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which of the following is not a stressor

C. Watching a movie

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Stress and health can be viewed as
A. Stimulus, response and consequence
B. Stimulus and response
C. response, stimulus, process 
D. none of the above
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Stress and health can be viewed as

C. response, stimulus, process

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Common physical symptoms of stress are
A. Shaking
B. Dry mouth palpitations and insomnia
C. Dry mouth, palpitations, appetite changes and insomnia
D. sweating
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Common physical symptoms of stress are

C. Dry mouth, palpitations, appetite changes and insomnia

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The activation of the endocrine system upon stress results in:
A. Elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate and dilated pupils
B. Elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, diverted blood supply and dilated pupils
C. The secretion of cortisol
D. The secretion of catecholamines

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The activation of the endocrine system upon stress results in:

C. The secretion of cortisol

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The two Whitehall studies found that:
A. Members of parliament in the U smoked more because of stress
B. Members of parliament in the UK were stressed
C. low control over work predicted heart disease
D. Higher status civil servants had more heart disease

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The two Whitehall studies found that:

C. low control over work predicted heart disease

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6. What is a phase of the GAS (general adaption syndrome)
A. resistance 
B. Exhaustion
C. Alarm reaction
D. All the above
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  1. What is a phase of the GAS (general adaption syndrome)

D. All the above

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What is a limitation of Hans Selye’s work on stress?
A. He did not consider burnout
B. He ignored disease models
C. He did not include anticipated or imagined threats
D. He did not come up with anti-vaccine

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What is a limitation of Hans Selye’s work on stress?

C. He did not include anticipated or imagined threats

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What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
A. Catecholamines increase upon immediate stress
B. Cortisol increase upon immediate stress
C. Arousal and performance relate in a U-curve
D. Arousal and stress relate in a U-curve

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What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

C. Arousal and performance relate in a U-curve

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Which of the following areas can have protective functions
A. Genetic 
B. Political events
C. Community events
D. All of the above
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Which of the following areas can have protective functions

D. All of the above

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In the 1970s, health promotion initiatives included
A. Health education and counselling regarding lifestyle changes
B. Illness prevention
C. Lifestyle education such as stress as stress management
D. All of the above

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In the 1970s, health promotion initiatives included

D. All of the above

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In the 1980s, what became important in health promotion?
A. Changing the societal and political environment
B. Social marketing methods
C. More intuitive counselling for lifestyle
D. Personal trainers for lifestyle

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In the 1980s, what became important in health promotion?

A. Changing the societal and political environment

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Population interventions are referred to as:
A. Upstream
B. Midstream
C. Downstream
D. none of the above
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Population interventions are referred to as:

A. Upstream

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If we were to ban the growing and sale of tobacco using government policy, this would be referred to as:
A. Upstream
B. Midstream
C. Downstream
D. none of the above
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If we were to ban the growing and sale of tobacco using government policy, this would be referred to as:
A. Upstream

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Going to your GP when you are sick refers to \_\_\_\_ intervention
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None of the above
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Going to your GP when you are sick refers to ____ intervention

B. Secondary

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Finding ways to help care for MS sufferers refers to \_\_\_ intervention
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None of the above
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Finding ways to help care for MS sufferers refers to ___ intervention

C. Tertiary

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Most but not all tertiary interventions are:
A. Upstream
B. Midstream
C. Downstream
D. none of the above
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Most but not all tertiary interventions are:

C. Downstream

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Why is behaviour as important as diseases for health professionals?
A. Because behaviours can lead to diseases and also lead to improvements in diseases
B. Because behaviour causes disease
C. Because we can change it but we cannot change disease
D. Because it provides more employment for health professionals

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Why is behaviour as important as diseases for health professionals?
A. Because behaviours can lead to diseases and also lead to improvements in diseases

18
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Which is not one of the main theories of psychology

A. Pan-theoretic behaviour change
B. Behavioural and learning theories
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Health belief model

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Which is not one of the main theories of psychology

A. Pan-theoretic behaviour change

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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 classical conditioning

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The three major learning/conditioning theories in psychology are

D. classical, operant and classical conditioning

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What are the three components of a behavioral change program?

A. Stop, look, listen
B. Finding the antecedents, watching the behaviour and noting the consequences
C. Noting the antecedents, watching the behaviour and finding the consequences
D. Selecting the target behaviour, identifying the current contingencies, and measuring and recording behaviour.

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What are the three components of a behavioral change program?

D. Selecting the target behaviour, identifying the current contingencies, and measuring and recording behaviour.

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Cognitive theories propose:
A. Other people’s behaviour is guided by what we think of them
B. Our behaviour is guided by what people think about us
C. We are not affected by things but by our perceptions of things
D. Our cognitive processes affect our thinking

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Cognitive theories propose:

C. We are not affected by things but by our perceptions of things