DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.Sc. (Psychology) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2017.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2005 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. What are the symptoms and sources of stress?
2. What are the unmodifiable risk factors of coronary
disease?
3. Write about stress and stress models.
4. What are the problems of children with asthma?
5. Explain the importance of exercise in health.
6. Write about the epidemiology of pain.
7. Define: Healthy child.
8. What are the barriers to quit smoking?
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain grief and preparation of cope with death.
10. Explain the role of health psychologists in maintaining
health.
Sub. Code
24
DE-2493
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11. Elucidate the problems of chronically ill children.
12. Suggest the methods to quit smoking.
13. Write about dietary recommendations in public health.
14. Explain the various intervention programmes for
children with cystic fibrosis.
15. Define Alcoholism, and explain its effects on behaviour.
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