Person Health Ch 1

Place the five constructs of the stages of change model in order of occurrence.

1, precont 2.contem 3, preparation 4. action 5. maintance

It is reported that the annual death rate from lung cancer among people who smoke is 50 per 100,000, whereas the annual death rate of people who don't smoke is 2.5 deaths per 100,000. What is the relative risk?

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Which of the following websites are ineligible for the seal of approval by Health on the Net Foundation (HON)? (Check all that apply.)

A website that offers data regarding individual patients to the public A website that does not provide contact addresses for visitors who seek further information

Which of the following are encompassed by the intellectual dimension of health? (Check all that apply.)

Critical thinking skills Solving problems effectively Learning new skills

Which dimension of health is associated with the ability to deal with personal feelings in a positive and constructive manner, cope with stress, and live independently?

Emotional

What is the study of the causes, distribution, and control of diseases in populations?

Epidemiology

True or false: Knowledge alone can ensure positive decision making and can lead to healthy behaviors.

False

______ is a dynamic condition with multiple but intertwined dimensions, such as emotional and physical, and can be viewed as a continuum from positive to negative poles.

Health

Identify a true statement about a chronic disease.

It is rarely cured completely.

In the context of health risks, identify the true statements about relative risk. (Check all that apply.)

It is the ratio of the rate of disease among those exposed to a variable compared to those not exposed or having limited exposure. It is the "times-greater chance" a person has of acquiring a negative health effect based on the extent to which a certain variable is present.

Identify a true statement about Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory

It states that an individual's behavior is dependent on individual and environmental factors.

Which of the following statements are true of Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory? (Check all that apply.)

It states that the interactions among an individual, an environment, and a specific behavior are subtle and complex. It states that an awareness of potential intervening factors is necessary to change a health behavior of an individual.

In the context of the social dimension of health, what are the hallmarks of social health? (Check all that apply.)

Meaningful relationships with family and friends Capacity for intimacy Participation in community activities

What is the key concept of self-directed learning?

Means of learning being controlled by the individual.

Which dimension of health encompasses the functional operation and soundness of the body?

Physical

Identify the common factors that influenced death rates in the nineteenth century. (Check all that apply.)

Sanitation Childbirth

Which of the following dimensions of health refers to the ability to interact effectively with other people and to develop satisfying interpersonal relationships?

Social dimension of health

Which of the following are the components of critical thinking?

The habit of using judgment skills to guide behavior A set of skills to process and generate information and beliefs

What are the overarching goals of Healthy People 2020? (Check all that apply.)

To attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease and premature death To achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups To promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across life stages To create social and physical environments that promote good health for all

What have been the uses of Irwin Rosenstock's health belief model in the recent years? (Check all that apply.)

To help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV To help improve participation in mammogram screening

True or false: Dichotomizing health as one is either healthy or unhealthy is a lopsided and mistaken view that limits human development and potential.

True

True or false: The hypothesis used in developing Irwin Rosenstock's health belief model was that many people hold mistaken beliefs about a disease or the screening process and that this keeps them from taking advantage of beneficial screening.

True

The spiritual dimension of health may encompass which of the following?

a set of morals and ethics by which to abide

Which of the following are encompassed by the emotional dimension of health?

ability to deal with personal feelings in a constructive manner ability to cope with stress resiliency to help deal with feelings such as anger or guilt

Which of the following are public health advances over the past 100 years?

building of sewer systems increased seatbelt use regulations in workplace safety

Which of the current leading causes of death are chronic diseases?

cancer stroke heart disease

Heart disease, stroke, and cancer would be considered ______ diseases.

chronic

Which of the following were common factors that influenced death rates 100 years ago?

clean drinking water infectious diseases sanitation

Careful and deliberate determination of whether to accept, reject, or suspend judgment is called

critical thinking.

Attitudes, beliefs, and values are shaped by our ______ and influence our health behaviors.

environment

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), _____ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

health

______ is a human condition, encompassing dimensions such as physical, social, and spiritual, that is constantly changing and can be viewed on a continuum from positive to negative.

health

The ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions is called

health literacy.

A factor that increases susceptibility or has a strong association with the occurrence, onset, or progression of a disease or injury is

health risk

What is the term to define the probability that an adverse event will occur if one engages in a certain behavior?

health risk

Which of the following are examples of public health advances over the past century?

increased workplace safety development of vaccines development of antibiotics improved sanitation

The central premise of James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente's stages of change model is that _____.

individuals have varying levels of motivation or readiness to change

Which dimension of health encompasses one's ability to question and evaluate information, think and learn from a variety of experiences, and be open to new ideas?

intellectual

Health ______ is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services.

literacy

Which of the following are encompassed by the physical dimension of health?

performing daily tasks easily getting regular checkups following preventative strategies for optimal health, such as wearing seat belts and avoiding substance abuse

Which of the following are constructs of the stages of change model?

preparation contemplation action

What term is a subjective rating of the difference between people's hopes and expectations and their present experience?

quality of life

What term is generally defined as one's overall sense of well-being or enjoyment of life?

quality of life

Which of the following is not one of the three dimensions of health as cited in the WHO definition?

racial

The first step of being a health literate consumer of Internet material is

recognizing the need to critique information on the Internet.

A measure of the comparative risk of a health-related event such as disease or death between two groups is called

relative risk

The process in which the individual controls both the learning objectives and the means of learning, with or without the help of others, is called

self-directed learning.

Prejudice and economic oppression are related to what health-related condition influenced by culture?

social stressors

According to the contemporary view, which of the following are included in the six dimensions of health?

spiritual physical environmental emotional