Health Psychology MCQs and Notes

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Ranjeet • 34.60K Points
Instructor I

Q 1. 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

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Vinay • 28.75K Points
Instructor II

Q 2. The definition of illness includes

  • (A) Mental illness
  • (B) Pregnancy
  • (C) Physical disability
  • (D) All of the above

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Ram Sharma • 193.88K Points
Coach

Q 3. Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of

  • (A) Mental illness
  • (B) Physical health
  • (C) Sociocultural health
  • (D) Psychological health

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Vinay • 28.75K Points
Instructor II

Q 4. : 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

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Vijay Sangwan • 28.62K Points
Instructor II

Q 5. Currently the major cause of illness is

  • (A) Behavior or lifestyle
  • (B) Genetic or family background
  • (C) Care taken during childhood
  • (D) Work environments

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Ranjeet • 34.60K Points
Instructor I

Q 6. Health psychology is linked to

  • (A) The behavioral sciences
  • (B) Clinical psychology
  • (C) Behavioral medicine
  • (D) All of the above

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Vikash Gupta • 33.56K Points
Instructor I

Q 7. Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?

  • (A) improving water supplies
  • (B) monitoring food processing
  • (C) taking exercise
  • (D) regulating burial

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Ram Sharma • 193.88K Points
Coach

Q 8. According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?

  • (A) poor education
  • (B) poor diet
  • (C) poor sanitation
  • (D) poor housing

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Vijay Sangwan • 28.62K Points
Instructor II

Q 9. Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?

  • (A) smoking
  • (B) diet
  • (C) drinking
  • (D) housing

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Rakesh Kumar • 28.44K Points
Instructor II

Q 10. 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

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