Question 1

The United States leads the world in number of years of healthy life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high cost of health care?

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A)   the increase of technology in medicine
B)   the high number of physicians who are specialists
C)   the decrease in average length of hospital stays
D)   hospitals that are profit orientedE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The experience of dating and sexual violence

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A)   occurs among college students, just as frequently as among other couples.
B)   occurs only about half as often among couples that are college students compared to others.
C)   occurs about twice as often among couples that are college students.
D)   occurs more often when only one member of the couples is a college student.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following are the most documented health disparities in the United States?

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A)   racial and ethnic disparities
B)   gender and sexual orientation disparities
C)   education and income disparities
D)   geographic locationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Compared with European Americans,Asian Americans have

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A)   lower infant mortality rates.
B)   longer life expectancy.
C)   lower cardiovascular mortality.
D)   all of these.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The nation that leads the world in number of years of healthy life expectancy is

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A)   the United States.
B)   Japan.
C)   Germany.
D)   Canada.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

An important recommendation from the Alameda County study emphasizes _______,which may allow individuals to cope better with stressful situations.

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A)   social support
B)   drinking
C)   exercise
D)   both a and cE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

What factors have affected (and will continue to affect)the growth of health psychology?

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A.The founding of health psychology was ...

Question 9

In the United States,wealthy people have more well-years than poor people,but they do not live longer than poor people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If life expectancy continues to increase,

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A)   the number of well-years will decrease.
B)   the number of people dying of a chronic illness will increase.
C)   the role of health psychology will diminish.
D)   more people will die of acute illnesses.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 11

Becoming a victim of violence

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A)   is more common for college students than for other young adults.
B)   is more common for college women than other young women but occurs at the same rate for college men and other young men.
C)   is less common on college campuses than in other communities.
D)   has nothing to do with college enrollment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

On average,Native Americans live longer than European Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The crisis in the U.S.health care system may be summarized as

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A)   too many people require treatment, and there are too few health care professionals.
B)   the health care system has not responded to meet the needs created by changing patterns of illness during the 20th century.
C)   patients have become reliant on drugs and surgery and are reluctant to change their behaviors to achieve better health.
D)   lawmakers do not understand the problems faced by the health care system, and the resulting laws that control health care expenditures restrain competition and actually increase costs.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The escalating costs that plague the United States' health care system

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A)   have stabilized in the past five years but still represent a problem.
B)   are unique to the United States and Canada and do not affect other countries around the world.
C)   are larger problems in European countries than in the United States.
D)   are more serious in the United States but affect all industrialized countries.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The United States has the highest per capita health care expenditure in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Over ____ of young adults engage in binge drinking.

Accepted Answer

A)   20%
B)   30%
C)   40%
D)   60%E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Health psychologists can help the health care system by

Accepted Answer

A)   improving people's understanding of genetic risk information
B)   understand people's emotional responses to genetic testing
C)   encourage people to maintain a healthy lifestyle
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) D

Question 18

Health research that provides guidelines for a healthy lifestyle comes from

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A)   the Alameda County Study.
B)   TV news reports.
C)   the HART trials.
D)   the Cunningham study.E) None of the above
F) A) and C) A

Question 19

The most important health behavior you could adopt is

Accepted Answer

A)   maintaining a healthy weight
B)   drinking alcohol in moderation
C)   refraining from smoking
D)   sleeping 7 to 8 hours a nightE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

At age 65,women in the United States can expect to live another 16 years.Of those 16 years,they can expect that about _____ will be free of disability.

Accepted Answer

A)   15
B)   9
C)   5
D)   3E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Exam 16: Future Challenges

The United States leads the world in number of years of healthy life expectancy.

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Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high cost of health care?

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The experience of dating and sexual violence

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Which of the following are the most documented health disparities in the United States?

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Compared with European Americans,Asian Americans have

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The nation that leads the world in number of years of healthy life expectancy is

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An important recommendation from the Alameda County study emphasizes _______,which may allow individuals to cope better with stressful situations.

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What factors have affected (and will continue to affect)the growth of health psychology?

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In the United States,wealthy people have more well-years than poor people,but they do not live longer than poor people.

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If life expectancy continues to increase,

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On average,Native Americans live longer than European Americans.

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The crisis in the U.S.health care system may be summarized as

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The escalating costs that plague the United States' health care system

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The United States has the highest per capita health care expenditure in the world.

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Health psychologists can help the health care system by

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