Deck 1: Introduction to Health Education, Health Promotion, and Theory

Question 1

All of the following are components of a behavior, except:

A) frequency.
B) intensity.
C) duration.
D) timing.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Those preventive actions that are taken prior to the onset of disease or an injury with a view to removing the possibility of their ever occurring are known as:

A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) quaternary prevention.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Specific forms of behavior that are proven to be associated with increased susceptibility to a specific disease or ill-health are known as:

A) health-directed behaviors.
B) health-related behaviors.
C) risk behaviors.
D) protective behaviors.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

All of the following are activities for health education, except:

A) preparing health education informational brochures.
B) facilitating role plays or simulations.
C) analyzing case studies.
D) lobbying for policy change.

Question 5

All of the following are key action strategies for health promotion in the Ottawa Charter, except:

A) building healthy public policy.
B) creating physical and social environments supportive of individual change.
C) reorienting health services to the population and partnership with patients.
D) ensuring environmental sanitation.

Question 6

In the CUP model, competencies and subcompetencies performed by health educators with a baccalaureate or master's degree and more than 5 years of experience are at this level:

A) entry level
B) advanced 1 level
C) advanced 2 level
D) advanced 3 level

Question 7

The National Board of Public Health Examiners bestows the credential:

A) certified health education specialists.
B) certified in public health.
C) certified in public health examination.
D) certified health promotion specialists.

Question 8

When a health educator respects the rights, dignity, confidentiality, and worth of people, he or she is showing:

A) responsibility in the delivery of health education.
B) responsibility to the profession.
C) responsibility in research and evaluation.
D) responsibility in professional preparation.

Question 9

One of the limitations of a theory is that it does not provide guidance regarding timing of the interventions.

Question 10

Community members getting organized to identify needs, set objectives, prioritize issues, develop plans, and implement projects for community improvement in health and related matters is called community mobilization.

Question 11

The World Health Organization defined health in its constitution as "a state of complete __________, ____________, and __________well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

A) physical, mental, social
B) political, emotional, environmental
C) economic, political, social
D) physical, emotional, environmental

Question 12

Actions taken after the onset of disease or an injury with a view to assisting diseased or disabled people are known as:

A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) quaternary prevention.

Question 13

Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory is an example of a descriptive theory.

Question 14

All of the following are priorities for health promotion in the Jakarta Declaration, except:

A) promoting education in biostatistics.
B) promoting social responsibility for health.
C) increasing investments for health development.
D) expanding partnerships for health promotion.

Question 15

When community members actively participate to plan or implement projects, it is called:

A) community mobilization.
B) community participation.
C) community organization.
D) community development.

Question 16

Theory helps in identifying the method to use in health education or health promotion.

Question 17

All of the following are areas of responsibilities for health education specialists, except:

A) planning health education/promotion.
B) conducting evaluation and research related to health education/promotion.
C) raising funds for health education/promotion.
D) serving as a health education/promotion resource person.

Question 18

Beliefs are relatively constant feelings, predispositions, or views directed toward an idea, object, person, or situation.

Question 19

The organization that advances the practice of health education and health promotion through health behavior research is the:

A) American Academy of Health Behavior.
B) American Association for Health Education.
C) American College Health Association.
D) American School Health Association.

Question 20

Actions that block the progression of an injury or disease at its incipient stage are known as:

A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) quaternary prevention.

Question 21

A behavior may be a conscious or unconscious action.

Question 22

There are limitations with the World Health Organization's definition of health because the definition is:

A) objective.
B) narrow in focus.
C) hard to measure.
D) realistic.

Question 23

Health promotion differs from health education in that it:

A) is systemic and planned.
B) is a scientific approach.
C) encourages voluntary behavior change.
D) forces behavior change.

Question 24

Health education influences behavior changes through knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.

Question 25

An individual only needs to pass the required certification exam to be identified as a certified health education specialist.

Question 26

Which of the following is a responsibility of a health educator?

A) Diagnose public illnesses
B) Perform needs assessment
C) Publish annual education pamphlets
D) Run for public office

Question 27

A code of ethics provides a professional standard of performance.

Question 28

Respecting the rights, dignity, and privacy of others while conducting research is a responsibility of the health educator.

Question 29

Which of the following organizations was formed in 1885 and has undergone a name change most recently in 2014?

A) Society of Health and Physical Educators
B) Society for Public Health Education
C) Directors of Health Promotion and Education
D) American Academy of Health Behaviors

Question 30

The mission of the Society of Public Health Education is to contribute to the advancement of education theory.

Question 31

The level of the cognitive domain that involves putting parts together to form a whole and create new meaning is called:

A) application.
B) comprehension.
C) synthesis.
D) evaluation.

Question 32

Which of the following should occur before an individual considers a behavior change?

A) Knowledge of the facts
B) Awareness of a need
C) Analysis of the facts
D) Determine beliefs and values

Question 33

Which of the following should a health educator use to ensure an effective educational program outcome?

A) Theoretical foundation
B) Focus on individuals
C) Limit the interventions
D) Interview experienced educators

Question 34

An effective program objective should be developed from a sound theoretical basis.

Question 35

By the end of the 19th century, the word health was considered colloquial and was replaced with the word hygiene, which was considered more scientific.

Question 36

The dimensions mentioned in the WHO definition of health are adequate.

Question 37

A behavior is any covert action, conscious or unconscious, with a measurable frequency, intensity, and duration.

Question 38

Health behavior is any activity undertaken by an individual, regardless of actual or perceived health status, for the purpose of promoting, protecting, or maintaining health, whether or not such behavior is objectively effective toward that end.

Question 39

Health education is any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities.

Question 40

All of the following are limitations of the WHO definition of health, except:

A) Health has been described as a "state," whereas it is dynamic and changes from time to time.
B) The dimensions mentioned in the definition are inadequate to capture variations in health.
C) It is too easy to measure health the way it has been defined and there should be more rigor.
D) The word "well-being" is subjective.

Question 41

Actions that are performed for reasons other than health but have health effects are known as:

A) health-directed behaviors.
B) health-related behaviors.
C) risk behaviors.
D) protective behaviors.

Question 42

Statement A: Unlike health education, health promotion does not endorse voluntary change in behavior and utilizes measures that compel an individual to change behavior.
Statement B: Health promotion is done at the individual level.

A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question 43

Lobbying is an active support of an idea or cause that entails especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.

Question 44

CHES stands for:

A) certification in health education studies.
B) certified health education specialist.
C) certification in higher education studies.
D) certification in health, education, and sanitation.

Question 45

All of these are core functions of public health identified in the Future of Public Health report, except:

A) assessment.
B) health promotion.
C) policy development.
D) assurance.

Question 46

Ethics is the study of:

A) knowledge.
B) righteousness.
C) morality.
D) religion.

Question 47

The capacity of an individual to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and services and the competence to use such information and services in ways that are health enhancing is called information processing.

Question 48

The collection of facts related to an action, idea, object, person, or situation is called:

A) awareness.
B) knowledge.
C) comprehension.
D) information.

Question 49

Statements of perceived fact or impressions about the world are:

A) beliefs.
B) attitudes.
C) values.
D) feelings.

Question 50

Learning of facts and gaining insights related to an action, idea, object, person, or situation is called:

A) knowledge.
B) awareness.
C) information.
D) health literacy.

Question 51

Which of the following is an example of a macro theory?

A) Social cognitive theory
B) Social functioning theory
C) Theory of reasoned action
D) General adaptation syndrome

Question 52

Which of the following is not a benefit of theory in health education and health promotion?

A) Helps in discerning measurable program objectives
B) Allows the educator to do what he or she wants to do
C) Specifies the methods for behavior change
D) Identifies the timing for interventions

Question 53

The national professional health education honorary society is:

A) Society for Public Health Education.
B) SHAPE America.
C) Delta Omega.
D) Eta Sigma Gamma.