CPH EXAM - ALL ACTUAL Questions and
Answers
1. Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors
such as overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence
that they can success- fully change. This is an example of
(A)Perceived susceptibility
(B)Perceived severity
(C)Perceived self-efficacy
(D)Perceived response efficacy
ANS C
2. The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A)Transtheoretical model
(B)Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C)Social cognitive theory
(D)Social ecological model
ANS B
3. Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
ecological model have in common?
(A)Both take into consideration factors that are within the
individual and factors that operate outside the individual.
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,(B)Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of
behavior that must be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that
associates behaviors with valued outcomes.
(D)Both originally were developed exclusively to explain
unhealthy versus healthy behaviors.
ANS A
4. A population of rural women experiences a high rate of
mortality related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university
implement a breast cancer screening intervention. This
intervention is an example of
(A)Tertiary prevention
(B)Advocacy
(C)Secondary prevention
(D)Primary prevention
ANS C
5. All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or
Internet-based) must
(A)Start with the most important information first
(B)Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C)Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
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,(D)Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
become bored
ANS C
6. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most sig-
nificant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A)Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B)Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the
funds
(C)Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the
funds
(D)Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
ANS A
7. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
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, economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most sig-
nificant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has
conducted a social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe
quality-of-life problems were related to limb amputation and kidney
failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes, hypertension,
and cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral
factors are most likely responsible for the above health and quality-
of-life issues in Franklin 's Grove?
(A)Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B)Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C)Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D)Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
ANS B
8. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
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Answers
1. Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors
such as overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence
that they can success- fully change. This is an example of
(A)Perceived susceptibility
(B)Perceived severity
(C)Perceived self-efficacy
(D)Perceived response efficacy
ANS C
2. The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A)Transtheoretical model
(B)Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C)Social cognitive theory
(D)Social ecological model
ANS B
3. Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
ecological model have in common?
(A)Both take into consideration factors that are within the
individual and factors that operate outside the individual.
1/
116
,(B)Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of
behavior that must be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that
associates behaviors with valued outcomes.
(D)Both originally were developed exclusively to explain
unhealthy versus healthy behaviors.
ANS A
4. A population of rural women experiences a high rate of
mortality related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university
implement a breast cancer screening intervention. This
intervention is an example of
(A)Tertiary prevention
(B)Advocacy
(C)Secondary prevention
(D)Primary prevention
ANS C
5. All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or
Internet-based) must
(A)Start with the most important information first
(B)Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C)Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
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116
,(D)Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
become bored
ANS C
6. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most sig-
nificant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A)Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B)Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the
funds
(C)Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the
funds
(D)Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
ANS A
7. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
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, economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most sig-
nificant gaps between the current health status and national health
objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has
conducted a social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe
quality-of-life problems were related to limb amputation and kidney
failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes, hypertension,
and cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral
factors are most likely responsible for the above health and quality-
of-life issues in Franklin 's Grove?
(A)Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B)Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C)Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D)Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
ANS B
8. Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
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116
