Test Bank Questions (20 questions) He
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alth Behavior -
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h SEU PHC 281 Chapter 1
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DevelopedhbyhCherylhPeters,hPh.D.
• Reference:hPitts,hM.,h&hPhillips,hK.h(2003).hThehpsychologyhofhhealth:hAnhintroductionh(2ndhed.).
London:hRoutledge.
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1) AccordinghtohthehWorldhHealthhOrganization,hhealthhishthehabsencehofhdiseasehorhi
nfirmity.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h False
2) Majorhcauseshofhdeathhhavehchangedhfromhcontagioushandhinfectioushdiseaseshaththehturnho
fhtheh20thhcenturyhtohwhichhmosthimportanthfactorhtoday?
A. Behavioralhpathogens,hsuchhashsmoking
B. Changeshinhthehfoodhsupply,hsuchhashprocessedhfoods,hpesticides,hchemicalhfertilizers
C. Environmentalhchanges,hsuchhashpollution
D. Genetichmutationshcausedhbyhexposurehtohradiationh
Answer:h A
3) Whathishdefinedhashahbehaviorhthathishwellhestablishedhandhoftenhcarriedhouthsemi-
hautomaticallyhtohkeephwell?
A. Dailyhroutine
B. Healthhhabit
C. Preventivehbehavior
D. Wellnesshfactor
h Answer:h B
4) Increasinghknowledgehabouthahhealthhriskhcauseshpeoplehtohchangehtheirhhabitshabouththehr
isk.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h False
5) Whichhishtheholdesthandhbesthknownhmodelhofhhealthhbehavior?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
, C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Theoryhofhplannedhbehaviorh
Answer:h A
6) Whichhmodelhidentifieshintentionhashthehmosthimmediatehdeterminanthofhbehavior?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Theoryhofhplannedhbehaviorh
Answer:h D
7) Whichhmodelhofhillnesshbehaviorhandhcognitionhishahproblem-
solvinghmodelhwithhthreehstages?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h C
8) Inhthehprotectionhmotivationhtheory,hwhichhbehaviorhishnothahmotivationalhfactor?
A. Fearhofhthehthreathitself
B. Likelihoodhofhthehthreathaffectinghthehindividual
C. Magnitudehofhahthreat
D. Self-
efficacyhAnswer:h A
9) Whichhmodelhhashanhappraisalhactivityhbyhthehindividualhashthehlasthstagehinhthehmodel?
A. Healthhbelievehmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h C
10) Whichh modelhconsistshofhahmotivationalhphasehandhahvolitionhphasehthathincludeshp
lanning,hactionhandhmaintenance?
A. Healthhactionhprocess
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
, D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h A
11) Whichh modelhdescribeshthehprocesshofhchangehratherhthanhonlyhidentifyinghthehprecursorsht
ohahbehavioralhchange?
A. Healthhactionhprocess
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h D
12) Researchh showshthathpeoplehvaryhinhhowhtheyhrespondhtohahhealthhthreathorhpreventionh
measure.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h True
13) Behavioralh intentionhinhthehTPBhmodelhishahfunctionhofhthehindividual’shattitudehtowardsht
hehbehavior,hperceivedhcontrolhandhwhathotherhfactor?
A. Cost/benefithofhtheheffort
B. Perceivedhlikelihoodhofhovercominghanyhbarriershtohreachinghthehoutcome
C. Personalhevaluationhofhthehoutcome
D. Subjectivehnorm
h Answer:h D
14) Ifh anhindividualhregardshhishlifehashdeterminedhlargelyhbyhexternalhforceshsuchhashfatehorhp
owerfulhothers,hwhichhpsychologyhprincipalhishthehpersonhexhibiting?
A. Externalhlocushofhcontrol
B. Internalhlocushofhcontrol
C. Lowhself-efficacy
D. Reducedhself-
esteemhAnswer:h A
15) Self-
efficacyhishahsynonymhforhoptimism.h Truehorhfalse?hAnswer:h Fals
e
16) Whichhishnothonehofhthehstageshinhchanginghbehaviorhinhthehtranstheoreticalhmodel?
A. Action
, B. Appraisal
C. Contemplation
D. Maintenance
h Answer:hB
17) Whathishahcohorthtrial?
A. Ahtreatmenthishcomparedhwithhanotherhtohseehwhichhishbetter
B. Experimentalhtestshundertakenhinhahcarefullyhcontrolledhsetting
C. Gatheringhofhahgrouphofhpeoplehtohsharehopinions,hbeliefs,hattitudes
D. Grouphofhpeopleharehfollowedhthroughhanhexperiencehorhtreatmenth
Answer:h D
18) Whath ishthehmainhdifferencehbetweenhclinicalhobservationshandhepidemiologicalh
observations?
A. Clinicalhobservationshmusthbehcompletedhbyhlicensedhmedicalhdoctors
B. Epidemiologicalhobservationshdeterminehdecisionshabouthgroups;hclinicalharehabouthi
ndividuals
C. Onlyhanhepidemiologicalhstudyhpredictshwithhahlevelhofhcertaintyhifhanhindividualhwillhd
evelophahdiseasehorhdisorder
D. Populationhincludeshonlyhillhpeoplehinhclinicalhobservationsh
Answer:h B
19) Healthh psychologistshhavehahdutyhtohensurehthathparticipantshinhtheirhstudiesharehprotectedhf
romhharmhandhablehtohmakehinformedhdecisionshabouththeirhparticipation.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h True
20) Whichh branchhofhmedicinehishdefinedhashthehstudyhofhhowhoftenhdiseaseshoccurhinhdiffer
enthgroupshofhpeoplehandhhowhdiseasehoutcomeshcanhbehmeasuredhinhrelationhtohahpopula
tionhathrisk?
A. Epidemiology
B. Etiology
C. Gerontology
D. Virology
h Answer:h A
h h h h h
alth Behavior -
h h
h SEU PHC 281 Chapter 1
h h h h
DevelopedhbyhCherylhPeters,hPh.D.
• Reference:hPitts,hM.,h&hPhillips,hK.h(2003).hThehpsychologyhofhhealth:hAnhintroductionh(2ndhed.).
London:hRoutledge.
h
1) AccordinghtohthehWorldhHealthhOrganization,hhealthhishthehabsencehofhdiseasehorhi
nfirmity.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h False
2) Majorhcauseshofhdeathhhavehchangedhfromhcontagioushandhinfectioushdiseaseshaththehturnho
fhtheh20thhcenturyhtohwhichhmosthimportanthfactorhtoday?
A. Behavioralhpathogens,hsuchhashsmoking
B. Changeshinhthehfoodhsupply,hsuchhashprocessedhfoods,hpesticides,hchemicalhfertilizers
C. Environmentalhchanges,hsuchhashpollution
D. Genetichmutationshcausedhbyhexposurehtohradiationh
Answer:h A
3) Whathishdefinedhashahbehaviorhthathishwellhestablishedhandhoftenhcarriedhouthsemi-
hautomaticallyhtohkeephwell?
A. Dailyhroutine
B. Healthhhabit
C. Preventivehbehavior
D. Wellnesshfactor
h Answer:h B
4) Increasinghknowledgehabouthahhealthhriskhcauseshpeoplehtohchangehtheirhhabitshabouththehr
isk.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h False
5) Whichhishtheholdesthandhbesthknownhmodelhofhhealthhbehavior?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
, C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Theoryhofhplannedhbehaviorh
Answer:h A
6) Whichhmodelhidentifieshintentionhashthehmosthimmediatehdeterminanthofhbehavior?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Theoryhofhplannedhbehaviorh
Answer:h D
7) Whichhmodelhofhillnesshbehaviorhandhcognitionhishahproblem-
solvinghmodelhwithhthreehstages?
A. Healthhbeliefhmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h C
8) Inhthehprotectionhmotivationhtheory,hwhichhbehaviorhishnothahmotivationalhfactor?
A. Fearhofhthehthreathitself
B. Likelihoodhofhthehthreathaffectinghthehindividual
C. Magnitudehofhahthreat
D. Self-
efficacyhAnswer:h A
9) Whichhmodelhhashanhappraisalhactivityhbyhthehindividualhashthehlasthstagehinhthehmodel?
A. Healthhbelievehmodel
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h C
10) Whichh modelhconsistshofhahmotivationalhphasehandhahvolitionhphasehthathincludeshp
lanning,hactionhandhmaintenance?
A. Healthhactionhprocess
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
, D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h A
11) Whichh modelhdescribeshthehprocesshofhchangehratherhthanhonlyhidentifyinghthehprecursorsht
ohahbehavioralhchange?
A. Healthhactionhprocess
B. Protectionhmotivationhtheory
C. Self-regulatoryhmodel
D. Transtheoreticalhmodel
h Answer:h D
12) Researchh showshthathpeoplehvaryhinhhowhtheyhrespondhtohahhealthhthreathorhpreventionh
measure.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h True
13) Behavioralh intentionhinhthehTPBhmodelhishahfunctionhofhthehindividual’shattitudehtowardsht
hehbehavior,hperceivedhcontrolhandhwhathotherhfactor?
A. Cost/benefithofhtheheffort
B. Perceivedhlikelihoodhofhovercominghanyhbarriershtohreachinghthehoutcome
C. Personalhevaluationhofhthehoutcome
D. Subjectivehnorm
h Answer:h D
14) Ifh anhindividualhregardshhishlifehashdeterminedhlargelyhbyhexternalhforceshsuchhashfatehorhp
owerfulhothers,hwhichhpsychologyhprincipalhishthehpersonhexhibiting?
A. Externalhlocushofhcontrol
B. Internalhlocushofhcontrol
C. Lowhself-efficacy
D. Reducedhself-
esteemhAnswer:h A
15) Self-
efficacyhishahsynonymhforhoptimism.h Truehorhfalse?hAnswer:h Fals
e
16) Whichhishnothonehofhthehstageshinhchanginghbehaviorhinhthehtranstheoreticalhmodel?
A. Action
, B. Appraisal
C. Contemplation
D. Maintenance
h Answer:hB
17) Whathishahcohorthtrial?
A. Ahtreatmenthishcomparedhwithhanotherhtohseehwhichhishbetter
B. Experimentalhtestshundertakenhinhahcarefullyhcontrolledhsetting
C. Gatheringhofhahgrouphofhpeoplehtohsharehopinions,hbeliefs,hattitudes
D. Grouphofhpeopleharehfollowedhthroughhanhexperiencehorhtreatmenth
Answer:h D
18) Whath ishthehmainhdifferencehbetweenhclinicalhobservationshandhepidemiologicalh
observations?
A. Clinicalhobservationshmusthbehcompletedhbyhlicensedhmedicalhdoctors
B. Epidemiologicalhobservationshdeterminehdecisionshabouthgroups;hclinicalharehabouthi
ndividuals
C. Onlyhanhepidemiologicalhstudyhpredictshwithhahlevelhofhcertaintyhifhanhindividualhwillhd
evelophahdiseasehorhdisorder
D. Populationhincludeshonlyhillhpeoplehinhclinicalhobservationsh
Answer:h B
19) Healthh psychologistshhavehahdutyhtohensurehthathparticipantshinhtheirhstudiesharehprotectedhf
romhharmhandhablehtohmakehinformedhdecisionshabouththeirhparticipation.h Truehorhfalse?
Answer:h True
20) Whichh branchhofhmedicinehishdefinedhashthehstudyhofhhowhoftenhdiseaseshoccurhinhdiffer
enthgroupshofhpeoplehandhhowhdiseasehoutcomeshcanhbehmeasuredhinhrelationhtohahpopula
tionhathrisk?
A. Epidemiology
B. Etiology
C. Gerontology
D. Virology
h Answer:h A
