1.

Repressors are people who cope with health problems by:

A) immediately seeking treatment.
B) overreacting.
C) ignoring them.
D) Repressors do all of these things.

2. Research indicates that people in good moods have higher _____________ and
consider themselves less vulnerable to future illness than people in bad moods.
A) optimism
B) pessimism
C) self-reported health
D) emotional intelligence

3. People who are _________ tend to exaggerate the seriousness of minor

complaints that others are more likely to ignore.
A) depressed
B) psychotic
C) neurotic
D) anxious

4. Who is MOST likely to have contact with physicians?

A) the very young
B) adolescents
C) middle-aged adults
D) the very young and the very old

5. Sanders and colleagues (1992) found that __________ back pain sufferers
reported the least overall suffering and disruption of daily activities.
A) American
B) Mexican
C) Japanese
D) New Zealand

6. The highest morbidity and mortality rates are found among people with the:
A) highest socioeconomic status.
B) lowest socioeconomic status.
C) highest healthcare utilization rates.
D) lowest healthcare utilization rates.

7. According to Safer and colleagues' (1979) stages of delay model, avoiding

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a(n) ________ delay.
A) appraisal
B) illness
C) treatment
D) behavioral

8. Someone who falsely believes that he or she is ill may be diagnosed with:
A) illness anxiety disorder.
B) malingering.
C) conversion disorder.
D) somatoform disorder.

9. __________ is a crucial factor in how effective and satisfying health care is.
A) Who provides nursing services
B) Who provides physician services
C) The patient-provider relationship
D) How care is paid for

10. Studies show that patients are likely to be more satisfied with physicians who:
A) spend more time just talking with them.
B) charge them less.
C) prescribe more medications.
D) explain the medical procedures in greater detail.

11. Physicians tend to spend less time with patients who present:
A) HIV symptoms.
B) cancer symptoms.
C) psychological disorders.
D) flu-like symptoms.

12. Research studies have reported that patients with high health literacy are more
likely to:
A) adhere to treatment instructions.
B) report the lowest levels of confidence in their doctors.
C) take a passive, deferential role in their treatment.
D) have less accurate perceptions of the risk and benefits of health screening.

13. Historically, the primary goal of modern healthcare has been:

A) the physical well-being of all patients.

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B) to cure people who are seriously ill.
C) the physical and psychological well-being of all patients.
D) to cure people who are seriously ill and maximize efficiency in doing so.

14. A study of children by Peterson and colleagues (1999) found that children were
more likely to suggest ________ coping strategies for themselves and ________
strategies for their friends.
A) proactive; reactive
B) response neutral; proactive
C) reactive; proactive
D) proactive; response neutral

15. A study by Egbert and colleagues (1964) demonstrated that __________ and
__________ could help reduce patients' postsurgical pain.
A) morphine; relaxation exercises
B) morphine; breathing exercises
C) meditation; guided imagery
D) relaxation instructions; breathing exercises

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Answer Key

1. C
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. D

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