Health Psychology Learning Objectives
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What is the primary goal of health psychology in healthcare?

  • Enhancing the quality of life for patients
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of treatment plans
  • Developing tools to prevent illness (correct)
  • Diagnosing mental illnesses

    • What is the main purpose of applying behavioural theories in health and social care teams?

  • To support the implementation of new models of care (correct)
  • To implement behaviour change techniques
  • To develop new models of care
  • To train registered exercise professionals

    • What is the primary focus of motivational interviewing in health psychology?

  • Evaluating patient motivation
  • Optimising treatment outcomes (correct)
  • Developing effective consultations
  • Identifying barriers to exercise

    • What is the role of the UK Health Security Agency in relation to health psychology?

    <p>Providing information on health security and improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main outcome of training registered exercise professionals in health psychology?

    <p>Identifying barriers to exercise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of the British Psychological Society's Health Psychology Update?

    <p>Updating health psychology knowledge and practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes open-ended questions?

    <p>They are used to gather detailed information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of reflecting in a counseling session?

    <p>To demonstrate understanding and empathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is summarizing useful in a counseling session?

    <p>To reiterate the patient's concerns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of affirming in a counseling session?

    <p>To support and comment on the patient's strengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of eliciting self-motivational statements?

    <p>To have the patient voice their own concerns and intentions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of the 'One thing you'd like to change' exercise?

    <p>To have the patient identify one goal they want to achieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the mental shortcuts people use to make judgments and decisions?

    <p>Heuristic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the theory that states people often overestimate the importance of similarity and ignore more relevant information?

    <p>Representativeness Heuristic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of 'choice architecture'?

    <p>To make healthy options more accessible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of gently pushing people toward a particular choice without removing their freedom to choose?

    <p>Libertarian Paternalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four key communication skills in Motivational Interviewing?

    <p>Open-ended questions, affirming, reflective listening, and summarizing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the principle that states people should not be told what to do?

    <p>Principle 1 of Motivational Interviewing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the discomfort or tension people experience when they hold two or more contradictory beliefs or values?

    <p>Cognitive Dissonance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the measure that assesses a patient's ability to take an active role in their healthcare?

    <p>Patient Activation Measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the 'nudge' approach?

    <p>To gently push people toward healthy choices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of reducing the complexity of information to make it easier to understand?

    <p>Narrowing the field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the communication technique that involves expressing empathy through reflective listening?

    <p>Motivational Interviewing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of a 'nudge' in influencing people's choices?

    <p>To make the right choice without limiting their freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the theory that explains how people make decisions?

    <p>Thinking, Fast and Slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the cognitive bias that occurs when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information available?

    <p>Anchoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of making decisions using mental shortcuts?

    <p>Heuristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the psychologist who developed the theory of self-efficacy?

    <p>Albert Bandura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of using fear appeals to motivate people to take action?

    <p>Fear Appeal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the book that explains the power of nudges?

    <p>Nudge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of making decisions using two systems, one automatic and one reflective?

    <p>System 1 and System 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the tendency to follow the actions of others?

    <p>Herd Mentality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of using vivid and inspiring language to motivate people to take action?

    <p>Moonshot</p> Signup and view all the answers

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