Deck 2: Roles of Health Educators and Health Promoters in Mental Health Promotion

Question 1

The entity that looked at the role of the entry-level health education specialists and identified the desirable responsibilities, functions, skills, and knowledge for that level was known as the:

A) Role Delineation Project.
B) National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
C) American Association for Health Education.
D) Society for Public Health Education.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) was established in:

A) 1972.
B) 1977.
C) 1988.
D) 1996.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The CUP model identifies all of the following levels of practice, except:

A) entry.
B) advanced entry.
C) advanced 1.
D) advanced 2.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

All of the following are described as core functions of public health in the Institute of Medicine's (1988) Future of Public Health report, except:

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

Question 5

Statement A: A person who works by voluntarily modifying health behaviors that are conducive to helping a person be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health promoter. Statement B: A person who develops policies, regulations, and environments that are conducive to helping an individual be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health educator.

A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Statements A and B are both true.
D) Statements A and B are both false.

Question 6

All of the following are steps in McCollum's model of mental health education, except:

A) population selection.
B) need identification.
C) selection of resources.
D) selection of patients.

Question 7

In McCollum's model of mental health education, the step in which consumer satisfaction is ascertained is:

A) evaluation.
B) need identification.
C) selection of instructional techniques.
D) population selection.

Question 8

Statement A: One of the areas of responsibility for mental health educators is assessing individual and community needs related to mental health. Statement B: Mental health educators certify good mental health programs.

A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Statements A and B are both true.
D) Statements A and B are both false.

Question 9

The psychosocial adjustment and adaptation to a new culture of a person from another culture is known as:

A) customization.
B) socialization.
C) acculturation.
D) culturalization.

Question 10

The set of difficulties that an individual immigrant has to face in terms of dislocation from old friends and the formation of new relationships falls under the category of:

A) physical difficulties.
B) social difficulties.
C) psychological difficulties.
D) cultural difficulties.

Question 11

The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant identifies solely with the new culture is known as:

A) integration.
B) assimilation.
C) separation.
D) marginalization.

Question 12

The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant is involved only in his or her native culture is known as:

A) integration.
B) assimilation.
C) separation.
D) marginalization.

Question 13

The extent to which the ethnic/cultural characteristics, experiences, norms, values, behavioral patterns, and beliefs of a target population as well as relevant historical, environmental, and social forces are incorporated in the design, delivery, and evaluation of targeted health promotion materials and programs is known as:

A) acculturation.
B) cultural sensitivity.
C) cultural competency.
D) cultural sensibility.

Question 14

The possession of cultural knowledge and respect for different cultural perspectives and having skills and being able to use those skills effectively in cross-cultural situations is known as:

A) acculturation.
B) cultural sensitivity.
C) cultural competency.
D) cultural sensibility.

Question 15

All of the following are themes in the national standards on culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), except:

A) principal standard.
B) governance, leadership, and workforce.
C) communication and language assistance.
D) political will for cultural competence.

Question 16

Which guideline in the national standards on culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) proposes providing language assistance at no cost to individuals who have limited English proficiency or have other communication needs to facilitate timely access to all health care and services?

A) Principal standard
B) Governance, leadership, and workforce
C) Communication and language assistance
D) Political will for cultural competence

Question 17

The guideline that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices, and allocated resources falls under this theme:

A) principal standard.
B) governance, leadership, and workforce.
C) communication and language assistance.
D) engagement, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Question 18

The guideline that provides effectual, equitable, comprehensive, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs falls under this theme:

A) principal standard.
B) governance, leadership, and workforce.
C) communication and language assistance.
D) engagement, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Question 19

The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) was established in 1978.

Question 20

In the CUP model, advanced 1 level corresponds to competencies and subcompetencies performed by health educators with a doctoral degree and 5 years or more of experience.

Question 21

The CUP model contains 7 areas of responsibility, 35 competencies, and 163 subcompetencies.

Question 22

Assurance is the function under which every public health agency should regularly and systematically collect, assemble, analyze, and make available information on the health of the community.

Question 23

In 2002, the Institute of Medicine published a report titled The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century.

Question 24

Ethics is a major area of philosophy that deals with the study of knowledge.

Question 25

A health educator who works in the area of mental health education by voluntarily modifying health behaviors that are conducive to helping a person be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health promoter.

Question 26

The first step in McCollum's model of mental health education is population selection.

Question 27

The third step in McCollum's model of mental health education is selection of resources.

Question 28

Some of the databases that have mental health-related literature are Medline (PubMed), ERIC, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO.

Question 29

Separation is the state in which an immigrant identifies solely with the new culture.

Question 30

What do mental health educators and mental health promoters do? What are some settings in which they can work?

Question 31

Describe McCollum's model of mental health education.

Question 32

Differentiate between cultural sensitivity and cultural competence.

Question 33

List any three national standards on culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS).

Question 34

The following phrases describe the various modes of acculturation. Match the description with the term.
-Lack of involvement in either cultures and rejection of both of them

A) Marginalization
B) Separation
C) Assimilation
D) Integration

Question 35

The following phrases describe the various modes of acculturation. Match the description with the term.
-The situation in which an individual is involved only in his or her native culture

A) Marginalization
B) Separation
C) Assimilation
D) Integration

Question 36

The following phrases describe the various modes of acculturation. Match the description with the term.
-The state in which an immigrant identifies solely with the new culture

A) Marginalization
B) Separation
C) Assimilation
D) Integration

Question 37

The following phrases describe the various modes of acculturation. Match the description with the term.
-The identification and involvement of an immigrant with both cultures

A) Marginalization
B) Separation
C) Assimilation
D) Integration

Question 38

The following phrases describe the various steps of McCollum's model of mental health education. Match the description with the step.
-This step entails selecting the target population with which to work.

A) Population selection
B) Evaluation
C) Goal setting
D) Need identification

Question 39

The following phrases describe the various steps of McCollum's model of mental health education. Match the description with the step.
-This is the process of knowing whether the intervention achieved what it intended to achieve and is done at three levels.

A) Population selection
B) Evaluation
C) Goal setting
D) Need identification

Question 40

The following phrases describe the various steps of McCollum's model of mental health education. Match the description with the step.
-This step entails setting short-term and long-term goals for changes in knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

A) Population selection
B) Evaluation
C) Goal setting
D) Need identification

Question 41

The following phrases describe the various steps of McCollum's model of mental health education. Match the description with the step.
-This step entails identifying the interests and needs of the target population.

A) Population selection
B) Evaluation
C) Goal setting
D) Need identification