NURS 121 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Ch 6: belief model, what is it and how applied correct answer addresses the
relationship between a person's beliefs and behaviors
1. individual's perception of susceptibility to an illness
2. individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness
3. likelihood that a person will take a preventive action
Ch 6: difference between acute and chronic illness correct answer *acute* -
usually reversible and has short duration, symptoms appear abruptly, are intense,
and subside after relatively short period
*chronic* - usually lasts more than 6 months, irreversible, affects functioning in
one or more systems
Ch 6: health correct answer - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality,
and lifestyle
Ch 6: health promotion model, what is it and how applied correct answer
increases a patient's level of well-being
1. individual characteristics and experiences
2. behavior-specific knowledge and affect
3. behavioral outcomes - patient commits to or changes behavior
, Ch 6: healthy people 2020 correct answer an initiative that provides evidence-
based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease
Ch 6: impact of illness on person and family correct answer behavioral and
emotional changes
impact on body image
impact on self-concept
impact on family roles
impact on family dynamics
Ch 6: levels of preventative care - primary, secondary, tertiary (apply/examples)
correct answer *primary* - true prevention, goal is to reduce incidence of disease
*secondary* - focuses on preventing the spread of disease, illness, or infection
once it occurs
*tertiary* - occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible,
minimizing effects
Ch 6: maslow's hierarchy of needs correct answer 1. self-actualization
2. self-esteem
3. love and belonging needs
4. safety and security - physical and psychological
5. physiological - oxygen, fluids, nutrition, body temp, elimination, shelter, sex
Ch 6: variables that impact health practices and risk factors correct answer
*internal* - developmental stage, intellectual background, perception of
functioning, emotional factors, spiritual factors
ANSWERS
Ch 6: belief model, what is it and how applied correct answer addresses the
relationship between a person's beliefs and behaviors
1. individual's perception of susceptibility to an illness
2. individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness
3. likelihood that a person will take a preventive action
Ch 6: difference between acute and chronic illness correct answer *acute* -
usually reversible and has short duration, symptoms appear abruptly, are intense,
and subside after relatively short period
*chronic* - usually lasts more than 6 months, irreversible, affects functioning in
one or more systems
Ch 6: health correct answer - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality,
and lifestyle
Ch 6: health promotion model, what is it and how applied correct answer
increases a patient's level of well-being
1. individual characteristics and experiences
2. behavior-specific knowledge and affect
3. behavioral outcomes - patient commits to or changes behavior
, Ch 6: healthy people 2020 correct answer an initiative that provides evidence-
based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease
Ch 6: impact of illness on person and family correct answer behavioral and
emotional changes
impact on body image
impact on self-concept
impact on family roles
impact on family dynamics
Ch 6: levels of preventative care - primary, secondary, tertiary (apply/examples)
correct answer *primary* - true prevention, goal is to reduce incidence of disease
*secondary* - focuses on preventing the spread of disease, illness, or infection
once it occurs
*tertiary* - occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible,
minimizing effects
Ch 6: maslow's hierarchy of needs correct answer 1. self-actualization
2. self-esteem
3. love and belonging needs
4. safety and security - physical and psychological
5. physiological - oxygen, fluids, nutrition, body temp, elimination, shelter, sex
Ch 6: variables that impact health practices and risk factors correct answer
*internal* - developmental stage, intellectual background, perception of
functioning, emotional factors, spiritual factors
