UIUC CHLH 304 Exam 1 questions well
answered to pass
Health Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Definitions vary, but it's a behavior undertaken (whether directed
or related) that impacts health.
Preventative Health Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior undertaken so a generally healthy person
doesn't get sicker, can avoid getting sick.
sick role behavior - correct answer ✔✔those activities undertaken by people who have been diagnosed
as sick that are directed at getting well
Theory - correct answer ✔✔A set of analytical principles that structure our observations, understanding,
and explanation of the problem (it's explanatory and descriptive)
Model - correct answer ✔✔A deliberate simplification of the phenomenon (Descriptive only)
Construct - correct answer ✔✔An idea/theory containing conceptual elements like social climate
Critical Theory - correct answer ✔✔A way to understand the factors that contribute to the current
moment's norms, values, culture, structure, etc
Health-related behavior - correct answer ✔✔A behavior that impacts health but the primary reason for
doing it is not for health. Ex: Exercising to get a certain body look/aesthetic, Eating a plant-based diet for
moral reasons
Health-directed behaviors - correct answer ✔✔A behavior done primarily for health reasons. Ex:
Working out to improve cardiovascular health, eating a low sodium diet to avoid high blood pressure
What are the 6 key constructs in Health Belief Model? - correct answer ✔✔-Perceived Susceptibility
answered to pass
Health Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Definitions vary, but it's a behavior undertaken (whether directed
or related) that impacts health.
Preventative Health Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior undertaken so a generally healthy person
doesn't get sicker, can avoid getting sick.
sick role behavior - correct answer ✔✔those activities undertaken by people who have been diagnosed
as sick that are directed at getting well
Theory - correct answer ✔✔A set of analytical principles that structure our observations, understanding,
and explanation of the problem (it's explanatory and descriptive)
Model - correct answer ✔✔A deliberate simplification of the phenomenon (Descriptive only)
Construct - correct answer ✔✔An idea/theory containing conceptual elements like social climate
Critical Theory - correct answer ✔✔A way to understand the factors that contribute to the current
moment's norms, values, culture, structure, etc
Health-related behavior - correct answer ✔✔A behavior that impacts health but the primary reason for
doing it is not for health. Ex: Exercising to get a certain body look/aesthetic, Eating a plant-based diet for
moral reasons
Health-directed behaviors - correct answer ✔✔A behavior done primarily for health reasons. Ex:
Working out to improve cardiovascular health, eating a low sodium diet to avoid high blood pressure
What are the 6 key constructs in Health Belief Model? - correct answer ✔✔-Perceived Susceptibility
