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 • 193.84K 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 • 193.84K 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