CHLH 304 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

what motivates and influences health behaviors? - Answer -individual factors -social/cultural/group factors -socioeconomic and structural factors -political factors -environmental factors 6 dimensions of wellness - Answer social, occupational (environmental), spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional environmental - Answer appreciate and respect environment, welcoming space for you and others to feel comfortable, reduce noise and pollution, place to relax spirituality - Answer restore sense of control, meaning, and ability to cope in catastrophic situations-- shift from hopelessness to wholeness, connection between mind, spirit, and body emotional - Answer ability to feel and express or display emotions comfortably and effectively, self awareness, management, motivation, empathy social - Answer having good social relationships--friends, marriage or children--may be every bit as important to a healthy lifespan as quitting smoking, losing weight, or meds. mental/intellectual - Answer find outlets that are intellectually stimulating, set and meet realistic goals academically, personally and professionally, take advantage of new opportunities physical - Answer exercise, eating: eat out, buy groceries and cook, super size, fruits and veggies, milk, sleep: try to sleep at same time every night health belief model - Answer value expectancy model: people will engage in healthy behavior if: they value the outcome related to behavior, they think the behavior is likely to result in that outcome -percieved susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, self-efficacy theory of planned behavior - Answer theory of reasoned action modified; concerned with attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and intentions stages of change - Answer pre contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance social cognitive theory - Answer reciprocal determinism, behavioral capability, expectations, self efficacy, observational learning, reinforcements self control - Answer psychological muscle, becomes exhausted, the more you are in self control the harder it gets, ability to persevere and keep going health behaviors - Answer behaviors undertaken by people to enhance or maintain their health primary prevention - Answer taking measures to combat risk factors for illness before an illness ever has a chance to develop optimism bias - Answer risks that apply to other people don't apply to us health promotion - Answer eliminating health disparities -capacity building -targeted actions -community/systems change -widespread risk/protective behavior change -health disparity reduction composite theory - Answer individual perception of risk -anticipated results of recommended behavior change (positive and negative) -perception that others in the community also were changing -perception of self efficacy to make change fight bad sugar' or diabetes - Answer community health educators are important because of disparities, very little amount of healthcare spending is spent on prevention, education and decrease total costs because of the lower hospital and clinic visits for chronic diseases tailoring - Answer develop intervention based on an assessment and understanding of the health problem as it takes shape in a particular population, subgroups or community health literacy - Answer constellation of skills that constitute the ability to perform basic reading and numerical tasks for functioning in the health care environment and acting on healthcare information