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Egc 512: Health Psychology Question Paper

Egc 512: Health Psychology

Course:Master Of Education In Education Psychology, Guidance And Counseling

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
EGC 512:
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

DATE: Monday, 31st January, 2011

TIME: 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
? Write your registration number on every booklet you use
? Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
1.
a)
Identify and explain two biological, two psychological, and two social

factors that contribute to illness.

(9 marks)

b)
What is the role of psychology in health and illness?
(4 marks)

c)
What is the relationship between the mind and the body in Health

Psychology?

(4 marks)

d)
Explain the contribution the following individuals made to the

development of Health psychology:
? Sigmud Freud
? Walter Canon (1952)
? Descartes
(6 marks)

e)
Write and explain two aims of Health Psychology
(6 marks)

2.
a)
What is adherence in Health Psychology?

(4 marks)
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b)
Briefly explain Bandura’s Self Efficacy Theory in relation to adherence.

(10 marks)

c)
Identify and explain six barriers to adherence.

(6 marks)

3.
a)
Define the concept of ‘placebo’ and give two examples
(6 marks)

b)
Explain why each of the following characteristics contribute to the

effectiveness of placebos according to Non-interactive Theories:
? The characteristics of the individual
? The characteristics of the treatment
? The characteristics of the health professional
(12 marks)

c)
Identify and explain three roles of the multidisciplinary approach clinics in

pain treatment.

(2 marks)

4.
a)
Define the concept of ‘stress’

(4 marks)

b)
Identify and explain five factors that contribute to stress on teachers in our

society.

(6 marks)

c)
Identify five physiological and five sociological of an individual’s

response to stress.

(10 marks)
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