πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Health is best defined as
  • (A) The absence of illness or pain
  • (B) A body condition with no current physical disease or injury
  • (C) A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being
  • (D) A body condition with no risk of physical illness
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. The definition of illness includes
  • (A) Mental illness
  • (B) Pregnancy
  • (C) Physical disability
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Mental illness
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of
  • (A) Mental illness
  • (B) Physical health
  • (C) Sociocultural health
  • (D) Psychological health
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Psychological health
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. : The biopsychosocial model of health
  • (A) allows a systems interpretation of factors affecting illness and injury
  • (B) separates the mind from the body
  • (C) is more complex than the biomedical model
  • (D) A and C are correct
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) A and C are correct
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Currently the major cause of illness is
  • (A) Behavior or lifestyle
  • (B) Genetic or family background
  • (C) Care taken during childhood
  • (D) Work environments
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Behavior or lifestyle
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Health psychology is linked to
  • (A) The behavioral sciences
  • (B) Clinical psychology
  • (C) Behavioral medicine
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?
  • (A) improving water supplies
  • (B) monitoring food processing
  • (C) taking exercise
  • (D) regulating burial
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) taking exercise
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?
  • (A) poor education
  • (B) poor diet
  • (C) poor sanitation
  • (D) poor housing
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) poor education
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?
  • (A) smoking
  • (B) diet
  • (C) drinking
  • (D) housing
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) housing
πŸ“Š Health Psychology
Q. Which one of these is NOT a type of work involved in chronic illness?
  • (A) cultural work
  • (B) illness work
  • (C) everyday work
  • (D) biographical work
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) cultural work