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CPH Exam - All Sample Questions
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Update / Already Graded
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such
as overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that
they can successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
Ans: C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
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(D) Social ecological model
Ans: B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
ecological model have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual
and factors that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior
that must be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that
associates behaviors with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy
versus healthy behaviors.
Ans: A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality
related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement
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a breast cancer screening intervention. This intervention is an
example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
Ans: C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-
based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's
attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
become bored
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Ans: C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national
health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend
the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend
the funds
CPH Exam - All Sample Questions
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such
as overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that
they can successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
Ans: C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
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(D) Social ecological model
Ans: B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
ecological model have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual
and factors that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior
that must be addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that
associates behaviors with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy
versus healthy behaviors.
Ans: A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality
related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement
,3 | Page
a breast cancer screening intervention. This intervention is an
example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
Ans: C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-
based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's
attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
become bored
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Ans: C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and
economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to
receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress
toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most
significant gaps between the current health status and national
health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend
the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend
the funds
