What technique has been shown to be successful in helping people reduce their defensiveness about changing health behaviors?

In class you learned about two different studies in which social networks were linked to colds. In both studies, researchers measured the diversity of subjects’ social networks, and then followed them up to see if they got colds. In one of the studies, subjects were given a cold virus and then quarantined in a “cold research unit” for the duration of the study, and in the other study, subjects were free to go about their lives in the usual way. Which of the following best sums up the results of these two studies?

Holmes and Rahe created a list of stressful life events, which they ranked based on how stressful the events are. Which of the following is true about that list?

Sam worries a lot about making mistakes and tries to avoid negative outcomes. If you were to design a health message for Sam, what kind of message frame would work best?

One advantage of the Theory of Planned Behavior (as compared to the Health Belief Model) is that

You are visiting with a bereaved friend who has just lost her husband a few days ago. Which of the following things will be most helpful to your friend?

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Three of the below statements are reasons why we need a biopsychosocial model of health and illness. Which one is NOT a reason why we need a biopsychosocial model?

A nurse is preparing to administer Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM. How many ml(s) will the nurse administer. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (Use a leading zero if needed, do not use a trailing zero). Enter the numeric value only.

A nurse is preparing to administer Ampicillin 500 mg IM. How many ml(s) will the nurse administer. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Enter the numeric value only.