Test Bank Questions (20 questions) H
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ealth Behavior -
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wSEU PHC 281 Chapter 1
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DevelopedwbywCherylwPeters,wPh.D.
• Reference:wPitts,wM.,w&wPhillips,wK.w(2003).wThewpsychologywofwhealth:wAnwintroductionw(2ndwe
d.).wLondon:wRoutledge.
1) AccordingwtowthewWorldwHealthwOrganization,whealthwiswthewabsencewofwdiseasew
orwinfirmity.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w False
2) Majorwcauseswofwdeathwhavewchangedwfromwcontagiouswandwinfectiouswdiseaseswatwthewtur
nwofwthew20thwcenturywtowwhichwmostwimportantwfactorwtoday?
A. Behavioralwpathogens,wsuchwaswsmoking
B. Changeswinwthewfoodwsupply,wsuchwaswprocessedwfoods,wpesticides,wchemicalwfertilizers
C. Environmentalwchanges,wsuchwaswpollution
D. Geneticwmutationswcausedwbywexposurewtowradiatio
nwAnswer:w A
3) Whatwiswdefinedwaswawbehaviorwthatwiswwellwestablishedwandwoftenwcarriedwoutwsem
i-wautomaticallywtowkeepwwell?
A. Dailywroutine
B. Healthwhabit
C. Preventivewbehavior
D. Wellnesswfactor
Answer:w B
w
4) Increasingwknowledgewaboutwawhealthwriskwcauseswpeoplewtowchangewtheirwhabitswaboutwt
hewrisk.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w False
5) Whichwiswthewoldestwandwbestwknownwmodelwofwhealthwbehavior?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
, C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Theorywofwplannedwbehavior
Answer:w A
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6) Whichwmodelwidentifieswintentionwaswthewmostwimmediatewdeterminantwofwbehavior?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Theorywofwplannedwbehavior
Answer:w D
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7) Whichwmodelwofwillnesswbehaviorwandwcognitionwiswawproblem-
solvingwmodelwwithwthreewstages?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w C
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8) Inwthewprotectionwmotivationwtheory,wwhichwbehaviorwiswnotwawmotivationalwfactor?
A. Fearwofwthewthreatwitself
B. Likelihoodwofwthewthreatwaffectingwthewindividual
C. Magnitudewofwawthreat
D. Self-
efficacywAnswer:w A
9) Whichwmodelwhaswanwappraisalwactivitywbywthewindividualwaswthewlastwstagewinwthewmodel?
A. Healthwbelievewmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w C
w
10) Whichw modelwconsistswofwawmotivationalwphasewandwawvolitionwphasewthatwinclude
swplanning,wactionwandwmaintenance?
A. Healthwactionwprocess
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
, D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w A
w
11) Whichw modelwdescribeswthewprocesswofwchangewratherwthanwonlywidentifyingwthewprecursor
swtowawbehavioralwchange?
A. Healthwactionwprocess
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w D
w
12) Researchw showswthatwpeoplewvarywinwhowwtheywrespondwtowawhealthwthreatworwpreventio
nwmeasure.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w True
13) Behavioralw intentionwinwthewTPBwmodelwiswawfunctionwofwthewindividual’swattitudewtoward
swthewbehavior,wperceivedwcontrolwandwwhatwotherwfactor?
A. Cost/benefitwofwtheweffort
B. Perceivedwlikelihoodwofwovercomingwanywbarrierswtowreachingwthewoutcome
C. Personalwevaluationwofwthewoutcome
D. Subjectivewnorm
Answer:w D
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14) Ifw anwindividualwregardswhiswlifewaswdeterminedwlargelywbywexternalwforceswsuchwaswfatew
orwpowerfulwothers,wwhichwpsychologywprincipalwiswthewpersonwexhibiting?
A. Externalwlocuswofwcontrol
B. Internalwlocuswofwcontrol
C. Lowwself-efficacy
D. Reducedwself-
esteemwAnswer:w A
15) Self-
efficacywiswawsynonymwforwoptimism.w Trueworwfalse?wAnswer:w F
alse
16) Whichwiswnotwonewofwthewstageswinwchangingwbehaviorwinwthewtranstheoreticalwmodel?
A. Action
, B. Appraisal
C. Contemplation
D. Maintenance
Answer:wB
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17) Whatwiswawcohortwtrial?
A. Awtreatmentwiswcomparedwwithwanotherwtowseewwhichwiswbetter
B. Experimentalwtestswundertakenwinwawcarefullywcontrolledwsetting
C. Gatheringwofwawgroupwofwpeoplewtowsharewopinions,wbeliefs,wattitudes
D. Groupwofwpeoplewarewfollowedwthroughwanwexperienceworwtreatme
ntwAnswer:w D
18) Whatw iswthewmainwdifferencewbetweenwclinicalwobservationswandwepidemiologica
lwobservations?
A. Clinicalwobservationswmustwbewcompletedwbywlicensedwmedicalwdoctors
B. Epidemiologicalwobservationswdeterminewdecisionswaboutwgroups;wclinicalwarewabou
twindividuals
C. Onlywanwepidemiologicalwstudywpredictswwithwawlevelwofwcertaintywifwanwindividualwwi
llwdevelopwawdiseaseworwdisorder
D. Populationwincludeswonlywillwpeoplewinwclinicalwobservation
swAnswer:w B
19) Healthw psychologistswhavewawdutywtowensurewthatwparticipantswinwtheirwstudieswarewprotecte
dwfromwharmwandwablewtowmakewinformedwdecisionswaboutwtheirwparticipation.w Trueworwfal
se?
Answer:w True
20) Whichw branchwofwmedicinewiswdefinedwaswthewstudywofwhowwoftenwdiseaseswoccurwinwdi
fferentwgroupswofwpeoplewandwhowwdiseasewoutcomeswcanwbewmeasuredwinwrelationwtowa
wpopulationwatwrisk?
A. Epidemiology
B. Etiology
C. Gerontology
D. Virology
Answer:w A
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w w w w w
ealth Behavior -
w w
wSEU PHC 281 Chapter 1
w w w w
DevelopedwbywCherylwPeters,wPh.D.
• Reference:wPitts,wM.,w&wPhillips,wK.w(2003).wThewpsychologywofwhealth:wAnwintroductionw(2ndwe
d.).wLondon:wRoutledge.
1) AccordingwtowthewWorldwHealthwOrganization,whealthwiswthewabsencewofwdiseasew
orwinfirmity.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w False
2) Majorwcauseswofwdeathwhavewchangedwfromwcontagiouswandwinfectiouswdiseaseswatwthewtur
nwofwthew20thwcenturywtowwhichwmostwimportantwfactorwtoday?
A. Behavioralwpathogens,wsuchwaswsmoking
B. Changeswinwthewfoodwsupply,wsuchwaswprocessedwfoods,wpesticides,wchemicalwfertilizers
C. Environmentalwchanges,wsuchwaswpollution
D. Geneticwmutationswcausedwbywexposurewtowradiatio
nwAnswer:w A
3) Whatwiswdefinedwaswawbehaviorwthatwiswwellwestablishedwandwoftenwcarriedwoutwsem
i-wautomaticallywtowkeepwwell?
A. Dailywroutine
B. Healthwhabit
C. Preventivewbehavior
D. Wellnesswfactor
Answer:w B
w
4) Increasingwknowledgewaboutwawhealthwriskwcauseswpeoplewtowchangewtheirwhabitswaboutwt
hewrisk.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w False
5) Whichwiswthewoldestwandwbestwknownwmodelwofwhealthwbehavior?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
, C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Theorywofwplannedwbehavior
Answer:w A
w
6) Whichwmodelwidentifieswintentionwaswthewmostwimmediatewdeterminantwofwbehavior?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Theorywofwplannedwbehavior
Answer:w D
w
7) Whichwmodelwofwillnesswbehaviorwandwcognitionwiswawproblem-
solvingwmodelwwithwthreewstages?
A. Healthwbeliefwmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w C
w
8) Inwthewprotectionwmotivationwtheory,wwhichwbehaviorwiswnotwawmotivationalwfactor?
A. Fearwofwthewthreatwitself
B. Likelihoodwofwthewthreatwaffectingwthewindividual
C. Magnitudewofwawthreat
D. Self-
efficacywAnswer:w A
9) Whichwmodelwhaswanwappraisalwactivitywbywthewindividualwaswthewlastwstagewinwthewmodel?
A. Healthwbelievewmodel
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w C
w
10) Whichw modelwconsistswofwawmotivationalwphasewandwawvolitionwphasewthatwinclude
swplanning,wactionwandwmaintenance?
A. Healthwactionwprocess
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
, D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w A
w
11) Whichw modelwdescribeswthewprocesswofwchangewratherwthanwonlywidentifyingwthewprecursor
swtowawbehavioralwchange?
A. Healthwactionwprocess
B. Protectionwmotivationwtheory
C. Self-regulatorywmodel
D. Transtheoreticalwmodel
Answer:w D
w
12) Researchw showswthatwpeoplewvarywinwhowwtheywrespondwtowawhealthwthreatworwpreventio
nwmeasure.w Trueworwfalse?
Answer:w True
13) Behavioralw intentionwinwthewTPBwmodelwiswawfunctionwofwthewindividual’swattitudewtoward
swthewbehavior,wperceivedwcontrolwandwwhatwotherwfactor?
A. Cost/benefitwofwtheweffort
B. Perceivedwlikelihoodwofwovercomingwanywbarrierswtowreachingwthewoutcome
C. Personalwevaluationwofwthewoutcome
D. Subjectivewnorm
Answer:w D
w
14) Ifw anwindividualwregardswhiswlifewaswdeterminedwlargelywbywexternalwforceswsuchwaswfatew
orwpowerfulwothers,wwhichwpsychologywprincipalwiswthewpersonwexhibiting?
A. Externalwlocuswofwcontrol
B. Internalwlocuswofwcontrol
C. Lowwself-efficacy
D. Reducedwself-
esteemwAnswer:w A
15) Self-
efficacywiswawsynonymwforwoptimism.w Trueworwfalse?wAnswer:w F
alse
16) Whichwiswnotwonewofwthewstageswinwchangingwbehaviorwinwthewtranstheoreticalwmodel?
A. Action
, B. Appraisal
C. Contemplation
D. Maintenance
Answer:wB
w
17) Whatwiswawcohortwtrial?
A. Awtreatmentwiswcomparedwwithwanotherwtowseewwhichwiswbetter
B. Experimentalwtestswundertakenwinwawcarefullywcontrolledwsetting
C. Gatheringwofwawgroupwofwpeoplewtowsharewopinions,wbeliefs,wattitudes
D. Groupwofwpeoplewarewfollowedwthroughwanwexperienceworwtreatme
ntwAnswer:w D
18) Whatw iswthewmainwdifferencewbetweenwclinicalwobservationswandwepidemiologica
lwobservations?
A. Clinicalwobservationswmustwbewcompletedwbywlicensedwmedicalwdoctors
B. Epidemiologicalwobservationswdeterminewdecisionswaboutwgroups;wclinicalwarewabou
twindividuals
C. Onlywanwepidemiologicalwstudywpredictswwithwawlevelwofwcertaintywifwanwindividualwwi
llwdevelopwawdiseaseworwdisorder
D. Populationwincludeswonlywillwpeoplewinwclinicalwobservation
swAnswer:w B
19) Healthw psychologistswhavewawdutywtowensurewthatwparticipantswinwtheirwstudieswarewprotecte
dwfromwharmwandwablewtowmakewinformedwdecisionswaboutwtheirwparticipation.w Trueworwfal
se?
Answer:w True
20) Whichw branchwofwmedicinewiswdefinedwaswthewstudywofwhowwoftenwdiseaseswoccurwinwdi
fferentwgroupswofwpeoplewandwhowwdiseasewoutcomeswcanwbewmeasuredwinwrelationwtowa
wpopulationwatwrisk?
A. Epidemiology
B. Etiology
C. Gerontology
D. Virology
Answer:w A
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