Question 1

Which of the following refers to the process of copying a gene?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transition
B)   Translation
C)   Transcription
D)   Replication C

Question 2

Grant announcements are increasingly based on a program framework or theoretical approach developed or adopted by the agency that is determined to be appropriate for the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Very much like Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, the Integrated Behavior Model recognizes that factors at multiple levels do not operate by themselves, but are linked to others in continuous, interactive pathways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following is commonly associated with strong individual, family, and group ties and often invokes values of hospitality, mutual caring, group solidarity, and common goals, as well as social and even political obligations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Food scarcity
B)   Food sharing
C)   Food rationing
D)   Food preparation

Question 5

As a category of health promotion, which of the following draws from the historical experience of a wide range of social and political movements including the labor movement, the anti-abortion movement, and HIV/AIDS activism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Community mobilization
B)   Organizational development
C)   Dissemination science
D)   Communications theory

Question 6

For the purposes of public health, which of the following has resulted in much more rapid routes of transmission for infectious disease around the globe?

Accepted Answer

A)   Innovation
B)   Industrialization
C)   Mobilization
D)   Globalization

Question 7

In the global health arena, multilevel models have been a natural outflow from the widely accepted social determinants approach and from an emerging interest in which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)   Well-being
B)   Self-efficacy
C)   Value expectancy
D)   Vicarious learning

Question 8

Which model integrates constructs from other behavioral theories, so we still see the familiar chain of factors leading to intention-attitudes toward the behavior, perceived subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control (now referred to as personal agency)?

Accepted Answer

A)   The CDC/WHO Model
B)   Flay's Theory of Triadic Influence
C)   The Integrated Behavior Model
D)   The Adolescent Well-Being Framework

Question 9

Self-efficacy is a key construct when individuals reach which stage of the Transtheoretical Model?

Accepted Answer

A)   Contemplation
B)   Action
C)   Maintenance
D)   Termination

Question 10

Approaches from which area of psychology are currently used as therapy in smoking cessation and other addiction treatments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Behaviorist psychology
B)   Cognitive psychology
C)   Ecological psychology
D)   Humanistic psychology

Question 11

Which term, as it is commonly used, derives its meaning from a context of Western philosophy and science-that is, the tradition originating with the Greek philosophers and carried through various forms, largely in Europe and North America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Order
B)   Progress
C)   Theory
D)   Behavior

Question 12

Which of the following is an assessment of the short-term effects of a program, the kinds of effects that might happen in a year or two?

Accepted Answer

A)   Process evaluation
B)   Outcome evaluation
C)   Impact evaluation
D)   Immediate evaluation

Question 13

Which of the following is a prominent example of a public/private partnership?

Accepted Answer

A)   National Institutes of Health
B)   World Health Organization
C)   Doctors Without Borders
D)   The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Question 14

The information gathered through which process will help identify channels of communication, the best "tone" for a message, themes to emphasize, potential spokespersons or influential social models, and the knowledge levels and attitudes of your audiences concerning the health issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ecological research
B)   Experimental research
C)   Observational research
D)   Formative research

Question 15

In a society with a pronounced gender hierarchy, which system under Ecological Systems Theory could affect the ability of women to work or to act in a policymaking capacity regarding decisions about what services should be offered in communities?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mesosystem
B)   Exosystem
C)   Macrosystem
D)   Chronosystem

Question 16

The business of public health, by nature, is the business of addressing the health of which type of aggregates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Individual aggregates
B)   Group aggregates
C)   Community aggregates
D)   Population aggregates

Question 17

Tracking the effect of which of the following may be difficult because, if a behavior change is the goal, tracking exposure to the campaign for those exposed and assessing the degree to which behaviors, or at least attitudes, have changed as a result of exposure is not always easy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social Cognitive Theory
B)   Social Network Theory
C)   Diffusion of Innovations
D)   Social Marketing

Question 18

In __________, labor unions are most likely to handle some or all of the employee support tasks, such as wellness and prevention programming.

Accepted Answer

A)   governmental organizations
B)   nonprofit organizations
C)   private industry
D)   private sector consulting organizations

Question 19

Which of the following, as a key element in how people change behavior, moves beyond the mechanistic conditioning process of behaviorism and gives individuals a role in their own processes of change?

Accepted Answer

A)   Self-efficacy
B)   Value expectancy
C)   Vicarious learning
D)   Reciprocal determinism

Question 20

Which of the following, an important result of community action, allows a community to gain experience and a sense of efficacy about resolving local problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   Advancement
B)   Empowerment
C)   Independence
D)   Achievement

Exam 18: Behavioral Factors: Access to Clean Water, Health Risks, and Infectious Diseases