Quiz 2 Flashcards
Assertion: Health education’s primary goal is to bring about social and political change
Reason: Health educators motivate people to change their behaviour
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are fals
D
Assertion: Health education messages can be seen as “blaming the victim”
Reason: Health education is narrowly focused on individuals
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
a
Which of the following is not an example of the Ottawa Charter’s actions for health promotion?
a) Developing new medical technologies to lessen disease burden
b) Teaching individuals about their risks of developing a disease
c) Working with community members to address community issues
d) Passing legislation to “make the healthy choice the easy choice”
a
Which of the following statements are true?
a) The Epp Report is a Canadian document and the Ottawa Charter is an international document
b) Both the Epp Report and the Ottawa Charter are Canadian documents
c) The Epp Report is an international document and the Ottawa Charter is a Canadian document
d) Both the Epp Report and the Ottawa Charter are international documents
a
Assertion: A mass media campaign that aims to increase physical activity is an example of the empowerment approach to health promotion
Reason: The empowerment approach to health promotion involves enabling people to have control over their lies
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
d
Assertion: Evaluation of a health promotion intervention that follows an educational approach involves measuring changes in rates of disease
Reason: Educational health promotion interventions aim to change behaviour
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
e
Which of the following is an example of an intervention following a social change approach?
a) Teaching children about the health effects of vaping
b) Lobbying politicians to restrict the number of cannabis stores in a given area
c) Conducting a social media campaign encouraging smokers to quit smoking
d) Screening patients for high blood pressure
b
Which of the following best describes Caplan and Holland’s Humanist paradigm of health promotion?
a) Psychologists helping clients use their resources and skills to reach goals identified by the clients
b) Community organizers facilitating community members’ learning to understand and address forms of oppression affecting them
c) Activists protesting policies that create systemic inequalities
d) Public health officials providing the public with information about COVID-19 vaccines
a
Of the following pairings of a Caplan and Holland paradigm with an approach to health promotion, which is most incongruent?
a) Humanist paradigm and Educational approach
b) Radical Structuralist paradigm and Social Change approach
c) Traditional paradigm and Behaviour Change approach
d) Radical Humanist paradigm and Medical approach
d
Assertion: In Beattie’s model of health promotion practice, legislative action involves experts pursuing policy change
Reason: Legislative action lies in the cell where the focus of intervention is collective, the mode of thought is objective knowledge, and the mode of intervention is authoritative
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
a
According to Tannahill’s model of health promotion, which of the following examples is incorrect?
a) At the intersection of prevention and health protection: Requiring bars and clubs to make condoms available in washrooms
b) At the intersection of health education, health protection, and prevention: Advocating for public funding of pre-exposure prophylactic (PreP) therapy
c) At the intersection of prevention and health education: Teaching the proper way to use a condom
d) At the intersection of health education and health protection: HIV testing
d
Which of the following statements about theory in health promotion is incorrect?
a) Theories seek to analyse, explain, or predict a particular phenomenon or why something happens
b) Theories are organized sets of knowledge applicable in a variety of circumstances
c) A theory-driven approach to health promotion provides a direction and justification for program activities
d) The Theory of Health Promotion is a theory that helps practitioners to develop and implement health promotion interventions
d
Assertion: A health promoter with a deontological interpretation of ethics follows ethical rules about what is good and what is bad
Reason: In deontology, the end result is seen to justify decisions that are made
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
c
Assertion: The ethical principle autonomy is closely associated with informed consent
Reason: Informed consent is a process to ensure people make decisions on their own
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
a
Which of the following is the best definition of beneficence?
a) Acting in a way to maximize good
b) Allowing people to make decisions about their actions and lives
c) Acting in a way to minimize harm
d) Ensuring that resources and harms are distributed equally
a
Assertion: A health promotion intervention that makes people feel bad about their body shape and size is unethical
Reason: The intervention violates the principle of justice
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
c
A health promoter finds that few low income people are able to participate in a health promotion intervention because of work and family obligations. What ethical principle is violated?
a) Justice
b) Non-maleficence
c) Informed consent
d) Honesty
a
A health promoter facilitates an intervention to promote sexual health among youth. She decides to compare two ways to deliver the program without telling participants. What ethical principle is being violated?
a) Informed consent
b) Justice
c) Beneficence
d) Honesty
a
Based on ideology, which of these Canadian political parties would you least expect to endorse a universal basic income to reduce poverty?
a) Liberal Party
b) New Democratic Party
c) Green Party
d) Conservative Party
d
Assertion: The New Democratic Party (NDP) is unlikely to support reductions in government funding for health promotion
Reason: The NDP is a conservative party that believes individual freedom is more important than collective action
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
c
Which of the following political philosophies is most aligned with a behaviour change health promotion approach?
a) Collective paternalistic (Marxist, socialist)
b) Individual Participatory (New Right)
c) Collective and individual participatory (New Left)
d) Individual paternalistic (Conservative)
d
Assertion: The health promotion approach social change is rooted in the political ideology collective paternalism
Reason: Both value protecting public health and reducing inequalities
a) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
c) The assertion is true but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false but the reason is true
e) Both the assertion and the reason are false
a
Which of the following political ideologies is most closely linked to the empowerment health promotion approach?
a) Individual Participatory (New Right)
b) Collective and individual participatory (New Left)
c) Collective paternalistic (Marxist, socialist)
d) Individual paternalistic (Conservative
b
In recent months, many countries, including Canada, have shifted responsibility for COVID mitigation from a responsibility of the collective through the government, to an individual responsibility. Which of the following political ideologies is most compatible with this?
a) Social democracy
b) Neoliberalism
c) Socialism
d) Fascism
b
