Chapter 1: Health psychology described
1. Justin has been experiencing headaches and gastro-intestinal complaints, but his physician
has not found any physical cause for these problems. This is an example of ______.
a. psychological illness
b. psychosomatic illness
c. somatization disorder
d. hypochondriasis
e. conversion disorder
Ans: C
2. Jasmine has frequently been going to the physician and complaining of headaches. The
physician has told her repeatedly that they are most likely due to dehydration; however, she
is convinced that she is at risk of a brain tumour. This is an example of ______.
a. psychological illness
b. psychosomatic illness
c. somatization disorder
d. hypochondriasis
e. conversion disorder
Ans: D
3. Damian has recently crashed his bike and is no longer able to move his leg. However,
upon examination, his leg is not physically injured in any way (i.e. no sprain, broken bones).
This is an example of ______.
a. psychological illness
b. psychosomatic illness
,c. somatization disorder
d. hypochondriasis
e. conversion disorder
Ans: E
4. Which of these personality dimensions do NOT contribute to an individual’s resilience?
a. High levels of self-esteem
b. High levels of self-efficacy
c. Hardiness
d. Optimism
e. External locus of control
Ans: E
5. Which of these statements is FALSE?
a. The distress associated with illness can lead to psychological disorders.
b. Sick individuals may adopt the identity of ‘the sick person’.
c. Two individuals who are equally ill may differ in respect of their apparent wellness.
d. Well-being and illness are two discrete categories that fall on a continuum.
e. Comorbidities occur with most illnesses.
Ans: D
6. Which of these is the best predictor of heart disease?
a. Depression
b. Gender
c. Sedentary lifestyle
d. Socio-economic status
e. Family history
Ans: A
,7. What is another way of referring to the susceptibility of an individual or group to develop
certain psychological or physical disturbances in response to external or internal triggers?
a. Vulnerability
b. Resilience
c. Comorbidity
d. Risk
e. Predictive medicine
Ans: A
8. What defines an individual’s propensity to overcome an illness, as well as the ability of an
individual to withstand the effects of stressful events that would ordinarily lead to a
pathological condition?
a. Vulnerability
b. Resilience
c. Comorbidity
d. Strength
e. Predictive medicine
Ans: B
9. Which of these is the term used when many illnesses appear to be linked with one another
so that when one particular illness occurs, it might be predictive of others developing?
a. Vulnerability
b. Resilience
c. Comorbidity
d. Increased risk
e. Predictive medicine
Ans: C
10. Biomarkers for various diseases can be used to inform the patient of their ______.
, a. personal risk
b. genetic code
c. level of fertility
d. family history
e. mental state
Ans: A
11. The goal of knowledge translation is ______.
a. to diminish the complexity of health-related information to make it more understandable to
the general public
b. to narrow the gap between research findings and the creation of novel therapies, as well as
between evidence-based research and government policy decisions
c. one of allowing as many researchers as possible to access the data across countries
d. providing fundamental information to other researchers
e. to encourage the use of evidence-based practices
Ans: B
12. Hypochondriasis is a ______.
a. conversion disorder
b. subdural disorder
c. somatoform disorder
d. anxiety conversion disorder
e. agentic disorder
Ans: C
13. Mild or tolerable stressors ______.
a. invariably increase vulnerability to illness upon later stressor experiences
b. invariably increase resilience to illness upon later stressor experiences
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