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Health Psychology Practice Test 2: Living with Chronic Illnesses
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Health Psychology Practice Test 2: Living with Chronic Illnesses
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1. When people are diagnosed with chronic illness, the most commonly elicited immediate reactions are disbelief, anger and .

2. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is generally caused by narrowing of that supply oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle.

3. ___ is often considered a life sentence.

4. ___ refers to a person’s own perception of the extent of excellence his or her life contains.

5. Patients with will have to take insulin injection for the rest of their life.

6. A condition known as , which results from the cumulative effects of small strokes, may produce Alzheimer’s like symptoms.

7. ___ is most likely to develop in children by the age of 5 and among adults between the ages of 30 – 40 yrs.

8. ___ are problems with the rate of rhythm of the heartbeat where the heart rate is irregular.

9. The spread of the cancer cells to other areas of the body is known as .

10. In cancer, cell division takes place in an irregular way and the unrestricted growth usually forms a tumour called .

11. When there is severe deprivation of in the heart, a heart attack (myocardial infarction) can result.

12. One of the most significant cause of chronic illness is people’s behavior and .

13. Counseling prior to treatment, during treatment as well as after treatment is offered by .

14. Cancer is a disease where an cell growth occurs.

15. Frequency and type of chronic illnesses varies with .

16. Hypertension is assessed by the levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure as measured by a .

17. ___ is a group of metabolic disease in which the person has high blood glucose.

18. Illness and injury affects the body as well as the .

19. AIDS is an infectious disease caused by a virus called (HIV).

20. Life saving surgeries cause several unpleasant consequences including disfigurement causing and embarrassment.

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