Unit 3 Health Psychology REVISION A

'Health is the absence of illness' is part of which definition?

• WHO

• Continuum

• Biopsychosocial

• Biomedical

Increased heart rate is part of:

• Perceived coping ability

• Psychological stress

• Physiological stress

• Available resources

Social support is an example of:

• An internal coping resource

• A stressor

• An environmental demand

• An external coping resource

An example of behavioural addiction is:

• Gambling

• Caffeine dependency

• Smoking

• Alcoholism

According to the transtheoretical model, the "cut-off points" between stages are:

• Arbitrary

• The same for everyone

• Clear and well-defined

• Supported by research

Physiological addiction is indicated by:

• Withdrawal

• Tolerance

• Withdrawal and Tolerance

• None of these

The biomedical definition focuses on _________ causes of illness?

• Biological

• Social

• Psychological

• Cultural

Which statement is most accurate?

• Obesity is caused by genes

• Some people inherit a genetic disposition to become obese

• Obesity is not at all genetic

• Obese people lack willpower

Schizophrenia is linked to imbalances in:

• Dopamine

• Serotinin

• Other neurotransmitters

• All of these

The transtheoretical model views relapse as:

• Avoidable

• Inevitable

• A failure

• Unacceptable