Health Psychology Set 3
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This set of Health Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Health Psychology Set 3
Q1 | -----------is the seat of primary emotions
- Thalamus
- Adrenal gland
- Thyroid gland
- None of these
Q2 | ------------is a term used synonymously with the term ‘need’
- Urge
- Desire
- Want
- All
Q3 | ---------------is a basic emotion of man
- Anger
- Fear
- Love
- All
Q4 | The first one year of life is called ---------------
- Pre-school age
- Infancy
- School ag
Q5 | I.Q is related with ..........
- Intelligence
- Emotion
- Folkways
- Mathematics
Q6 | Important source of Social support for an individual is from...
- Family
- Community
- School
- None of these
Q7 | The correct order of Hans Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome are
- Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
- Resistance, alarm, exhaustion
- Exhaustion, alarm, resistance
- Alarm, exhaustion, resistance
Q8 | _____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease.Discuss
- Type D
- Type B
- Type C
- Type A
Q9 | Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence ofstress?
- Nurses and teachers
- Nurses and police officers
- Police officers and teachers
- Doctors and nurses
Q10 | Stress management training is based on a ______ theory of stress.
- cognitive
- behavioural
- psychodynamic
- cognitive behavioural
Q11 | The goals of stress management training are to:
- identify and change cognitive distortions.
- reduce high levels of muscular tension.
- identify and reduce triggers using problem-solving strategies.
- All of the the above
Q12 | Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stressenduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as:
- guided tour.
- escorted tour.
- guided discovery.
- escorted discovery.
Q13 | Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined withbehavioural interventions. What did he call his approach?
- Stress inoculation therapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Stress immunisation therapy
- None of the above
Q14 | Well's (2000) approach to managing emotional distress is known as the:
- self-Regulatory Executive Function model.
- self-regulation model.
- stress inhibition model.
- stress-regulation model.
Q15 | What are the goals of meta-cognitive therapy (Wells 2000)?
- Increasing flexibility in response to stressful situations
- Encouraging engagement in feared situations
- Using mindfulness to help cope with difficult thoughts or emotions
- All of the above
Q16 | Cognitive restructuring involves:
- identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it.
- preparing positive self-talk to say to oneself at times of stress.
- interrupting the flow of stressogenic self-talk with more positive talk.
- distraction away from stressogenic thoughts.
Q17 | Frequent challenges to stressful assumptions that can be used in guided discovery are:
- Are there any other ways I can think about this situation?
- What evidence is there that supports or denies my assumption?
- Could I be making a mistake in the way I am thinking?
- All of the above
Q18 | When is relaxation best used?
- Immediately following times of significant stress
- At times of great stress
- At times of both low and high stress
- As part of a meditation routine
Q19 | What are the key goals of ACT?
- Cognitive defusion
- Acceptance
- Contact with the present moment
- All of the above
Q20 | Interventions designed to reduce stress in children having surgery include:
- verbal information about any relevant issues.
- playing with the equipment they will see during their operation prior to the operation.
- a trip to the operating department.
- All of the above
Q21 | The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce thestress associated with operations is:
- to minimise physiological arousal.
- to increase perceptions of control.
- to allow people to forget about things they cannot control.
- to help people distract from worrying thoughts.
Q22 | What is the ideal environment for starting to learn relaxation?
- Listening to instructions on headphones to avoid distraction
- In a group context using biofeedback
- At home listening to deep music and taped instructions
- Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair
Q23 | Which of the following is the "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms?
- hemophilia
- stroke
- high cholesterol
- high blood pressure
Q24 | Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary arteries?
- It can cause a heart attack.
- It can restrict blood flow to the heart muscle.
- It can lead to coronary artery disease.
- All of the above options are correct.
Q25 | Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis?
- high cholesterol diet
- increased exercise
- low-salt diets
- including fruit and vegetables in every meal