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Which statement best describes how the biopsychosocial model relates to biomedical explanations of disease?
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02
True or false
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True or false: Health psychology examines how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health, illness, and health care.
- A
True
- B
False
03
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Inherited vulnerability to a health condition is a factor.
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A person with a chronic condition doubts they can make changes to their routine. Which factor in this situation is psychological?
- A
A person's age
- B
The availability of affordable healthy food
- C
A person's confidence about making health changes
- D
The person's existing illness
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True or false
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True or false: In the biopsychosocial model, one factor—such as a person's habits—can explain every health outcome.
- A
True
- B
False
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Select all of the following that are social factors in the biopsychosocial model.
- A
Relationships
- B
Genes
- C
Culture
- D
Income
- E
Coping skills
- F
Housing
07
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Health outcomes should not be reduced to personal choice alone because shape the options people have for responding to health risks.
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Written response
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What field applies psychological science to understanding health behaviors, preventing illness, supporting recovery, and helping people manage health conditions?
09
True or false
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True or false: Psychological responses can affect both a person's behavior and bodily processes.
- A
True
- B
False
10
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A person with a family history of high blood pressure has limited access to affordable healthy food and safe places to exercise. Which detail is a social influence on the person's health?
- A
The person's family history of high blood pressure
- B
Limited access to affordable healthy food and safe places to exercise
- C
The person's confidence about making changes
- D
The person's existing bodily systems
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Select all statements that describe interactions or effects among the biological, psychological, and social domains.
- A
Social conditions can shape stress and health habits.
- B
Biological, psychological, and social factors operate independently and do not affect one another.
- C
Psychological responses can affect behavior and bodily processes.
- D
Illness can change a person's mood, relationships, work, and resources.
- E
A family history of illness guarantees a particular health outcome.
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Open ended
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A health coach claims that a person's high blood pressure is explained entirely by poor personal choices. Using the example of a person with a family history of high blood pressure, explain why this claim is incomplete. Include one biological, one psychological, and one social influence, and describe how they may relate to one another.
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A health team wants to support a person managing a health condition. Which approach best reflects the biopsychosocial model?
- A
Tell the person that health outcomes depend only on willpower.
- B
Focus exclusively on inherited risk because it cannot be changed.
- C
Support practical coping while also considering relationships and access to care.
- D
Ignore social circumstances and address habits alone.
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Written response
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What model explains health and illness through interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors?
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A health assessment notes that a person's family history may increase their vulnerability to high blood pressure. Which biopsychosocial domain does this factor belong to?
- A
Biological
- B
Psychological
- C
Social
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A person wants to improve their diet but cannot afford healthy food nearby. Which conclusion best fits a biopsychosocial understanding of this situation?
- A
It proves that personal choices have no influence on health.
- B
It can constrain health-related choices without determining the person's outcome.
- C
It is only relevant if the person already has an illness.
- D
It guarantees that the person will develop high blood pressure.
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What term describes health influences that can affect one another in both directions?
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Which example most directly illustrates a psychological influence on health?
- A
A person's age changes how their body responds to treatment.
- B
A person's work schedule limits access to health care.
- C
Ongoing stress affects coping and health habits.
- D
A person's housing conditions shape exposure to health risks.
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After developing an illness, a person experiences changes in mood, relationships, and ability to work. Which interpretation best fits the biopsychosocial model?
- A
Only social circumstances can affect health; illness does not affect them.
- B
The person's illness must have been caused by their work situation.
- C
Changes in mood are unrelated to illness.
- D
Illness can affect mood, relationships, work, or resources, while these circumstances can also influence health.
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Written response
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In the high-blood-pressure example, what does the material say supportive relationships, accessible care, and practical coping strategies can do? Enter the two-word phrase.