Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Most experts believe that MS is a(n) ________ disease, meaning that the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
a) autoimmune
b) congenital
c) degenerative
d) genetic

Question 2:

Women are ________ times more likely than men to be diagnosed with MS.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five

Question 3:

________ is not one of the disease subtypes of MS.
a) Relapsing-remitting
b) Primary remitting
c) Secondary progressive
d) Progressive relapsing

Question 4:

________ therapy involves completing an endovascular angioplasty in MS patients with CCSVI.
a) Bleeding
b) Cooling
c) Liberation
d) Vascular

Question 5:

________ does not commonly occur among those with MS.
a) Generalized anxiety disorder
b) Obsessive compulsive disorder
c) Panic disorder
d) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 6:

Men and women with MS suffer from sexual dysfunction at rates of ________ per cent and ________ per cent, respectively.
a) 10–30; 20–40
b) 20–40; 10–30
c) 40–80; 50–90
d) 50–90; 40–80

Question 7:

________ is not associated with worse psychological adjustment among those with MS.
a) Control
b) Uncertainty
c) Helplessness
d) Stress

Question 8:

The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Diagnosis (SCID) for identifying depression or anxiety disorders is an example of a(n) ________.
a) diagnostic interview
b) electronic survey
c) risk assessment
d) self-report measure

Question 9:

Cooling therapy is an example of ________.
a) pharmacotherapy
b) complementary and alternative medicine
c) cognitive behavioural therapy
d) liberation therapy

Question 10:

________ is an inherited degenerative brain disorder that causes cells in specific parts of the brain to die.
a) ALS
b) Huntington's disease
c) Lou Gehrig's disease
d) MS

Higher Education

Fundamentals of Health Psychology: Chapter 12