Health psychology joins two literatures that students usually meet separately — the stress-and-coping research on one side, the behavior-change models on the other — and then asks questions that cross between them. Health Psychology, 3rd Canadian Edition by Shelley Taylor adds a third strand on top: the delivery of care itself, from how people decide a symptom is worth reporting to why prescribed treatment is so often abandoned, set within a Canadian health system where cost is rarely the barrier and access, waiting and communication usually are.
Why this test bank helps
Picking the correct option matters much less here than being able to name the model it came from, because several models predict the same behavior for entirely different reasons. Each item in this set carries an explanation that identifies the framework, states the construct being tested, and separates it from the neighbouring model that would have produced a different prediction. That distinction is where marks are won and lost, particularly on the behavior-change and adherence chapters.
What’s inside
- Questions arranged chapter by chapter so each week of the course has a matching practice block.
- Multiple choice, true/false and applied scenario items involving patients, symptoms and health behavior.
- A written rationale under every question that names the model or mechanism being tested.
- Full coverage of the chronic and terminal illness chapters, which are often assessed and rarely revised.
- A single organized PDF, downloadable the moment checkout completes.
Topics covered
- Models of health and illness — the biopsychosocial model set against the biomedical model, and what each explains.
- Health behavior change — the health belief model, the theory of planned behavior and the transtheoretical stages of change.
- Health-compromising and health-enhancing behaviors — smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, diet and sleep.
- Stress — the general adaptation syndrome, allostatic load, appraisal theory and the physiology of the stress response.
- Coping and social support — problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, coping resources and the buffering hypothesis.
- Using health services — symptom recognition and interpretation, patient-provider communication and treatment adherence.
- Pain and its management — gate control theory, acute against chronic pain, and behavioral and cognitive techniques.
- Chronic and terminal illness — quality of life, cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV and psychological adjustment.
- Health care delivery and disparities — prevention, health promotion, access and inequalities in health outcomes.
Who it’s for
Students taking health psychology or the psychology of health and illness from this Canadian edition — psychology majors, and nursing, kinesiology, public health and health sciences students taking the course within a professional program.
How to use it (the right way)
Read the chapter, then attempt a block of questions closed-book and score before checking anything. Read every rationale and keep a running note of which model each item belonged to, since the models are the thing most often confused under time pressure. This is a study aid. Use it in line with your institution’s academic-integrity policy, as revision and self-testing rather than a substitute for coursework or anything taken into a graded assessment.
Sample question (shows the format — your download contains the full set)
Q. A patient says she knows she should stop smoking and intends to do so within the next month. She has already chosen a quit date and told her family about it. Which stage of the transtheoretical model does this describe?
- A. Precontemplation
- B. Contemplation
- C. Preparation
- D. Action
Answer: C. Preparation is defined by an intention to act within about a month together with early concrete steps, both of which are present here. A is ruled out because precontemplation involves no intention to change in the foreseeable future. B describes awareness of the problem and thinking about change within roughly six months, without a set date or preparatory steps. D requires that the behavior has already been modified, and she is still smoking.
Edition & format
- Matches: Health Psychology, 3rd Canadian Edition, by Shelley Taylor (ISBN 9781259024788).
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout.
- Access: Lifetime — re-download from your account whenever you need it.
Chapter organization and the Canadian health system material are specific to this edition. Please confirm the edition and ISBN above match your course book before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current edition? This set is prepared against the 3rd Canadian Edition. The American editions and later Canadian editions differ in chapter order and data, so if your syllabus names another one, choose that listing instead.
How do I receive it? Immediately, and entirely online. The PDF is attached to your order the second checkout finishes, so you can start using it the same evening.
Do all the questions include rationales? Yes — the rationale is the point of the set. Without it a question tells you only whether you were right, which is the least useful thing it could tell you.
Is using a test bank allowed? It is intended as preparation, in the same category as a study guide. Keep within your institution’s academic-integrity policy and keep it out of any graded assessment.
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