Question 1

Insomnia affects

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A)   1.5% of population
B)   8% of population
C)   15% of population
D)   30% of population

Question 2

Health related quality of life measures are now accepted for medication approval by:

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A)   WHO
B)   FDA
C)   NIMH
D)   CDC

Question 3

Current individualized cognitive rehabilitation programs for early stage Alzheimer's patients :

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A)   are methodologically adequate
B)   make a major difference in patient functioning
C)   have limited empirical basis
D)   effective

Question 4

Pain is not :

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A)   objective
B)   measurable
C)   subjective
D)   felt by very young children

Question 5

Forensic psychologists:

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A)   are using increasingly reliable and valid methods
B)   must acknowledge limitations of instruments
C)   must address the issue of law in their reports
D)   all of the above

Question 6

Treatment regimens include:

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A)   the patient only
B)   the family of the patient
C)   patient and family
D)   patient family, and other immediately connected caregivers such as school personnel

Question 7

Pharmacological interventions in sleep disorder:

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A)   are 100% successful
B)   can lead to poor quality sleep
C)   present no addiction issues.
D)   may be used with any health related condition

Question 8

Work settings for a health psychologist include:

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A)   hospitals
B)   community health clinic
C)   private practice
D)   all of the above

Question 9

The legal standard of insanity is:

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A)   the same as the psychological standard of insanity
B)   a legal standard but not necessarily the same as a psychological standard
C)   a psychological standard used in the legal sense
D)   an educated guess

Question 10

Limitations on activities due to health conditions affects:

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A)   1% of children
B)   7% of adults
C)   42% of people over age 75
D)   16% of children

Question 11

Health psychologists must know:

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A)   characteristics of a health disorder, risk factors, prognosis, diagnostic and treatment procedures
B)   psychological issues related to health
C)   social issues, context of health care and cultural issues
D)   all of the above

Question 12

Miller et al. (2012)  examined the inter-rater reliability of instruments used to assess sex offenders and found:

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A)   the instruments were both reliable and valid
B)   the instruments were reliable, but not valid 
C)   the instruments were out of date
D)   the instruments were not reliable

Question 13

Neuropsychologists should know:

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A)   anatomy and physiology
B)   neuroanatomy, pharmacology and neuropathology
C)   forensic issues and intersections with the law
D)   CBT interventions

Question 14

CBT methods for insomnia:

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A)   can be delivered inexpensively and effectively
B)   expensively and effectively
C)   only via one to one session
D)   only lasts for a few days of effectiveness

Question 15

Principles of sleep hygiene include:

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A)   stimulus control
B)   avoid caffeine, smoking and exercise at bedtime
C)   sleeping late when tired
D)   relaxation strategies

Question 16

"You won't feel a thing" is an example of:

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A)   psychological method of coping with pain
B)   an unhelpful strategy of coping with pain
C)   physical method of coping with pain
D)   poor parenting

Question 17

'Capacity assessment' as described in your text refers to the assessment of:

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A)   determines the needs for autonomy with protection in older adults
B)   memory capacity after a traumatic brain injury
C)   speech capacity after a traumatic brain injury
D)   both memory and speech capacity after a traumatic brain injury

Question 18

Forensic psychology includes:

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A)   child custody cases
B)   violence risk assessment
C)   competency issues
D)   all of the above

Question 19

One major psychosocial threat to a person's health is:

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A)   lifestyle factors
B)   infectious disease
C)   Sexually transmitted disease
D)   germs

Question 20

A biopsychosocial model of health includes:

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A)   biological and individual factors.
B)   biological and social factors
C)   biological, individual, familial and social factors
D)   biological, individual and social factors

Exam 15: Health Psychology: Clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

The legal standard of insanity is:

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Insomnia affects

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Principles of sleep hygiene include:

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A biopsychosocial model of health includes:

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Neuropsychologists should know:

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'Capacity assessment' as described in your text refers to the assessment of:

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CBT methods for insomnia:

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Miller et al. (2012) examined the inter-rater reliability of instruments used to assess sex offenders and found:

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Current individualized cognitive rehabilitation programs for early stage Alzheimer's patients :

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Forensic psychology includes:

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Pharmacological interventions in sleep disorder:

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Pain is not :

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Treatment regimens include:

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Forensic psychologists:

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One major psychosocial threat to a person's health is:

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Health related quality of life measures are now accepted for medication approval by:

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"You won't feel a thing" is an example of:

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Limitations on activities due to health conditions affects:

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