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Health psychology is the study of |
| | A) | psychological influences studying why some people stay healthy and others don't |
| | B) | interventions to help people stay healthy or become healthier |
| | C) | why some people respond to illness in healthy ways and others, when they become ill, do not behave healthily. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Currently health is defined as |
| | A) | it was in 1948 by the World Health Organization |
| | B) | a balance among physical, mental, and social well-being |
| | C) | achieving health in at least one stage of life development |
| | D) | being healthy even with bad health habits |
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In the historical development of the Mind-Body relationship, why did the mind and body become split during the Renaissance era? |
| | A) | Technology was developed that demonstrated that the mind was separate from the body. |
| | B) | Religion became the only definer of mind-body-spirit during this time. |
| | C) | Physicians would study and treat the body and philosophers and clergy would care for the mind |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which one is NOT a criticism of the original psychoanalytic and psychosomatic explanations of disorders and diseases? |
| | A) | The research had a number of methodological problems. |
| | B) | The research was too simplistic when it reported that one conflict or personality type was enough to cause diseases. |
| | C) | The researchers in these movements were badly mistaken, and all their work is being discredited today. |
| | D) | The research restricted the range of medical problems to psychological investigation. |
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Why should you study health psychology? |
| | A) | It could help you to understand the changes in health patterns in the US. |
| | B) | It could help you to understand chronic illnesses in your loved ones. |
| | C) | It could help you to change your behavior for a healthier and longer life. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Health psychology has been instrumental in developing |
| | A) | mainly short-term behavioral treatments. |
| | B) | recent focus on testing and personality components of diseases. |
| | C) | a variety of new techniques for health promoting behaviors and contributing to overall understanding of health compromising behaviors. |
| | D) | the use of randomized clinical trials. |
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The biopsychosocial model of health believes that |
| | A) | illness can be explained mainly on the basis of disordered cells and chemical imbalances. |
| | B) | illness and health can be explained by single-factor explanations, because it makes it easier for the public to understand |
| | C) | health and illness are influenced by a variety of factors other than reductionistic explanations |
| | D) | the mind and body are split and therefore ought to be studied with psychological and social issues separately from diseases. |
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Health psychologists might want to study |
| | A) | how one achieves health through attention to biological, psychological, and social needs. |
| | B) | how one achieves health mainly through the state of disease resistance on a cellular level. |
| | C) | where the next major treatment for viruses will come from. |
| | D) | the history of the biomedical model. |
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Health psychology is a growing field, with most jobs in |
| | A) | hospitals. |
| | B) | clinics. |
| | C) | research facilities. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The biopsychosocial model of health makes the relationship between patient and practitioner |
| | A) | not very relevant, because the practitioner knows all the techniques that the patient must learn to utilize. |
| | B) | not nearly as relevant as all the other team members from the clinic or hospital. |
| | C) | most important. since the patient is considered a team member in the decision-making processes. |
| | D) | about the same as the biomedical relationship. |
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