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the emergence of new diseases.
Changes in society, technology, and microorganisms are leading to
the emergence of new diseases.
Changes in society, technology, and microorganisms are leading to:
cost-effective interventions to improve quality of life.
Future programs targeting the management of chronic illness must incorporate:
currently a two-tiered system.
Health care in the United States is:
will become important as the size of the elderly cohort will continue to increase over the next 10 years
Health promotion programs that target the elderly
will become important as the size of the elderly cohort continues to increase over the next 10 years.
Health promotion programs that target the elderly:
improved
In general, the health trends for most Americans have _____ in recent years.
enabled online visits to substitute for routine office visits to physicians.
In the context of health care, technology has
It spends more on health care than any other country in the world
In the context of health care, which of the following statements is true of the United States?
Smoking is more hazardous for women than for men.
In the context of health care, which of the following statements is true of women?
They are sick more often than men
In the context of health, which of the following statements is true of women?
marriage
In the context of promoting resilience, which of the following is a factor that reduces morbidity?
mass consumption
In the future, health promotion interventions will most likely be designed for
mass consumption.
In the future, health promotion interventions will most likely be designed for:
produces a higher quality of life.
Maximizing the number of good years during which a person is free from the burdens of chronic illness
produces a higher quality of life.
Maximizing the number of good years during which a person is free from the burdens of chronic illness:
academic settings.
Most health psychologists work in:
_____ is a subfield within psychology that gives importance to studies on health of children and the factors affecting it.
NOT: Physiological psychology
Technology, specifically the ability for a patient to take and send pictures post-surgery, has greatly benefited people from
NOT: low SES
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
_____ is expected to bring insurance coverage to many of the currently uninsured in the United States.
The United States
_____ is the only country where health care for most people is financed by for-profit, minimally regulated, private insurance companies.
United States
_____ is the only country where health care for most people is financed by for-profit, minimally regulated, private insurance companies.
Evidence-based
_____ medicine is the conscientious, explicit, judicious use of the best scientific proof for making decisions about the care of individual patients.
Health psychologists
_____ play an important role in creating responsible and informed health care consumers and in the development and design of health services.
Genetic
_____ testing enables an increasing number of people to know that they have a risk for illness even before they develop that illness.
genetic
_____ testing enables an increasing number of people to know that they have a risk for illness even before they develop that illness.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was initiated by President
Obama
comprehensive intervention models.
Pain management programs, hospices, and CHD rehabilitation programs are examples of:
In general, the health for most Americans have _____ in recent years.
improved
We can help combat the risk adolescents face by also targeting
parents
patient-centered approach
A continued collaboration with the medical community and medical treatments by psychologists is vital in a
patient-centered approach
A continued collaboration with the medical community and medical treatments by psychologists is vital in a _____.
clinical psychology.
A subfield within psychology that studies the primary task of interventions with patients is:
Developmental psychology
_____ is a subfield within psychology that gives importance to studies on health of children and the factors affecting it.
Adolescence
_____ is a window of vulnerability for most bad health habits.
Obesity
_____ is currently endemic and will shortly supplant smoking as the major avoidable contributor to mortality.
obesity
_____ is currently endemic and will shortly supplant smoking as the major avoidable contributor to mortality.
osteoarthritis
Which of the following diseases has little impact on mortality rates but has a major impact on the functioning and well-being of the population, particularly the elderly?
Life expectancy in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 78.5 years in 2009.
Which of the following health trends about the United States is true?
Preventing poor health habits from developing
Which of the following is an essential goal of health care?
preventing poor health habits from developing
Which of the following is an essential goal of health care?
The elderly
Which of the following is an example of vulnerable population?
the elderly
Which of the following is an example of vulnerable population?
Alcohol consumption pattern among Americans remains unchanged.
Which of the following is true about the health habits of Americans?
Individuals at risk need to learn how to cope with their risk status.
Which of the following is true of people who are at risk for particular disorders?
Social support is likely to benefit both the provider and the recipient.
Which of the following is true of social support?
Health care services are being inappropriately used by consumers.
Which of the following is true of the health care system in the United States?
African Americans have a higher infant mortality rate than whites.
Which of the following is true of the racial and ethnic differences in health?
They are sick more often than men.
Which of the following is true of women's health?
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According to the 2011 report of the National Center for Health Statistics, more than _____ percent of the population in the U.S. has no health insurance.
remained unchanged
According to the text, over the years, Americans' alcohol consumption has
remained unchanged
According to the text, over the years, Americans' alcohol consumption pattern has _____.
chronic disorders
As the elderly population increases, a corresponding increase is expected in the incidence of
chronic disorders.
As the elderly population increases, a corresponding increase is expected in the incidence of:
occupational
Barbara helps her clients to identify the workplace characteristics tied to stress. She designs interventions to minimize the stressors that affect them. She is a(n) _____ stress researcher.
are usually geared to specific diseases or disorders
Comprehensive intervention models
concentrate and coordinate medical and psychological expertise.
Comprehensive intervention models:
behavioral immunization
Early drug prevention programs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), are examples of _____ programs.
Social psychology
Emma wants to become a health psychologist and conduct research on the lifestyle choices that impact the management of Type II Diabetes. To what kind of graduate program should Emma apply?
social psychology
Emma wants to become a health psychologist and conduct research on the lifestyle choices that impact the management of type II diabetes. To what kind of graduate program should Emma apply?
controlling alcohol consumption
Intervention programs for older adults should focus on
controlling alcohol consumption.
Interventions programs for older adults should focus on:
low-birth-weight babies.
Low socio economic status is linked to:
low-birth-weight babies.
Low socioeconomic status is linked to
reduces health care costs
Refocusing health promotion strategies toward morbidity
reduces health care costs.
Refocusing health promotion strategies toward morbidity:
send electronic reminders to take medications at the appropriate time.
Sara, a health psychologist, uses technology effectively to implement behavioral interventions. To ensure a patient with a poor memory to adhere to the medicine intake schedule strictly, she will most likely:
send electronic reminders to the patient to take medications at the appropriate time.
Sara, a health psychologist, uses technology effectively to implement behavioral interventions. To ensure that a patient with a poor memory adheres to the medicine intake schedule strictly, she will most likely
behavioral immunization
Several schools organize programs that expose fifth and sixth graders to antismoking before they begin the habit of smoking. This is an example of a _____ program.
behavioral immunization
Several schools organize programs that expose fifth and sixth graders to antismoking material before they begin the habit of smoking. Such programs are an example of a _____ program.
reducing the period of morbidity
Significant gains in the quality of life would best be achieved by reorienting the focus of health promotion toward
reducing the period of morbidity.
Significant gains in the quality of life would best be achieved by reorienting the focus of health promotion toward:
maximize the number of people who are insured for health benefits.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is designed to:
Barack Obama
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was initiated by President
Barack Obama.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was initiated by President:
develop interventions that are symptom focused
The current trend toward cost containment pushes health psychology in the direction of research questions designed to
develop interventions that are symptom focused.
The current trend toward cost containment pushes health psychology in the direction of research questions designed to:
to conduct initial assessment during the acute period.
The first step in developing cost-effective interventions to improve quality of life is
to conduct initial assessment during the acute period.
The first step in developing cost-effective interventions to improve quality of life is:
the rapid growth of prepaid, colleague-centered services.
The most significant change in American health care that has implications for health psychology is
the rapid growth of prepaid, colleague-centered service.
The most significant change in American health care that has implications for health psychology is:
Physiological psychology
_____ is a subfield within psychology that focuses heavily on the biology and neurological aspects of health psychology.
teaching control-enhancing techniques to help reduce fear.
The use of new technologies in medical care may be frightening for some people. A health psychologist can assist such patients and their families by:
teaching them control-enhancing techniques to help reduce fear.
The use of new technologies in medical care may be intimidating for some people. A health psychologist can assist such patients and their families by
worsen.
Trends within medical care suggest that the problem of patient-practitioner communication is likely to:
worsen
Trends within medical care suggest that the problem of patient-provider communication is likely to
Exercise has increased among Americans.
Which of the following statements is true about the health habits of Americans?
More than 13 percent of the population has no health insurance
Which of the following statements is true of health insurance in the United States?
They are likely to educate physicians, nurses, and other health care workers.
Which of the following statements is true of health psychologists working in academic settings?
Smoking has declined in the United States.
Which of the following statements is true of international health?
Policy interventions are essential to tackle health problems
Which of the following statements is true of interventions for health-related issues?
Individuals at risk need to learn how to cope with their risk status.
Which of the following statements is true of people who are at risk for particular disorders?
Health care services are being inappropriately used by consumers
Which of the following statements is true of the health care system in the United States?
African Americans have a higher infant mortality rate than whites
Which of the following statements is true of the racial and ethnic differences in health?
Smoking has increased in developing countries.
Which of the following statements is true of the recent trends in international health?
Crowding
Which of the following stressors is most likely to affect vulnerable populations?
crowding
Which of the following stressors is most likely to affect vulnerable populations?
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Women live, on average, _____ years longer than men.
increases
Women's risk for heart disease _____ following menopause.
Health psychologists
_____ have an important role to play in addressing thorny issues such as assisted suicide, living will, and the patient's right to die.
African Americans
_____ have poorer health at all ages and higher levels of depression, hostility, anxiety, and other emotional risk factors for chronic disease.
Clinical psychology
_____ is a branch of health psychology that primarily focuses on interventions with patients.
Early drug prevention programs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), are examples of _____ programs.
behavioral immunization
Health care in the United States is
currently a two-tiered system.
In the context of health care, technology has
enabled online visits to substitute for routine office visits to physicians.