413 Health Midterm
Properly implementing the skill of advocacy requires both an understanding of the issue you are advocating for and the audience who will receive the message.
true
Role-play scenarios are more likely to be effective when students are able to put the scenario into their own words and actions reflective of their world.
true
Setting a goal shows a motivation to change and can have a positive impact on health.
true
When teaching the skill of advocacy you should include a requirement that all supporting information be accurate, valid, and reliable.
true
The role of a health educator when teaching media within the skill of analyzing influences is to
understand the online and other media influences youth are faced with and teach them strategies for better understanding and managing those influences
The terms standards-based health education and skills-based health education can be used interchangeably.
false
We need to apply communication skills in the same way regardless of whom we are communicating with or when we are communicating. For example, any time you speak to a parent or guardian, you use communication skills in the same way.
false
When we teach children to advocate for personal, family, and community health issues, we teach them to recognize the value of taking a stand for something important to others.
false
Provide an example for each level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and explain why there is a specific order to addressing these needs.
1. Biological and Psychological: Ex. food, shelter, and sleep. This is a need for survival. 2. Safety: Ex. routine and order 3. Belongingness and love: Ex. affection and friendship. This is a need for love in ones life. 4. Self Esteem: Ex. Self-respect and status. 5. Self-actualization: Ex. confidence and reaching potential. They are ordered this specific way because they go from the importance of the need. For example, the first one is biological and psychological. This need is survival. They go from greatest need to least need.
When determining the validity of a website, which of the following is NOT an indicator of valid and reliable information?
A site selling a product is supported by their claims on the site.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified characteristics of effective health education. Select four of the characteristics and explain how each characteristic is applied in a skills-based health education program.
Essential knowledge is applied in skills-based health education programs by teaching the knowledge that is essential in health education. Personal values and beliefs that support healthy behaviors is applied in skills-based health education programs by implementing the importance of personal values and beliefs. This is important for a student to know their importance for their health. Group norms that value a healthy lifestyle is applied in skills-based health education programs by group task and skills. Students learn to work in groups in health. Whether that be goal setting or something else. Maintaining health-enhancing behaviors is applied in skills-based health education programs by showing the importance of these behaviors through skills and task. This is also important for students to learn and grow on.
A goal can be accomplished regardless of your confidence to be successful.
False
Briefly describe how functional information and skills are connected in a skills-based health education class.
Functional information and skills are connected in a skills-based health education class because students need to know the functional skills before jumping into deeper skills. These skills taught are complex, therefore functional skills are connected to them.
Which of the following is NOT true about functional information?
Functional information is interesting facts and figures that keep students engaged.
The skill of advocacy asks students to think beyond themselves and to assess the needs of others in order to make a change for the better. Which of the following is NOT a strategy a health educator could use to support students' needs?
Have all students make an oral presentation to the class
When students choose a topic to advocate for, it is important that students select a ______________ position.
Health-enhancing
When a behavior improves or maintains your health it is considered _______________________ and a ______________________ is one that puts your health in danger.
Health-enhancing behavior; risky behavior
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has set national priorities to address the health of the population. These health objectives are known as
Healthy People 2020
____________________ is achieved when one perceives that health is not just about the prevention of disease and the impact that cultural beliefs have on health but also opportunity, environment, norms, and traditions.
Holistic Health Literacy
The pre-K-2 performance indicators for advocacy include which of the following?
Make a request to promote personal health.
There is a _______________ relationship between adolescent risk behavior and academic performance.
Negative
Locating valid and reliable services can pose unique challenges for students. Which of the following is NOT true?
No matter where the service is located, students will travel if it is valuable.
The theory of human motivation asserts that each person has a set of basic needs that must be met. List the five categories of basic needs.
Psychological, Safety, Belongingness and love, Self Esteem, and Self-actualization
Part of self-management requires a student to believe in his or her ability to set and make a healthy choice. This belief in ability to do something is known as _________________________.
Self-efficacy
Two types of goals are discussed in this chapter. The first, _____________________ goals, are ones that are completed within a short time, such as days or weeks. The second, ________________ goals, require more time to complete, such as months or years.
Short-term; long-term
Which statement about the skill of advocacy is true?
Skill cues and performance indicators progress in sophistication and depth as students get older.
Recognizing the physical and emotional developmental level of students is important for all but which of the following reasons?
Student age and developmental level are generally the same.
Health is unique and personal. There is not one right way to be healthy, but there are healthier beliefs, values, ideas, and actions.
True
Normalization of risky behavior can happen in any community. Seeing a risky health behavior as normal and not as a problem is more likely to occur when
a majority of students are actually engaging in the behavior
Self-efficacy is
a person's belief that actions can produce the desired outcome
The form of listening where we are engaged and focused on what the other person is saying is called _____________________.
active listening
Defending the decision made can be an important step in solidifying a decision. Which of the following is NOT a way for students to justify a decision?
asking a parent if this is the decision they would have made
The steps of goal setting are
assessing one's needs, setting a goal, making a plan to accomplish the goal, working towards the goal, evaluating and reflecting
The best time to teach students the skills and information to reduce their likelihood of engaging in risky behavior is
before they are engaged in the behavior
Managing your health in the dimension of environmental wellness could include all of the following EXCEPT
being active outdoors
When teaching goal setting, it is important to teach the skill across many _________________ in order for students to internalize the skill and to be able to transfer it to many settings in their lives.
context
The skill of advocacy connects most directly with which level of health literacy?
critical health literacy
____________ is defined as the beliefs, customs, ways of thinking, and behaviors among a group of people
culture
When measuring proficiency for the skill of decision making, students must
demonstrate proper application of the skill steps for a health-enhancing decision
As a health educator coaching students through a decision-making process, you should do all of the following EXCEPT
determine the best choice for the student
Understanding how and when to ask for assistance to enhance the health of self and others is important because
effective communication can be challenging especially when we need to ask for help when we feel uncomfortable in a situation
The skill of accessing valid and reliable information teaches students how to access______________, _____________________, and __________________ related to their health
information, products, and services
The skill of analyzing influences teaches you to consider the ______________ and _________________ influences on our behavior.
internal; external
An ecological perspective takes into consideration which of the following levels?
intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community
Goal setting works best when
it is relevant to a student's life
The term health literacy is a measure of which of the following three components?
knowledge, motivation, and competency
At the high school level, the skill of interpersonal communication includes performance indicators about all of the following types of communication EXCEPT
listening
Managing your personal health in the dimension of social wellness includes
maintaining positive relationships
The skill development model consists of five steps. In which step would you generate positive and negative examples of how the skill might be applied?
model the skill
Breaking down the skill into manageable chunks is known as __________________
Chunking
___________________ is the type of health literacy that focuses on broader perspectives of community, national, and global capacity to address health issues.
Critical Health Literacy
A well-reasoned argument is enough to persuade someone.
false
Both boys and girls in grades 3 to 5 are known to develop at approximately the same rate.
false
Children in grades pre-K-2 should consult with an adult before making any decisions about their health.
false
Developmentally speaking, students in pre-K-2 are not able to set goals on their own.
false
In grades 9 to 12, the performance indicators have students analyze the role that friends play in behaviors.
false
Internal influences are not affected by the thoughts and beliefs of those around us.
false
Learning how to interpret a nonfiction text in an English language arts class provides a student with the ability to understand and interpret health-related information.
false
Poorer health outcomes later in life are NOT directly related to risk-taking behavior earlier in a person's life.
false
Students should be allowed to discuss only the "right" decision during class.
false
The evaluation methods used in determining if a product, service, or information is valid and reliable are the same.
false
When determining the educational objectives for your unit on accessing valid and reliable information, you need to consider the intended _______________________ before determining what you will teach to students.
outcomes
Which step of the skill development model allows students to think about how they can use the skill in their daily lives?
practice or rehearse the skill using a real-life scenario
The RACE acronym stands for
reliable, accurate, current, ease of use
Which of the following is not a commonly recognized dimension of wellness discussed in this text?
religious
Communication happens when three components are in place. To communicate, there must be a _______________, a ___________________ and a __________________.
sender, message, and receiver
The skill of self-management is important when applying the skill of goal setting because
setting goals requires you to be aware of your current health state
Goal setting should be taught using multiple contexts and settings. This is important because
skill transfer happens when students are able to practice in multiple contexts
When considering how one's culture affects behavior choices, a student should
thoughtfully consider the influence and how it aligns with his or her personal view of being healthy
A person's level of health literacy is fluid and falls on a continuum. Depending on the circumstance or life situation, a person may find oneself moving forward or backward through the levels of health literacy.
true
A student must learn about how to access valid and reliable products, services, and information in order to demonstrate proficiency in the skill.
true
Adolescents in grades 6 to 8 tend to be independent thinkers who can process abstract concepts.
true
Adolescents in grades 9 to 12 are able to take on leadership roles that allow them to critically assess and solve a problem.
true
Allowing a student to choose a health-enhancing message to advocate for, even if unpopular, is likely to improve the use of the skill in the future.
true
Children in grades pre-K-2 have short attention spans and are motivated by things that are new and exciting.
true
Depending on a given situation, an influence could be positive at one time and negative at another.
true
The skill of self-management focuses on the individual person; it does not relate to how a person interacts with others.
false
In order for students to fully develop the skill of decision making, they must be able to demonstrate all of the performance indicators within a grade span.
true
In grades 6 to 8, the performance indicators ask students to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy options.
true
For adolescents in grades 6 to 8, concerns about peer acceptance are mitigated by having the whole class work on the same topic or project.
false, title developmental levels
Managing your health in the dimension of physical health includes
wearing protective gear such as helmets and seat belts
The National Health Education Standards consist of seven skills standards. List the seven skill standards.
1. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. 2. Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. 3. students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health. 4. Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. 5. Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. 6. Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting to enhance health. 7. Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. 8. Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
