NUTR 430 EXAM 8 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the ecological approach?
A framework that identifies multiple levels of influence in the design, implementation, and
evaluation of health promotion programs
What is the basic premise and targets of the ecological approach?
Basic premise: health, behavior, and their determinants are interrelated
Targeted at individuals, interpersonal relationships, organizations, and environmental factors
What is the Health Belief Model?
An individual's readiness to take action depends on:
-individual's beliefs about whether or not they are at risk for a disease or health problem
-perceptions of benefits of taking action to avoid it
-often applied to prevention-related activities, early detection
What are the core constructs of the HBM?
-perceived susceptibility and severity
-perceived benefits and barriers
-cues to action
-self efficacy
Perceived benefits
If I follow my exercise schedule, I will reduce my risk for a heart attack, and I will also have
more energy
Perceived barriers
My doctor asked me to go in for some lab work, but the past couple of months have just been
crazy. It can wait
Perceived severity
, I am in great health so I don't have to worry about having a heart attack
Cues to action
My brother just had heart surgery
Self efficacy
There's not much I can do to prevent a heart attack. If it's going to happen, then it will happen no
matter what I do
Social Cognitive Theory
Explains human behavior in terms of a 3-way dynamic model where personal factors,
environmental influences, and behavior continually interact
Applied to counseling interventions for disease prevention and management
Key constructs of SCT
Observational learning
Reinforcement
Self Control
Self Efficacy
Social Ecological Model
Helps understand factors affecting behavior; provides guidance for developing successful
programs
Useful for developing programs in social environments, emphasize multiple levels of influence.
Behaviors shape and are shaped by the social environment
Levels of the SEM
Individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, public policy
Which assistance programs branch under the USDA?
Food Nutrition and Consumer Service (FNS), Food Safety, Research, Education and Economics
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the ecological approach?
A framework that identifies multiple levels of influence in the design, implementation, and
evaluation of health promotion programs
What is the basic premise and targets of the ecological approach?
Basic premise: health, behavior, and their determinants are interrelated
Targeted at individuals, interpersonal relationships, organizations, and environmental factors
What is the Health Belief Model?
An individual's readiness to take action depends on:
-individual's beliefs about whether or not they are at risk for a disease or health problem
-perceptions of benefits of taking action to avoid it
-often applied to prevention-related activities, early detection
What are the core constructs of the HBM?
-perceived susceptibility and severity
-perceived benefits and barriers
-cues to action
-self efficacy
Perceived benefits
If I follow my exercise schedule, I will reduce my risk for a heart attack, and I will also have
more energy
Perceived barriers
My doctor asked me to go in for some lab work, but the past couple of months have just been
crazy. It can wait
Perceived severity
, I am in great health so I don't have to worry about having a heart attack
Cues to action
My brother just had heart surgery
Self efficacy
There's not much I can do to prevent a heart attack. If it's going to happen, then it will happen no
matter what I do
Social Cognitive Theory
Explains human behavior in terms of a 3-way dynamic model where personal factors,
environmental influences, and behavior continually interact
Applied to counseling interventions for disease prevention and management
Key constructs of SCT
Observational learning
Reinforcement
Self Control
Self Efficacy
Social Ecological Model
Helps understand factors affecting behavior; provides guidance for developing successful
programs
Useful for developing programs in social environments, emphasize multiple levels of influence.
Behaviors shape and are shaped by the social environment
Levels of the SEM
Individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, public policy
Which assistance programs branch under the USDA?
Food Nutrition and Consumer Service (FNS), Food Safety, Research, Education and Economics
