Exam 1: Foundations for Selecting Community and Public Health Education Strategies

It is important to understand how behavior fits into a broader social ecology world, where focus is not only on individual behavior change, but also interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy.

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The concept of reciprocal determinism is central to social cognitive theory. Provide brief descriptions of each of its three components: environmental, personal, and behavioral factors. Describe how they might interact and influence health behavior in the effort to continue a stop smoking program or another health behavior change.

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Reciprocal determinism means that behavior changes are determined from interactions between a person and his or her environment. The environment can influence or discourage a person in a healthy way or can be detrimental, since some environments may be healthy while others may not. Conversely, people can influence the environment so that it is more conducive to a healthy lifestyle

Positive health behaviors can be supported or encouraged through which of the following?

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At the broadest end, policy initiatives such as laws, policies and regulations, health prevention strategies and goals, and state or national guidelines drive the focus on ensuring whatever positive behaviors are being sought can thrive.

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Organizational structures, such as health and medical plans, population health serving organizations, and the like do NOT provide mechanisms for ensuring individual ability to engage in and sustain behaviors.

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Question 5

The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change is based on the assumption that:

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Which of the following concepts are essential to Social Cognitive Theory?

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Question 7

Diffusion of Innovation identifies people's readiness to accept an innovation. An early adopter is:

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Question 8

Diffusion of Innovation Theory is considered solely a community-level theory.

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Question 9

Planning models are helpful to health education specialists because they map out not only which methods are appropriate considering the individual, program, and environment, but they also ensure method selection occurs only after program goals and objectives have been developed.

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Question 10

Contemplation is a stage of readiness to change in which an individual maintains a health behavior.

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Question 11

A theory is a general explanation of:

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Question 12

The Health Beliefs Model is based on the fact that individuals believe in good health, and the model emphasizes the role of perceptions of vulnerability to illness/treatment.

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Reciprocal determinism is:

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Question 14

In the Theory of Planned Behavior, a person's intention regarding performing a prescribed behavior CANNOT be identified by which of the following?

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Question 15

Discuss how health educators might examine various theories in determining what methods to use and how to maintain integrity in the way we practice.

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Question 16

The Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model identifies stages or levels of readiness that can be applied to any type of behavior change. These stages include:

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Health Belief Model is based on the belief that individuals:

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Question 18

The social ecological model includes intrapersonal, community, and broad level influences that can support change in health status or behavior. Provide at least two examples of each of these influences.

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Question 19

_________________ refers to how consistent the innovation is with the values, habits, experiences, and needs of potential adopters.

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It is important to understand how behavior fits into a broader social ecology world, where focus is not only on individual behavior change, but also interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy.

Positive health behaviors can be supported or encouraged through which of the following?

At the broadest end, policy initiatives such as laws, policies and regulations, health prevention strategies and goals, and state or national guidelines drive the focus on ensuring whatever positive behaviors are being sought can thrive.

Organizational structures, such as health and medical plans, population health serving organizations, and the like do NOT provide mechanisms for ensuring individual ability to engage in and sustain behaviors.

The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change is based on the assumption that:

Which of the following concepts are essential to Social Cognitive Theory?

Diffusion of Innovation identifies people's readiness to accept an innovation. An early adopter is:

Diffusion of Innovation Theory is considered solely a community-level theory.

Planning models are helpful to health education specialists because they map out not only which methods are appropriate considering the individual, program, and environment, but they also ensure method selection occurs only after program goals and objectives have been developed.

Contemplation is a stage of readiness to change in which an individual maintains a health behavior.

A theory is a general explanation of:

The Health Beliefs Model is based on the fact that individuals believe in good health, and the model emphasizes the role of perceptions of vulnerability to illness/treatment.

Reciprocal determinism is:

In the Theory of Planned Behavior, a person's intention regarding performing a prescribed behavior CANNOT be identified by which of the following?

Discuss how health educators might examine various theories in determining what methods to use and how to maintain integrity in the way we practice.

The Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model identifies stages or levels of readiness that can be applied to any type of behavior change. These stages include:

Health Belief Model is based on the belief that individuals:

The social ecological model includes intrapersonal, community, and broad level influences that can support change in health status or behavior. Provide at least two examples of each of these influences.

_________________ refers to how consistent the innovation is with the values, habits, experiences, and needs of potential adopters.

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