HS 3500 Questions with verified answers
a belief or confidence that one will be able to perform a specific health
behavior is known as:
a. self-motivation
b. self-confidence
c. self-determination
d. self-efficacy Ans✓✓✓ d
a conceptual model is a diagram of proposed causal linkages among a
set of concepts believed to be related to a specific public health
problem
true or false Ans✓✓✓ true
a conceptual model must include all of the factors that contribute to
the outcome of interest
true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a determinant of a health behavior can be defined as:
a. the context the behavior is performed in
,b. a factor that is presumed to cause or influence a health behavior
c. the individual engaging in the health behavior
d. the action of an individual, group, or organization Ans✓✓✓ a
a job evaluation would be which type of social support
a. informational
b. instrumental
c. emotional
d. appraisal Ans✓✓✓ d
a limitation of the diffusion of innovation model is that it is difficult to
apply to health behaviors that are about cessation
true or false Ans✓✓✓ true
a model with the core concept that there are levels of a health problem
or health behavior -- and that people's health behavior is an interaction
between all of these levels is known as an interpersonal model
Ans✓✓✓ false
a person's belief about the likelihood of acquiring a disease can be
defined as perceived severity
, true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a person's belief regarding the seriousness and extent of poor
outcomes, that can result from the disease or harmful state that
followed particular behavior can be defined as:
a. perceived severity
b. cues to action
c. barriers versus benefits
d. perceived susceptibility Ans✓✓✓ a
a relapse is a slip-up with a quick return to action
true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a theory:
(select all that apply)
a. is a set of interrelated concepts
b. specifies relationships among variables
c. presents a systematic view of events
d. is used to explain and predict events Ans✓✓✓ all of the above
a belief or confidence that one will be able to perform a specific health
behavior is known as:
a. self-motivation
b. self-confidence
c. self-determination
d. self-efficacy Ans✓✓✓ d
a conceptual model is a diagram of proposed causal linkages among a
set of concepts believed to be related to a specific public health
problem
true or false Ans✓✓✓ true
a conceptual model must include all of the factors that contribute to
the outcome of interest
true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a determinant of a health behavior can be defined as:
a. the context the behavior is performed in
,b. a factor that is presumed to cause or influence a health behavior
c. the individual engaging in the health behavior
d. the action of an individual, group, or organization Ans✓✓✓ a
a job evaluation would be which type of social support
a. informational
b. instrumental
c. emotional
d. appraisal Ans✓✓✓ d
a limitation of the diffusion of innovation model is that it is difficult to
apply to health behaviors that are about cessation
true or false Ans✓✓✓ true
a model with the core concept that there are levels of a health problem
or health behavior -- and that people's health behavior is an interaction
between all of these levels is known as an interpersonal model
Ans✓✓✓ false
a person's belief about the likelihood of acquiring a disease can be
defined as perceived severity
, true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a person's belief regarding the seriousness and extent of poor
outcomes, that can result from the disease or harmful state that
followed particular behavior can be defined as:
a. perceived severity
b. cues to action
c. barriers versus benefits
d. perceived susceptibility Ans✓✓✓ a
a relapse is a slip-up with a quick return to action
true or false Ans✓✓✓ false
a theory:
(select all that apply)
a. is a set of interrelated concepts
b. specifies relationships among variables
c. presents a systematic view of events
d. is used to explain and predict events Ans✓✓✓ all of the above
