Health Education Praxis Exam 113 Questions And Answers
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Question: Judging from the diagram above, which of the following describes the impact of knowledge upon health behavior?
a. Appropriate health knowledge has little value in forming positive health behavior.
b. Knowledge in combination with appropriate attitudes and values impact health behaviors.
c. Attitudes can be formed in a vacuum, without any prior knowledge.
d. Knowledge cannot influence attitudes, either positively or negatively.
Question: Judging from the diagram above, which of the following describes the impact of knowledge upon health behavior?
a. Appropriate health knowledge has little value in forming positive health behavior.
b. Knowledge in combination with appropriate attitudes and values impact health behaviors.
c. Attitudes can be formed in a vacuum, without any prior knowledge.
d. Knowledge cannot influence attitudes, either positively or negatively.
b. Knowledge in combination with appropriate attitudes and values impact health behaviors.
Gingivitis that has been ineffectively treated can lead to which of the following more serious conditions?
a. Periodontal disease
b. Tinnitus
c. Halitosis
d. Herpes simplex 1
a. Periodontal disease
b. Tinnitus
c. Halitosis
d. Herpes simplex 1
a. Periodontal disease
The study of the distribution and dynamics of disease is known as
a. Morbidity
b. Epidemiology
c. Pathology
d. Ecology
a. Morbidity
b. Epidemiology
c. Pathology
d. Ecology
b. Epidemiology
Which of the following resources can most effectively be used to implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the coordinated school health (CSH) approach?
a. Community medical centers, health services, and fitness clubs
b. The health experts at the local public health department
c. A school wellness committee
d. Federal government agencies and corporations in the private sectors
a. Community medical centers, health services, and fitness clubs
b. The health experts at the local public health department
c. A school wellness committee
d. Federal government agencies and corporations in the private sectors
c. A school wellness committee
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a national database of behavioral data for adolescents that can assist health educators in planning programs. The title of the database is
a. Healthy People 2020
b. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
c. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
d. Adolescent and Family Health Journal
a. Healthy People 2020
b. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
c. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
d. Adolescent and Family Health Journal
b. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Which of the following correctly defines mortality and morbidity
Morality. Morbidity
a. Death rate and Illness rate
b. Death rate and Injury rate
c. Illness rate and Death Rate
d. Injury Rate and Illness Rate
Morality. Morbidity
a. Death rate and Illness rate
b. Death rate and Injury rate
c. Illness rate and Death Rate
d. Injury Rate and Illness Rate
a. Death rate and Illness rate
Two types of knowledge are included in the National Health Education Standards. The first type is knowledge of health content. The second type is knowledge of
a. process and skills as applied to healthy living
b. benchmarks and performance standards
c. how policy makers affect health education
d. the rationale behind the standards
a. process and skills as applied to healthy living
b. benchmarks and performance standards
c. how policy makers affect health education
d. the rationale behind the standards
a. process and skills as applied to healthy living
Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the mortality and morbidity of teenagers?
a. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
b.Sexual behaviors, school truancy, and tobacco use
c. School truancy, misuse of contraception, and use of alcohol and other drugs
d. Behaviors that result in injury, school truancy, and sexual behaviors
a. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
b.Sexual behaviors, school truancy, and tobacco use
c. School truancy, misuse of contraception, and use of alcohol and other drugs
d. Behaviors that result in injury, school truancy, and sexual behaviors
a. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
The primary purpose of physical education and physical activity within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the coordinated school health approach, is to
a. emphasize physical fitness activities only
b. provide a planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong activity
c. provide a basic-skills program that serves as a prerequisite to competitive sport
d. focus on physical development and nutrition education
a. emphasize physical fitness activities only
b. provide a planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong activity
c. provide a basic-skills program that serves as a prerequisite to competitive sport
d. focus on physical development and nutrition education
b. provide a planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong activity
Which of the following is a condition that is easily spread from person to person and is characterized by the appearance of the small white eggs of a parasitic insect?
a. Impetigo
b. Gingivitis
c.Head lice
d. Ringworm
a. Impetigo
b. Gingivitis
c.Head lice
d. Ringworm
c.Head lice