Question 1

​How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?

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A)   ​About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
B)   ​About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
C)   ​About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
D)   ​About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

​Business owner Bill is financially very rich and enjoys better health than his rich, but not very rich, peers. Research has discovered that this difference is most affected by

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A)   ​his social status as indicated by his level of income.
B)   ​his social status as indicated by his education level.
C)   ​his social status as indicated by his occupation level.
D)   ​his social status as indicated by his own perspective.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

​Before the development of health psychology, how was psychology involved in health?

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A. Psychology's involvement in health tr...

Question 4

​Many medical advances during the 19th century were prompted by the biomedical model that

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A)   ​emphasized emotional more than physical factors in disease.
B)   ​took the place of the Cartesian model for health and disease.
C)   ​led to a search for microscopic organisms that cause disease.
D)   ​promoted a holistic perspective regarding health and disease.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

​Trace the development of behavioral medicine and health psychology.

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A. Behavioral medicine
1. Has historica...

Question 6

In a 2013 interview, award-winning popular singer Linda Ronstadt told Dan Rather she could no longer sing, as she had lost that kind of control over her voice due to Parkinson's disease. Deaths caused by this diagnosis have been _______ in recent years.

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A)   fewer
B)   more
C)   equal
D)   noneE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

​What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?

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A)   ​People with high school educations die half as often as people with less education.
B)   ​People with college educations die less than half as often as high school graduates.
C)   ​People with college educations die half as often as those with less than high school.
D)   ​People with high school or college get the same benefit compared to those without.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

​In contrast to the biopsychosocial model, the biomedical model views health as

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A)   ​a positive condition.
B)   ​an incorporation of psychological and social factors.
C)   ​a result of a combination of factors such as genetics, beliefs, and stress.
D)   ​the absence of disease.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

​Sheldon Cohen's research on the common cold showcases that the ________ approach to understanding sickness and infection is inadequate.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​biopsychosocial
B)   ​biomedical
C)   ​psychological
D)   ​biochemicalE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Among various services that clinical health psychologists can deliver, which is the best example of one that involves conducting behavioral interventions?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Using biofeedback for pain management
B)   ​Increasing patient medication compliance
C)   ​Administering neuropsychological testing
D)   ​Therapy to help patients cope with illnessE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

​Which of these is correct about relationships between statistics for mortality rates and life expectancy?

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A)   ​Infant mortality rates decrease average life expectancy for the population more than adult or elderly mortality rates.
B)   ​Mortality rates increase as adults become older, but causes of death for the elderly are not higher than overall causes.
C)   ​Elderly mortality rates decrease average life expectancy for the population more than infant or child mortality rates.
D)   ​Although mortality rates are higher for elderly than younger adults, causes of death are similar for both groups.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which statement is most accurate about education and health?

Accepted Answer

A)   Education predicts both longevity and health, whereas intelligence does not.
B)   Educated people use good health habits, rather than avoid bad health habits.
C)   Educated people have more access to health information, and to health care.
D)   Education predicts not whom one associates with, but attitudes about health.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

​Of the following, which describes an acute disease?

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A)   ​Alberto was so sick from pneumonia that he had to be hospitalized.
B)   ​Brian had a heart attack; he now takes medication and is doing fine.
C)   ​Claudia had a minor stroke, but did not lose any mobility or speech.
D)   ​Donna was treated for a breast lump, and is pronounced cancer-free.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

​How has life expectancy in the U.S. changed from a century ago to today?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​It has risen to be more than 65% longer.
B)   ​It has increased to almost 35% longer.
C)   ​It has increased, but not significantly.
D)   ​It has exceeded 100 years of age.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Psychosomatic medicine sees physical illnesses as​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​including emotional and psychological factors.
B)   ​being attributable only to physiological causes.
C)   ​causing stress and subsequent organic illnesses.
D)   ​not real but imagined in some specific diseases.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

​Compared to historically, Americans today have

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A)   ​more control over their health, and most people exert that control.
B)   ​less control over their health, but many people utilize more of it.
C)   ​more control over their health, but many people do not utilize it.
D)   ​less control over their health, and cannot apply what they have.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

​Which of the following has been less influential than the others in raising our life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Better public sanitation
B)   ​Increased immunization
C)   ​New medical innovation
D)   ​More milk pasteurizationE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

​What do current death rate statistics resulting from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases reflect most about health and health care trends in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​A fall in healthy lifestyle behaviors
B)   ​A decrease in socioeconomic levels
C)   ​An increase in the aging population
D)   ​An increase in environmental toxinsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How do life expectancies today compare between Americans of European descent and Americans of African descent, and with people in other countries?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​The life expectancies for both these groups are essentially comparable.
B)   ​The life expectancies are considerably longer with African Americans.
C)   ​The life expectancies of both groups are longer than in other countries.
D)   ​The life expectancies are significantly longer for European Americans.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

​All of the following are factors in life expectancy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   ​age
B)   ​education
C)   ​ethnicity
D)   ​mother's personalityE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 1: Introducing Health Psychology

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Which statement is most accurate about education and health?

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​Before the development of health psychology, how was psychology involved in health?

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​All of the following are factors in life expectancy EXCEPT:

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​How has life expectancy in the U.S. changed from a century ago to today?

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​Compared to historically, Americans today have

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​Of the following, which describes an acute disease?

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​Which of these is correct about relationships between statistics for mortality rates and life expectancy?

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​What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?

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Psychosomatic medicine sees physical illnesses as​

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​In contrast to the biopsychosocial model, the biomedical model views health as

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In a 2013 interview, award-winning popular singer Linda Ronstadt told Dan Rather she could no longer sing, as she had lost that kind of control over her voice due to Parkinson's disease. Deaths caused by this diagnosis have been _______ in recent years.

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​Trace the development of behavioral medicine and health psychology.

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How do life expectancies today compare between Americans of European descent and Americans of African descent, and with people in other countries?​

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Among various services that clinical health psychologists can deliver, which is the best example of one that involves conducting behavioral interventions?​

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​Sheldon Cohen's research on the common cold showcases that the ________ approach to understanding sickness and infection is inadequate.

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​Which of the following has been less influential than the others in raising our life expectancy?

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​How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?

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​Many medical advances during the 19th century were prompted by the biomedical model that

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