BBH 101 Practice Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) are
secreted into the bloodstream by the: ✅posterior pituitary
The theory that a person progresses through 6 stages of change before achieving
sustained behavior change is known as the ✅transtheoretical model
The difference between distress and eustress is that ✅distress=negative stressor
eustress= positive stressor
Which of the following sounds like a description of a disease that would fit best under
the biomedical model of health? ✅a person develops the disease when they are
exposed to a pathogen (i.e. germ) that causes the disease
The hypothalamus primarily controls the secretion of hormones from the anterior
pituitary gland via signaling from: ✅hormones called releasing hormones that are
secreted by the hypothalamus
Which of the following is the best example of an endemic crisis? ✅The 1347 outbreak
of the Bubonic Plague in Europe.
Regulatory chemicals secreted by a number of glands in the body, then transported to
various organs via the bloodstream, are called: ✅Hormones
Which of the following p-values represents a value that would typically be considered
statistically significant? ✅.01 [any p-value less than .05]
A term used to describe ultimate wear and tear to the body after stimulus of the fight-or-
flight response is called: ✅allostatic overload
Life expectancy is the proportion of the population that expects to live to adulthood.
✅False; life expectancy is the avg. number of years a person is expected to live
Read the abstract for the article linked below. What type of study is this?
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ASD and ADHD): DSM-5, ICD-10, and ICD-11.
✅literature review
Poverty is an example of an economic determinate of health. ✅True
Dimensions of health include: physical, intellectual, psychological, social, spiritual,
environmental, occupational, financial
Correct Answers
Hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) are
secreted into the bloodstream by the: ✅posterior pituitary
The theory that a person progresses through 6 stages of change before achieving
sustained behavior change is known as the ✅transtheoretical model
The difference between distress and eustress is that ✅distress=negative stressor
eustress= positive stressor
Which of the following sounds like a description of a disease that would fit best under
the biomedical model of health? ✅a person develops the disease when they are
exposed to a pathogen (i.e. germ) that causes the disease
The hypothalamus primarily controls the secretion of hormones from the anterior
pituitary gland via signaling from: ✅hormones called releasing hormones that are
secreted by the hypothalamus
Which of the following is the best example of an endemic crisis? ✅The 1347 outbreak
of the Bubonic Plague in Europe.
Regulatory chemicals secreted by a number of glands in the body, then transported to
various organs via the bloodstream, are called: ✅Hormones
Which of the following p-values represents a value that would typically be considered
statistically significant? ✅.01 [any p-value less than .05]
A term used to describe ultimate wear and tear to the body after stimulus of the fight-or-
flight response is called: ✅allostatic overload
Life expectancy is the proportion of the population that expects to live to adulthood.
✅False; life expectancy is the avg. number of years a person is expected to live
Read the abstract for the article linked below. What type of study is this?
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ASD and ADHD): DSM-5, ICD-10, and ICD-11.
✅literature review
Poverty is an example of an economic determinate of health. ✅True
Dimensions of health include: physical, intellectual, psychological, social, spiritual,
environmental, occupational, financial
