2. Health compromising behaviors are commonly seen in people from
Correct : C. low class
3. Alcohol consumption has been linked to
Correct : D. all of the above
4. A strong need or urge to drink is
Correct : A. craving
5. The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect is;
Correct : D. tolerance
6. Not being able to stop drinking once drinking has begun is;
Correct : B. loss of control
7. Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety after
stopping drinking is;
Correct : A. dependence
8. Wheezing is caused by;
Correct : B. smoking
9. Enjoyment of sexual relation without exploitation, oppression or abuse
Correct : A. healthy sex
10. sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the exposure of your
genitals to an unsuspecting stranger
Correct : C. exhibitionism
11. sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the use of objects of
some kind, such as women's underwear
Correct : D. fetishism
12. sexual urges or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting
person
Correct : A. frotteurism
13. wishing we had something that another person has known as
Correct : C. envy
14. Endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head
Correct : B. self-talk
15. Approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way is
Correct : C. positive thinking
16. What was designed as a path to spiritual enlightenment?
Correct : B. yoga
17. A network of family, friends, neighbors, and community members that is
available in times of need to give psychological, physical, and financial help
Correct : A. social support
18. Benefit of social support network
Correct : D. all of these
19. An example for a community for people with specific illness where they could
share their issues and get clarified with treatment
Correct : C. heaalthyheart.com
20. Best way to find a good listener
Correct : B. be a good listener yourself
21. Example of skillful communication
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
22. Goals of current doctor-patient communication?
Correct : D. all of these
23. Which one given below is the central clinical function?
Correct : A. effective doctor-patient communication
24. Which one is the most powerful ways of providing support to patient?
Correct : B. empathy
25. A reciprocal and dynamic relationship, involving the two way exchange of
information
Correct : A. collaborative communication
26. Any event or circumstance that strains or exceeds an individual ability to deal with
a problem
Correct : A. stress
27. Situations and pressure that cause stress are known as ………..?
Correct : A. stressor
28. Coping mechanism involved when a person use alternative activities to take
one’s mind off a problem by day dreaming and escaping through sleep?
Correct : B. mental disengagement
29. An example of dysfunctional coping?
Correct : B. behavioral disengagement
30. Which type of coping mechanism is involved when person use the method of
holding on doing things till the right time approach?
Correct : C. restraint coping
31. Doing something constructive to solve the problem
Correct : B. problem focused coping
32. ……………is a problem focused coping method?
Correct : C. acceptance
33. ……………………is an emotion focused coping method?
Correct : C. social support for emotional reason
34. Which one is an example of internal cause of stress?
Correct : B. worry
35. An example of physical signs of stress?
Correct : A. difficulty in sleeping
36. An example of behavioral signs of stress?
Correct : B. compulsive eating
37. Which one is external causes of stress
Correct : D. financial problems
38. coping response, in that a person who accepts the reality of a stressful situation is
known as
Correct : C. acceptance,
39. Which of these is not a definition of health?
Correct : C. Health means not seeing a doctor
40. Which of these things is health psychology concerned with?
Correct : D. All of the above
41. Which of these is not an example of a health behaviour?
Correct : A. Smoking
42. Which of the following guidelines must be adhered to in treating a child suffering from chronic illness?
Correct : C. Making the child\s family participation in the illness and treatment process mandatory.
43. Which of these is not an element of the Health Belief Model?
Correct : C. Cure
44. Which of these is a stage in the Stages of Change Model?
Correct : B. Contemplation
45. What does the term 'mortality' refer to?
Correct : A. Death
46. Which law relates to a person's right to choose whether they want treatment or not?
Correct : C. The Mental Capacity Act 2005
47. Why is it important to pharmacists that research is carried out in a rigorous way?
Correct : A. So that they know that the research was done properly
48. Which of these is not a reason why a knowledge of behavioural and social sciences is
important to pharmacists?
Correct : D. Knowing what people are thinking is more important than knowledge of medicines
49. --------------is a physical response
Correct : A. Habit
50. ------------is a stimulus which arise from within the body
Correct : A. Emotions
51. -----------is the seat of primary emotions
Correct : A. Thalamus
52. ------------is a term used synonymously with the term ‘need’
Correct : D. All
53. ---------------is a basic emotion of man
Correct : D. All
54. The first one year of life is called ---------------
Correct : B. Infancy
55. I.Q is related with ..........
Correct : A. Intelligence
56. Important source of Social support for an individual is from...
Correct : A. Family
57. The correct order of Hans Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome are
Correct : A. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
58. _____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease.
Discuss
Correct : D. Type A
59. Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence of
stress?
Correct : A. Nurses and teachers
60. Stress management training is based on a ______ theory of stress.
Correct : D. cognitive behavioural
61. The goals of stress management training are to:
Correct : D. All of the the above
62. Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stress
enduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as:
Correct : C. guided discovery.
63. Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined with
behavioural interventions. What did he call his approach?
Correct : C. Stress immunisation therapy
64. Well's (2000) approach to managing emotional distress is known as the:
Correct : A. self-Regulatory Executive Function model.
65. What are the goals of meta-cognitive therapy (Wells 2000)?
Correct : D. All of the above
66. Cognitive restructuring involves:
Correct : A. identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it.
67. Frequent challenges to stressful assumptions that can be used in guided discovery are:
Correct : D. All of the above
68. When is relaxation best used?
Correct : C. At times of both low and high stress
69. What are the key goals of ACT?
Correct : D. All of the above
70. Interventions designed to reduce stress in children having surgery include:
Correct : D. All of the above
71. The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce the
stress associated with operations is:
Correct : B. to increase perceptions of control.
72. What is the ideal environment for starting to learn relaxation?
Correct : D. Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair
73. Which of the following is the "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms?
Correct : D. high blood pressure
74. Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary arteries?
Correct : D. All of the above options are correct.
75. Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis?
Correct : A. high cholesterol diet
76. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
Correct : B. consumption of aspirin
77. Which of the following changes in lifestyle are recommended to treat or prevent
hypertension?
Correct : D. All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension.
78. The symptoms of heart failure include __________.
Correct : D. All of the above are symptoms of heart failure.
79. As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a
chronic disease diagnosis because:
Correct : C. a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.
80. Which of the following is crucial when informational, helpful, and emotional supports
are needed for chronically ill patients?
Correct : B. Social self
81. A chronically ill patient talks to others to find out more about the illness situation and discuss issues associated with it. Which of the following coping strategies has the patient
used here?
Correct : D. Social support
82. The _____ plan and direct educational, vocational, and recreational activities to help
patients become more self-sufficient.
Correct : A. occupational therapists
83. Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically ill
patient?
Correct : B. Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments
84. One of the most significant drawbacks to support groups is that:
Correct : D. they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients
85. Which theoretical perspective studies illness as 'lived experience'?
Correct : B. postmodernism
86. Which one of these is NOT a type of work involved in chronic illness?
Correct : A. cultural work
87. Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?
Correct : D. housing
88. According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause of
chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?
Correct : A. poor education
89. Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?
Correct : C. taking exercise
90. Health psychology is linked to
Correct : D. All of the above
91. Currently the major cause of illness is
Correct : A. Behavior or lifestyle
92. : The biopsychosocial model of health
Correct : D. A and C are correct
93. Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of
Correct : D. Psychological health
94. The definition of illness includes
Correct : A. Mental illness
95. Health is best defined as
Correct : C. A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being