HED Chapter 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
health - Answer-The ever-changing process of achieving individual potential in the physical, social,
emotional, mental, spiritual, and environmental dimensions.
ecological model - Answer-A view of health in which diseases and othernegative health events are seen
as aresult of an individual's interactionwith his or her social and physicalenvironment.
mental health - Answer-The thinking part of psychological health; includes your values, attitudes, and
beliefs.
disease prevention - Answer-Actions or behaviorsdesigned to keep people from getting sick.
incidence - Answer-Occurrence or frequency of something
cultural competence - Answer-Level of skills required to provide clinical skills to an ethnic group
self-efficacy - Answer-Describes a person's belief about whether he or she can successfully engage in
and execute a specific behavior.
Answers
health - Answer-The ever-changing process of achieving individual potential in the physical, social,
emotional, mental, spiritual, and environmental dimensions.
ecological model - Answer-A view of health in which diseases and othernegative health events are seen
as aresult of an individual's interactionwith his or her social and physicalenvironment.
mental health - Answer-The thinking part of psychological health; includes your values, attitudes, and
beliefs.
disease prevention - Answer-Actions or behaviorsdesigned to keep people from getting sick.
incidence - Answer-Occurrence or frequency of something
cultural competence - Answer-Level of skills required to provide clinical skills to an ethnic group
self-efficacy - Answer-Describes a person's belief about whether he or she can successfully engage in
and execute a specific behavior.
