PSY333: Health Psychology

Term Test #2 - Preparation

Term Test #2 - Overview

Part 1 Multiple Choice (25 questions) Short Answer (4 questions)

Part 2 Essay Question (1 question)

Part 1 - Format

Monday April 4 Start 9:10am Finish 11:00am

Lectures / Readings since reading week 50% of test grade

Part 1 - Content

Receiving Health Care Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Living with Chronic Illness (AIDS) Future Directions (Age, SES, ethnicity, sex)

Body Image Goal-setting and False Hope

Part 1 - Revision

Greater emphasis on readings

Part 1 - M/C Questions

Receiving Health Care Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Living with Chronic Illness (AIDS) Future Directions (Age, SES, ethnicity, sex)

Body Image

M/C Practice Questions Which of the following procedure is not a way to

reduce preoperative anxiety in hospitalized children?

a. Showing film of same age peers going through the procedure

b. Doctor explaining the procedure in detail and depth

c. Having a peer sharing the room who had already gone through the procedure

d. Social support of family members before the procedure

M/C Practice Questions The goal of dealing with chronic illness is:

a. To cure the condition

b. To increase the quality of life and reach a sense of normality

c. Decrease all physical pain

d. Non of the above

M/C Practice Questions Which type of cancer is most common?

a. lymphomas

b. carcinomas

c. Sarcomas

d. None of the above

M/C Practice Questions What is the most common death site for women?

a. breast

b. lung

c. cervical

d. colon

M/C Practice Questions Mary has been recently diagnosed with cancer. Her

family is very worried that she will not get the treatment she needs b/c she does not want to go to the doctor. Mary is using which one of the following coping processes?

a. Denial

b. Information seeking

c. Goal setting

d. Recruiting support

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M/C Practice Questions Which one of the following statements regarding

hospitalization is irrelevant to psychology?

a. Delivery of intervention

b. Determination of ineffective interventions

c. Determination of psychological effects

d. Dissemination of information relevant to care providers

M/C Practice Questions In Charles et al’s study on satisfaction with hospital

care, what was reported to be the biggest complaint regarding pain?

a. Was not told about how much pain to expect

b. Had pain that could have been eliminated

c. Overprescription of pain medications

d. Two of the above

M/C Practice Questions Nonadherence to treatment can be divided into 2

categories: medication and lifestyle. What percentage of medication and lifestyle can be attributed to nonadherence?

a. Med = 10%; Lifestyle = 90%

b. Med = 25%; Lifestyle = 75%

c. Med = 50%; Lifestyle = 50%

d. Med = 75%; Lifestyle = 25%

e. Med = 90%; Lifestyle = 10%

M/C Practice Questions Which one of the following is not an emotion-focused

coping skill

a. Cognitive restructuring

b. Information seeking

c. Wish-fulfilling fantasy

d. Threat minimization

M/C Practice Questions An illness which as a graduated onset, no cure, an

uncertain diagnosis?

a. infection

b. chronic

c. flu

d. acute

M/C Practice Questions Needle sharing in relation to AIDS

a. Primary prevention

b. Secondary prevention

c. Testing

d. None of the above

M/C Practice Questions Who is most likely to develop CVD?

a. Bob, 34, smoker, married

b. Valerie, 25, college students, solitary life style

c. Jim, active, outgoing, sometimes aggressive, enjoys big Mac on occasions

d. Monica, 65, African American, with high blood cholesterol, long family history of CVD, poor socioeconomic status

M/C Practice Questions Leading cause of death in Western countries is:

a. AIDS

b. Cancer

c. CVD

d. Accidents

M/C Practice Questions Why is the longevity of the younger generation of

Okinawa declining?

a. Poorer diet

b. Lack of exercise

c. None of the above

d. A and B only

M/C Practice Questions Which of the following is not a symptom of BDD?

a. Skin picking

b. Excessive mirror checking

c. Excessive eating

d. Camouflaging

e. All

f. none

M/C Practice Questions What is not a trait that makes men biologically

disadvantaged across the lifespan?

a. Hormones

b. Genetic weaknesses

c. Direct and indirect behavioral factors

d. More acute illnesses

S/A Practice Question Question (8 marks)

Define non-adherence (2) Non-adherence rates vary depending on the nature

of the treatment regime and its consequences. Elaborate (6)

S/A Practice Question Define non-adherence (2)

Non-adherence occurs when people do not adopt the behavior or treatments prescribed by their medicos (doctors)

Non-adherence rates vary depending on the nature of the treatment regime and its consequences. Elaborate (6)

• duration – longer treatment – poorer adherence• frequency – more often – lower adherence• complexity– more complex – less likely to adhere• inconvenience – more intrusive – less likely to adhere• medical vs nonmedical – (tablets, dressings vs. lifestyle changes) –

better adherence if medical.• contingencies - more likely to adhere if adherence is immediately

reinforced or if non-adherence is immediately punished. Less likely to adhere is adherence is immediately punished or if non-adherence is immediately rewarded

S/A Practice Question Question (6 marks)

Describe the relationship between SES and health (2)

List the possible reasons for the relationship between SES and health outcomes (4).

S/A Practice Question Describe the relationship between SES and health (2)

• Health correlates with socioeconomic status…. • Lower SES at greater risk on most measures of health (e.g., Be

born with low birth weight, die in infancy/childhood, get diseases and die in adulthood before age 65, experience days of restricted activity because of illness, become addicted to drugs, die in an accident or be murdered)

List the possible reasons for the relationship between SES and health outcomes (4)

• Low SES - Poorer health behaviors (knowledge, education)• Low SES - Less access to medical services (quality, cost)• Environments in which low SES people live

• Physical environment• Higher level of social stressors• Higher health risks in low-status occupations

Part 2 - Format

Wednesday April 6 Start 10:10am Finish 11:00am

50% of test grade

Part 2 - Content Apply your knowledge of health psychology to a

public health issue Anything you have learned in this course

What is health psychology? (Lecture 1) Theory and research, stress, pain, health behaviors,

hospitalization, chronic illnesses, biopsychosocial perspective, prevention/treatment/advocacy

Part 2 - A good answer Clear Relevant Accurate Comprehensive Logical Structure Evidence-based Addresses and answers the question Sophisticated

Part 2 - Tips

Plan your answer before you start writing Read the question carefully Answer the question