HLTH 2000 SERIES EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTION DIGEST WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉What are 4 ways to developing self-efficacy according to the social
cognitive theory. Answer: 1) Mastering experiences
2) Modelling vicarious experiences
3) Social/verbal persuasion
4) Physiological experiences
◉What are the stages to the transtheoretical model?. Answer: Pre-
contemplation --> Contemplation --> Preparation --> Action -->
Maintenance --> Termination
◉What are some factors that influence the behaviour-change gap?.
Answer: Intention stability and certainty
Accessibility
Anticipated regret
Identity
Goal prioritisation
, Habits
◉What are the 4 steps to motivational interviewing?. Answer: 1.
Express empathy
2. Roll with resistance
3. Support self-efficacy
4. Develop discrepancy
◉4 goals of Health Psychology. Answer: Promote and maintain
health
Prevent and treat illness
Identify causes and correlates of disease
To analyse and improve health care systems and
policies
◉What is a theory?. Answer: Systematic way of understanding
events or situations
Set of concepts, definitions, and propositions that explain or predict
these events or situations by illustrating the relationships between
variables
Developed, tested, and refined over time
◉Information Gathering. Answer: Individual characteristics
QUESTION DIGEST WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉What are 4 ways to developing self-efficacy according to the social
cognitive theory. Answer: 1) Mastering experiences
2) Modelling vicarious experiences
3) Social/verbal persuasion
4) Physiological experiences
◉What are the stages to the transtheoretical model?. Answer: Pre-
contemplation --> Contemplation --> Preparation --> Action -->
Maintenance --> Termination
◉What are some factors that influence the behaviour-change gap?.
Answer: Intention stability and certainty
Accessibility
Anticipated regret
Identity
Goal prioritisation
, Habits
◉What are the 4 steps to motivational interviewing?. Answer: 1.
Express empathy
2. Roll with resistance
3. Support self-efficacy
4. Develop discrepancy
◉4 goals of Health Psychology. Answer: Promote and maintain
health
Prevent and treat illness
Identify causes and correlates of disease
To analyse and improve health care systems and
policies
◉What is a theory?. Answer: Systematic way of understanding
events or situations
Set of concepts, definitions, and propositions that explain or predict
these events or situations by illustrating the relationships between
variables
Developed, tested, and refined over time
◉Information Gathering. Answer: Individual characteristics
