Question 1

How is our behaviour socially patterned? What are the implications for population health? Illustrate your answer with an example.

Accepted Answer

The specific examples may vary but should demonstrate how behaviour may change based on the situation (e.g., the example with students' drinking on can be used for this purpose). The implication is more emphasis on social context is required to improve population health. (pp. 308, 306)

Question 2

The term "enstructuration" means that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neural activity shapes brain formation 
B)  personal agency and social structures interact allowing individuals to make choices within their social contexts 
C)  childhood development determines future life choices 
D)  neural sculpting is responsible for decision-making process 
A)  neural activity shapes brain formation 
B)  personal agency and social structures interact allowing individuals to make choices within their social contexts 
C)  childhood development determines future life choices 
D)  neural sculpting is responsible for decision-making process B

Question 3

The Health Belief Model was developed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthony Giddens 
B)  Roberto Unger 
C)  Pierre Bourdieu 
D)  Irwin Rosenstock 
A)  Anthony Giddens 
B)  Roberto Unger 
C)  Pierre Bourdieu 
D)  Irwin Rosenstock D

Question 4

McDonald's and PepsiCo (owner of Frito-Lay and Gatorade) are at the forefront of voluntary anti-obesity initiatives inspired by nudge theory because they are highly motivated to preclude compulsory regulatory measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The following is NOT a variable in the Health Belief Model: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-perceived personal risks 
B)  Self-perceived social risks 
C)  Self-perceived barriers to and costs of behavioural change 
D)  Self-perceived benefits of making the behavioural change 
A)  Self-perceived personal risks 
B)  Self-perceived social risks 
C)  Self-perceived barriers to and costs of behavioural change 
D)  Self-perceived benefits of making the behavioural change

Question 6

The best way to improve people's health-related behaviours is to provide them with more accurate health-related information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the debates between agency/free will and structure/social context in shaping health-related behaviour. Where do you stand in these debates?

Accepted Answer

The answer will discuss the works of Gid

Question 8

By embracing the idea of social influence in health promotion, we assume that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  we cannot modify people's behaviour 
B)  genes have little influence on human behaviour 
C)  we can modify people's behaviour by educating them and providing them information and incentives 
D)  lower-income individuals have different brain structure than middle- or upper-class learners 
A)  we cannot modify people's behaviour 
B)  genes have little influence on human behaviour 
C)  we can modify people's behaviour by educating them and providing them information and incentives 
D)  lower-income individuals have different brain structure than middle- or upper-class learners

Question 9

Most risky behaviour, such as smoking, binge drinking, or illicit drug use, is more common among less well-off people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The amount of alcohol a student is likely to drink in a social setting is most closely associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the price of drinks 
B)  how much he or she decides to drink 
C)  how forceful the servers are 
D)  who he or she is with 
A)  the price of drinks 
B)  how much he or she decides to drink 
C)  how forceful the servers are 
D)  who he or she is with

Question 11

Research from neuroscience shows that the brain sometimes determines action before the person has considered what they want to do, before he or she has become aware of that decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

________ are the least likely to exercise regularly.

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who did not finish high school 
B)  Individuals who graduated from high school 
C)  Individuals who graduated from university 
D)  Doctoral and postdoctoral graduates 
A)  Individuals who did not finish high school 
B)  Individuals who graduated from high school 
C)  Individuals who graduated from university 
D)  Doctoral and postdoctoral graduates

Question 13

What is the Health Belief Model? Does this model rely on the social determinants of health perspective? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer should suggest that this mode

Question 14

According to Anthony Giddens, human behaviour is determined by social structure and does not allow for the exercise of agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One of the paradoxes of strategies developed to reduce risky behaviours, such as wearing seatbelts or bike helmets, is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they can actually increase bad health outcomes and risky behaviours 
B)  people embrace them wholeheartedly 
C)  only poor people follow the advice 
D)  only middle- and upper-class individuals support them 
A)  they can actually increase bad health outcomes and risky behaviours 
B)  people embrace them wholeheartedly 
C)  only poor people follow the advice 
D)  only middle- and upper-class individuals support them

Question 16

"Information overload" refers to the fact that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians are faced with too much information to give sound medical advice 
B)  Canada still does not have nationally administered electronic health records 
C)  people receive an overwhelming amount of health-related information from friends and through media 
D)  fake news and "false facts" bombard users of social media 
A)  physicians are faced with too much information to give sound medical advice 
B)  Canada still does not have nationally administered electronic health records 
C)  people receive an overwhelming amount of health-related information from friends and through media 
D)  fake news and "false facts" bombard users of social media

Question 17

How successful are incentives for modifying people's health-related behaviours? Illustrate your answer with an example.

Accepted Answer

Examples will vary but the ove

Question 18

Most of the gradient in health is due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unhealthy diets 
B)  low level of exercise 
C)  excessive alcohol consumption 
D)  income and education 
A)  unhealthy diets 
B)  low level of exercise 
C)  excessive alcohol consumption 
D)  income and education

Question 19

There is virtually no difference in the health of low-income Americans who live a healthy lifestyle compared to their low-income counterparts who do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The ________ incorporates a hypothesis that health related beaviour can be modified by providing cues to people.

Accepted Answer

A)  neural sculpting theory 
B)  habitus concept 
C)  nudge theory 
D)  false necessity theory 
A)  neural sculpting theory 
B)  habitus concept 
C)  nudge theory 
D)  false necessity theory

How is our behaviour socially patterned? What are the implications for population health? Illustrate your answer with an example.

The term "enstructuration" means that ________.

The Health Belief Model was developed by ________.

McDonald's and PepsiCo (owner of Frito-Lay and Gatorade) are at the forefront of voluntary anti-obesity initiatives inspired by nudge theory because they are highly motivated to preclude compulsory regulatory measures.

The following is NOT a variable in the Health Belief Model: ________.

The best way to improve people's health-related behaviours is to provide them with more accurate health-related information.

Discuss the debates between agency/free will and structure/social context in shaping health-related behaviour. Where do you stand in these debates?

By embracing the idea of social influence in health promotion, we assume that ________.

Most risky behaviour, such as smoking, binge drinking, or illicit drug use, is more common among less well-off people.

The amount of alcohol a student is likely to drink in a social setting is most closely associated with ________.

Research from neuroscience shows that the brain sometimes determines action before the person has considered what they want to do, before he or she has become aware of that decision.

________ are the least likely to exercise regularly.

What is the Health Belief Model? Does this model rely on the social determinants of health perspective? Explain your answer.

According to Anthony Giddens, human behaviour is determined by social structure and does not allow for the exercise of agency.

One of the paradoxes of strategies developed to reduce risky behaviours, such as wearing seatbelts or bike helmets, is that ________.

"Information overload" refers to the fact that ________.

How successful are incentives for modifying people's health-related behaviours? Illustrate your answer with an example.

Most of the gradient in health is due to ________.

There is virtually no difference in the health of low-income Americans who live a healthy lifestyle compared to their low-income counterparts who do not.

The ________ incorporates a hypothesis that health related beaviour can be modified by providing cues to people.

Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative

Thinking About Individual and Population Health

Health Care Services and Health Research Methods New

Population Health and Social Epidemiology

Income, Inequality, and Health

Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood

Gender and Health

Social Support, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, and Racism

Health of Indigenous Peoples

Employment, Working Conditions, and Health

Housing and Neighbourhood

Food, Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Obesity, and Health

The Environment and Health New

The Politics of Population Health

Understanding Social Determinants of Health

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Exam 14: Social Patterning of Behaviour

How is our behaviour socially patterned? What are the implications for population health? Illustrate your answer with an example.

The term "enstructuration" means that ________.

The Health Belief Model was developed by ________.

McDonald's and PepsiCo (owner of Frito-Lay and Gatorade) are at the forefront of voluntary anti-obesity initiatives inspired by nudge theory because they are highly motivated to preclude compulsory regulatory measures.

The following is NOT a variable in the Health Belief Model: ________.

The best way to improve people's health-related behaviours is to provide them with more accurate health-related information.

Discuss the debates between agency/free will and structure/social context in shaping health-related behaviour. Where do you stand in these debates?

By embracing the idea of social influence in health promotion, we assume that ________.

Most risky behaviour, such as smoking, binge drinking, or illicit drug use, is more common among less well-off people.

The amount of alcohol a student is likely to drink in a social setting is most closely associated with ________.

Research from neuroscience shows that the brain sometimes determines action before the person has considered what they want to do, before he or she has become aware of that decision.

________ are the least likely to exercise regularly.

What is the Health Belief Model? Does this model rely on the social determinants of health perspective? Explain your answer.

According to Anthony Giddens, human behaviour is determined by social structure and does not allow for the exercise of agency.

One of the paradoxes of strategies developed to reduce risky behaviours, such as wearing seatbelts or bike helmets, is that ________.

"Information overload" refers to the fact that ________.

How successful are incentives for modifying people's health-related behaviours? Illustrate your answer with an example.

Most of the gradient in health is due to ________.

There is virtually no difference in the health of low-income Americans who live a healthy lifestyle compared to their low-income counterparts who do not.

The ________ incorporates a hypothesis that health related beaviour can be modified by providing cues to people.

Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative

Thinking About Individual and Population Health

Health Care Services and Health Research Methods New

Population Health and Social Epidemiology

Income, Inequality, and Health

Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood

Gender and Health

Social Support, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, and Racism

Health of Indigenous Peoples

Employment, Working Conditions, and Health

Housing and Neighbourhood

Food, Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Obesity, and Health

The Environment and Health New

The Politics of Population Health

Understanding Social Determinants of Health

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