Test Bank for Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 9th Edition

Test Bank for Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 9th Edition Chapter 01: Health Defined: Objectives for Promotion and Prevention Edelman: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which model of health is most likely used by a person who does not believe in preventive health care? a. Clinical model b. Role performance model c. Adaptive model d. Eudaimonistic model ANS: A The clinical model of health views the absence of signs and symptoms of disease as indicative of health. People who use this model wait until they are very sick to seek care. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 3. 2. A person with chronic back pain is cared for by her primary care provider, as well as receives acupuncture. Which model of health does this person likely favor? a. Clinical model b. Role performance model c. Adaptive model d. Eudaimonistic model ANS: D The eudaimonistic model embodies the interaction and interrelationships among physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of life and the environment in goal attainment and creating meaning in life. Practitioners who practice the clinical model may not be enough for someone who believes in the eudaimonistic model. Those who believe in the eudaimonistic model often look for alternative providers of care. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 3 3. Halbert Dunn (1961) introduced the concept of high level wellness, a health-illness continuum which factored in the individual’s environment when determining a level of health. Which of the following statements is correct concerning his model? a. Care recipients who are terminal or dying could not be classified as having high-level wellness. b. The focus is on environment and the ability to achieve health on a personal and societal level. c. It provides a view of health which is in opposition to the eudaimonistic model of health. d. It is most closely aligned with a clinical model of health. ANS: B Dunn’s construct of high level wellness assesses a person’s wellness not only from the perspective of his relative health but also factors in his environment—favorable or unfavorable—to arrive at a more comprehensive determination of relative wellness. With this concept in mind, a person who is dying can be said to have achieved high-level wellness via emotionally preparing for death and/or supporting others toward this end. His concept defines health on both personal and societal levels. This model is similar to the eudaimonistic model of health which factors in physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects as well as influences from the environment in defining health. For these reasons, choices A, C, and D would all be incorrect. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 4 4. A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as a. growth and development. b. health. c. functioning. d. high-level wellness. ANS: B Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 5