Chapter 36, Problem 1E

Summary Introduction

Introduction: Psychology is a branch of science that incorporates behavior, thought, emotion, personality, and motivation. Psychological studies are mainly employed to improve mental disorder, self-help, and performance. It involves mainly for examining the mind of an individual and identifying the actions that influence an individual.

Answer to Problem 1E

Correct answer: Health psychologists are more likely to focus on ineffective communication between a physician and patients. Hence, the correct answer is option c.

Explanation of Solution

Reason for the correct answer.

Option c. is given as “Ineffective communication between physician and patient”.

Lack of communication between the patients and physicians is now-a-days a major issue to good health care. Due to communication failures, physicians assume anything about the health of the patients’ preference and they give specific treatment without knowing the proper problem or disease of the patients. Therefore, to solve this problem, a health psychologist should focus on communication failure that occurs between a physician and patients.

Hence, the correct answer is option c.

Reasons for the incorrect answers.

Option a. is given as “Incompetent health-care providers”.

Health psychologists cannot deal with the issue of incompetent healthcare providers. Hence, option a. is incorrect.

Option b. is given as “Rising health-care costs”.

Health psychologists cannot deal with the issue of health-care cost. Hence, option b. is incorrect.

Option d. is given as “Scarcity of medical research funding”.

Health psychologists cannot deal with the issue of lack of medical research funding. Hence, option d. is incorrect.

Hence, options a., b., and d. are incorrect.

Conclusion

Health psychologists should always focus on ineffective communication between a physician and patients.