PHC Questions7-10 Exam Study Set
True or False? Unhealthy behaviors may be maintained and reinforced by aspects of the
social environment that are beyond the individual's control. - Answer true
True or False? Based on the health belief model, the public health approach for
promoting behavior change would be to convince people that they are vulnerable, that
the threat is severe, and that certain actions are effective preventive measures. -
Answer true
True or False? A person's actual ability to perform a behavior through essential
knowledge and skills is known as self-efficacy. - Answer false
True or False? Healthy People 2020 was designed to identify ways to create social and
physical environments that promote good health for all. - Answer true
The life course model that suggest that factors that elevate disease risk or enhance
good health may aggregate gradually over the life course is: - Answer the accumulation
model
The application of which model at the interpersonal level would lead to different
strategies in a teen drug prevention program, depending on the nature of the teens'
social relationships? - Answer social-ecological model
Research using the life course perspective is primarily interested in: - Answer How life
experiences and events affect a person as he ages
The following is NOT true about health behavior theories and models: - Answer
Determine the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions
Which of the following is NOT a key construct of the health belief model: - Answer
Reciprocal Determinism
Mary just paid a gym membership to start exercising within the next month and after
being told by her doctor that her medical condition would greatly improve by doing so.
Where would you place her in the stages of change model? - Answer preparation
True or False? An "All hazard" approach implies preparation for many type of disasters.
- Answer true
Which of the following factors influence the risk of the physical environment on the
individual's health status? - Answer all of the above
Which approach would be appropriate to study the impact of a pollutant in the
ecosystem? - Answer ecological risk assessment
The following is true about the "Toxic Substances Control Act"? - Answer all of the
above
True or False? Unhealthy behaviors may be maintained and reinforced by aspects of the
social environment that are beyond the individual's control. - Answer true
True or False? Based on the health belief model, the public health approach for
promoting behavior change would be to convince people that they are vulnerable, that
the threat is severe, and that certain actions are effective preventive measures. -
Answer true
True or False? A person's actual ability to perform a behavior through essential
knowledge and skills is known as self-efficacy. - Answer false
True or False? Healthy People 2020 was designed to identify ways to create social and
physical environments that promote good health for all. - Answer true
The life course model that suggest that factors that elevate disease risk or enhance
good health may aggregate gradually over the life course is: - Answer the accumulation
model
The application of which model at the interpersonal level would lead to different
strategies in a teen drug prevention program, depending on the nature of the teens'
social relationships? - Answer social-ecological model
Research using the life course perspective is primarily interested in: - Answer How life
experiences and events affect a person as he ages
The following is NOT true about health behavior theories and models: - Answer
Determine the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions
Which of the following is NOT a key construct of the health belief model: - Answer
Reciprocal Determinism
Mary just paid a gym membership to start exercising within the next month and after
being told by her doctor that her medical condition would greatly improve by doing so.
Where would you place her in the stages of change model? - Answer preparation
True or False? An "All hazard" approach implies preparation for many type of disasters.
- Answer true
Which of the following factors influence the risk of the physical environment on the
individual's health status? - Answer all of the above
Which approach would be appropriate to study the impact of a pollutant in the
ecosystem? - Answer ecological risk assessment
The following is true about the "Toxic Substances Control Act"? - Answer all of the
above
