Health Behavior and Disease Prevention
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What is health behaviour?

  • Behaviors solely motivated by preventing illness
  • Activities performed by individuals to maintain or improve health (correct)
  • Genetically inherited habits related to health
  • Biologically predetermined actions that protect from disease
  • According to WHO, what does health behaviour encompass?

  • Genetically inherited habits related to health
  • Behaviors solely motivated by preventing illness
  • Behaviors associated with an individual's health regardless of current health or motivations (correct)
  • Biologically predetermined actions that protect from disease
  • What is a behavioral immunogen?

  • Genetically inherited habits related to health
  • A behavior that may prevent disease or its progression (correct)
  • An activity performed by individuals to maintain or improve health
  • A behavior thought to be damaging to health
  • What is a behavioral pathogen?

    <p>A behavior thought to be damaging to health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who engages in health behavior according to the text?

    <p>Both healthy and unhealthy individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a behavioral immunogen?

    <p>A behavior thought to be protective for health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who engages in health behavior?

    <p>Everyone regardless of current health or motivations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does health behavior encompass according to WHO?

    <p>Actions associated with an individual's health regardless of current health or motivations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a behavioral pathogen?

    <p>A behavior thought to be damaging to health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a critical factor in health behavior?

    <p>Environmental influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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