Mabel McCombs College of Health Sciences

Monrovia Bible College

Mid-Term Exam
Name:_______________________ ID#:___________ Date:______________ Score:_______
INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE CIRCLE THE CORRECT LETTER(S) THAT BEST
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. The stabilization of behavior change and the avoidance of relapse are characteristic of the
____________ stage.
a. Action b. Maintenance c. Preparation d. Contemplation
2. In this stage, people are aware that a problem exists and are seriously considering taking some
action to address the problem. However, at this stage, they have not made a commitment to
undertake action.
a. Maintenance b. Preparation c. Pre-Contemplation d.
Contemplation
3. There are ___ steps in order to gain access to the community
a. 6 b. 5 c. 3 d. None of these
4. All are steps in gaining access to the community except.
a. Establishing dialogues with the community members
b. Identifying community problems
c. Identifying focus person in the community
d. Discussing inter-sectoral issues
e. Mobilizing the community to take action

5. There are ____ levels of Health Promotion

a. 6 b. 4 c. 5 d. 3
6. Promoting the emotional, social and physical health and wellbeing of the terminally ill
individual is done at which level of health promotion
a. Primary b. Tertiary c. Quaternary d. Secondary

7. Promoting the health of the general population to maintain health, prevent health
damaging behavior, prevent ill health and improve quality of life is done at which level of
health promotion
a. Quaternary b. Secondary c. Primary b. Tertiary
8. There are ___ amount of core activities of health promotion
a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2
9. For people to achieve their fullest potential and addressing issues of equity is referred to as
which core activity.
a. Advocating b. Mediating c. Enabling d. None of these
10. To make political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioral and economic
conditions favorable for health is referred to as which core activity.
a. Enabling b. Advocating C. Mediating d. Concluding
11. Promoting the health of individuals or groups where health damaging behavior has already
occurred, to change behavior and prevent health moving to a chronic or irreversible stage is
which level of the health promotion
a. Primary b. Tertiary c. Quaternary d. Secondary
12. Behaviors that a person engages in to prevent a disease occurring or to prevent an existing
disease from getting worse.
a. Health influence b. Health condition c. Health Behaviors d. All
13. There are ____ factors that can influence behavior change
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 7
14. The following are problems when doing ‘needs’ assessment in a community except:
a. Communities may get the information back immediately
b. Can lead to frustration but also encouragement.
c. May not be the preferred way to assess community needs
d. Feedback to the community can take a long time
e. Communities don’t like to wait too long for information

15. The first step in the planning process for a health education or health promotion program
is called what?
a. Community entry
b. Community engagement
c. Area assessments
d. Needs assessment

16. A state, situation or condition in the community, which by its presence or absence
reduces, limits or prevents normal function is knowing as
a. Community participations
b. Request for wants
c. Needs
d. Requesting

17. Any set of planned, educational activities that are designed to improve a person’s health
behavior/s and/or health status is referred to as
a. Health Promotion
b. Health Education
c. Health Awareness
 d. Community Awareness

18. The process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the
determinants of health and thereby improve their health is called what
a. Health Awareness
b. Community Awareness
c. Health Education
d. Health Promotion

19. All the following are factors that cannot influence behavior change
a. Intrapersonal or individual factors
b. Interpersonal factors
c. Institutional or organizational factors
d. Community factors
e. Public policy factors.
f. None of the above
20. There are ___ stages of behavior changes
a. 8 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4

PART II: WRITE TRUE OR FASLE IN THE BLANK SPACES PROVIDED

1. What happens as a result of a behavior will influence whether a behavior stops or

continues is a consequences of behavior change. True

2. Due to your computing priorities you can schedule the meeting at your convenience.
False

3. Health education focuses on risk factors but health promotion focuses on risk conditions.
True

4. Risky behaviors translate into ill health and disease. True

5. During Pre-contemplation stage, there is intent on the part of the individual to change his
or her behavior in the foreseeable future. False

BONUS:
PART III: ESSAY; PLEASE ANSWER THE BELOW LISTED QUESTIONS WITH THE
CORRECT ANSWERS. ABSOLUTELY NO ERASING, NO DIRTY WORK

1. List the key tasks of the community health nurse

i. Set up meetings.
 ii. Know community priorities.
iii. Links with opinion leaders.
iv. Helpful in chieftaincy disputes.

2. Explain skills and attitudes should the CHW employ during community entry.
 SKILLS
 Maintain good eye contact.
 Listen to both sides of and issue
 Paraphrase
 Show interest
 Be empathetic
 Encourage others to listen.
 ATTITUDE
 Patience
 Tolerance
 Respect for other people
 Good listening attitude
 Humility

3. List five health determinants and discuss them.