health comm quizzes

Last weekend, Ashley and her friends attended a party where alcohol was being served. Because Ashley is not 21, she wants to refrain from drinking. Which of the following is not one of the four core refusal strategies she can use to avoid drinking?

excuse

Monica is married to Christopher, who often works long hours. After work, Christopher usually goes to the bar, and then comes home drunk. When he comes home, he yells at Monica and sometimes hits her. Monica claims it is just the alcohol. She is a victim

intimate partner violence

A new campaign has been released which aims to discourage adolescents from consuming alcohol. The campaign conducted research with both low and high sensation seekers as participants in focus groups to figure out which types of messages were most appealin

SENTAR

Lilly has witnessed her best friend, on several different occasions, order a certain chicken dish from a Chinese restaurant that gives her food poisoning every single time she eats it. As a result of knowing this, Lilly refuses to ever eat that specific c

social cognitive theory

Jonathan enjoys traveling to new places, trying new types of food, and easily gets bored with other people. How would Jonathan rank on the sensation seeking scale?

high sensation seeking

Regarding prostate cancer, men react better to social support when

they are in the late stages

Within the media, mentally ill people are often portrayed as

violent and dangerous

In regards to depression, even researchers who suggest and prescribe antidepressant drugs often also suggest and prescribe additional types of treatment, such as

psychotherapy

Which of the following are categorized as online mental health intervention options?

Online counseling and psychotherapy; Online support groups and blogs; Interactive, self-guided interventions

Alice and Mark are in a romantic relationship and Mark has been diagnosed with depression. The best thing that Alice can do to help Mark with his depression is

attend counseling with him

As a doctor there are many codes and standards to follow. If Andrew has a female patient who is under anesthesia and cannot make decisions on her own, but the doctor is being told to perform a vaginal exam, which ethical principle does that break?

respect for autonomy

Stacy went to the doctor because she was in extreme pain. The doctor told her it was just cramps and to take some pain medicine to make it go away. A few weeks later Stacy went back to the doctor because the pain hadn't gone away but had gotten worse. Wha

medical error

Bernard went to see his doctor for a sore throat but he had to sit in the waiting room for almost an hour then waited on the doctor for another thirty minutes. Once the doctor finally came him, he quickly dismissed Bernard's symptoms and said it was becau

justice

Suzzy is being prepared for a surgery. Among the stack of papers she has to sign, which one gives doctors permission to perform the surgery?

informed consent

Andrew's female patient gets even worse and has to be put into a coma what guidelines should her doctors follow to care for her?

advance directives

While researching his symptoms online, Jim finds an article titled "Your Blood is Poisoning You" by Dr. Acula. He should probably consider the ___________ of the source

information credibility

___________ is a digital version of patient's medical records, that is managed by the healthcare provider through a software system.

electronic health record (EHR)

Suzie considers herself very healthy. Every day she runs at least a mile and charts her progress using a health app on her phone. Suzie benefits from keeping a/an...

Personal health record (PHR)

According to Turner (2003) which of the six different classifications of telemedicine has the responsibility of roles of different individuals involved in the telemedicine interaction?

participant

When patients consult sites such as Drugs.com and Mayo Clinic, they are said to be participating in what aspect of Health 2.0?

information seeking

Question: After the high coverage of the Zika Virus in the news, Disney World has implemented new safety precautions such as bug spraying stations. This is the result of __________________ in the media.

agenda setting

Recently, the media has been focused on the high prices of EpiPens and the fact that the company that owns and produces EpiPens is not regulated, essentially having a monopoly on the product. This has led to widespread outrage towards the company. This is

framing theory

Sam frequently watches the news and sees a story of a woman who had been repeatedly misdiagnosed for years until finally realizing that she had lyme disease. Sam now is hesitant to trust her doctors because of what she saw on the news.

cultivation theory

Because of the public's negative reaction to Angelina Jolie having a double mastectomy and reconstruction because of breast cancer, many women in similar situations started to feel self conscious.

social comparison theory

Bob is a college professor who begins his day by reading the New York Times. He generally remembers what he reads very well in order to discuss current events with his co-workers and students. Bob's brother, Bill, is a construction worker who shows little

knowledge gap hypothesis

Why would someone want to conduct a school-based health intervention?

Large number of students; Environment already set up for education; Children come back day after day

These often include public service announcements and billboards and newspaper articles with persuasive messages about managing your health.

mass media campaigns

this is what happens when a campaign has an internet component

internet inclusive

Which type of campaign/intervention focuses on engaging with members of the community, organizational representatives, and health experts in all levels of the intervention process?

community based intervention

Which style of campaign/interventions has the lowest cost per person reached on average?

mass media campaigns

The field of eHealth involves knowledge from multiple disciplines coming together to create this innovative new field. This makes it a true example of_________________ research and knowledge base.

transdiciplinary

A new app has just been released that claims it helps reduce the user's urge to smoke. After 2 years of research 75% of users found their urge to smoke to be lesser or nonexistent. Unlike a competing quit smoking app with no research on it's effectiveness

evidence based application

Which of the following is a listed advantage of eHealth Applications?

ability to reach a large number of users

Sue finds her quit smoking app to be personally effective because it takes into account her name, the type of cigarettes she smokes, her readiness to quit smoking, and provides her with personalized motivational messages based on these. This is an example

tailored intervention

Unlike previous health communication programs, eHealth technologies have the potential to achieve:

high efficacy and reach

Fink (1986) was one of the first to develop a crisis stage model. Which of the following is NOT included in his model.

evaluation

Heartfield Inc. has an issue with some of their employees. They are aware of the issue, and have started to making a detailed plan for change and started to find resources needed to begin the process. Which stage of the transtheoretical model are they in?

preparation

After British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon explosion, what type of communication would they need to have used?

crisis communication

Sally comes from a upper-class family, while Rebecca comes from a lower-class family. Sally is able to get information about a crisis from her smartphone, but Rebecca cannot because she cannot afford a smartphone. This is an example of:

digital divide

In chapter 16, what kind of communication is designed to prevent or lessen the negative outcomes related to an "event-centered: specific incident that has occurred and produced harm"?

crisis communication

Used as a metaphor to better understand the unexpected, dynamic, and complex events of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other public health crises.

chaos theory