TEST BANK FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE A
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE, 5TH
EDITION, GARY POOLE
, CHAPTER 1
Welcome to Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The term behavioural medicine emerged because of the
a. link between behaviour and germ theory
b. activity of micro organisms as a cause of illness
c. link between behaviour and health
d. identification of illnesses which could not be treated with medicines
e. strong influence of psychosomatic medicine
Answer: c Difficulty: easy Page: 2 Skill: recall
2. A health psychologist can help a cardiac patient restore his or her quality of life by
a. addressing fears of having another heart attack
b. setting up a post surgical exercise program
c. developing the conviction that change is inevitable
d. teaching appropriate dietary skills
e. referring the patient to a cardiologist
Answer: e Difficulty: easy Page: 3 Skill: recall
3. The term Health Psychology replaced Behavioural Medicine as the preferred name
for a new discipline linking psychology and health. The reason for this eventual name
change was
a. The term Health Psychology includes the treatment of illness
b. Health Psychology also includes health maintenance
c. Health Psychology includes behavioural, cognitive and social perspectives
d. Behavioural medicine was too closely linked to animal studies
e. Psychosomatic medicine was too closely linked to psychoanalysis
Answer: c Difficulty: moderate Page: 2 Skill: recall
, 4. new The discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms,
such as bacteria is known as
a. psychosomatic medicine
b. germ theory
c. behavioural medicine
d. psychoneuroimmunology
e. biopsychosocial approach
Answer: b Difficulty: easy Page: 3 Skill: recall
5. In 1983 Neal Miller, a behaviourist, identified non-compliance with medical regimens
as an important problem that can be explained in terms of what he called a gradient of
reinforcement. By this he meant that the ____________ the lag time between
behaviour and the reinforcer, the ____________ the behaviour would be.
a. greater, weaker
b. greater, stronger
c. shorter, weaker
d. shorter, stronger
e. longer, stronger
Answer: a Difficulty: moderate Page: 3-4 Skill: recall
6. Larry went to the physician for an annual physical exam not prompted by any
complaint. He was told that his blood pressure was high and that he needed to start an
exercise program and to stop smoking. Furthermore, his father just had a stroke the
previous week. Which of the following would be the only reason that Larry might be
compliant with physician’s instructions according to Miller?
a. a change in behaviour will result in delayed gratification
b. his condition was asymptomatic
c. smoking is considered socially undesirable
d. his father just had a stroke the previous week
e. Larry recognizes that he is out of shape
Answer: d Difficulty: easy Page: 4 Skill: applied
OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE A
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE, 5TH
EDITION, GARY POOLE
, CHAPTER 1
Welcome to Health Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The term behavioural medicine emerged because of the
a. link between behaviour and germ theory
b. activity of micro organisms as a cause of illness
c. link between behaviour and health
d. identification of illnesses which could not be treated with medicines
e. strong influence of psychosomatic medicine
Answer: c Difficulty: easy Page: 2 Skill: recall
2. A health psychologist can help a cardiac patient restore his or her quality of life by
a. addressing fears of having another heart attack
b. setting up a post surgical exercise program
c. developing the conviction that change is inevitable
d. teaching appropriate dietary skills
e. referring the patient to a cardiologist
Answer: e Difficulty: easy Page: 3 Skill: recall
3. The term Health Psychology replaced Behavioural Medicine as the preferred name
for a new discipline linking psychology and health. The reason for this eventual name
change was
a. The term Health Psychology includes the treatment of illness
b. Health Psychology also includes health maintenance
c. Health Psychology includes behavioural, cognitive and social perspectives
d. Behavioural medicine was too closely linked to animal studies
e. Psychosomatic medicine was too closely linked to psychoanalysis
Answer: c Difficulty: moderate Page: 2 Skill: recall
, 4. new The discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms,
such as bacteria is known as
a. psychosomatic medicine
b. germ theory
c. behavioural medicine
d. psychoneuroimmunology
e. biopsychosocial approach
Answer: b Difficulty: easy Page: 3 Skill: recall
5. In 1983 Neal Miller, a behaviourist, identified non-compliance with medical regimens
as an important problem that can be explained in terms of what he called a gradient of
reinforcement. By this he meant that the ____________ the lag time between
behaviour and the reinforcer, the ____________ the behaviour would be.
a. greater, weaker
b. greater, stronger
c. shorter, weaker
d. shorter, stronger
e. longer, stronger
Answer: a Difficulty: moderate Page: 3-4 Skill: recall
6. Larry went to the physician for an annual physical exam not prompted by any
complaint. He was told that his blood pressure was high and that he needed to start an
exercise program and to stop smoking. Furthermore, his father just had a stroke the
previous week. Which of the following would be the only reason that Larry might be
compliant with physician’s instructions according to Miller?
a. a change in behaviour will result in delayed gratification
b. his condition was asymptomatic
c. smoking is considered socially undesirable
d. his father just had a stroke the previous week
e. Larry recognizes that he is out of shape
Answer: d Difficulty: easy Page: 4 Skill: applied
