Question 1

The following phrases describe the various positive factors in mental health. Match the description with the term.
-A construct of hardiness that refers to a person's willingness to undertake change, confront new activities, and obtain opportunities for growth

Accepted Answer

A)   Challenge
B)   Commitment
C)   Comprehensibility
D)   Manageability A

Question 2

Feelings of loneliness are generally associated with poor mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

All of the following are negative factors affecting mental health, except:

Accepted Answer

A)   climate change.
B)   external locus of control.
C)   sleep problems.
D)   migration. B

Question 4

A favorable or unfavorable attitude toward oneself is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-confidence.
B)   self-efficacy.
C)   self-esteem.
D)   self-attitude.

Question 5

Define acculturation and list four modes of acculturation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The Index of Psychological Well-Being, used to measure mental health in a general population through a mail-questionnaire survey, was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Kessler and colleagues.
B)   Ware, Kosinski, and Keller.
C)   Berkman.
D)   the World Health Organization (WHO) .

Question 7

Control, a construct of hardiness, refers to a person's belief that he or she causes the events of his or her life and can influence the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How is mental health measured?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The following phrases describe the various positive factors in mental health. Match the description with the term.
-A construct of hardiness that refers to a person's tendency to become involved in whatever he or she encounters or to a feeling of deep involvement in the activities of life

Accepted Answer

A)   Challenge
B)   Commitment
C)   Comprehensibility
D)   Manageability

Question 10

Acculturation is the psychosocial adjustment and adaptation to a superior culture for people from an inferior culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term.
-A set of personality traits consisting of commitment, control, and challenge that lead to better coping with stressors and improved mental health

Accepted Answer

A)   Distress
B)   Hardiness
C)   Resilience
D)   Self-efficacy

Question 12

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term.
-The ability to rebound in the face of adversity

Accepted Answer

A)   Distress
B)   Hardiness
C)   Resilience
D)   Self-efficacy

Question 13

List factors that are detrimental to mental health.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Statement A: The tendency to expect the best possible outcome or to think about the most hopeful aspects of any situation is known as a sense of coherence. Statement B: Optimism affects a person's efforts to avoid illness by increasing attention to information about potential health threats.

Accepted Answer

A)   Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B)   Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C)   Statements A and B are both true.
D)   Statements A and B are both false.

Question 15

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term.
-Negative effects experienced as a result of encountering stressors and not managing them effectively

Accepted Answer

A)   Distress
B)   Hardiness
C)   Resilience
D)   Self-efficacy

Question 16

All of the following are scales that measure mental health, except:

Accepted Answer

A)   K10.
B)   K6.
C)   SF-36.
D)   SF-18.

Question 17

The model that purports that social networks and connections benefit health by providing material resources and psychological supports needed to tide over a stressful situation and hence are of benefit only for people actually facing such a situation, not for people without such stressful demands, is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)   stress-buffering model.
B)   sense of coherence model.
C)   hardiness model.
D)   social support model.

Question 18

Suzanne Kobasa first described the theory of sense of coherence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People who exhibit hardiness traits are likely to have better mental health than those who are deficient in the control, commitment, or challenge dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The type of social support that entails providing concrete assistance and support is known as appraisal support.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Determinants of Mental Health

The following phrases describe the various positive factors in mental health. Match the description with the term. -A construct of hardiness that refers to a person's willingness to undertake change, confront new activities, and obtain opportunities for growth

Feelings of loneliness are generally associated with poor mental health.

All of the following are negative factors affecting mental health, except:

A favorable or unfavorable attitude toward oneself is known as:

Define acculturation and list four modes of acculturation.

The Index of Psychological Well-Being, used to measuremental health in a general population through a mail-questionnaire survey, was developed by:

Control, a construct of hardiness, refers to a person's belief that he or she causes the events of his or her life and can influence the environment.

How is mental health measured?

The following phrases describe the various positive factors in mental health. Match the description with the term. -A construct of hardiness that refers to a person's tendency to become involved in whatever he or she encounters or to a feeling of deep involvement in the activities of life

Acculturation is the psychosocial adjustment and adaptation to a superior culture for people from an inferior culture.

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term. -A set of personality traits consisting of commitment, control, and challenge that lead to better coping with stressors and improved mental health

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term. -The ability to rebound in the face of adversity

List factors that are detrimental to mental health.

Statement A: The tendency to expect the best possible outcome or to think about the most hopeful aspects of any situation is known as a sense of coherence. Statement B: Optimism affects a person's efforts to avoid illness by increasing attention to information about potential health threats.

The following phrases describe the various positive and negative factors in mental health. Match the description with the term. -Negative effects experienced as a result of encountering stressors and not managing them effectively

All of the following are scales that measure mental health, except:

Suzanne Kobasa first described the theory of sense of coherence.

People who exhibit hardiness traits are likely to have better mental health than those who are deficient in the control, commitment, or challenge dimensions.

The type of social support that entails providing concrete assistance and support is known as appraisal support.