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Chap 01_10e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Health psychologists rarely work in hospitals.
a. True
b. False
2. Death rates in the United States from both heart disease and cancer are declining.
a. True
b. False
3. African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.
a. True
b. False
4. Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.
a. True
b. False
5. Most people in the United States die of chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
6. The training of health psychologists includes earning doctoral degrees.
a. True
b. False
7. Currently, the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.
a. True
b. False
8. Economic factors affect mortality rates in the United States.
a. True
b. False
9. College graduates generally have a higher death rate than those without high school diplomas.
a. True
b. False
10. Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.
a. True
b. False
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Chap 01_10e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. A health psychologist who focuses on treating illness more than on preventing it or changing
behaviors is more likely to work in which kind of setting?
a. A school
b. An HMO
c. A hospital
d. A worksite
12. Which of these has been a major health trend in the United States since 1900?
a. Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation.
b. Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness.
c. Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death.
d. The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists.
13. In the United States, young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to die from
a. cancer.
b. COVID-19.
c. violence.
d. HIV infection.
14. Roughly what percentage of Americans who do not live past 25 years of age die from suicide,
homicide, or unintentional injury?
a. 10 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 80 percent
15. Which of the following are Americans aged 15 to 24 the most likely to die from?
a. Heart disease
b. Unintentional injuries
c. Cancer
d. Suicide
16. Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to
a. adoption of the sick role for persons who believe they are ill.
b. health enhancement, disease prevention, and rehabilitation.
c. the courses of development in psychosomatic illnesses.
d. public health issues and public opinion on health only.
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17. Based on research by Sheldon Cohen and colleagues, which of these people is more likely to catch acold if they
are all exposed to someone who has it?
a. Wanda, who goes to bed and gets up at the same times each day
b. Xavier, who is very friendly and regularly interacts with others
c. Yolanda, who feels and expresses gratitude and joy in life daily
d. Zvi, who has just went through a difficult divorce proceeding
18. Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect thestatistics
for causes of death?
a. This has no effect, since these two are not directly related.
b. This skews causes of death toward causes for older people.
c. This skews causes of death toward those for young people.
d. This has no effect, as causes of death differ by age groups.
19. Subject X is economically wealthy and attributes their good health largely to a nutritious diet and regular
exercise, avoiding harmful substances, and minimizing and managing stress. Subject X ismost likely to
a. have a college degree.
b. be female.
c. seek medical help only in an emergency.
d. be unmarried.
20. In which ethnic group is it more likely to die from homicide than by pneumonia or influenza?
a. Hispanic Americans
b. African Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. European Americans
21. What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?
a. Adults with high school diplomas die at nearly twice the rate as people without high school
diplomas.
b. Adults with college diplomas die at twice the rate as those with high school diplomas.
c. Adults with college diplomas die at less half the rate as those without high school diplomas.
d. Adults without high school diplomas die at twice the rate than those with high school diplomas.
22. How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbersof
Americans living with chronic diseases each year?
a. About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
b. About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
c. About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
d. About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01_10e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Health psychologists rarely work in hospitals.
a. True
b. False
2. Death rates in the United States from both heart disease and cancer are declining.
a. True
b. False
3. African Americans have a higher death rate than European Americans.
a. True
b. False
4. Stress is the leading cause of death in the United States.
a. True
b. False
5. Most people in the United States die of chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
6. The training of health psychologists includes earning doctoral degrees.
a. True
b. False
7. Currently, the leading cause of death in the United States is cancer.
a. True
b. False
8. Economic factors affect mortality rates in the United States.
a. True
b. False
9. College graduates generally have a higher death rate than those without high school diplomas.
a. True
b. False
10. Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.
a. True
b. False
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01_10e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. A health psychologist who focuses on treating illness more than on preventing it or changing
behaviors is more likely to work in which kind of setting?
a. A school
b. An HMO
c. A hospital
d. A worksite
12. Which of these has been a major health trend in the United States since 1900?
a. Cost of medical care has risen faster than inflation.
b. Health has been more frequently defined as the absence of illness.
c. Acute illnesses have replaced chronic diseases as the leading causes of death.
d. The biomedical model has been accepted by most psychologists.
13. In the United States, young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to die from
a. cancer.
b. COVID-19.
c. violence.
d. HIV infection.
14. Roughly what percentage of Americans who do not live past 25 years of age die from suicide,
homicide, or unintentional injury?
a. 10 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 80 percent
15. Which of the following are Americans aged 15 to 24 the most likely to die from?
a. Heart disease
b. Unintentional injuries
c. Cancer
d. Suicide
16. Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to
a. adoption of the sick role for persons who believe they are ill.
b. health enhancement, disease prevention, and rehabilitation.
c. the courses of development in psychosomatic illnesses.
d. public health issues and public opinion on health only.
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01_10e
17. Based on research by Sheldon Cohen and colleagues, which of these people is more likely to catch acold if they
are all exposed to someone who has it?
a. Wanda, who goes to bed and gets up at the same times each day
b. Xavier, who is very friendly and regularly interacts with others
c. Yolanda, who feels and expresses gratitude and joy in life daily
d. Zvi, who has just went through a difficult divorce proceeding
18. Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect thestatistics
for causes of death?
a. This has no effect, since these two are not directly related.
b. This skews causes of death toward causes for older people.
c. This skews causes of death toward those for young people.
d. This has no effect, as causes of death differ by age groups.
19. Subject X is economically wealthy and attributes their good health largely to a nutritious diet and regular
exercise, avoiding harmful substances, and minimizing and managing stress. Subject X ismost likely to
a. have a college degree.
b. be female.
c. seek medical help only in an emergency.
d. be unmarried.
20. In which ethnic group is it more likely to die from homicide than by pneumonia or influenza?
a. Hispanic Americans
b. African Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. European Americans
21. What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?
a. Adults with high school diplomas die at nearly twice the rate as people without high school
diplomas.
b. Adults with college diplomas die at twice the rate as those with high school diplomas.
c. Adults with college diplomas die at less half the rate as those without high school diplomas.
d. Adults without high school diplomas die at twice the rate than those with high school diplomas.
22. How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbersof
Americans living with chronic diseases each year?
a. About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
b. About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
c. About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
d. About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
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