BHS Health Psychology 3

Question 1

Which coping strategy involves reframing the meaning of a stressor to make it less threatening?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive reappraisal

Answer

Cognitive reappraisal is an emotion-regulation strategy that changes the mental representation of a situation to alter its emotional impact.

Question 2

The biopsychosocial model, as applied to health psychology, was primarily introduced by:

Accepted Answer

George Engel

Answer

George Engel (1977) criticized the purely biomedical model and proposed the biopsychosocial framework integrating biological, psychological, and social factors.

Question 3

Which psychoneuroimmunology finding best demonstrates a direct link between psychological state and immune function?

Accepted Answer

Exam-period stress reducing natural killer cell activity in students

Answer

Kiecolt-Glaser's studies showed that medical students had significantly reduced NK cell activity during final exams, directly linking academic stress to immune suppression.

Question 4

According to the Health Belief Model, 'perceived barriers' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Obstacles a person anticipates in adopting a health behavior

Answer

Perceived barriers are the individual's assessment of the physical, psychological, or financial obstacles to taking a health action.

Question 5

A health psychologist helping a patient manage type 2 diabetes primarily uses motivational interviewing. MI is best characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A collaborative, person-centered style that elicits and strengthens motivation to change

Answer

Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick) is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication that strengthens personal motivation by exploring and resolving ambivalence.

BHS - Bachelor of Health Science Practice Test

BHS - Bachelor of Health Science Practice Test

BHS Health Psychology 3