Health Belief Model

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of the Health Belief
Model?
a. It-aids in understanding health seeking behavior
b. It promotes awareness of one’s self
c. it is used to define the cause of a disease
d. It identifies health resources for a community

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Health Belief Model is based on the understanding that a
person will take a health related action if that person
a. Feels that a negative health condition can be avoided
b. There is a positive expectation that by taking a
recommended action, he/she will avoid a negative health
condition
c. Believes that he/she can successfully take a
recommended health action
d. All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This is a psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors by focusing on attitudes and beliefs of individuals

Answer 3

Health belief model

Question 4

What are the Main constructs of the health belief model?

Answer 4

Perceived seriousness
Perceived susceptibility
Perceived benefits
Perceived barriers

Question 5

What are the additional constructs to the Health Belief Model?

Answer 5

Cues to action
Modifying Variables
Self-efficacy

Question 6

This construct come from beliefs a person has about the difficulties a disease would create or the effects it would have on his or her life

Answer 6

Perceived Seriousness

Question 7

Perception that is more powerful in prompting people to adopt healthier behavior

Answer 7

Perceived susceptibility

Question 8

Perceived personal risk

Answer 8

Perceived susceptibility

Question 9

Perception of susceptibility + perceived seriousness

Answer 9

Perceived threat

Question 10

These are positive expectations, gains, and advantages that we get from a certain health promoting action

Answer 10

Benefits

Question 11

This pertains to the main construct of a person’s opinion of the value or usefulness of a new behavior in decreasing the risk of developing a disease

Answer 11

Perceived benefits

Question 12

This is an individual’s own evaluation of the obstacle in adopting the new behavior

Answer 12

Perceived barriers

Question 13

This is the is the most significant perception in determining behavioral change

Answer 13

Perceived barriers

Question 14

What type of modifying variables are the knowledge of disease and past experience of disease of a person

Answer 14

Structural

Question 15

These are strategies to activate readiness to change behavior, or events, people, or things that move people to change their behavior.

Answer 15

Cues to action

Question 16

What type of Cue to action is the experience of symptoms

Answer 16

Internal

Question 17

It is the belief in one’s own ability to do something new or the confidence in one’s ability to take action.

Answer 17

Self-efficacy

Question 18

Refer to compliance with recommended medical regimens, usually following professional diagnosis of illness.

Answer 18

Sick role behaviors