MCQ Bank
Antiretroviral treatment (ARV) is used in:
- A) Cancer
- B) Asthma
- C) Heart diseases
- D) AIDS
Assessment of child’s weight and vision is an example of ______________ prevention of illness.
- A) Tertiary
- B) Basic
- C) Primary
- D) Secondary
Development of atherosclerosis depends on the presence of different types of lipoproteins in the blood. ________ lipoproteins (often called “bad” cholesterol) are linked to increased deposits of plaque in arteries.
- A) Trans-fatty
- B) High-density
- C) Low-density
- D) Omega
Which of the following increases the platelet clots in the blood that can block arteries and cause heart attack?
- A) Acetylcholine
- B) Nor epinephrine
- C) Serotonin
- D) Epinephrine
What are the three levels of prevention from illness. These levels are called:
- A) Primary, secondary and tertiary
- B) Recognizing, understanding and solution
- C) First level, second level and third level
- D) Encountering, understanding and prevention
Which of the following is NOT a common risk factor for cancer?
- A) Excess of physical activity
- B) Use of tobacco
- C) Use of alcohol
- D) Family history of cancer
Smoking is linked to which type(s) of cancer?
- A) Mouth, lungs, esophagus, kidneys
- B) Lungs only
- C) Mouth, lungs, esophagus
- D) Mouth, lungs, esophagus, kidneys, breast and others
Currently a public service advertisement is on-air regarding the importance of toothbrush usage in one’s life. This is an example of _____________ prevention.
- A) Secondary
- B) Normative
- C) Tertiary
- D) Primary
Aslam is a chain smoker. He is taking treatment for changing his smoking habit and showing some improvement. But if during this therapeutic process, he goes back to his original pattern of smoking, this will be known as:
- A) Planned behavior
- B) Unconscious behavior
- C) Lapse
- D) Relapse
Zainab’s mother gives her candy when she cleans her teeth. If the frequency of cleaning the teeth increases or stays the same, the candy is a _______________.
- A) Positive punishment
- B) Negative punishment
- C) Positive reinforcer
- D) Negative reinforcer
Which of the followings can be categorized in “Demographic Variables”?
- A) Knowledge about the health problems
- B) Personality traits, social class and social pressure
- C) Age, sex, race and ethnic background
- D) Anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders
Which of the following is NOT a psychological intervention used for heart diseases?
- A) Compliance with the cardiac regimen
- B) Psychosocial counseling
- C) Speech therapy
- D) Regimen education
Which of the following therapy assumes that a person's behavior, thoughts, and emotions become disordered as a result of the individual's lack of understanding as to what motivates him or her?
- A) Behavioral therapy
- B) Insight therapy
- C) Rational emotive therapy
- D) Cognitive therapy
Huma is 22 years and very conscious about her diet because she wants to maintain her current body weight and physique. Her attitude can be classified as:
- A) Wellness behavior
- B) Risky behavior
- C) Sick role behavior
- D) Symptom based behavior
The most common type of cancer is:
- A) Leukemias
- B) Carcinomas
- C) Sarcomas
- D) Lymphomas
People eat a healthy diet to maintain good health. Such kind of activity is classified as ___________ behavior.
- A) Sick
- B) Chancy
- C) Well
- D) Risky
In which of the following coronary heart disease, heart tissues are destroyed due to lack of blood supply?
- A) Stroke
- B) Myocardial infarction
- C) Atherosclerosis
- D) Angina pectoris
Punishment can be defined as a consequence that _____ the frequency of the response that follows.
- A) Enjoys
- B) Continues
- C) Decreases
- D) Increases
These all are the variables that can affect the perceived threat of people EXCEPT:
- A) Socio-psychological
- B) Demographic
- C) Structural
- D) Functional
Human herpes virus 8 is a risk factor for which of the following disease?
- A) Kaposi’ sarcoma
- B) Leukaemia
- C) Hepatitis B
- D) Lymphoma