Author Question: Why might it be important for a health psychologist to know, when working with someone in an ... (Read 34 times)

stephzh · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Why might it be important for a health psychologist to know, when working with
someone in an emergency room setting, what a person's religious affiliation is?

a. it would not be important
b. it might influence whether or not the psychologist would swear in
front of them
c. it might influence how often the psychologist checked on them or
offered help
d. it might influence the types of treatments the person would be willing
to accept
e. it might influence whether or not health care providers want to help the
person

Question 2

Which of the following has been demonstrated for those with an optimistic style?

a. they recover more quickly from surgery
b. they have better health overall
c. they are more extraverted
d. both a and b
e. both a and c