DHN 514 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
NUTRITION COUNSELING - ANSWER Guiding a client to a healthier lifestyle by meeting their nutritional
needs and solving problems that may be a barrier to change
NUTRITION EDUCATION - ANSWER Any set of learning experiences that helps facilitate voluntary
adoption of nutrition change and other nutrition behaviors dealing with health and well-being
2 PHASES OF HELPING RELATIONSHIP: - ANSWER 1. BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP
2. FACILITATING POSITIVE ACTION
1. BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP- - ANSWER Requires the development of rapport, an ability to show
empathy, and the formation of a trusting relationship. The goals are to learn about the nature of the
problems from the client's viewpoint, explore strengths, and promote self-exploration.
2. FACILITATING POSITIVE ACTION- - ANSWER The focus is to help clients identify specific behaviors to
alter and to design realistic behavior change strategies to facilitate positive action. This means clients
need to be open and honest about what they are willing and not willing to do.
BENEFITS OF USING THEORETICAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE THEORIES (6) - ANSWER 1.Present a roadmap for
understanding health behaviors
2. Highlight variables (for example, knowledge, skills) to target in an intervention
3. Supply rationale for designing nutrition interventions that will influence knowledge, attitudes, and
behaviors
4, Guide process for eliciting behavior change
5. Provide tools and strategies to facilitate behavior change
6. Provide outcome measures to assess effectiveness of interventions
HEALTH BELIEF MODEL CONSTRUCTS (6): - ANSWER 1. PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY
2. PERCEIVED SEVERITY
3. PERCEIVED BENEFITS
4. PERCEIVED BARRIERS
, 5. CUES TO ACTION
6. SELF-EFFICACY
1. PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY- - ANSWER Educate on disease risk and link to diet, compare to an
established standard
EX: The AHA recommends keeping total cholesterol below 200 mg/dl and yours is 250 mg/dl
2. PERCEIVED SEVERITY- - ANSWER Discuss disease impact on client's physical, economic, social, and
family life. Clarify consequences.
EX: High blood pressure increases risk of having a stroke.
3. PERCEIVED BENEFIT- - ANSWER Specify action and benefits of the action.
EX: Also by eating breakfast you are likely to feel you have more energy throughout the day.
4. PERCEIVED BARRIER- - ANSWER Explore pros and cons; offer assistance, incentives, reassurance;
correct misinformation; provide taste tests.
EX: There have been a number of new findings in recent years regarding food that can lower cholesterol
levels. Some of these you may find tasty.
5. CUES TO ACTION- - ANSWER Link current symptoms to health problem, discuss media to promote
health action, encourage social support, use reminder systems (sticky notes, automated messages,
mailing).
EX: You could put that oatmeal box next to the stove at night as a reminder to make it in the morning.
6. SELF EFFICACY- - ANSWER Provide skill training and demonstrate behaviors, goal setting, provide
verbal reinforcement.
EX: Yes, you are on the right track.
THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR CONSTRUCTS (3): - ANSWER 1. ATTITUDES
2. SUBJECTIVE NORM
3. PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
NUTRITION COUNSELING - ANSWER Guiding a client to a healthier lifestyle by meeting their nutritional
needs and solving problems that may be a barrier to change
NUTRITION EDUCATION - ANSWER Any set of learning experiences that helps facilitate voluntary
adoption of nutrition change and other nutrition behaviors dealing with health and well-being
2 PHASES OF HELPING RELATIONSHIP: - ANSWER 1. BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP
2. FACILITATING POSITIVE ACTION
1. BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP- - ANSWER Requires the development of rapport, an ability to show
empathy, and the formation of a trusting relationship. The goals are to learn about the nature of the
problems from the client's viewpoint, explore strengths, and promote self-exploration.
2. FACILITATING POSITIVE ACTION- - ANSWER The focus is to help clients identify specific behaviors to
alter and to design realistic behavior change strategies to facilitate positive action. This means clients
need to be open and honest about what they are willing and not willing to do.
BENEFITS OF USING THEORETICAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE THEORIES (6) - ANSWER 1.Present a roadmap for
understanding health behaviors
2. Highlight variables (for example, knowledge, skills) to target in an intervention
3. Supply rationale for designing nutrition interventions that will influence knowledge, attitudes, and
behaviors
4, Guide process for eliciting behavior change
5. Provide tools and strategies to facilitate behavior change
6. Provide outcome measures to assess effectiveness of interventions
HEALTH BELIEF MODEL CONSTRUCTS (6): - ANSWER 1. PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY
2. PERCEIVED SEVERITY
3. PERCEIVED BENEFITS
4. PERCEIVED BARRIERS
, 5. CUES TO ACTION
6. SELF-EFFICACY
1. PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY- - ANSWER Educate on disease risk and link to diet, compare to an
established standard
EX: The AHA recommends keeping total cholesterol below 200 mg/dl and yours is 250 mg/dl
2. PERCEIVED SEVERITY- - ANSWER Discuss disease impact on client's physical, economic, social, and
family life. Clarify consequences.
EX: High blood pressure increases risk of having a stroke.
3. PERCEIVED BENEFIT- - ANSWER Specify action and benefits of the action.
EX: Also by eating breakfast you are likely to feel you have more energy throughout the day.
4. PERCEIVED BARRIER- - ANSWER Explore pros and cons; offer assistance, incentives, reassurance;
correct misinformation; provide taste tests.
EX: There have been a number of new findings in recent years regarding food that can lower cholesterol
levels. Some of these you may find tasty.
5. CUES TO ACTION- - ANSWER Link current symptoms to health problem, discuss media to promote
health action, encourage social support, use reminder systems (sticky notes, automated messages,
mailing).
EX: You could put that oatmeal box next to the stove at night as a reminder to make it in the morning.
6. SELF EFFICACY- - ANSWER Provide skill training and demonstrate behaviors, goal setting, provide
verbal reinforcement.
EX: Yes, you are on the right track.
THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR CONSTRUCTS (3): - ANSWER 1. ATTITUDES
2. SUBJECTIVE NORM
3. PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL
