In one research project, breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to two conditions. In one condition, they engaged in weekly sessions of emotionally supportive group therapy; in a second condition, participants were assigned to a control group without such therapy. The study revealed that those patients assigned to the first condition survived 18 months longer on average than those in the control group. Which methodological approach was used in the study? Correlational study Observational study Experimental study Qualitative study

Ravi is a health psychologist and researcher who desires to study the effect of positive counselling on therecovery of cancer patients. For his study, he selects the patients undergoing cancer treatment at Tata MemorialCancer Hospital. He divides the participants into two group. In the experimental group, he provides positivecounselling to patients for 3 months during their hospital visits. In the control group, he doesn’t provide anycounselling support to the participants. Finally, he compares their rate of recovery in coordination with doctors.Q. Which type of study is depicted through this example?a) Lab Experiment b) Field Experiment c) Quasi Experiment d) None of these

Psychosocial interventions play an important role in the management of cancer and can be applied in the following domains of care:Question 3Answera.Pain managementb.Social supportc.Fear reductiond.Treatment of nausea and vomitinge.All of the above

You wish to investigate the factors that predispose one to breast cancer.  Which of the following is likely NOT the best option for carrying out this study?Designed experimentObservational studyRetrospective study

The vast majority of psychological interventions are delivered inGroup of answer choicesindividual sessions.group sessions.couple therapy sessions.both A and C.

Fill in the blank: Many of the psychological interventions used with people who have cancer are designed to target fears and beliefs about the disease, and they are based upon Leventhal’s___ ___ ___.Question 4Answera.Social Learning Theoryb.Self-regulatory Modelc.Help-seeking Behaviorsd.None of the above