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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 51. |
-----------is the seat of primary emotions |
| A. | Thalamus |
| B. | Adrenal gland |
| C. | Thyroid gland |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Thalamus | |
| 52. |
------------is a term used synonymously with the term ‘need’ |
| A. | Urge |
| B. | Desire |
| C. | Want |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 53. |
---------------is a basic emotion of man |
| A. | Anger |
| B. | Fear |
| C. | Love |
| D. | All |
| Answer» D. All | |
| 54. |
The first one year of life is called --------------- |
| A. | Pre-school age |
| B. | Infancy |
| C. | School ag |
| Answer» B. Infancy | |
| 55. |
I.Q is related with .......... |
| A. | Intelligence |
| B. | Emotion |
| C. | Folkways |
| D. | Mathematics |
| Answer» A. Intelligence | |
| 56. |
Important source of Social support for an individual is from... |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Community |
| C. | School |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Family | |
| 57. |
The correct order of Hans Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome are |
| A. | Alarm, resistance, exhaustion |
| B. | Resistance, alarm, exhaustion |
| C. | Exhaustion, alarm, resistance |
| D. | Alarm, exhaustion, resistance |
| Answer» A. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion | |
| 58. |
_____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease. Discuss |
| A. | Type D |
| B. | Type B |
| C. | Type C |
| D. | Type A |
| Answer» D. Type A | |
| 59. |
Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence of stress? |
| A. | Nurses and teachers |
| B. | Nurses and police officers |
| C. | Police officers and teachers |
| D. | Doctors and nurses |
| Answer» A. Nurses and teachers | |
| 60. |
Stress management training is based on a ______ theory of stress. |
| A. | cognitive |
| B. | behavioural |
| C. | psychodynamic |
| D. | cognitive behavioural |
| Answer» D. cognitive behavioural | |
| 61. |
The goals of stress management training are to: |
| A. | identify and change cognitive distortions. |
| B. | reduce high levels of muscular tension. |
| C. | identify and reduce triggers using problem-solving strategies. |
| D. | All of the the above |
| Answer» D. All of the the above | |
| 62. |
Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stress enduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as: |
| A. | guided tour. |
| B. | escorted tour. |
| C. | guided discovery. |
| D. | escorted discovery. |
| Answer» C. guided discovery. | |
| 63. |
Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined with behavioural interventions. What did he call his approach? |
| A. | Stress inoculation therapy |
| B. | Cognitive behavioural therapy |
| C. | Stress immunisation therapy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Stress immunisation therapy | |
| 64. |
Well's (2000) approach to managing emotional distress is known as the: |
| A. | self-Regulatory Executive Function model. |
| B. | self-regulation model. |
| C. | stress inhibition model. |
| D. | stress-regulation model. |
| Answer» A. self-Regulatory Executive Function model. | |
| 65. |
What are the goals of meta-cognitive therapy (Wells 2000)? |
| A. | Increasing flexibility in response to stressful situations |
| B. | Encouraging engagement in feared situations |
| C. | Using mindfulness to help cope with difficult thoughts or emotions |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 66. |
Cognitive restructuring involves: |
| A. | identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it. |
| B. | preparing positive self-talk to say to oneself at times of stress. |
| C. | interrupting the flow of stressogenic self-talk with more positive talk. |
| D. | distraction away from stressogenic thoughts. |
| Answer» A. identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it. | |
| 67. |
Frequent challenges to stressful assumptions that can be used in guided discovery are: |
| A. | Are there any other ways I can think about this situation? |
| B. | What evidence is there that supports or denies my assumption? |
| C. | Could I be making a mistake in the way I am thinking? |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 68. |
When is relaxation best used? |
| A. | Immediately following times of significant stress |
| B. | At times of great stress |
| C. | At times of both low and high stress |
| D. | As part of a meditation routine |
| Answer» C. At times of both low and high stress | |
| 69. |
What are the key goals of ACT? |
| A. | Cognitive defusion |
| B. | Acceptance |
| C. | Contact with the present moment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 70. |
Interventions designed to reduce stress in children having surgery include: |
| A. | verbal information about any relevant issues. |
| B. | playing with the equipment they will see during their operation prior to the operation. |
| C. | a trip to the operating department. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 71. |
The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce the stress associated with operations is: |
| A. | to minimise physiological arousal. |
| B. | to increase perceptions of control. |
| C. | to allow people to forget about things they cannot control. |
| D. | to help people distract from worrying thoughts. |
| Answer» B. to increase perceptions of control. | |
| 72. |
What is the ideal environment for starting to learn relaxation? |
| A. | Listening to instructions on headphones to avoid distraction |
| B. | In a group context using biofeedback |
| C. | At home listening to deep music and taped instructions |
| D. | Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair |
| Answer» D. Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair | |
| 73. |
Which of the following is the "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms? |
| A. | hemophilia |
| B. | stroke |
| C. | high cholesterol |
| D. | high blood pressure |
| Answer» D. high blood pressure | |
| 74. |
Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary arteries? |
| A. | It can cause a heart attack. |
| B. | It can restrict blood flow to the heart muscle. |
| C. | It can lead to coronary artery disease. |
| D. | All of the above options are correct. |
| Answer» D. All of the above options are correct. | |
| 75. |
Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis? |
| A. | high cholesterol diet |
| B. | increased exercise |
| C. | low-salt diets |
| D. | including fruit and vegetables in every meal |
| Answer» A. high cholesterol diet | |
| 76. |
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for cardiovascular disease? |
| A. | stress |
| B. | consumption of aspirin |
| C. | obesity |
| D. | cigarette smoking |
| Answer» B. consumption of aspirin | |
| 77. |
Which of the following changes in lifestyle are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension? |
| A. | control weight |
| B. | limit dietary salt intake |
| C. | exercise regularly |
| D. | All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension. |
| Answer» D. All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension. | |
| 78. |
The symptoms of heart failure include __________. |
| A. | shortness of breath |
| B. | fatigue |
| C. | fluid accumulation |
| D. | All of the above are symptoms of heart failure. |
| Answer» D. All of the above are symptoms of heart failure. | |
| 79. |
As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a chronic disease diagnosis because: |
| A. | the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes. |
| B. | it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis. |
| C. | a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health. |
| D. | patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis. |
| Answer» C. a patient\s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health. | |
| 80. |
Which of the following is crucial when informational, helpful, and emotional supports are needed for chronically ill patients? |
| A. | Achieving self |
| B. | Social self |
| C. | Physical self |
| D. | Private self |
| Answer» B. Social self | |
| 81. |
A chronically ill patient talks to others to find out more about the illness situation and discuss issues associated with it. Which of the following coping strategies has the patient used here? |
| A. | Distancing |
| B. | Cognitive escape |
| C. | Behavioral escape |
| D. | Social support |
| Answer» D. Social support | |
| 82. |
The _____ plan and direct educational, vocational, and recreational activities to help patients become more self-sufficient. |
| A. | occupational therapists |
| B. | physical therapists |
| C. | dietitians |
| D. | social workers |
| Answer» A. occupational therapists | |
| 83. |
Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically ill patient? |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments | |
| 84. |
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 |
| Answer» D. they have not been available to all the chronically ill patients | |
| 85. |
Which theoretical perspective studies illness as 'lived experience'? |
| A. | feminism |
| B. | postmodernism |
| C. | epidemiology |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» B. postmodernism | |
| 86. |
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 |
| Answer» A. cultural work | |
| 87. |
Which one of the following is stressed by materialist explanations of health inequalities? |
| A. | smoking |
| B. | diet |
| C. | drinking |
| D. | housing |
| Answer» D. housing | |
| 88. |
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 |
| Answer» A. poor education | |
| 89. |
Which of the following is NOT a public health measure? |
| A. | improving water supplies |
| B. | monitoring food processing |
| C. | taking exercise |
| D. | regulating burial |
| Answer» C. taking exercise | |
| 90. |
Health psychology is linked to |
| A. | The behavioral sciences |
| B. | Clinical psychology |
| C. | Behavioral medicine |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 91. |
Currently the major cause of illness is |
| A. | Behavior or lifestyle |
| B. | Genetic or family background |
| C. | Care taken during childhood |
| D. | Work environments |
| Answer» A. Behavior or lifestyle | |
| 92. |
: 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 |
| Answer» D. A and C are correct | |
| 93. |
Feelings such as sadness, despair and anxiety are indicators of |
| A. | Mental illness |
| B. | Physical health |
| C. | Sociocultural health |
| D. | Psychological health |
| Answer» D. Psychological health | |
| 94. |
The definition of illness includes |
| A. | Mental illness |
| B. | Pregnancy |
| C. | Physical disability |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Mental illness | |
| 95. |
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 |
| Answer» C. A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being | |
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