PH 3100 Midterm Exam Questions And 100%
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Intrapersonal theories- ANSWER within the person that influence behavior, such as
knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, motivation, self-concept, developmental history, past
experience, and skills
interpersonal theories- ANSWER other people influence behavior
community-level theories- ANSWER focus on factors within social systems; rules,
regulations, legislation, norms, and policies
inductive reasoning- ANSWER starts with specific observations or evidence and moves
to a conclusion
Health behavior- ANSWER Influence our physical, mental, emotional, psychological and
spiritual selves
Health determinants - ANSWER A set of factors influence the health status of people or
communities.
Social determinants of health - ANSWER The circumstance in which people are born,
grow, live, work, play, pray. and age that shape health
Intersectionality - ANSWER Different people have multiple identities, and people can be
part of more than one group
health disparities - ANSWER PREVENTABLE differences in the burden of disease, injury,
violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health
,reciprocal determinism - ANSWER the dynamic interplay among personal factors, the
environment, and behavior
positive reinforcement - ANSWER system of rewards in response to behavior
negative reinforcement - ANSWER punishments in response to behavior
bonding relationships - ANSWER relationships between people who see themselves as
being similar in terms or origin, status, or position in society; put together families and
groups
bridging relationships - ANSWER networks of people who come together as
acquaintances; sports teams, a choir, classmates, apartment tenants
linking relationships - ANSWER between people who interact across power or authority;
teacher/student, police/victim, doctor/patient
psychological readiness - ANSWER belief that they had or were at risk of TB, or would
benefit from screening
situational influences - ANSWER having bodily changes thought to be symptoms of TB,
other people's opinions whether or not they should or shouldn't be screened
decisional balance - ANSWER the process of weighing the perceived pros and cons or
costs and benefits of the new behavior against the old
perceived threat - ANSWER when the perception of susceptibility is combined with
seriousness
social capital - ANSWER the networks, relationships, norms, and trust people need to
cooperate with each other
, social injustice - ANSWER we define it as the denial or violation
human rights-economic, socio-cultural, political or civil-of some populations or groups
in society, due to the fact that those superior to them in terms of power or influence
consider them to be an inferior lot.
three key roles of PH agencies - ANSWER 1. assessment
2. assurance
3. policy development
social determinants of health inequities - ANSWER the unfair and preventable
differences in health status within and between countries.
Social justice - ANSWER the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday
lives of people at every level of society
Health equity - ANSWER the absence of avoidable, unfair, or remediable differences
among groups of people
Health in all policies - ANSWER Integrates and articulates health considerations into
policy making across sectors to improve the health of all communities and people
place-based initiatives - ANSWER is that capacity appears abstract because it can refer
to several types of activities at the organizational and neighborhood level
underinsured - ANSWER (of a person) having inadequate insurance coverage.
health behavior model - ANSWER a social psychological health behavior change model
developed to explain and predict health-related behaviors, particularly in regard to the
uptake of health services.