Health Psychology 10th Edition by Taylor – Test Bank

Examination Bank for Health PsycholTogy 10th Edition by Taylor

ISBN 978-1-259-87047-7 MHID 1-259-87047-2

Chapter 01
Understanding Health Psychology

1. Which of the subsequent best describes health psychology?
A. applying psychological theories and concepts to address issues in the fields of mental wellness, education, product design, ergonomics, and regulation
B. comprehending the psychological impacts on how individuals maintain well-being, why they become unwell, and their responses when they become unwell
C. utilizing biological principles to study human anatomy
D. diagnosing, preventing, and treating a condition without considering surgical intervention

2. A health psychologist who devises a media campaign to encourage individuals to enhance their dietary habits focuses on
A. health promotion and preservation.
B. prevention and management of disease.
C. the causes and associations of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the healthcare structure and health policy formulation.

3. Concerning the psychological facets of preventing and managing disease, health psychologists who assist individuals already dealing with illness concentrate on
A. altering their physical activity routines.
B. aiding them in adhering to their treatment regimen.
C. formulating guidelines for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
D. advising individuals on less stressful career paths.

4. A health psychologist who is interested in the behavioral and societal factors contributing to illness focuses on
A. health promotion and preservation.
B. the prevention and management of disease.
C. the causes and associations of health, illness, and dysfunction.
D. the healthcare structure and health policy formulation.

5. _____ pertains to the origins or reasons for illness.
A. Etiology
B. Epidemiology
C. Oncology
D. Pathology

6. What do health psychologists study to evaluate the healthcare system and shape health policies?
A. categorization of highly stressful occupations that could negatively impact individuals’ health
B. exercise patterns and dietary measures that promote positive behaviors and foster a healthy lifestyle
C. the behavioral and societal factors influencing health, illness, and dysfunction such as alcohol consumption and smoking
D. the influence of hospitals and physicians on individuals’ behaviors to provide recommendations for enhancing healthcare

7. According to the humoral theory of illness, disease occurs when
A. God penalizes one for misdeeds.
B. malevolent spirits invade a body.
C. bodily fluids are unbalanced.
D. there is a cellular malfunction.

8. Each of the four humors has been linked to different personality types, with blood associated with
A. a relaxed lifestyle.
B. an irate temperament.
C. melancholy.
D. a fervent disposition.

9. In the humoral theory of illness, yellow bile is recognized to be linked with
A. a relaxed lifestyle.
B. an irate temperament.
C. melancholy.
D. a fervent disposition.

10. According to the humoral theory of illness, black bile is connected to
A. an irate temperament.
B. a fervent disposition.
C. melancholy.
D. a relaxed lifestyle.

11. The _____ model presupposes a mind-body dichotomy for understanding illness.
A. commonsense
B. health belief
C. biopsychosocial
D. biomedical

12. The humoral theory of illness was supplanted by the discipline of _____ during the Renaissance.
A. biotechnology
B. organic chemistry
C. molecular biology
D. cellular pathology

13. The biomedical model asserts that
A. mental and societal processes correlate with the disease progression.
B. illness ensues when the four humors or body fluids are out of equilibrium.
C. health and illness stem from biological, psychological, and societal elements.
D. all illness can be elucidated based on aberrant bodily processes.

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14. Sigmund Freud characterized _____ as a specific subconscious conflict causing physical disturbances and mirroring repressed mental disputes.
A. etiology
B. conversion hysteria
C. chronic illness
D. epidemiology

15. In the realm of psychosomatic medicine, Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander contended that conflicts lead to anxiety, which becomes subconscious and exerts a physiological toll on the body through the
A. cardiovascular system.
B. autonomic nervous system.
C. integumentary system.
D. muscular system.

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16. According to Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander’s work in psychosomatic medicine, which of the following ailments were believed to have psychosomatic origins?
A. colitis
B. tuberculosis
C. diphtheria
D. diabetes

17. The notion that certain ailments profiles are triggered by emotional conflicts is advocated by the
A. theory of biophysics.
B. domain of psychosomatic medicine.
C. biomedical model.
D. tools of neuroscience.

18. Which of these statements is accurate regarding the biomedical model?
A. It prioritizes behaviors promoting health instead of emphasizing illness over health.
B. It acknowledges the potent sway of social and psychological processes on bodily conditions.
C. It posits that mental and societal processes largely associate with the disease progress.
D. It reduces illness to fundamental processes like disordered cells and chemical imbalances.

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19. Per the biopsychosocial model, what is a macro-level process that consistently interacts with micro-level processes to impact health, illness, and their trajectory?
A. cellular irregularities
B. chemical imbalances
C. despondency
D. social withdrawal

20. What does the biopsychosocial model stress?
A. Emotional conflict is adequate to generate specific ailments.
B. Certain biological conditions can be consistently linked to particular personality types.
C. Some ailments are apt for medical treatment; yet, others are better treated using psychotherapy.
D. Optimal health is attained through addressing biological, psychological, and social requisites.

21. What is a characteristic of an acute disorder?
A. It can only be managed, not cured.
B. It is currently the primary contributor to disability and mortality.
C. It typically arises due to a virus or bacteria.
D. It is commonly a prolonged ailment.

22. Acute disorders are
A. transient maladies typically responsive to treatment.
B. usually managed collaboratively by the patient and practitioner.
C. the foremost causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States.
D. slowly developing illnesses with which individuals live for many years.

23. _____ is an instance of a chronic ailment prevalent in industrialized nations.
A. Influenza
B. Pneumonia
C. Cancer
D. Tuberculosis