BPK 140 Midterm Exam correctly
answered to pass
T/F: Knowledge about health is all you need to undertake a behavior change - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: Poor lifestyle choices can be directly linked to mortality rates in the late twentieth century -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Social support is not important for motivation during a behavior change program - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: Belief that you are in control of your own life is known as having an internal locus of control
- correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Working toward realistic goals will increase your chances of success - correct answer
✔✔True
According to the stages of change model, people at this stage do not think they have a problem
and do not intend to change their behavior:
a. Precontemplation
b. Contemplation
c. Preparation
d. Action
e. Maintenance - correct answer ✔✔a. Precontemplation
,The precontemplation stage is best characterized by:
a. an awareness of the problem
b. a modification of behaviour
c. a belief that there is no need for change
d. a planning for change
e. a commitment to a timeline - correct answer ✔✔c. a belief that there is no need for change
The belief in one's ability to be successful in the performance of a given task is termed
a. self-esteem
b. self-concept
c. self-efficacy
d. self-fulfilling prophecy
e. self-worth - correct answer ✔✔c. self-efficacy
In the past 100 years, the major causes of death have shifted from _____ to _____.
a. infectious diseases; chronic disease
b. accidents; AIDS
c. childbirth; infectious diseases
d. heart disease; cancer
e. chronic disease; tuberculosis - correct answer ✔✔a. infectious disease; chronic disease
According to the "SMART" criteria; a behaviour change such as "drink eight cups of water every
day" is an example of being:
,a. realistic
b. truthful
c. too easy
d. specific
e. timely - correct answer ✔✔d. specific
Which of the following is NOT an example of a social determinant of health?
a. Obtaining a permanent job
b. Identifying as being part of a marginalized population
c. Having "good genes"
d. Early childhood experience
e. Having a post-secondary degree - correct answer ✔✔c. Having "good genes"
An individual has spoken to her physician about the risks of obesity and is determined to start
losing weight in the near future. Which stage of change best describes this scenario?
a. Action
b. Contemplation
c. Precontemplation
d. Preparation
e. Maintenance - correct answer ✔✔b. Contemplation
T/F: In 1984, the Canada Health Act was replaced by the Medical Care Act - correct answer
✔✔False
, T/F: MSP covers cosmetic surgery and prescription drugs - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Western medicine identifies the causes of disease as pathogens, genetic factors, and
unhealthy lifestyles - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Western medicine focuses on the spiritual and psychological aspects of human functioning -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Canadian physicians are paid by on a "fee-for-service" model - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Canada's health care system?
a. It was started by Tommy Douglas in 1948
b. It was initially based on the Medical Care Act
c. It mandates healthcare as a right and not a privilege
d. It mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
e. The Canada Health Act replaced the Medical Care Act in 1984 - correct answer ✔✔d. It
mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
Therapies or practices that do NOT form part of conventional health care are called
a. therapeutic treatments
b. complementary and alternative medicine
c. nonconventional medicine
d. holistic medicine
e. pharmaceuticals - correct answer ✔✔b. complementary and alternative medicine
answered to pass
T/F: Knowledge about health is all you need to undertake a behavior change - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: Poor lifestyle choices can be directly linked to mortality rates in the late twentieth century -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Social support is not important for motivation during a behavior change program - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: Belief that you are in control of your own life is known as having an internal locus of control
- correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Working toward realistic goals will increase your chances of success - correct answer
✔✔True
According to the stages of change model, people at this stage do not think they have a problem
and do not intend to change their behavior:
a. Precontemplation
b. Contemplation
c. Preparation
d. Action
e. Maintenance - correct answer ✔✔a. Precontemplation
,The precontemplation stage is best characterized by:
a. an awareness of the problem
b. a modification of behaviour
c. a belief that there is no need for change
d. a planning for change
e. a commitment to a timeline - correct answer ✔✔c. a belief that there is no need for change
The belief in one's ability to be successful in the performance of a given task is termed
a. self-esteem
b. self-concept
c. self-efficacy
d. self-fulfilling prophecy
e. self-worth - correct answer ✔✔c. self-efficacy
In the past 100 years, the major causes of death have shifted from _____ to _____.
a. infectious diseases; chronic disease
b. accidents; AIDS
c. childbirth; infectious diseases
d. heart disease; cancer
e. chronic disease; tuberculosis - correct answer ✔✔a. infectious disease; chronic disease
According to the "SMART" criteria; a behaviour change such as "drink eight cups of water every
day" is an example of being:
,a. realistic
b. truthful
c. too easy
d. specific
e. timely - correct answer ✔✔d. specific
Which of the following is NOT an example of a social determinant of health?
a. Obtaining a permanent job
b. Identifying as being part of a marginalized population
c. Having "good genes"
d. Early childhood experience
e. Having a post-secondary degree - correct answer ✔✔c. Having "good genes"
An individual has spoken to her physician about the risks of obesity and is determined to start
losing weight in the near future. Which stage of change best describes this scenario?
a. Action
b. Contemplation
c. Precontemplation
d. Preparation
e. Maintenance - correct answer ✔✔b. Contemplation
T/F: In 1984, the Canada Health Act was replaced by the Medical Care Act - correct answer
✔✔False
, T/F: MSP covers cosmetic surgery and prescription drugs - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Western medicine identifies the causes of disease as pathogens, genetic factors, and
unhealthy lifestyles - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Western medicine focuses on the spiritual and psychological aspects of human functioning -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Canadian physicians are paid by on a "fee-for-service" model - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Canada's health care system?
a. It was started by Tommy Douglas in 1948
b. It was initially based on the Medical Care Act
c. It mandates healthcare as a right and not a privilege
d. It mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
e. The Canada Health Act replaced the Medical Care Act in 1984 - correct answer ✔✔d. It
mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
Therapies or practices that do NOT form part of conventional health care are called
a. therapeutic treatments
b. complementary and alternative medicine
c. nonconventional medicine
d. holistic medicine
e. pharmaceuticals - correct answer ✔✔b. complementary and alternative medicine
