Health Psychology 4th Canadian Edition By Shelley E Taylor - Test Bank

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Chapter 05

Health-Compromising Behaviours

 

 

True / False Questions

1. Adolescence is a particularly vulnerable time for health compromising behaviours.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-01 Identify the characteristics of health-compromising behaviours.
Topic: 05-01 What are the Characteristics of Health-Compromising Behaviours?

2. Many health compromising behaviours are more common in individuals from higher social classes.
   FALSE

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-01 Identify the characteristics of health-compromising behaviours.
Topic: 05-01 What are the Characteristics of Health-Compromising Behaviours?

3. Harm reduction focuses on completely eliminating substance use.
   FALSE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-02 What is Substance Dependence?

 

4. There are four main classes of illicit drugs.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-03 Illicit Drug Use

5. Psychological and social rewards associated with drinking include reduced anxiety and depression.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-07 Origins of Alcoholism and Problem Drinking

6. Research supports the idea that most alcoholics eventually receive some form of inpatient or outpatient treatment.
   FALSE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

7. Trying cigarettes makes a person significantly more likely to use other drugs in the future.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-14 How is Smoking Harmful for Health and What Factors Influence Smoking?

 

8. Smokers have more accidents and injuries at work.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-14 How is Smoking Harmful for Health and What Factors Influence Smoking?

9. Anorexia nervosa is classified as an obsessive disorder.
   TRUE

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa

10. Individuals with bulimia are often thinner than those with anorexia nervosa.
    FALSE

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-24 Bulimia

 

Multiple Choice Questions

11. Alcohol abuse and smoking share a window of vulnerability in
    A.adolescence.
    B. young adulthood.
    C. middle age.
    D. old age.
    E. stressful times.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-01 Identify the characteristics of health-compromising behaviours.
Topic: 05-01 What are the Characteristics of Health-Compromising Behaviours?

 

12. According to the DSM-5, substance use disorders arise when an individual experiences ______ from using a substance repeatedly.
    A.hallucinations
    B. cognitive decline
    C. physical disabilities
    D. functional impairment
    E. social impairment

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-02 What is Substance Dependence?

13. Since he stopped smoking last week, John complains about fighting the urge for a cigarette, especially when he is around other smokers. This is an example of
    A.addiction.
    B. tolerance.
    C. craving.
    D. withdrawal.
    E. aversion.

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-02 What is Substance Dependence?

14. Psychoactive substances
    A.impact cognitive and affective processes and alter the way a person behaves when ingested.
    B. do not include illicit drugs.
    C. do not include alcohol.
    D. include antibiotics.
    E. include soda.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-03 Illicit Drug Use

 

15. According to a recent international study on substance abuse in industrialized countries by the United Nations, Canada is one of the world leaders in
    A.injection drug use
    B. marijuana use
    C. binge drinking
    D. treatment programs for alcohol abuse
    E. cocaine use

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-02 What is Substance Dependence?

16. Who is more likely to use prescription drugs without medical supervision?
    A.Tara, an A-grader
    B. Jim, a basketball champion
    C. Elle, who drinks a lot of tea
    D. Lisa, who has several tattoos on her body
    E. Dora, who is a daily smoker

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-03 Illicit Drug Use

17. Anna consumed alcohol during her pregnancy, and Anna’s baby was born with some facial deformities, developmental disabilities, and mental health issues. The baby has _____.
    A.sickle-cell anemia
    B. Down’s syndrome
    C. fetal alcohol syndrome
    D. cerebral palsy
    E. autism spectrum disorder

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-05 Scope of the Problem

 

18. Which of the following individuals would be MOST at risk for developing alcoholism?
    A.Shirley, whose identical twin, Fran, is an alcoholic
    B. George, whose fraternal twin, Sam, is an alcoholic
    C. Linda, whose adoptive mother, Gail, is an alcoholic
    D. Adam, whose father, Ben, is an alcoholic
    E. Sheila, whose mother, Sally, is a problem drinker

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-07 Origins of Alcoholism and Problem Drinking

19. Individuals who experience _______________ are more likely to become problem drinkers than those without these risk factors.
    A.positive life events
    B. chronic stressors
    C. enhanced social support
    D. high achievement
    E. high job autonomy

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-07 Origins of Alcoholism and Problem Drinking

20. Compared to persons with more long-term drinking problems, people who become problem drinkers in late middle age are
    A.less likely to control their drinking on their own.
    B. less likely to be successfully treated.
    C. more likely to use problem drinking as a coping method for managing stress.
    D. more likely to have a higher tolerance for alcohol.
    E. more likely to develop lung cancer.

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-07 Origins of Alcoholism and Problem Drinking

 

21. Broad-spectrum cognitive-behavioural therapy of alcohol abuse includes
    A.increasing the reinforcement associated with alcohol.
    B. teaching new behaviours consistent with alcohol abuse.
    C. introducing reinforcement for activities that involve alcohol.
    D. treating the biological and environmental factors involved simultaneously.
    E. medication only.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

22. Naltrexone, a medication, is used to
    A.modify the action of GABA, a neurotransmitter.
    B. prevent alcoholics from drinking by causing the body to negatively react to alcohol.
    C. prevent relapse among individuals experiencing alcohol use disorder.
    D. give alcohol a foul taste.
    E. trick the brain into thinking that it is consuming alcohol when mixed with water.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

23. The philosophy of _____ is a commitment to the concept of self-help.
    A.Addicts Anonymous
    B. Artists are Us
    C. Automobile Accidents Anonymous
    D. Alcoholics Anonymous
    E. Gamblers Anonymous

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

 

24. Many successful treatment programs have attempted to provide alcoholics with
    A.relaxation training.
    B. assertiveness training.
    C. social skills training.
    D. aerobics
    E. relaxation, assertiveness, and social skills training.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

25. Surveys of alcohol treatment programs suggest that programs are most successful when participants remain in treatment for
    A.one to two weeks.
    B. six to eight weeks.
    C. two to three months.
    D. at least four months.
    E. 28 days.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

26. As many as ____________ of Canadian undergraduate university students engage in harmful drinking.
    A.2%
    B. 10%
    C. 16%
    D. 22%
    E. 32%

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

 

27. With increased media attention on the problem of drunk driving, drinkers seem to be __________________.
    A.not limiting drinks to a prescribed number
    B. not arranging for a designated driver
    C. not getting taxis
    D. delaying or avoiding driving after consuming alcohol
    E. not taking public transportation

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-11 Drinking and Driving

28. Moderate alcohol intake has been associated with
    A.increased risk from coronary artery disease.
    B. increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
    C. elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC).
    D. elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC).
    E. increased cancer risk.

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-12 Is Modest Alcohol Consumption a Health Behaviour?

29. For Aboriginal peoples, leaving the community for a residential addictions facility can
    A.increase the chance of healing alcoholism and problem drinking.
    B. reduce community triggers for problem drinking.
    C. decrease the chance of relapse.
    D. increase the chance of alcoholism and problem drinking.
    E. increase risky sexual behaviours.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

 

30. _______________ is/are the single greatest cause of preventable death.
    A.Obesity
    B. Alcoholism
    C. Vehicular accidents
    D. Smoking
    E. Risky sexual behaviours

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-14 How is Smoking Harmful for Health and What Factors Influence Smoking?

31. In Canada, approximately _______________ deaths per year are related to smoking.
    A.10,000
    B. 25,000
    C. 45,000
    D. 50,000
    E. 65,000

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-14 How is Smoking Harmful for Health and What Factors Influence Smoking?

32. Smoking and serum cholesterol interact to produce higher rates of morbidity and mortality by
    A.decreasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) production.
    B. increasing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) production.
    C. inhibiting the blood’s ability to coagulate.
    D. reducing blood oxygen capacity and increasing carbon monoxide levels.
    E. increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) production.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-15 Synergistic Effects of Smoking

 

33. Following the publication of the Surgeon General’s report on smoking in 1964 in Canada,
    A.smoking in all groups has continued to increase.
    B. smoking in all groups has continued to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed.
    C. men’s smoking has declined, but women’s has remained stable.
    D. smoking among older people was relatively unaffected, but the percentage of teenage smokers has declined.
    E. smoking has not been affected by the Surgeon General’s report.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-16 A Brief History of the Smoking Problem

34. Smoking among adolescents is
    A.independent of other health-compromising behaviours.
    B. likely to occur in the presence of peers.
    C. an effort to maintain a positive mood.
    D. unrelated to individual differences in personality.
    E. likely to occur in relation to drinking behaviour.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

35. “Experimental smokers”
    A.is a term used to describe usually light smokers.
    B. do not have the same risk factors as other smokers.
    C. are declining in number.
    D. are individuals who consume more than 20 cigarettes a day.
    E. are more likely to eat while consuming cigarettes.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

 

36. Fiissel and Lafreniere (2006) suggested that women who report that they smoke to control their appetite and weight
    A.internalized the prescribed cultural standards of thinness.
    B. are overweight or obese.
    C. have eating disorders.
    D. have a family history of eating disorders.
    E. are more likely to come from single parent households.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

37. Adolescents are more likely to smoke if
    A.their parents do not smoke.
    B. they have a higher SES.
    C. the family is stress-free.
    D. they feel social pressure to smoke.
    E. they are of an above-average intelligence.

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

38. The two “windows of opportunity” for beginning smoking are
    A.late elementary and high school.
    B. high school and beginning university.
    C. late elementary school and beginning university.
    D. high school and the ages 23-28.
    E. there is only one window of opportunity.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

 

39. Nicotine alters levels of active neuroregulators which
    A.lowers memory.
    B. increases anxiety and tension.
    C. makes the person depressed.
    D. improves psychomotor performance.
    E. reduces concentration.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

40. Evaluations of the effect of mass media anti-smoking messages suggest that they
    A.provide information to smokers about health habits but have little effect on attitudes about smoking.
    B. provide information about health habits to the general population but have little effect on anyone’s behaviour.
    C. provide information about health habits and discouraging youth from beginning to smoke.
    D. provide information about health habits and discourage adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke.
    E. provide information about health habits and discouraging youth and adult non-smokers from beginning to smoke.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

41. The use of transdermal nicotine patches
    A.produces a sharper rise in nicotine level than does cigarette smoking.
    B. does not produce significant gains in smoking cessation.
    C. produces significant smoking cessation.
    D. is more strongly associated with cardiovascular risk than is smoking.
    E. was the first tool used for smoke cessation.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

 

42. In which stage of Prochaska’s transtheoretical model of behaviour change would it be most effective to provide smokers information about the adverse health consequences of smoking?
    A.precontemplation
    B. contemplation
    C. action
    D. preparation
    E. maintenance

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

43. Ex-smokers are more likely to be successful over the short term if they have
    A.a supportive partner.
    B. non-smoking supportive friends.
    C. smoking supportive friends.
    D. a supportive partner and non-smoking supportive friends.
    E. a regular exercise routine.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

44. The best predictor of long-term abstinence among smokers is
    A.social support.
    B. environmental support.
    C. self-efficacy.
    D. remaining vigilant about not smoking.
    E. strength of intention to quit.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

 

45. Physicians and other health care professionals are less helpful in controlling smoking as could be expected because
    A.many smokers do not listen to them.
    B. they rarely give advice to smokers.
    C. they do not always have a negative attitude towards smoking.
    D. almost all believe they would not be able to motivate people.
    E. there is no time to discuss this on a routine visit.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

46. Programs that provide materials to smokers so that they can quit on their own
    A.are too haphazard in nature to be successful.
    B. have been found to have higher initial quit rates than cognitive-behavioural interventions.
    C. have been found to be as successful as cognitive-behavioural interventions in terms of long-term maintenance.
    D. have the same impact as cognitive-behavioural interventions but are not as cost effective.
    E. have been found to have high long-term relapse rates.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

47. More than _______________ Canadians successfully quit smoking each year.
    A.fifty thousand
    B. one hundred thousand
    C. two hundred thousand
    D. half a million
    E. one million

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

 

48. Those who quit smoking on their own
    A.appear to be more successful in maintaining abstinence than participants in smoking cessation programs.
    B. have high levels of self-control that is related to low relapse rates.
    C. are more likely to have a socially supportive network that smokes.
    D. have strong beliefs in the health benefits of stopping smoking.
    E. are more likely to be women.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

49. Social influence intervention programs often use the principle of behavioural inoculation. According to this principle, exposing individuals to a
    A.strong persuasive message ensures that they will internalize the message.
    B. boring, repetitive persuasive message ensures that they will become desensitized to the message.
    C. one-sided message ensures that uncommitted individuals will more likely be persuaded by the message.
    D. weak version of a persuasive message ensures that they will develop counterarguments to resist a stronger version of the message.
    E. continued message for at least 6 weeks will ensure they will internalize the message.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-20 Smoking Prevention

50. A popular new method for reducing smoking is referred to as
    A.yap patching.
    B. nicco-resting.
    C. vaping.
    D. e-niccorettes.
    E. halo smoking.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-19 Harm-Reduction Approaches to Smoking

 

51. The social influence intervention program
    A.allows participants to smoke.
    B. encourages peers and participants to smoke.
    C. allows parents to smoke with their children.
    D. highlights short-term health risks of smoking.
    E. highlights long-term health risks of smoking.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-20 Smoking Prevention

52. Which of the following harm reduction alternatives to smoking provides a promising and safer option to quitting?
    A.Nicco-rest patches.
    B. Nicotine gum.
    C. Visual reality.
    D. E-cigarettes.
    E. There are no safe alternatives to smoking.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-19 Harm-Reduction Approaches to Smoking

53. Evaluation of social influence programs suggests that
    A.adolescent smoking rates are unaffected.
    B. fewer adolescents begin smoking after exposure to such programs.
    C. adolescent smoking rates are reduced for up to four years.
    D. programs are needed that will reach the child destined to become a regular smoker.
    E. these programs may delay smoking but do not necessarily reduce overall smoking rates.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-20 Smoking Prevention

 

54. The effectiveness of the life-skills-training approach
    A.is very high.
    B. is very low.
    C. is mixed.
    D. is inconclusive.
    E. has not been validated.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-20 Smoking Prevention

55. Passive smoking (second-hand smoke) has been found to be associated with
    A.normal blood carbon monoxide levels.
    B. increased pulmonary functioning.
    C. elevated skin plasticity.
    D. childhood obesity.
    E. increased rates of lung cancer.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-21 Social Engineering and Smoking

56. Anorexia nervosa
    A.is caused by amenorrhea.
    B. is characterized by the binge-and-purge syndrome.
    C. is characterized by reduced interest in food and restricted physical activity.
    D. is characterized by dieting and exercising that results in weight loss that is significantly below optimal levels.
    E. has a purely environmental etiology.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa

 

57. Anorexia has been found to be correlated with
    A.body image distortions.
    B. low blood pressure.
    C. high self-esteem.
    D. an elated mood.
    E. cheerful disposition.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa

58. Initial therapy for anorexia is focused on weight gain and usually uses a _______________ approach.
    A.cognitive
    B. family therapy
    C. psychodynamic
    D. behavioural
    E. person-centered

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa

59. Anorexia nervosa is correlated with
    A.stress.
    B. amenorrhea.
    C. perfectionism.
    D. obsession.
    E. alcoholism.

 

Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa

 

60. In bulimia, the individual
    A.avoids food altogether.
    B. eats very little.
    C. purges the last meal of the day.
    D. eats a lot.
    E. passes through cycles of binge eating and purging the eaten food.

 

Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-24 Bulimia

61. Most therapies for anorexia utilize _______________, whereas _______________ appears to be the most effective treatment for bulimia.
    A.behavioural therapy; medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy
    B. medication; behavioural therapy
    C. medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy; inpatient treatment
    D. medication and inpatient treatment; cognitive-behavioural therapy
    E. person-centered therapy; behavioural therapy

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-24 Bulimia

 

Short Answer Questions

62. Many health-compromising behaviours share several important characteristics. Describe these characteristics and the implications for intervention programs.

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-01 Identify the characteristics of health-compromising behaviours.
Topic: 05-01 What are the Characteristics of Health-Compromising Behaviours?

 

63. Explain the consequences of illicit drug use.

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-02 Describe and define substance dependence.
Topic: 05-03 Illicit Drug Use

64. Identify and describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors implicated in alcohol abuse.

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Evaluate
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-07 Origins of Alcoholism and Problem Drinking

65. Explain the problem of relapse in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Which intervention strategies address this problem most effectively? Substantiate your answer with research from the text.

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 05-03 Understand how alcoholism and problem drinking compromise health.
Topic: 05-08 Treatment of Alcohol Abuse

66. Answer the question posed in the text: “Why do people smoke?”

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?

 

67. Describe the factors associated with smoking in adolescence. Evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs targeting adolescents.

Answers may vary.

 

Blooms: Evaluate
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 05-04 Explain how smoking is harmful for health and what factors influence smoking.
Topic: 05-17 Why Do People Smoke?
Topic: 05-18 Interventions to Reduce Smoking

68. Describe the similarities and differences of anorexia and bulimia, including causes, symptoms, and treatment.

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Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 05-05 Describe eating disorders.
Topic: 05-23 Anorexia Nervosa
Topic: 05-24 Bulimia