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Health Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
1. Health compromising behavior
A. good to health
B. harmful to health
C. mediate health
D. none of these
Answer: B. harmful to health
2. Health compromising behaviors are commonly seen in people from
A. high class
B. middle class
C. low class
D. none of these
Answer: C. low class
3. Alcohol consumption has been linked to
A. liver cirrhosis
B. high blood pressure
C. stroke
D. all of the above
Answer: D. all of the above
4. A strong need or urge to drink is
A. craving
B. loss of control
C. dependence
D. tolerance
Answer: A. craving
5. The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect is;
A. dependence
B. craving
C. loss of control
D. tolerance
Answer: D. tolerance
6. Not being able to stop drinking once drinking has begun is;
A. craving
B. loss of control
C. dependence
D. tolerance
Answer: B. loss of control
7. Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety after stopping drinking is;
A. dependence
B. craving
C. loss of control
D. tolerance
Answer: A. dependence
8. Wheezing is caused by;
A. alcohol
B. smoking
C. drug use
D. all of the above
Answer: B. smoking
9. Enjoyment of sexual relation without exploitation, oppression or abuse
A. healthy sex
B. forced sex
C. unhealthy sex
D. none of these
Answer: A. healthy sex
10. sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the exposure of yourgenitals to an unsuspecting stranger
A. frotteurism
B. pedophilia
C. exhibitionism
D. fetishism
Answer: C. exhibitionism
11. sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the use of objects of some kind, such as women’s underwear
A. voyeurism
B. pedophilia
C. exhibitionism
D. fetishism
Answer: D. fetishism
12. sexual urges or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person
A. frotteurism
B. pedophilia
C. exhibitionism
D. fetishism
Answer: A. frotteurism
13. wishing we had something that another person has known as
A. healthy
B. jealousy
C. envy
D. trust
Answer: C. envy
14. Endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head
A. asanas
B. self-talk
C. positive thinking
D. meditation
Answer: B. self-talk
15. Approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way is
A. self-talk
B. narcissism
C. positive thinking
D. none of these
Answer: C. positive thinking
16. What was designed as a path to spiritual enlightenment?
A. exercise
B. yoga
C. meditation
D. asanas
Answer: B. yoga
17. A network of family, friends, neighbors, and community members that is available in times of need to give psychological, physical, and financial help
A. social support
B. family support
C. friend support
D. emotional support
Answer: A. social support
18. Benefit of social support network
A. sense of belonging
B. increased sense of worth
C. feeling of security
D. all of these
Answer: D. all of these
19. An example for a community for people with specific illness where they could share their issues and get clarified with treatment
A. migraine.com
B. cancercure.com
C. heaalthyheart.com
D. strongmind.com
Answer: C. heaalthyheart.com
20. Best way to find a good listener
A. be a good observer
B. be a good listener yourself
C. be a good speaker
D. be a good friend
Answer: B. be a good listener yourself
21. Example of skillful communication
A. attentive listening skills
B. empathy
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer: C. both (a) and (b)
22. Goals of current doctor-patient communication?
A. creating a good interpersonal relationship
B. facilitating exchange of information,
C. including patients in decision making
D. all of these
Answer: D. all of these
23. Which one given below is the central clinical function?
A. effective doctor-patient communication
B. effective doctor–bystander communication
C. effective nurse-patient communication
D. effective patient-bystander communication
Answer: A. effective doctor-patient communication
24. Which one is the most powerful ways of providing support to patient?
A. sympathy
B. empathy
C. helping
D. listening
Answer: B. empathy
25. A reciprocal and dynamic relationship, involving the two way exchange of information
A. collaborative communication
B. doctor centered communication
C. patient centered communication
D. grapevine communication
Answer: A. collaborative communication
26. Any event or circumstance that strains or exceeds an individual ability to deal with a problem
A. stress
B. stressor
C. coping
D. tension
Answer: A. stress
27. Situations and pressure that cause stress are known as ………..?
A. stressor
B. trauma
C. tension
D. anxiety
Answer: A. stressor
28. Coping mechanism involved when a person use alternative activities to takeone’s mind off a problem by day dreaming and escaping through sleep?
A. behavioral disengagement
B. mental disengagement
C. restraint coping
D. none of these
Answer: B. mental disengagement
29. An example of dysfunctional coping?
A. denial
B. behavioral disengagement
C. resistant coping
D. alcohol disengagement
Answer: B. behavioral disengagement
30. Which type of coping mechanism is involved when person use the method of holding on doing things till the right time approach?
A. active coping
B. resistant coping
C. restraint coping
D. planning
Answer: C. restraint coping
31. Doing something constructive to solve the problem
A. emotion focused coping
B. problem focused coping
C. avoidant coping
D. all of these
Answer: B. problem focused coping
32. ……………is a problem focused coping method?
A. denial
B. venting emotions
C. acceptance
D. turning to religion
Answer: C. acceptance
33. ……………………is an emotion focused coping method?
A. planning
B. active coping
C. social support for emotional reason
D. social support for instrumental reason.
Answer: C. social support for emotional reason
34. Which one is an example of internal cause of stress?
A. major life changes
B. worry
C. relationship difficulties
D. financial problems
Answer: B. worry
35. An example of physical signs of stress?
A. difficulty in sleeping
B. poor memory
C. anger
D. impulsive actions
Answer: A. difficulty in sleeping
36. An example of behavioral signs of stress?
A. frequent mood swings,
B. compulsive eating
C. crying
D. nervousness and sadness
Answer: B. compulsive eating
37. Which one is external causes of stress
A. pessimism,
B. unrealistic expectations,
C. perfectionism,
D. financial problems
Answer: D. financial problems
38. coping response, in that a person who accepts the reality of a stressful situation isknown as
A. active coping,
B. restraint coping,
C. acceptance,
D. planning,
Answer: C. acceptance,
39. Which of these is not a definition of health?
A. Health as not ill
B. Health despite disease
C. Health means not seeing a doctor
D. Health as vitality
Answer: C. Health means not seeing a doctor
40. Which of these things is health psychology concerned with?
A. What causes illness?
B. Who is responsible for illness?
C. How should illness be treated?
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
41. Which of these is not an example of a health behaviour?
A. Smoking
B. Taking regular exercise
C. Eating healthy food
D. Going to the gym
Answer: A. Smoking
42. a health care professional.46. Which of the following guidelines must be adhered to in treating a child suffering from chronic illness?
A. The child must not be exposed to isolating and terrifying procedures to treat their condition.
B. Encouraging the child to believe that the chronic illness is a punishment for bad behavior.
C. Making the child\s family participation in the illness and treatment process mandatory.
D. The child must not be informed about the illness as it may lead to distress.
Answer: B. Encouraging the child to believe that the chronic illness is a punishment for bad behavior.
43. Which of these is not an element of the Health Belief Model?
A. Threat
B. Expectations
C. Cure
D. Socio-demographic factors
Answer: C. Cure
44. Which of these is a stage in the Stages of Change Model?
A. Study
B. Contemplation
C. Deliberation
D. Meditation
Answer: B. Contemplation
45. What does the term ‘mortality’ refer to?
A. Death
B. Illness
C. Health
D. Morbidity
Answer: A. Death
46. Which law relates to a person’s right to choose whether they want treatment or not?
A. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
B. The Health and Safety at Work e.t.c. Act 1974
C. The Mental Capacity Act 2005
D. The Medicines Act 1968
Answer: C. The Mental Capacity Act 2005
47. Why is it important to pharmacists that research is carried out in a rigorous way?
A. So that they know that the research was done properly
B. To increase the income for the pharmacy
C. To get more people to take medicines
D. To get doctors to prescribe more medicines
Answer: A. So that they know that the research was done properly
48. Which of these is not a reason why a knowledge of behavioural and social sciences isimportant to pharmacists?
A. It can help us to understand patients better
B. It can improve adherence to medication
C. It can help to build a concordant relationship with patients
D. Knowing what people are thinking is more important than knowledge of medicines
Answer: D. Knowing what people are thinking is more important than knowledge of medicines
49. ————–is a physical response
A. Habit
B. Emotions
C. Feelings
D. Thinking
Answer: A. Habit
50. ————is a stimulus which arise from within the body
A. Emotions
B. Sight
C. Smell
D. Touch
Answer: A. Emotions
51. ———–is the seat of primary emotions
A. Thalamus
B. Adrenal gland
C. Thyroid gland
D. None of these
Answer: A. Thalamus
52. ————is a term used synonymously with the term ‘need’
A. Urge
B. Desire
C. Want
D. All
Answer: D. All
53. —————is a basic emotion of man
A. Anger
B. Fear
C. Love
D. All
Answer: D. All
54. The first one year of life is called —————
A. Pre-school age
B. Infancy
C. School ag
Answer: B. Infancy
55. I.Q is related with ……….
A. Intelligence
B. Emotion
C. Folkways
D. Mathematics
Answer: A. Intelligence
56. Important source of Social support for an individual is from…
A. Family
B. Community
C. School
D. None of these
Answer: A. Family
57. The correct order of Hans Seyle’s General Adaptation Syndrome are
A. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
B. Resistance, alarm, exhaustion
C. Exhaustion, alarm, resistance
D. Alarm, exhaustion, resistance
Answer: A. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
58. _____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease.Discuss
A. Type D
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Type A
Answer: D. Type A
59. Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence ofstress?
A. Nurses and teachers
B. Nurses and police officers
C. Police officers and teachers
D. Doctors and nurses
Answer: A. Nurses and teachers
60. Stress management training is based on a ______ theory of stress.
A. cognitive
B. behavioural
C. psychodynamic
D. cognitive behavioural
Answer: D. cognitive behavioural
61. The goals of stress management training are to:
A. identify and change cognitive distortions.
B. reduce high levels of muscular tension.
C. identify and reduce triggers using problem-solving strategies.
D. All of the the above
Answer: D. All of the the above
62. Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stressenduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as:
A. guided tour.
B. escorted tour.
C. guided discovery.
D. escorted discovery.
Answer: C. guided discovery.
63. Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined withbehavioural interventions. What did he call his approach?
A. Stress inoculation therapy
B. Cognitive behavioural therapy
C. Stress immunisation therapy
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Stress immunisation therapy
64. Well’s (2000) approach to managing emotional distress is known as the:
A. self-Regulatory Executive Function model.
B. self-regulation model.
C. stress inhibition model.
D. stress-regulation model.
Answer: A. self-Regulatory Executive Function model.
65. What are the goals of meta-cognitive therapy (Wells 2000)?
A. Increasing flexibility in response to stressful situations
B. Encouraging engagement in feared situations
C. Using mindfulness to help cope with difficult thoughts or emotions
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
66. Cognitive restructuring involves:
A. identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it.
B. preparing positive self-talk to say to oneself at times of stress.
C. interrupting the flow of stressogenic self-talk with more positive talk.
D. distraction away from stressogenic thoughts.
Answer: A. identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it.
67. Frequent challenges to stressful assumptions that can be used in guided discovery are:
A. Are there any other ways I can think about this situation?
B. What evidence is there that supports or denies my assumption?
C. Could I be making a mistake in the way I am thinking?
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
68. When is relaxation best used?
A. Immediately following times of significant stress
B. At times of great stress
C. At times of both low and high stress
D. As part of a meditation routine
Answer: C. At times of both low and high stress
69. What are the key goals of ACT?
A. Cognitive defusion
B. Acceptance
C. Contact with the present moment
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
70. Interventions designed to reduce stress in children having surgery include:
A. verbal information about any relevant issues.
B. playing with the equipment they will see during their operation prior to the operation.
C. a trip to the operating department.
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
71. The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce thestress associated with operations is:
A. to minimise physiological arousal.
B. to increase perceptions of control.
C. to allow people to forget about things they cannot control.
D. to help people distract from worrying thoughts.
Answer: B. to increase perceptions of control.
72. What is the ideal environment for starting to learn relaxation?
A. Listening to instructions on headphones to avoid distraction
B. In a group context using biofeedback
C. At home listening to deep music and taped instructions
D. Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair
Answer: D. Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair
73. Which of the following is the “silent killer” because it usually has no symptoms?
A. hemophilia
B. stroke
C. high cholesterol
D. high blood pressure
Answer: D. high blood pressure
74. Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary arteries?
A. It can cause a heart attack.
B. It can restrict blood flow to the heart muscle.
C. It can lead to coronary artery disease.
D. All of the above options are correct.
Answer: D. All of the above options are correct.
75. Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis?
A. high cholesterol diet
B. increased exercise
C. low-salt diets
D. including fruit and vegetables in every meal
Answer: A. high cholesterol diet
76. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
A. stress
B. consumption of aspirin
C. obesity
D. cigarette smoking
Answer: B. consumption of aspirin
77. Which of the following changes in lifestyle are recommended to treat or preventhypertension?
A. control weight
B. limit dietary salt intake
C. exercise regularly
D. All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension.
Answer: D. All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension.
78. The symptoms of heart failure include __________.
A. shortness of breath
B. fatigue
C. fluid accumulation
D. All of the above are symptoms of heart failure.
Answer: D. All of the above are symptoms of heart failure.
79. As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to achronic disease diagnosis because:
A. the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes.
B. it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis.
C. a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.
D. patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis.
Answer: C. a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.
80. Which of the following is crucial when informational, helpful, and emotional supportsare needed for chronically ill patients?
A. Achieving self
B. Social self
C. Physical self
D. Private self
Answer: B. Social self
81. A chronically ill patient talks to others to find out more about the illness situation and discuss issues associated with it. Which of the following coping strategies has the patientused here?
A. Distancing
B. Cognitive escape
C. Behavioral escape
D. Social support
Answer: D. Social support
82. The _____ plan and direct educational, vocational, and recreational activities to helppatients become more self-sufficient.
A. occupational therapists
B. physical therapists
C. dietitians
D. social workers
Answer: A. occupational therapists
83. Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically illpatient?
A. Sending a chronically ill family member to a nursing home
B. Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments
C. Encouraging a stroke patient to engage in self-care
D. Encouraging a chronically ill patient to be relentlessly cheerful
Answer: B. Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments
84. One of the most significant drawbacks to support groups is that:
A. they have not been researched extensively.
B. most of the people who attend are unwilling to make a long-term commitment to participate in these groups.
C. emotional support feels good but does not translate into adherence.
D. they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients
Answer: D. they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients
85. Which theoretical perspective studies illness as ‘lived experience’?
A. feminism
B. postmodernism
C. epidemiology
D. symbolic interactionism
Answer: B. postmodernism
86. 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
Answer: A. cultural work
87. Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?
A. smoking
B. diet
C. drinking
D. housing
Answer: D. housing
88. According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause ofchronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?
A. poor education
B. poor diet
C. poor sanitation
D. poor housing
Answer: A. poor education
89. Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?
A. improving water supplies
B. monitoring food processing
C. taking exercise
D. regulating burial
Answer: C. taking exercise
90. Health psychology is linked to
A. The behavioral sciences
B. Clinical psychology
C. Behavioral medicine
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
91. Currently the major cause of illness is
A. Behavior or lifestyle
B. Genetic or family background
C. Care taken during childhood
D. Work environments
Answer: A. Behavior or lifestyle
92. : 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
Answer: D. A and C are correct
93. Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of
A. Mental illness
B. Physical health
C. Sociocultural health
D. Psychological health
Answer: D. Psychological health
94. The definition of illness includes
A. Mental illness
B. Pregnancy
C. Physical disability
D. All of the above
Answer: A. Mental illness
95. 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
Answer: C. A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being