Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the U.S. in 2012, about ______ people had one or more chronic health conditions. (Ward, Schiller & Goodman, 2014).
- 98 million
- 117 million
- 150 million
- 172 million
Answer: B
2. Genetic factors and diet-related behaviours are two primary determinants of diabetes but the causes of ME/CFS ______.
- are largely psychosomatic
- are primarily due to poor diet
- remain a complete mystery
- none of these
Answer: C
3. In ______, blood glucose homeostasis ceases to function because the beta cells of the pancreatic islets are destroyed.
- type 1 diabetes mellitus
- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- gestational diabetes
- both type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes
Answer: A
4. Ali, Stone and Peters et al. (2006) found the prevalence of depression among type 2 diabetes patients was ______ higher than those without diabetes.
- 3%
- 6%
- 9%
- 12%
Answer: C
5. Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome has also been named ______.
- post-viral fatigue syndrome
- systematic exertion intolerance disease
- chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome
- all of these
Answer: D
6. CDC (2017) suggests that of the one to four million Americans who have ME/CFS, less than ______ have been diagnosed.
- 2%
- 5%
- 10%
- 20%
Answer: D
7. According to the ______, ME/CFS patients are alleged to have ‘unhelpful cognitions’ and ‘dysfunctional beliefs’ that their symptoms are caused by an organic disease.
- Impaired Belief Theory
- Dysfunctional Belief Theory
- Maladjusted Belief Theory
- Inhibited Belief Theory
Answer: B
8. The PACE trial is a textbook example of ______.
- the top-down research approach
- bottom up research approach
- qualitative research approach
- carefully designed research approach
Answer: A
9. Which of these are errors made in the PACE trial?
- Failure to obtain fully informed consent after non-disclosure of conflicts of interest.
- Changing the primary outcomes of the trial after receiving the raw data.
- Changing entry criteria midway through the trial.
- Repeatedly informing participants in the GET and CBT groups that the therapies could help them get better.
- all of these
Answer: E
10. Velleman et al. (2016) explored the experiences of those whose sibling had ME/CFS and found that ______.
- siblings had higher levels of depression than adolescents of the same age from a normative sample; however, anxiety and quality-of-life were similar
- siblings had lower levels of quality of life than adolescents of the same age from a normative sample; however, anxiety and depression were similar
- siblings had higher levels of anxiety than adolescents of the same age from a normative sample; however, depression and quality-of-life were similar
- none of these
Answer: C