Psychology for Health Professions Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Psychology for Health Professions explores the fundamental psychological principles and behaviors relevant to health care settings. The course examines topics such as motivation, stress, communication, patient adherence, coping mechanisms, mental health disorders, and their implications for patient care. Students will learn how psychological factors affect health, illness, and recovery, and develop skills for building effective relationships with patients, families, and healthcare teams. Emphasis is placed on the application of psychological concepts to improve patient outcomes, enhance communication, and support holistic, patient-centered care.
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Psychology Core Concepts 7th Edition by Philip G. Zimbardo
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Chapter 1: Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science
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Q1) A key aspect of an experiment is the requirement that researchers
A) use correlational methods.
B) manipulate one variable to see its effect on another variable.
C) replicate their findings.
D) publish their results in a scientific journal.
E) provide some sort of placebo.
Answer: B
Q2) The American Psychological Association guidelines state that research participants must
A) be paid (or rewarded) for their participation.
B) never be deceived under any circumstances.
C) never participate in blind research.
D) be debriefed after the study if the research involves deception.
E) waive their right to privacy if they volunteer for a study.
Answer: D
Q3) Which type of psychologist might work at Ford Motor Company to determine how to change the lighting and the assembly line, or to determine which questions to ask potential employees?
Answer: industrial/organizational
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Chapter 2: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature
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Q1) The ________ is the basic building block of the nervous system.
A) soma
B) neuron
C) axon
D) terminal button
E) reflex
Answer: B
Q2) The ________ is involved in the regulation of feeding, drinking, and sexual behavior.
A) hippocampus
B) amygdala
C) hypothalamus
D) thalamus
E) medulla
Answer: C
Q3) ________ results from an extra 21 chromosome.
Answer: Down syndrome
Q4) Describe the process of synaptic transmission.
Answer: Action potentials at the axon terminal release transmitter molecules into the cleft; which in turn activate receptors on the adjacent neuron
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his/her anticipation is an example of
A) proximal stimuli.
B) perceptual sets.
C) bottom-up processing.
D) difference thresholds.
E) phosphenes.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is true about cones?
A) They are responsible for black and white vision.
B) They are found mainly in the center of the eye.
C) They operate mainly at night.
D) They respond only to black and white.
E) They combine to make up the cornea.
Answer: B
Q3) The minimal amount of stimulus change that is still noticeable half the time is the
Answer: difference threshold or just noticeable difference (JND)
Q4) Vibrating air molecules enter the ears at the __________ .
Answer: pinna
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Chapter 4: Learning and Human Nurture
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Q1) A girl learns that whenever her brother shares his cookie with her, her mother gives him a piece of candy. The girl starts sharing her treats with her friends when they come over in the hopes of getting a similar reward. The girl's learning to share is an example of A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) contingency theory
D) observational learning
E) insight learning
Q2) Which of the following criteria helps to increase the effectiveness of punishment?
A) when it is swift
B) when it is inconsistent
C) when it is given with classical conditioning
D) when it is vicarious
E) when it uses physical discipline
Q3) Describe the basics of a classical conditioning experiment.
Q4) Discuss three ways in which classical conditioning is different from operant conditioning.
Q5) Under what conditions is punishment effective in the control of behavior?
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Chapter 5: Memory
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Q1) The key tasks of a memory system are to
A) encode, store, and retrieve.
B) perceive, chunk, and recall.
C) sense, understand, and rehearse.
D) process, rearrange, and simplify.
E) be exposed to, combine, and consider.
Q2) Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology. Several of the concepts are similar, and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists. She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists. Jessica's problem is most likely due to
A) decoding failure.
B) retroactive interference.
C) proactive interference.
D) Toronto syndrome.
E) anterograde amnesia.
Q3) What are the major divisions of declarative memory?
Q4) Name the three memory stages and discuss the duration and capacity of each stage.
Q5) Interference is most likely under what conditions?
Q6) Damage to the hippocampus results in _________.
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Chapter 6: Thinking and Intelligence
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Q1) Because it had to be administered ________, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was not as ________ as other intelligence tests.
A) in groups; standardized B) individually; economical C) quickly; valid
D) often; reliable
E) only one time; consistent
Q2) Highly creative people are more likely to A) prefer independence.
B) be intensely motivated.
C) prefer complex problems.
D) be experts in their field.
E) All of the above are
Q3) Gardner and his associates are known for proposing the A) generalized theory of intelligence.
B) triarchic theory of intelligence.
C) theory of multiple intelligences.
D) theory of emotional intelligence.
E) concept of the "g-factor.."
Q4) Describe Gardner's approach to understanding intelligence.
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Chapter 7: Development Over the Lifespan
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Q1) Which of the following is a serious flaw in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
A) The lower stages have not been found in all cultures.
B) Moral reasoning does not predict actual behavior.
C) The higher stages are not associated with education.
D) The stages as a whole do not parallel Piaget's stages.
E) All cultures attain the stages in the same order.
Q2) In contrast to Piaget, Vygotsky emphasized the role of ________ during development.
A) learned responses
B) social interactions
C) individual differences
D) the child's representations of the world
E) genetics
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true of the "Jim twins"?
A) The twins were separated at birth.
B) The IQ scores of the twins were nearly identical.
C) Each smoked the same cigarette brand and drank the same brand of beer.
D) Their wives were similar in hair color and vocational interests.
E) Each twin named their dog "Toy."
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Chapter 8: States of Consciousness
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Q1) Our sleep-wake cycle follows a(n) ______ rhythm.
A) infradian
B) diurnal
C) circadian
D) ultradian
E) supradian
Q2) Katie craves alcohol and its effects. Katie is definitely experiencing
A) physiological dependence.
B) alcohol intolerance.
C) psychological dependence to alcohol.
D) hallucinations.
E) addiction.
Q3) A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) ______ cycle.
A) infradian
B) circadian
C) diurnal
D) ultradian
E) supradian
Q4) What metaphor did Freud use for consciousness?
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Chapter 9: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) Which theory maintains that emotion is caused by the interaction of physiological changes and the cognitive labeling of the reason for the physical reaction?
A) the James-Lange theory
B) activation theory
C) two-factor theory
D) the Cannon-Bard theory
E) the facial feedback theory
Q2) Which statement about motivation is TRUE?
A) Motivation energizes and directs behavior.
B) We are always aware of motivational processes.
C) There is only one type of motivation.
D) Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means.
E) Motivation always exists outside of one's awareness.
Q3) Name four of the seven basic universal emotions identified by Paul Ekman and his colleagues.
Q4) Whenever fats stored in specialized fat cells fall below a specific level, called the _______ , signals are sent to the body to begin eating once again.
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Chapter 10: Personality: Theories of the Whole Person
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Q1) According to Freud, personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages. The last stage is called the A) latency stage.
B) anal stage.
C) genital stage.
D) phallic stage.
E) oral stage.
Q2) Dr. Heinz has designed a new test for assessing depression. She has found that repeated administrations of the test have had consistent results across her sample subjects. We could say that her test has high A) psychometric soundness.
B) reliability.
C) validity.
D) significance.
E) efficacy.
Q3) Name and describe any two personality tests. Tell what they measure and how they measure it.
Q4) Describe the rationale for a projective test.
Q5) What did Maslow refer to as psychology's "third force"?
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Chapter 11: Social Psychology
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Q1) The term psychologists use for how close two people live to each other is
A) similarity.
B) proximity.
C) propinquity.
D) complementarity.
E) in-grouping.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT considered to be a major source of reward that predicts interpersonal attraction?
A) proximity
B) similarity
C) self-disclosure
D) physical attractiveness
E) sense of humor
Q3) Name the three components of love as emphasized by Sternberg's triangular theory of love.
Q4) This report highlighted the social psychological factors that contributed to creating an abusive environment:
Q5) Describe Sternberg's triangular theory of love.
Q6) Describe the methods and results of the Milgram studies of obedience.
Q7) Solidarity, loyalty, and a sense of group membership are known as
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Laurie, a 30-year-old homemaker, has been experiencing severe emotional disturbances along with other signs of psychosis. What type of disorder would Laurie likely be diagnosed with?
A) Delusional disorder
B) Schizoaffective disorder
C) Schizotypal personality disorder
D) Schizophrenia
E) Dissociative identity disorder
Q2) At most, the insanity plea is attempted in _____ percent of all criminal court cases.
A) over 75
B) 50
C) around 25
D) 15
E) less than 1
Q3) Briefly describe the following disorders: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and specific phobias
Q4) Name, compare, and contrast the two main types of depressive disorders.
Q5) Describe the five indicators of abnormality.
Q6) Defend the position that schizophrenia has a biological basis.
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Chapter 13: Therapies for Psychological Disorders
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Q1) If Diane is seeing a biomedical therapist to treat her depression, she is most likely to receive
A) talking sessions.
B) medication.
C) group therapy.
D) aversion therapy.
E) psychoanalysis.
Q2) Taking Antabuse so that a patient becomes nauseous when consuming alcohol is an example of which therapy?
Q3) ________ therapies are focused on the patient's self-concept, self-esteem, and realizing their full potential.
A) Social
B) Systematic
C) Behavioral
D) Biomedical
E) Humanistic
Q4) What is the common element of all therapies?
Q5) Which drugs are most effective in treating which psychological problems? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using medication to treat such problems?
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Chapter 14: From Stress to Health and Well-Being
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Q1) Spilling coffee on your new pants, getting stuck in traffic, and other minor irritations are examples of the stressors known as __________.
Q2) Roberto knew he had not tried hard enough on the final exam and deserved the lower grade. He told himself that he would definitely study harder next time. This is an example of
A) Type A personality.
B) Type B personality.
C) internal locus of control.
D) external locus of control.
E) learned helplessness.
Q3) A person who has the Type A behavior pattern that includes anger and hostility is more likely to develop
A) HIV infection.
B) learned helplessness.
C) heart disease.
D) hardiness.
E) dissociative identity disorder.
Q4) Some nursing homes rob patients of individual responsibility, resulting in them suffering from what?
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