Question 1

A researcher intervenes in the diet of one community and not in another and over time looks at the difference in the rates of heart disease between the two communities.This is an example of a(n) _____ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed-model
B)  retrospective
C)  correlational prospective
D)  experimental prospectiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

A prospective approach where the same people are observed at multiple points in time is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research.
B)  longitudinal research.
C)  cross-sectional research.
D)  quasi-experimental research.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

An experiment conducted by a health care practitioner to evaluate treatments or interventions and their effectiveness over time is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  retrospective design.
B)  prospective research.
C)  randomized clinical trial.
D)  correlational study.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The biomedical model maintains that

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A)  psychological and social processes are relevant to the disease process.
B)  disease results when the four humors or circulating fluids of the body are out of balance.
C)  health and illness are consequences of biological,psychological,and social factors.
D)  all illness can be explained on the basis of aberrant somatic bodily processes.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Correlational studies often have disadvantages over experiments because they are less adaptable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the context of psychosomatic medicine,Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander maintained that conflicts produce anxiety,which becomes unconscious and takes a physiological toll on the body via the

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiovascular system.
B)  autonomic nervous system.
C)  integumentary system.
D)  muscular system.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

_____ refers to the number of cases of a disease that exist at some given point in time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Morbidity
B)  Mortality
C)  Pathology
D)  EtiologyE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Behavioral interventions,particularly those that target risk factors such as diet or smoking,have contributed to the decline in the incidence of some diseases,especially

Accepted Answer

A)  Addison's disease.
B)  autoimmune thyroid disease.
C)  coronary heart disease.
D)  undifferentiated connective tissue disease.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The belief that profiles of particular disorders are caused by emotional conflicts is propagated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of biophysics.
B)  field of psychosomatic medicine.
C)  biomedical model.
D)  tools of neuroscience.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Meta-analysis is a powerful methodological tool because

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A)  it uses a broad array of diverse evidence to reach conclusions.
B)  it attempts to reconstruct conditions that led to a current situation.
C)  it analyzes how a relationship between two variables changes over time.
D)  it measures whether a change in one variable corresponds with changes in another variable.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The _____ approach is used to remedy some of the problems with correlational research.

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective
B)  cross-sectional
C)  meta-analytic
D)  retrospectiveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Most of the research in health psychology is guided by

Accepted Answer

A)  practical problems.
B)  proven theory.
C)  unproven hypothesis.
D)  clinical trials.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  health promotion and maintenance.
B)  prevention and treatment of illness.
C)  the etiology and correlates of health,illness,and dysfunction.
D)  the health care system and the formulation of health policy.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Acute disorders are

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A)  short-term illnesses that are usually amenable to cure.
B)  typically co-managed by the patient and the practitioner.
C)  the major causes of death and illness in the United States.
D)  slowly developing diseases with which people live for many years.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following happens in a randomized clinical trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  A target treatment is compared against an organically inert treatment.
B)  It is difficult to determine the direction of causality unambiguously.
C)  The same people are observed at multiple points in time.
D)  Researchers attempt to reconstruct the conditions that led to a current situation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Describe the biopsychosocial and biomedical models.Explain the advantages of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about the biomedical model?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on behaviors that promote health rather than emphasizing illness over health.
B)  It recognizes social and psychological processes as powerful influences over bodily estates.
C)  It assumes that psychological and social processes are largely relevant to the disease process.
D)  It reduces illness to low-level processes such as disordered cells and chemical imbalances.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The number of deaths due to a particular cause is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide.
B)  obliteration.
C)  mortality.
D)  morbidity.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

A _____ is responsible for assessing where patients go once they are discharged from a medical setting.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical therapist
B)  dietician
C)  social worker
D)  nurse practitionerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following best defines health psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  using psychological theories and principles to tackle problems in the areas of mental health,education,product design,ergonomics,and law
B)  understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy,why they become ill,and how they respond when they get ill
C)  applying the principles of biology in order to study the anatomy of a human being
D)  diagnosing,preventing,and treating a disease without including the option of surgeryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: What Is Health Psychology

The belief that profiles of particular disorders are caused by emotional conflicts is propagated by the

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Which of the following best defines health psychology?

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Meta-analysis is a powerful methodological tool because

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A researcher intervenes in the diet of one community and not in another and over time looks at the difference in the rates of heart disease between the two communities.This is an example of a(n) _____ study.

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The number of deaths due to a particular cause is known as

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Describe the biopsychosocial and biomedical models.Explain the advantages of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model.

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In the context of psychosomatic medicine,Flanders Dunbar and Franz Alexander maintained that conflicts produce anxiety,which becomes unconscious and takes a physiological toll on the body via the

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Which of the following happens in a randomized clinical trial?

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A prospective approach where the same people are observed at multiple points in time is known as

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Behavioral interventions,particularly those that target risk factors such as diet or smoking,have contributed to the decline in the incidence of some diseases,especially

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Which of the following statements is true about the biomedical model?

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The _____ approach is used to remedy some of the problems with correlational research.

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_____ refers to the number of cases of a disease that exist at some given point in time.

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Correlational studies often have disadvantages over experiments because they are less adaptable.

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A health psychologist who designs a media campaign to get people to improve their diets focuses on

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Most of the research in health psychology is guided by

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The biomedical model maintains that

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An experiment conducted by a health care practitioner to evaluate treatments or interventions and their effectiveness over time is called a

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