Physical Activity and Health ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Predisposing Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cognitive factors related to making the
decision to engage in a particular behavior
ex. enjoyment, self-efficacy, motivation, beliefs, knowledge, existing skills
Enabling Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅factors that allow one to engage in a particular
behavior
-ex. access, environment, new skill development, sidewalks, bridges
Reinforcing factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅factors that reinforce a particular behavior
-ex. other people, positive or negative consequences
individual, social, physical, public policy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the four levels of the
social ecological model
individual level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-individual factors that influence pa
(knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, readiness to change, abilities, injury, illness)
social level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-interpersonal and cultural level that includes
classmates, coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, etc.
-influences on PA.. social support, modeling, group and community norms, cultural
expectations, providing access to social networks
physical environment level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-natural and created environments
-influence type of pa + or -
(parks, rails, rec centers are positive)
(worksites, schools, homes are negative)
-includes: weather, geography, resources, safety, community design, and public
transportation
, public policy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-legislative, regulatory, or policy actions
-local, state, or federal governmemts
-informal local policies or rules in organizations such as schools or worksites
-examples: urban planning policies, healthcare policies, workplace policy, education policies
decisional balance, self-efficacy, stages of change, process of change - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅4 constructs of transtheorectical model
decisional balance - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-refers to a person's ability to weigh pros
and cons of being physically active and take actions based on that balance
-precontemplation stage: cons>pros
-maintenance stage: pros>cons
self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-refers to the confidence or perceived ability that
a person may have to be physically active and deal with the external threats and barriers that
could result in slowing, stopping, or reverting the progress
cognitive and behavioral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process of change includes these
two items
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅process of change that increases: -knowledge - being
aware of risks - caring about consequences to others -----comprehending benefits ---
increasing health opportunities
behavioral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅substituting alternative, enlisting social support,
rewarding yourself, committing yourself, reminding yourself
PA mediator - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-casual factor, changes in this cause changes in
PA
-health status, self-efficacy, personal history of PA, intention of exercise, processes of
change, decisional balance, enjoyment, outcome expectations, social support
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Predisposing Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cognitive factors related to making the
decision to engage in a particular behavior
ex. enjoyment, self-efficacy, motivation, beliefs, knowledge, existing skills
Enabling Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅factors that allow one to engage in a particular
behavior
-ex. access, environment, new skill development, sidewalks, bridges
Reinforcing factor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅factors that reinforce a particular behavior
-ex. other people, positive or negative consequences
individual, social, physical, public policy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the four levels of the
social ecological model
individual level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-individual factors that influence pa
(knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, readiness to change, abilities, injury, illness)
social level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-interpersonal and cultural level that includes
classmates, coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, etc.
-influences on PA.. social support, modeling, group and community norms, cultural
expectations, providing access to social networks
physical environment level - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-natural and created environments
-influence type of pa + or -
(parks, rails, rec centers are positive)
(worksites, schools, homes are negative)
-includes: weather, geography, resources, safety, community design, and public
transportation
, public policy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-legislative, regulatory, or policy actions
-local, state, or federal governmemts
-informal local policies or rules in organizations such as schools or worksites
-examples: urban planning policies, healthcare policies, workplace policy, education policies
decisional balance, self-efficacy, stages of change, process of change - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅4 constructs of transtheorectical model
decisional balance - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-refers to a person's ability to weigh pros
and cons of being physically active and take actions based on that balance
-precontemplation stage: cons>pros
-maintenance stage: pros>cons
self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-refers to the confidence or perceived ability that
a person may have to be physically active and deal with the external threats and barriers that
could result in slowing, stopping, or reverting the progress
cognitive and behavioral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process of change includes these
two items
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅process of change that increases: -knowledge - being
aware of risks - caring about consequences to others -----comprehending benefits ---
increasing health opportunities
behavioral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅substituting alternative, enlisting social support,
rewarding yourself, committing yourself, reminding yourself
PA mediator - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-casual factor, changes in this cause changes in
PA
-health status, self-efficacy, personal history of PA, intention of exercise, processes of
change, decisional balance, enjoyment, outcome expectations, social support
