Health Psychology 10th Edition by Taylor – Test Bank

Chapter 11

Management of Chronic Health Disorders

 

1. Which of the following is a chronic health disorder?

 

A. cold

 

B. influenza A

 

C. teething

 

D. hearing loss

 

 

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2. Chronic health disorders are

 

A. rare among children.

 

B. either moderate or severe and life-threatening.

 

C. less likely among young adults between ages 18 and 44.

 

D. always life-threatening and ultimately lead to death.

 

 

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3. Which of the following is a component of quality of life?

 

A. logical functioning

 

B. longevity

 

C. psychological status

 

D. economic functioning

 

 

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4. Medical measures of quality of life are

 

A. seldom based on objective criteria.

 

B. weakly related with patients’ and relatives’ assessments.

 

C. poorly related with patients’ assessments but are moderately related with relatives’ assessments.

 

D. moderately related with health psychologists’ assessments.

 

 

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5. A broad array of measures for evaluating quality of life is available

 

A. only for adults.

 

B. for both adults and children.

 

C. only for children.

 

D. for both alive and dead patients.

 

 

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6. Studying quality of life

 

A. makes it possible to determine what kinds of interventions may be needed.

 

B. is an unnecessary intrusion into patients’ lives.

 

C. cannot be used to compare therapies.

 

D. provides us same results as the diagnosis.

 

 

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7. Assessment of quality of life

 

A. identifies the likely problems associated with acute diseases.

 

B. discourages comparison of therapies.

 

C. evaluates the practitioners’ experience in dealing with health disorders.

 

D. assesses the impact of treatments.

 

 

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8. Immediately after a chronic health disorder is diagnosed,

 

A. patients face job discrimination.

 

B. patients seek the help of dietitians and therapists.

 

C. patients resort to a feeling of calmness.

 

D. patients experience a psychological disequilibrium.

 

 

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9. Which of the following is true of denial?

 

A. It is a defense mechanism by which people accept the implications of a health disorder.

 

B. It is a method adopted by health care practitioners to deny information to patients.

 

C. It is a method adopted by health care practitioners to deny information to patients’ family.

 

D. It is a defense mechanism by which people avoid the implications of a health disorder.

 

 

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10. Denial serves as a protective function

 

A. before the patient seeks medical treatment.

 

B. during the acute phase of the health disorder.

 

C. when patients must play an active role in the treatment regimen.

 

D. during the rehabilitative phase of the health disorder.