Chapter 4 Multiple Choice Questions

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. Janelle was diagnosed with breast cancer and had chemotherapy and a recent mastectomy. She perceives herself as no longer being desirable or attractive after her mastectomy. She withdrew from her friends as she recovers from her surgery and tells her doctor over and over about how unfair it all is. These reactions:

would lead her doctor to predict that she will attempt suicide correct incorrect

can only be considered abnormal if they go on too long correct incorrect

are related to her self-perception and grief correct incorrect

indicate that Janelle has a psychiatric disorder correct incorrect

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. Marcus is a bricklayer. X-rays reveal that his wrist is broken. Marcus is relieved when told of the diagnosis and will take time off work until the fracture is healed. He feared that his boss would not let him take time off work if his injury was not serious. Marcus is:

probably guilty of intentionally injuring himself correct incorrect

showing abnormal illness behaviour correct incorrect

trying to avoid one of the obligations of the sick role correct incorrect

wanting to claim one of the rights of the sick role correct incorrect

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. Which of the following examples would be seen as inconsistent with the sick role?

After having chest pains, Eric checks himself out of hospital against medical advice because he feels OK correct incorrect

After Eric has chest pains, his boss sends him home from work correct incorrect

Marian follows her doctor's directions very carefully correct incorrect

Peter goes to bed with a migraine headache, even though it is his turn to cook dinner correct incorrect

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. An individual's behaviour is static and will always be portrayed in the same way regardless of their environment. Is this statement

True as a behaviour always consistent regardless of the stimulus correct incorrect

True as behaviour is embedded in an individual's genetic makeup (DNA) correct incorrect

False as behaviour is not static and individuals change behaviours over time correct incorrect

False because individuals will modify their behaviour according to their immediate environment correct incorrect

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. Evidence that health-related personality type behaviour patterns are more usefully seen as strategies includes all of the following except:

the distribution of behaviour patterns in a group change over time correct incorrect

different tasks and situations can produce different patterns correct incorrect

individuals do not show the same patterns of behaviour at all times correct incorrect

personality is largely determined by genetics and does not change correct incorrect