MPH Community Health & Health Promotion 2

Question 1

The Health Belief Model proposes that individual health behavior change is most influenced by which combination of constructs?

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Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers

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Social norms and peer pressure

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Stage of readiness to change and decisional balance

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Environmental cues and external reinforcement

Question 2

According to the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), a person who is actively modifying their behavior but has done so for less than six months is in which stage?

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Action

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Contemplation

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Preparation

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Maintenance

Question 3

Social Cognitive Theory, developed by Albert Bandura, identifies which concepts as central to behavior change?

Accepted Answer

Self-efficacy, observational learning, and reciprocal determinism

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Perceived barriers and cues to action

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Stages of readiness and decisional balance

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Community norms and social capital

Question 4

The ecological model of health promotion holds that health behaviors are shaped by:

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Multiple levels of influence including individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy

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Individual biology and genetics alone

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Socioeconomic status as the primary determinant

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Clinical and pharmacological factors exclusively

Question 5

Which health promotion model explicitly incorporates 'decisional balance,' asking individuals to weigh the pros and cons of changing a behavior?

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Transtheoretical Model

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Health Belief Model

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Social Cognitive Theory

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Theory of Planned Behavior

Question 6

The Theory of Planned Behavior proposes that behavior is most directly predicted by:

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Behavioral intention, which is shaped by attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control

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Perceived susceptibility and perceived severity

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Reinforcement and punishment contingencies

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Environmental cues and automatic triggers

Question 7

Motivational interviewing (MI) is best characterized as:

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A collaborative, client-centered counseling style designed to explore ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change

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A directive therapy that instructs patients step-by-step on healthy behaviors

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A group-based educational intervention for chronic disease management

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A policy tool designed to incentivize behavior change through financial rewards