Top 80+ Solved Health Psychology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically illpatient?
a. Sending a chronically ill family member to a nursing home
b. Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments
c. Encouraging a stroke patient to engage in self-care
d. Encouraging a chronically ill patient to be relentlessly cheerful
Q. One of the most significant drawbacks to support groups is that:
a. they have not been researched extensively.
b. most of the people who attend are unwilling to make a long-term commitment to participate in these groups.
c. emotional support feels good but does not translate into adherence.
d. they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients
Q. Which theoretical perspective studies illness as 'lived experience'?
a. feminism
b. postmodernism
c. epidemiology
d. symbolic interactionism
Q. 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
Q. Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities?
a. smoking
b. diet
c. drinking
d. housing
Q. According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause ofchronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries?
a. poor education
b. poor diet
c. poor sanitation
d. poor housing
Q. Which of the following is NOT a public health measure?
a. improving water supplies
b. monitoring food processing
c. taking exercise
d. regulating burial
Q. Health psychology is linked to
a. The behavioral sciences
b. Clinical psychology
c. Behavioral medicine
d. All of the above
Q. Currently the major cause of illness is
a. Behavior or lifestyle
b. Genetic or family background
c. Care taken during childhood
d. Work environments
Q. : 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
Q. Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of
a. Mental illness
b. Physical health
c. Sociocultural health
d. Psychological health
Q. The definition of illness includes
a. Mental illness
b. Pregnancy
c. Physical disability
d. All of the above
Q. 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