HTH 100 Ch. 1

Question 1

Mortality

Answer 1

The proportion of deaths to population

Question 2

Life Expectancy

Answer 2

Expected number of years of life remaining

Question 3

Chronic Disease

Answer 3

A disease that typically begins slowly and progresses

Question 4

Healthy Life Expectancy

Answer 4

Expected number of years of full health remaining

Question 5

Health-Related Quality of Life

Answer 5

Assessment of impact of health status

Question 6

Health

Answer 6

The process of achieving individual potential

Question 7

Medical Model

Answer 7

Health status focuses on the individual and a biological or diseased-organ perspective

Question 8

Ecological or Public Health Model

Answer 8

Diseases are seen as a result of one’s interaction with the environment

Question 9

Disease Prevention

Answer 9

Actions or behaviors to keep people from getting sick

Question 10

Health Promotion

Answer 10

Supports that help reduce negative health behaviors

Question 11

Risk Behaviors

Answer 11

Actions that increase susceptibility to negative health outcomes

Question 12

Wellness

Answer 12

The achievement of the highest level of health possible

Question 13

Determinants of Health

Answer 13

The range of factors that influence health status

Question 14

Health Disparities

Answer 14

Differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases among population groups

Question 15

Belief

Answer 15

Appraisal of the relationship between something and the attribute of that thing

Question 16

Health Belief Model (HBM)

Answer 16

Model for explaining how beliefs may influence behaviors

Question 17

Social-Cognitive Model (SCM)

Answer 17

Emphasizes the role of social factors and thought processes (cognition) in behavior change

Question 18

Transtheoretical Model

Answer 18

Identifies six distinct stages people go through in altering behavior patterns;

Question 19

Motivation

Answer 19

A social, cognitive, and emotional force that directs human behavior

Question 20

Self-Efficacy

Answer 20

Belief in one’s ability to perform a task successfully

Question 21

Locus of Control

Answer 21

The location perceived as the source and underlying cause of events

Question 22

Shaping

Answer 22

Using a series of small steps to gradually achieve a particular goal

Question 23

Modeling

Answer 23

Learning specific behaviors by watching others perform them

Question 24

Imagined Rehearsal

Answer 24

Practicing, through mental imagery, to become better able to perform a task in actuality

Question 25

Countering

Answer 25

Substituting an undesirable behavior for a desirable one

Question 26

Situational Inducement

Answer 26

Attempts to influence a behavior through situations and occasions that aim to control that behavior

Question 27

Self-Talk

Answer 27

The customary manner of thinking and talking to yourself, which can affect your self-image

Question 28

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 28

Presenting something positive following a behavior that is being reinforced

Question 29

Relapse

Answer 29

A return to a previous pattern of negative behavior after a period of time successfully avoiding that behavior