Which of the following is a psychological construct that refers to an individual’s stable, characterized way of responding to life events?

• A) Conflict
• B) Hardiness
• C) Coping
• D) Stress

Coping is often divided into two types, which are:

• A) Problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping
• B) Active coping and proactive coping
• C) Proactive coping and vegetative coping
• D) Emotion-focused coping and concrete coping

A psychological defense mechanism in which one refuses to acknowledge what has taken place is called:

• A) Repression
• B) Projection
• C) Sublimation
• D) Denial

Social learning includes which of the following?

• A) Reinforcement
• B) Aversion
• C) Modeling
• D) Punishment

Pain that lasts less than six months and eventually ends is called:

• A) Acute Pain
• B) Intractable Pain
• C) Chronic Pain
• D) Casual Pain

Among women diagnosed with breast cancer, those with __________ of killer-T-cell activity exhibit less spread of the cancer to surrounding tissue.

• A) High level
• B) Low level
• C) Acute level
• D) Moderate level

Pain Behavior Scale was developed to measure pain for _________________.

• A) Engineers
• B) Nurses
• C) Educationalist
• D) Lawyers

If a diabetic patient learns to self-administer insulin shots, it is:

• A) Gaining a manageable perspective
• B) Seeking information
• C) Learning to provide one’s own medical care
• D) Setting concrete goals

Expanding resources to deal with the problem is known as ______ coping.

• A) Emotion Focused
• B) Problem Focused
• C) Cognition Focused
• D) Environment Focused

____________ refers to the degree of excellence people appraise their lives to contain.

• A) Emotional support
• B) Quality of life
• C) Long-Term Adaptation
• D) Short-Term Adaptation

Type 1 diabetes results from an autoimmune disorder and usually develops in childhood or adolescence. If it is not properly controlled, it may lead to:

• A) Arthritis and spinal cord injury
• B) Arthritis and kidney disease
• C) Heart disease and stroke
• D) Kidney disease and blindness

If a bad situation is covered with a good face, this is known as ________.

• A) Coping Strategy
• B) Positive Reappraisal
• C) Accepting Responsibility
• D) Cognitive Redefinition

Which of the following pain cannot be relieved?

• A) Destructive pain
• B) Intractable pain
• C) Acute pain
• D) Contractible pain

For patients with “chronic pain syndrome,” which of the following aspects of their pre-pain lives are often disrupted?

• A) Talking with others
• B) Cognitions
• C) Sleep patterns
• D) Memory

Rational-Emotive-Therapy was developed by:

• A) Albert Bandura
• B) Albert Ellis
• C) Raymond Cattell
• D) Hermann Rorschach

Chronic headache patients:

• A) Are usually not helped by progressive relaxation techniques
• B) Biofeedback offers a short term solution and eventually leads to medication
• C) Are significantly improved by operant training
• D) Are significantly improved by biofeedback training

Which of the following would less likely to be considered as one of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL)?

• A) Going for trip
• B) Cooking
• C) Watching TV
• D) Walking

Which of the following is NOT a step of Time management?

• A) Handling Events
• B) Making To-Do Lists
• C) Setting a Goal
• D) Setting up a Schedule

Migraine headaches and tension-type are examples of which of the following types of pain?

• A) Chronic-progressive
• B) Chronic-single
• C) Chronic-intractable-benign
• D) Chronic-recurrent

What type of pain lasts longer than six months?

• A) Chronic pain
• B) Acute pain
• C) Intractable pain
• D) Episodic pain