Question 1

​Behavioral medicine assumes
A) ​the combination of behavioral and medical sciences.
B) ​the existence of a particular pathogen in any illness.
C) ​disease can be controlled; health cannot be enhanced.
D) ​medicine's and psychology's goals are incompatible.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field that combines the knowledge and practices of behavioral science, medicine, and other related fields to treat and prevent health issues. Therefore, it assumes the combination of behavioral and medical sciences.

Question 2

​From the late 1960s to the early 1990s, the role of psychologists in medicine changed most in which way?
A) ​More psychologists began conducting health research.
B) ​More psychologists began teaching in medical schools.
C) ​More psychologists began working to change lifestyles.
D) ​More psychologists began working for managing pain.

Accepted Answer

The role of psychologists in medicine changed most in that more psychologists began teaching in medical schools during this time period. This helped to integrate psychological principles and practices into medical education and healthcare delivery.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Health psychologists who focus on treating illness are more likely to work in a hospital setting, as this is where patients with various illnesses go to receive treatment. Hospitals also have a team of medical professionals who can work together with the health psychologist to provide holistic care to the patient.

Question 4

​The work of health psychologists is similar to that of other psychologists because it includes
A) ​counseling people regarding their personal problems.
B) ​conducting research on personality and health habits.
C) ​doing assessment, research, and providing services.
D) ​delivering their services within health care settings.

Accepted Answer

Health psychologists engage in assessment, research, and service provision related to the intersection of psychological and physical health. This may involve counseling related to chronic illness or health behaviors, but it also includes broader work to understand the psychological factors that impact physical health outcomes and developing interventions to improve health.

Question 5

​Health psychology is
A) ​a branch of medicine related to psychological health.
B) ​a discipline within psychology related to psychological health.
C) ​a new name for psychosomatic medicine.
D) ​a discipline within psychology related to health.

Accepted Answer

Health psychology is a discipline within psychology that focuses on the psychological factors that affect physical health, as well as the ways in which physical health can affect psychological well-being. It is not a branch of medicine or a new name for psychosomatic medicine.

Question 6

​Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Accepted Answer

Health is not just an absence of disease, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. This definition is given by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Question 7

Health psychologists are MOST likely to​
A) ​be part of an interdisciplinary team.
B) ​work as solo practitioners in private practice.
C) ​go to medical school after getting doctoral degrees in psychology.
D) ​do all of these.

Accepted Answer

Health psychologists often work as part of an interdisciplinary team with physicians, nurses, and social workers to provide holistic care for patients. While some health psychologists may have a private practice, it is not the most common setting for their work. Health psychologists typically have a doctoral degree in psychology and do not go to medical school.

Question 8

For health psychologists who work in the public health field, which activity they may engage in is most related to helping develop major public health decisions?​
A) ​Teaching health psychology and conducting research in the field
B) ​Diagnosing health conditions and offering patients interventions
C) ​Monitoring recent, current, and emergent trends related to health
D) ​Working on placing nutrition facts on menus and food packaging

Accepted Answer

The answer of For health psychologists who work in the...

Question 9

Most experts in health psychology recommend that​
A) health psychologists should procure credentials as medical physicians first.
B) health psychologists should have at least two years of postdoctoral training.
C) ​health psychology should be a separate discipline from generic psychology.
D) ​health psychology should be a separate discipline from generic psychology

Accepted Answer

Most experts in health psychology recommend that health psychologists should have at least two years of postdoctoral training to gain experience and training in the medical field. This enables them to have a better understanding of the issues related to health and illness and to work more effectively with medical professionals. Having medical credentials (choice A) is not a requirement but may be beneficial. Health psychology is not recommended to be a separate discipline (choice C and D) as it should be integrated into the larger field of psychology.

Question 10

​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.

Accepted Answer

Health psychology focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and assisting with rehabilitation. It is not limited to the adoption of the sick role or psychosomatic illnesses, and it goes beyond public health issues to include individual behavior and attitudes.

Question 11

​Janelle, a health psychologist, could do any of the following tasks EXCEPT
A) ​offer alternatives to pharmacological treatments.
B) ​provide behavioral interventions to treat physical disorders.
C) ​design effective health communication to promote positive physical health.
D) ​design drug trials to enable doctors to find a drug to treat breast cancer.

Accepted Answer

Health psychologists do not typically design drug trials as this is typically the domain of medical researchers or pharmacologists. Health psychologists focus on behavioral interventions to promote physical health and offer alternatives to pharmacological treatments, as well as designing effective health communication to promote positive physical health.

Question 12

​The discipline that seeks to improve health and the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness through integrating psychology's behavioral knowledge with medicine's biological knowledge is called
A) ​behavioral health.
B) ​health psychology.
C) ​behavioral medicine.
D) ​medical psychology.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral medicine is the discipline that seeks to improve health and prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate illness through integrating psychology's behavioral knowledge with medicine's biological knowledge. Health psychology (B) focuses specifically on psychological aspects of health and illness, while medical psychology (D) refers to the application of psychological principles to the practice of medicine. Behavioral health (A) is a broader term that encompasses both mental and physical health and may include the use of behavioral interventions for a variety of health concerns.

Question 13

Psychosomatic medicine sees physical illnesses as​
A) ​including emotional and psychological factors.
B) ​being attributable only to physiological causes.
C) ​causing stress and subsequent organic illnesses.
D) ​not real but imagined in some specific diseases.

Accepted Answer

Psychosomatic medicine views physical illnesses as including emotional and psychological factors. This means that psychological and emotional factors can contribute to the development and progression of physical illnesses. Psychosomatic medicine does not attribute physical illnesses solely to physiological causes, nor does it view physical illnesses as imaginary. Rather, psychosomatic medicine recognizes the complex interplay between mind and body in the development and treatment of physical illness.

Question 14

​In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the textbook's authors, health and disease outcomes flow DIRECTLY from
A) ​psychological factors.
B) ​biological factors.
C) ​sociological factors.
D) ​all of these factors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the...

Question 15

Among various services that clinical health psychologists can deliver, which is the best example of one that involves conducting behavioral interventions?​
A) ​Using biofeedback for pain management
B) ​Increasing patient medication compliance
C) ​Administering neuropsychological testing
D) ​Therapy to help patients cope with illness

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among various services that clinical health psychologists...

Question 16

​In contrast to the biopsychosocial model, the biomedical model views health as
A) ​a positive condition.
B) ​an incorporation of psychological and social factors.
C) ​a result of a combination of factors such as genetics, beliefs, and stress.
D) ​the absence of disease.

Accepted Answer

The biomedical model defines health as the absence of disease. This model focuses solely on physical and biological factors and does not take into account psychological or social factors.

Question 17

​During the last quarter of the 20th century, psychology became involved in the field of health primarily by
A) ​treating physical diseases by changing behaviors.
B) ​treating only traditional mental health disorders.
C) ​studying behaviors related to disease and health.
D) ​practicing in the field of psychosomatic medicine.

Accepted Answer

During the last quarter of the 20th century, psychology began studying behaviors related to disease and health. This includes behaviors such as unhealthy habits, stress management, and adherence to medical treatments. Psychologists began working alongside medical professionals to develop interventions and treatments that address both physical and psychological aspects of health.

Question 18

Health psychologists are most likely to see health​
A) ​from a biomedical viewpoint.
B) ​from a biopsychosocial viewpoint.
C) ​as the absence of illness.
D) ​as a single dimensional condition.

Accepted Answer

Health psychologists view health from a biopsychosocial viewpoint, meaning that they consider biological, psychological, and social factors influencing someone's health rather than only viewing it from a biomedical perspective or as simply the absence of illness. They also consider health to be multidimensional rather than a single dimensional condition.

Question 19

​Cade attributes catching a "cold" to not getting enough sleep and feelings of distress. Thus, Cade has an implicit acceptance of the ____ model of health.
A) ​biochemical
B) ​biomedical
C) ​Cartesian
D) ​biopsychosocial

Accepted Answer

The biopsychosocial model of health considers the interplay between biological, psychological, and social factors in determining health outcomes. Cade's belief that his lack of sleep and distress led to catching a cold demonstrates an acknowledgement of psychological and social factors influencing his health in addition to biological factors (such as exposure to the cold virus).

Question 20

​Presently, physicians and health psychologists are most likely to agree that psychosomatic illnesses are
A) ​a primary means of coping with acute pain.
B) ​all in the head of the person with the illness.
C) ​linked to a complex of biological, psychological, and social factors.
D) ​flow from unconscious factors and are a means of reducing anxiety.

Accepted Answer

Presently, physicians and health psychologists agree that psychosomatic illnesses are linked to a complex of biological, psychological, and social factors. These factors can include genetics, past traumas or experiences, stress, and societal or cultural influences. It is not believed that psychosomatic illnesses are solely a means of coping with acute pain or reducing anxiety, nor are they solely "in the head" of the person with the illness.

Quiz 1: Introducing Health Psychology

​Behavioral medicine assumes

​From the late 1960s to the early 1990s, the role of psychologists in medicine changed most in which way?

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?​

​The work of health psychologists is similar to that of other psychologists because it includes

​Health psychology is

​Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Health psychologists are MOST likely to​

For health psychologists who work in the public health field, which activity they may engage in is most related to helping develop major public health decisions?​

Most experts in health psychology recommend that​

​Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to

​Janelle, a health psychologist, could do any of the following tasks EXCEPT

​The discipline that seeks to improve health and the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness through integrating psychology's behavioral knowledge with medicine's biological knowledge is called

Psychosomatic medicine sees physical illnesses as​

​In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the textbook's authors, health and disease outcomes flow DIRECTLY from

Among various services that clinical health psychologists can deliver, which is the best example of one that involves conducting behavioral interventions?​

​In contrast to the biopsychosocial model, the biomedical model views health as

​During the last quarter of the 20th century, psychology became involved in the field of health primarily by

Health psychologists are most likely to see health​

​Cade attributes catching a "cold" to not getting enough sleep and feelings of distress. Thus, Cade has an implicit acceptance of the ____ model of health.

​Presently, physicians and health psychologists are most likely to agree that psychosomatic illnesses are

Behavioral medicine assumes

From the late 1960s to the early 1990s, the role of psychologists in medicine changed most in which way?

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?

The work of health psychologists is similar to that of other psychologists because it includes

Health psychology is

Health is generally defined as an absence of disease.

Health psychologists are MOST likely to

For health psychologists who work in the public health field, which activity they may engage in is most related to helping develop major public health decisions?

Most experts in health psychology recommend that

Health psychology is best defined as the scientific study of those behaviors related to

Janelle, a health psychologist, could do any of the following tasks EXCEPT

The discipline that seeks to improve health and the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness through integrating psychology's behavioral knowledge with medicine's biological knowledge is called

Psychosomatic medicine sees physical illnesses as

In the biopsychosocial model proposed by the textbook's authors, health and disease outcomes flow DIRECTLY from

Among various services that clinical health psychologists can deliver, which is the best example of one that involves conducting behavioral interventions?

In contrast to the biopsychosocial model, the biomedical model views health as

During the last quarter of the 20th century, psychology became involved in the field of health primarily by

Health psychologists are most likely to see health

Cade attributes catching a "cold" to not getting enough sleep and feelings of distress. Thus, Cade has an implicit acceptance of the ____ model of health.

Presently, physicians and health psychologists are most likely to agree that psychosomatic illnesses are