PHS 2004 Final Exam and All Correct
Answers.
Which of the following are true of behavioral change?
A. Positive feedback is important for successful behavioral change
B. Peer and/or family support is helpful in achieving behavioral change.
C. Population wide efforts are most effective when they complement other efforts aimed at
individual behavioral change.
D. All of these are correct. - Answer All of these are correct
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual realizes that they need to lose weight to reduce their chances of developing
diabetes but is not yet ready to start a diet - Answer Contemplation
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual decides that they will start a diet right after the holidays and announces his plan
to his family and friends - Answer Preparation
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual has lost 15 pounds and participates in a regular exercise program to keep the
weight off - Answer Maintenance
In West Virginia, residents reported an average of ten unhealthy days in the past 30 days. In
North Dakota, residents reported an average of four unhealthy days in that same period. Which
of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The Gini index in West Virginia is higher than the Gini index in North Dakota.
B. The Gini index in North Dakota is higher than the Gini index in West Virginia.
C.The Gini indices in West Virginia and North Dakota are the same.
D. None of these are correct. - Answer The Gini index in West Virginia is higher than the Gini
index in North Dakota.
Which of the following best describes the contributions of social sciences to public health?
A. The relationship between social sciences and public health is a recent development.
B. Public Health can be viewed as an application of many of the social sciences.
C. Public health rarely utilizes social sciences.
, D. Public health is a quantitative discipline while social sciences are qualitative - Answer
Public Health can be viewed as an application of many of the social sciences.
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of socio-economic status as used in the
United States?
A. Education
B. Family income
C. Professional job status
D. Social class - Answer Social Class
Which of the following types of behaviors is typically easiest to change?
A. Long standing behaviors that provide short term satisfaction
B. Long standing behaviors accompanied by physical addiction
C. New behaviors that satisfy short term needs
D. New behaviors that can be substituted with an alternative that satisfies short term needs -
Answer New behaviors that can be substituted with an alternative that satisfies short term
needs
Match the following influences on health with the example:
Those with the lowest level of education have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis -
Answer Socioeconomic
Match the following influences on health with the example: The practice of cooking with a high
amount of salt is associated with increased blood pressure and strokes - Answer Cultural
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: A local
convenience store is fined on the basis of state law for selling cigarettes to minors - Answer
Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: A World Health
Organization document which attempts to restrict Internet
advertising of cigarettes is ignored by tobacco companies in the United States - Answer A
provision of International law does not apply in the United States unless United
States law incorporates the provision such as ratification of a treaty by the United States
Congress
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: Tobacco products
are regulated on the basis that they are manufactured in one state and sold throughout the
Answers.
Which of the following are true of behavioral change?
A. Positive feedback is important for successful behavioral change
B. Peer and/or family support is helpful in achieving behavioral change.
C. Population wide efforts are most effective when they complement other efforts aimed at
individual behavioral change.
D. All of these are correct. - Answer All of these are correct
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual realizes that they need to lose weight to reduce their chances of developing
diabetes but is not yet ready to start a diet - Answer Contemplation
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual decides that they will start a diet right after the holidays and announces his plan
to his family and friends - Answer Preparation
Match the descriptions with one of the following stages of behavioral change
An individual has lost 15 pounds and participates in a regular exercise program to keep the
weight off - Answer Maintenance
In West Virginia, residents reported an average of ten unhealthy days in the past 30 days. In
North Dakota, residents reported an average of four unhealthy days in that same period. Which
of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The Gini index in West Virginia is higher than the Gini index in North Dakota.
B. The Gini index in North Dakota is higher than the Gini index in West Virginia.
C.The Gini indices in West Virginia and North Dakota are the same.
D. None of these are correct. - Answer The Gini index in West Virginia is higher than the Gini
index in North Dakota.
Which of the following best describes the contributions of social sciences to public health?
A. The relationship between social sciences and public health is a recent development.
B. Public Health can be viewed as an application of many of the social sciences.
C. Public health rarely utilizes social sciences.
, D. Public health is a quantitative discipline while social sciences are qualitative - Answer
Public Health can be viewed as an application of many of the social sciences.
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of socio-economic status as used in the
United States?
A. Education
B. Family income
C. Professional job status
D. Social class - Answer Social Class
Which of the following types of behaviors is typically easiest to change?
A. Long standing behaviors that provide short term satisfaction
B. Long standing behaviors accompanied by physical addiction
C. New behaviors that satisfy short term needs
D. New behaviors that can be substituted with an alternative that satisfies short term needs -
Answer New behaviors that can be substituted with an alternative that satisfies short term
needs
Match the following influences on health with the example:
Those with the lowest level of education have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis -
Answer Socioeconomic
Match the following influences on health with the example: The practice of cooking with a high
amount of salt is associated with increased blood pressure and strokes - Answer Cultural
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: A local
convenience store is fined on the basis of state law for selling cigarettes to minors - Answer
Police powers allow states to pass legislation and take actions to protect the common good
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: A World Health
Organization document which attempts to restrict Internet
advertising of cigarettes is ignored by tobacco companies in the United States - Answer A
provision of International law does not apply in the United States unless United
States law incorporates the provision such as ratification of a treaty by the United States
Congress
Match the following principles of United States health law with the example: Tobacco products
are regulated on the basis that they are manufactured in one state and sold throughout the
