Revision 5_Health Psychology & Sociology

The growth and development of a person is influenced by

• nurture and genetic factors.

• lifestyle and unique experiences.

• nature and duration of his illness.

• dietary and lifestyle habits of the person.

Mdm Bing had a stroke which affected her cognitive ability. The nurse can anticipate that the patient

• could not talk.

• would have a slurring of voice.

• would not be able to recall certain words.

• could not walk without the help of a walking frame.

Nurse Lin tepid sponged Andy who is having a fever. She is meeting the patient's

• esteem needs.

• security needs.

• physiological needs.

• love and belonging needs.

Mr Tan is experiencing tachycardia and muscle tension before operation. His response can be described as

• physiological.

• psychological.

• coping mechanism.

• stress management

Jane failed her dance audition and she blamed it on her coach for not preparing her well. This defence mechanism is known as

• regression.

• repression.

• projection.

• sublimation.

Learning maybe defined as a

• relatively temporary change of behaviour.

• relatively permanent change of behaviour.

• lack of change in the individual's behaviour.

• lack of change and weakness of the individual.

A form of learning in which a person is rewarded for a correct response is known as

• social conditioning.

• multiple conditioning.

• operant conditioning.

• classical conditioning.

The 3 forms of remembering are

• teaching, learning and performing.

• repression, forgetting and learning.

• recognition, recall and performance.

• motivation, emotion and application

Ego - defence mechanisms are unconscious mechanisms which

• may harm a person.

• produce anxiety and stress.

• drive and motivate an individual.

• protect people from anxiety and stress.

Nurse Lucy has forgotten the safety precautions when performing dressing as she did not have the opportunity to perform this procedure. This type of forgetting could be due

• interference effects.

• cognitive forgetting.

• motivated forgetting.

• decay through disuse.