Test Bank
Health Psychology
6th Canadian Edition by Shelley Taylor
all chapters covered
A+ Pager1
,1) isrthersubarearofrpsychologyrdevotedrtorunderstandingrpsychologicalrinfluencesr
onrhealth,rillness,randrresponsesrtorthoserstates,rasrwellrasrtherpsychologicalroriginsrandrimpact
srofrhealthrpolicyrandrhealthrinterventions.
A) Psychosomaticrmedicine
B) Healthrpsychology
C) Medicalrpsychology
D) Biomedicalrpsychology
E) Therbiopsychosocialrmodel
2) Accordingrtorthertextbook,rhealthrpsychologyrencompassesrallroptionsrEXCEPT:
A) healthrpromotionrandrmaintenance.
B) preventionrandrtreatmentrofrillness.
C) etiologyrandrcorrelationsrofrhealth,rillness,randrdysfunction.
D) therhealthrcarersystemrandrtherformulationrofrhealthrpolicy.
E) arprimaryrfocusronrtherbiologyrofrillnessrandrdisease
3) Etiologyrrefersrto .
A) theroriginsrorrcausesrofrillness
B) arspecialrkindrofrdiseaserstate
C) curesrforrdiseases
D) thereffectsrofrstress
E) therprevalencerofrdiseaserinrarpopulation
A+ Pager2
,4) Healthrpsychologistsrwhorarerinterestedrinrtherbehaviouralrandrsocialrfactorsrthatr
contributertorhealthrorrillnessrandrdysfunctionrwouldrfocusronrwhichrofrtherfollowingrinrpar
ticular?
A) Microorganismsr(i.e.,rbacteria)
B) Cardiovascularrsystem
C) Healthrhabitsr(i.e.,rexercise)
D) Therbiomedicalrmodel
E) Immunology
5) Healthrpsychologistsrwhorarerinterestedrinrtherimpactrofrhealthrinstitutionsrandrhealthr
professionalsronrpeople'srbehaviourrwouldrfocusronrallrbutrtherfollowing:
A) emergencyrroomrwaitrtimes
B) physician-patientrcommunication
C) geographicalrlocationsrofrhospitals
D) therbiomedicalrmodel
E) physicianrmalpractice
6) Whatrisrtherprocessrcalledrwherersmallrholesrwerercreatedrinrskulls,rpresumablyrtorletrther
evilrspiritsrout?
A) Cauterization
B) Exorcism
C) Stenting
D) Letting
E) Trephination
7) Veryrearlyrmedicinerbelievedrthatrillnessroccurredrwhenrassortedrbodilyrfluidsrbecameru
nbalanced.rThisrwasrcalled:
A) Humoralrtheory
A+ Pager3
, B) Equilibriumrtheory
A+ Pager4
Health Psychology
6th Canadian Edition by Shelley Taylor
all chapters covered
A+ Pager1
,1) isrthersubarearofrpsychologyrdevotedrtorunderstandingrpsychologicalrinfluencesr
onrhealth,rillness,randrresponsesrtorthoserstates,rasrwellrasrtherpsychologicalroriginsrandrimpact
srofrhealthrpolicyrandrhealthrinterventions.
A) Psychosomaticrmedicine
B) Healthrpsychology
C) Medicalrpsychology
D) Biomedicalrpsychology
E) Therbiopsychosocialrmodel
2) Accordingrtorthertextbook,rhealthrpsychologyrencompassesrallroptionsrEXCEPT:
A) healthrpromotionrandrmaintenance.
B) preventionrandrtreatmentrofrillness.
C) etiologyrandrcorrelationsrofrhealth,rillness,randrdysfunction.
D) therhealthrcarersystemrandrtherformulationrofrhealthrpolicy.
E) arprimaryrfocusronrtherbiologyrofrillnessrandrdisease
3) Etiologyrrefersrto .
A) theroriginsrorrcausesrofrillness
B) arspecialrkindrofrdiseaserstate
C) curesrforrdiseases
D) thereffectsrofrstress
E) therprevalencerofrdiseaserinrarpopulation
A+ Pager2
,4) Healthrpsychologistsrwhorarerinterestedrinrtherbehaviouralrandrsocialrfactorsrthatr
contributertorhealthrorrillnessrandrdysfunctionrwouldrfocusronrwhichrofrtherfollowingrinrpar
ticular?
A) Microorganismsr(i.e.,rbacteria)
B) Cardiovascularrsystem
C) Healthrhabitsr(i.e.,rexercise)
D) Therbiomedicalrmodel
E) Immunology
5) Healthrpsychologistsrwhorarerinterestedrinrtherimpactrofrhealthrinstitutionsrandrhealthr
professionalsronrpeople'srbehaviourrwouldrfocusronrallrbutrtherfollowing:
A) emergencyrroomrwaitrtimes
B) physician-patientrcommunication
C) geographicalrlocationsrofrhospitals
D) therbiomedicalrmodel
E) physicianrmalpractice
6) Whatrisrtherprocessrcalledrwherersmallrholesrwerercreatedrinrskulls,rpresumablyrtorletrther
evilrspiritsrout?
A) Cauterization
B) Exorcism
C) Stenting
D) Letting
E) Trephination
7) Veryrearlyrmedicinerbelievedrthatrillnessroccurredrwhenrassortedrbodilyrfluidsrbecameru
nbalanced.rThisrwasrcalled:
A) Humoralrtheory
A+ Pager3
, B) Equilibriumrtheory
A+ Pager4
