Deck 8: Health Promotion and Health Behavior

Question 1

The classical Roman poet Virgil once wrote, "Possunt quia posse videntur" (The Aeneid). This can be translated as "They are able, because they think they are able." What concept in health psychology is this closest to?

A) Normative beliefs
B) Self-efficacy
C) Pre-contemplation
D) Cue to action
E) Costs and benefits

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which is a setting where health promotion programs can take place?

A) Workplaces
B) Schools
C) Churches
D) Health care organizations and hospitals
E) All of these settings

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Environmental actions to promote health include all of the following except:

A) Policy changes
B) Skill building
C) Social support
D) Resource development
E) Financial support

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of these factors is the largest contributor to the burden of disease in the US?

A) Genetics
B) Social circumstances
C) Environmental exposures
D) Health behaviors
E) Access to health care

Question 5

The notion that root causes of morbidity and mortality are inter-related and hard to separate one from the other is:

A) Social Determinants of Health
B) The Theory of Reasoned Action
C) The Pythagorean theorem
D) Multiple Determinants of Health
E) Theory of Divine Intervention

Question 6

Which of the following statements could be an example of a normative belief, within the context of the Theory of Planned Behavior?

A) Wearing a seatbelt when driving.
B) Expecting to have my blood pressure measured when I visit my physician.
C) Increasing my confidence by attending a cooking class.
D) Having my family and friends think that I should go on a diet.
E) Being healthy is a desirable outcome of quitting smoking.

Question 7

Which of the following is correctly matched to a stage of the Transtheoretical Model?

A) Preparation stage: "Stress causes me to crave a cigarette, so I use yoga help me relax."
B) Maintenance: "For the last year, my friends and I go running three times a week regardless of the weather."
C) Contemplative: "High blood pressure runs in my family. There's nothing that I can do about it."
D) Options A and C are correct.
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 8

According to the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, a predisposing factor could be:

A) Having free nicotine patches available at the city health department for smokers who want to quit
B) The availability of a social support group for patients with diabetes who are learning to control their illness
C) Assessing whether or not patients understand the link between poor eating habits and heart disease
D) Realizing that colonoscopy services aren't available in a rural area even though patients want to be screened
E) None of these are predisposing factors.

Question 9

Which of the following is the best application that addresses "perceived severity" within the Health Belief Model?

A) Specify the health consequences of the disease/health condition
B) Specify the risk of contracting the health condition
C) Provide training and guidance to eliminate the risk
D) Provide participants with what they need to get started in changing their behavior
E) Specify where participants can get additional help if they need it