Quiz 4 Study Guide

Question 1

Genetic factors contribute what percentage to mortality?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

Social and environmental factors contribute what percentage to mortality?

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

Medical care contributes what percentage to mortality?

Answer 3

10%

Question 4

Behavior and lifestyle factors contribute what percentage to mortality?

Answer 4

50%

Question 5

True or false: Phenotypes are determined by both environmental and genetic factors

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Contemporary theories of health behavior can be broadly categorized as “Cognitive-Behavioral”, and apply to/use what three levels of influence on human behavior?

Answer 6

Community, individual (intrapersonal), interpersonal

Question 7

Give the 8 terms that are examples of intrapersonal factors that influence individual-level behaviors:

Answer 7

beliefs, attitudes, developmental history, past experience, knowledge, self-concept, skills, motivation

Question 8

List the six constructs that make up the Health Belief Model

Answer 8

Perceived susceptibility
Perceived severity
Perceived benefits
Perceived barriers
Cues to action
Self-efficacy

Question 9

Name and define the five constructs/concepts that make up the Social Cognitive Theory.

Answer 9

Reciprocal determinism
Behavioral capability
Expectations
Self-efficacy
Observational learning

Question 10

What is the difference between the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior?

Answer 10

The difference between the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Theory of Reasoned Action is that the former theory has an additional construct—perceived behavioral control. This construct involves people possessing beliefs that they can control a specific behavior. It considers situations in which people’s behavior is influenced by factors beyond their control.

Question 11

True or false: According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 10 adults in the USA have experienced four of more types of the following ACE categories: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect, mental illness of a parent/care provider, substance abuse by a parent/care provider, witnessing domestic abuse, or incarceration of a family member who had been living in the household.

Answer 11

false, it is 1 in 6 adults

Question 12

Mark the 5 way(s) in which ACEs can impact health in adulthood:

Answer 12

Biological embedding
Adoption of health-risk behaviors
Disrupted Neurodevelopment
Increased risk of mental illness
Direct bodily damage