PSY 150 CCU Health Psychology Behavior Multiple Choice Questions Answering the questions using text book; Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior an

PSY 150 CCU Health Psychology Behavior Multiple Choice Questions Answering the questions using text book; Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and HealthLinda Brannon, John A. Updegraff & Jess Feist, 2018CengageISBN.13: 978-1-337-09464-1 PSY 150 Health Psychology
Unit 4 Examination
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1. Long time employees of bars, bowling alleys, billiard halls, betting establishments, and bingo
parlors:
a. have the same nicotine concentration as those working in restaurants, residences, and
offices
b. have an increased risk of getting cancer
c. have up to 18 times higher nicotine concentrations than people who work in restaurants,
residences, and offices
d. both b and c
2. The use of smokeless tobacco is associated with increased mortality from:
a.
b.
c.
d.
oral cancer
pancreatic cancer
a and b
non of the above; smokeless tobacco is safe
3. Which of the following is MORE likely to quit smoking?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
person
person
person
person
who
who
who
who
smokes for the pleasure of it
smokes as a coping strategy
is also living with a smoker
lacks social support to quit
4. There are at least 60 types of _______ in cigarettes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
tars
nicotine
aldehydes
carcinogens
5. When did cigarette smoking begin to become popular among women?
a.
b.
c.
d.
during
during
during
during
World War I
the 1920s
mid-1800s
World War II
6. The genetic component of problem drinking:
a.
b.
c.
d.
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plays a stronger role in women than men
plays a stronger role in fraternal twins than identical twins
plays a stronger role in men than women
none of the above; genetics has no correlation with problem drinking
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Unit 4 Examination
7. Studies on controlled drinking have found that ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
no true alcoholics can be trained to resume normal drinking
all subjects were functioning well after three years
abstinence-oriented programs sometimes produce controlled drinkers
participants trained to abstain were more likely to be successful than those trained to
control their drinking
8. ________, a type of therapy where therapists convey their empathy with the client’s situation,
helps clients resolve their ambivalence about their problem behavior.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Motivational interviewing
Alcoholics Anonymous
Spontaneous remission
Aversion therapy
9. Reviews of psychological interventions for problem drinking show ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
brief interventions and techniques oriented toward changing motivation are most effective
psychotherapeutic programs overall are less effective than Alcoholics Anonymous
once a person is an alcoholic, that person can never return to controlled drinking
group therapy has been found to be more effective than individual therapy has been
10. In the United States, people of a ______ ethnic background have the highest rate of drinking.
a.
b.
c.
d.
European American
Hispanic American
African American
Asian American
11. Male anorexics are quite similar to female anorexics in terms of social class and family
configuration, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis. However, they differ from female anorexics
in that their ideal body build is ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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muscular
tall
short
corpulent
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Unit 4 Examination
12. How does set-point influence metabolism during a period of severe food restriction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
it
it
it
it
increases metabolism
decreases metabolism
does not influence metabolism
increases metabolism initially but decreases it if the food restriction continues
13. Obesity can result from ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
overeating
slow metabolism
too little physical activity
all of the above
14. In the study of experimental starvation, what were the effects of semi-starvation on the
behavior of the participants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
they
they
they
they
showed high group morale and cooperation
exercised vigorously to distract themselves from feelings of hunger
became aggressive and lost interest in their normal activities
became overly attached to other group members
15. Research has shown a positive relationship between obesity and ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
high blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes
all of the above
16. Children and adolescents who die during exercise are MOST likely to die from ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
strokes
congenital heart defects
the effects of stress
blood clots
17. If you are young now and want to avoid developing osteoporosis when you are older, which kind
of exercise would be most effective?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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swimming laps
jumping rope
walking
tai chi
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Unit 4 Examination
18. Mariah would likely be an obligatory exerciser if she ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
felt a need for mastery over her body
denied when she was experiencing pain
had a single-minded commitment to endurance
demonstrated each one of the above characteristics
19. What is TRUE about the relationship between muscle strength and muscle endurance?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a
a
a
a
muscle
muscle
muscle
muscle
may have endurance without strength
may be strong but not have endurance
needs each one of these to get the other
needs a different exercise type for each
20. Researchers have found that physical activity is associated with lower levels of depression
______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
in moderately depressed individuals
in people being treated for depression
similar to the effects of cognitive therapy
all of the above
21. The field of health psychology was founded more than _________ years ago.
a.
b.
c.
d.
30
50
70
90
22. The following factors influence health expectancy in the U.S. by causing health problems.
Which of them is currently increasing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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AIDS
obesity
smoking
violence
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Unit 4 Examination
23. Canada has managed to contain health care expenditures by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
having competing insurance companies
limiting access to high technology
minimizing administrative costs through a single-payer system
None of the above.
24. The trend toward chronic diseases as the most common health problem ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
will probably continue well into the 21st century
will probably reverse itself within the next decade
will probably be replaced by a growing problem with infectious diseases
both b and c
25. Most college students rate their health as good to excellent. This perception is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
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accurate—individuals in this age group have lower morbidity and mortality
accurate for college women but not college men
not accurate—individuals in this age group have more health problems than older adults
None of the above

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