Question 1

"Common-sense" gun laws are largely ineffective at preventing firearm-related deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Among a sample of low-SES mothers with young children, a health psychologist should expect a ______ correlation between the mothers' Social Readjustment Rating Scale scores and the number of injuries their children sustain.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal 
B)  negative 
C)  positive 
D)  perfect

Question 3

Studies of high school and college students suggest that about ______ of adolescents and emerging adults engage in nonsuicidal self-injury, such as cutting.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  20%

Question 4

Alcohol is involved in over one-half of the traffic-related deaths in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

With respect to strategies for preventing illness, changing behavior is to changing environment as ______ strategies are to ______ strategies.

Accepted Answer

A)  active; passive 
B)  passive; active 
C)  primary; secondary 
D)  secondary; primary

Question 6

The text notes that car accidents are the largest cause of unintentional injury deaths for people aged 5-24. Consider the risk factors for unintentional injury deaths. What advice might you give a class of high school sophomores to reduce the likelihood that they "become a statistic" when they begin driving?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The text notes that car accidents are...

Question 7

______ drivers engage in riskier driving when they are in the presence of friends than when they are alone.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescent, but not adult 
B)  Adult, but not adolescent 
C)  Both adolescent and adult 
D)  Neither adolescent nor adult

Question 8

Which statement BEST expresses recent historical trends in the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug overdoses were the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States for many years, but car accidents have now overtaken them. 
B)  Drug overdoses have remained the leading cause of injury-related death in the United Staes for many years. 
C)  Car accidents were the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States for many years, but drug overdoses have now overtaken them. 
D)  Car accidents have remained the leading cause of injury-related death in the United Staes for many years.

Question 9

The causes of injury-related deaths vary across the lifespan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Marcie volunteers with an organization advocating for "common-sense" gun laws, such as mandatory background checks for all gun purchases. Making reference to suicides, homicides, and intimate partner violence, outline some of the "talking points" Marcie might include in a presentation to her Members of Congress to urge them to support reasonable gun control legislation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marcie volunteers with an organization advocating for...

Question 11

Which choice correctly pairs a period of the adult lifespan with the three leading causes of injury-related deaths, in order?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-adulthood--falls, car accidents, suicides 
B)  middle-adulthood--poisoning, car accidents, suicides 
C)  early adulthood--falls, car accidents, suicides 
D)  older adulthood--poisoning, car accidents, homicides

Question 12

The risk of being a victim of homicide ______ across the lifespan.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases 
B)  increases 
C)  increases, then decreases 
D)  remains constant

Question 13

Approximately 1 in ______ high school athletes experiences a concussion at some point.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  8 
C)  5 
D)  4

Question 14

The term social ______ is used to describe how exposure to suicide or suicidal behavior in one's family, peer group, or through the media may result in an increase in suicide attempts.

Accepted Answer

A)  contagion 
B)  reactivity 
C)  facilitation 
D)  modeling

Question 15

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death until age 44.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Injury and Injury Prevention

"Common-sense" gun laws are largely ineffective at preventing firearm-related deaths.

Among a sample of low-SES mothers with young children, a health psychologist should expect a ______ correlation between the mothers' Social Readjustment Rating Scale scores and the number of injuries their children sustain.

Studies of high school and college students suggest that about ______ of adolescents and emerging adults engage in nonsuicidal self-injury, such as cutting.

Alcohol is involved in over one-half of the traffic-related deaths in the United States.

With respect to strategies for preventing illness, changing behavior is to changing environment as strategies are to strategies.

______ drivers engage in riskier driving when they are in the presence of friends than when they are alone.

Which statement BEST expresses recent historical trends in the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States?

The causes of injury-related deaths vary across the lifespan.

Which choice correctly pairs a period of the adult lifespan with the three leading causes of injury-related deaths, in order?

The risk of being a victim of homicide ______ across the lifespan.

Approximately 1 in ______ high school athletes experiences a concussion at some point.

The term social ______ is used to describe how exposure to suicide or suicidal behavior in one's family, peer group, or through the media may result in an increase in suicide attempts.

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death until age 44.