Individuals are most likely to engage in unsafe behaviors:
a. if they have nothing to look forward to anyway.
b. when celebrating successful events in their lives.
c. when they are least educated.
d. when they live in urban neighborhoods.
Question 2Which of the following would NOT be an example of a manufacturer of illness?
a. cigarette companies
b. food processors
c. the American Medical Association
d. the automobile industry
Question 3Who are the manufacturers of illness?
a. the people who define what is and isn't a disease
b. groups that promote deadly behaviors and social conditions
c. hypochondriacs
d. pharmaceutical companies
Question 4Which of the following is an example of the health belief model?
a. A person wants to lose weight, but says they can't afford a gym membership.
b. A person needs to lose weight, but thinks that the health warnings are overblown by the media.
c. A person sees a news story about heart disease and obesity and loses 15 pounds over the next month.
d. A person who is overweight thinks they do not have a weight problem.
Question 5Which of these is NOT a condition of the health belief model?
a. Individuals must believe they are at risk for a particular health problem.
b. Individuals must have friends who are also attempting to change the same behaviors.
c. Individuals must believe that adopting a preventive measure will reduce their risk significantly.
d. Individuals must not perceive any significant financial, physical, or emotional barrier to adopting preventive behaviors.
Question 6Which of the following is a condition of the health belief model?
a. Individuals must know the health risks that run in their family.
b. Individuals must believe their appearance will be affected by the health problem.
c. Individuals must believe that adopting a preventive measure will reduce their risk significantly.
d. Individuals must have friends who are also attempting to change the same behaviors.
Question 7Whether an individual will adopt behaviors that promote good health or endanger their own health is predicted by the:
a. health belief model.
b. Andersen-Newman model.
c. medicalization model.
d. Jones model.
Question 8The health belief model is associated with the:
a. ways in which societies address the health of their citizens.
b. conditions that predict whether individuals will adopt healthy behaviors.
c. theoretical approaches to sociological understanding of health and illness.
d. value that a society places on good health.
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