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The number of cases of a disease, injury or disability at a given point of time which can be expressed as the number of new cases or the number of existing cases is called :
Correct answer: C. Morbidity
Morbidity refers to the number of cases of disease, injury or disability at a given time, expressed as new (incidence) or existing (prevalence) cases.
Which of the following are true of method of Appreciative Inquiry ?
(A) Inquiry begins with appreciation
(B) It is not collaborative
(C) It is not proactive
(D) Inquiry is applicable
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Correct answer: A. (A), (D) only
Appreciative inquiry begins with appreciation and is applicable; it is also collaborative and proactive.
Which of the following are the stages in the transtheoretical model of behavour change :
(A) Maintenance
(B) Intention
(C) Contemplation
(D) Action
Correct answer: B. (A), (C), (D) only
Transtheoretical model stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance.
Match List-I with List-II.
Correct answer: A. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Passive euthanasia – withholding or withdrawing treatment; voluntary active – lethal dose on request; assisted suicide – helping the patient take the dose; involuntary active – without consent.
The program evaluation model of a community health program has 4 steps arranged the following in sequences :
(A) Outcome evaluation
(B) Identifying goals and desired outcomes
(C) Process evaluation
(D) Impact evaluation
Correct answer: B. B, C, D, A
Program evaluation: identify goals and outcomes → process evaluation → impact evaluation → outcome evaluation.
A researcher studied the variables that determined Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) in the husbands of breast cancer survivors. The existing literature identified a number of factors such as emotional support, quality of marital relationship and exposure to individuals with PTG as important determinants of PTG in women. No information was available on PTG of the husbands of the patients. The researcher investigated the same factors influencing their husbands.
There are different domains of PGT. Which one of the following does not come under them ?
Correct answer: D. Creativity
Tedeschi & Calhoun's PTG domains: personal strength, new possibilities, relating to others, appreciation of life and spiritual change; creativity is not one.
as per Values in Action (VIA), classification of character strengths and virtues are as under:
Correct answer: B. Character strengths - 24: Virtues - 06
VIA classifies 24 character strengths under 6 virtues.
Which of the following is correct about the impact of stress on immune system of an individual?
Correct answer: D. Increased level of cortisol in blood destroys the T cells.
Prolonged high cortisol suppresses immune function, including T-cell activity.
Which of the following contributes to maintaining a health risk behaviour ?
Correct answer: A. Lack of knowledge and the health risk behaviour helping the individual in avoidance of pain
Risk behaviours are maintained by lack of knowledge and because they bring short-term relief (avoiding pain or discomfort).
Note: standard textbooks differ on this one — cross-check with NTA's final answer key.
Which of the following describes resilience?
Correct answer: A. Individuals at risk whose performance is better than expected
Resilience is doing better than expected despite risk or adversity.
Which of the following does not come under Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)?
Correct answer: B. Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is gastrointestinal, not cardiovascular.
Identify the components of the 'Ethical Decision Making'
A. Moral Awareness
B. Moral Anxiety
C. Moral Intent
D. Moral Judgement
E. Moral Context
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct answer: D. A, C, D only
Rest's model of ethical decision making: moral awareness, moral judgement, moral intent and moral behaviour.
Match List I with List II
Correct answer: A. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Rosenstock – Health Belief Model; Rogers – Protection Motivation Theory; Fishbein – Theory of Reasoned Action; Leventhal – Self-Regulation Model.
Arrange the emergence of following leadership approaches in a chronological order:
A. Behavioural approach
B. Transformational approach
C. Trait approach
D. Contingency Approach
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct answer: D. C, A, D, B
Leadership theories emerged as trait → behavioural → contingency → transformational.
Which of the following are major/sources of stressors linked to Coronary Heart Disease
A. Catastrophes
B. Hassles
C. Major life events
D. Type A personality
E. Low Motivation
Correct answer: A. A, B, C and D only
Catastrophes, daily hassles, major life events and Type A behaviour are stress sources linked to coronary heart disease.
Choose the health promoting life style factors from the given list
A. Exercising occasionally
B. Engaging only in protected and safe sex
C. Maintaining weight
D. Eating balanced meals
E. Wearing seat belts and helmets
Correct answer: B. B, D and E only
Safe sex, balanced meals and wearing seat belts/helmets are health-promoting; occasional exercise is not enough.
Which of the following are NOT the attributes of mindfulness ?
A. Patience
B. Judging
C. Trust
D. Acceptance
E. Attachment
Correct answer: C. B and E only
Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness attitudes include non-judging, patience, trust, acceptance and letting go, so judging and attachment are not attributes.
Which one of the following does not describe the state of flow ?
Correct answer: B. Internal talk
Flow involves loss of self-consciousness, oneness and clarity; internal self-talk is not a flow feature.
Which theory includes environmental mastery as one of the dimensions of well being ?
Correct answer: C. Ryff's theory of psychological well being
Environmental mastery is one of the six dimensions of Ryff's psychological well-being.
Correct answer: B. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
Flourishing – optimal functioning; savouring – enhancing positive experiences; proactive coping – preventing stress beforehand; languishing – emptiness.
Correct answer: B. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Health education – primary prevention; friends buffering stress – social support; severe stressor – PTSD; minor annoyances – hassles.
Which of the following statements is wrong?
Correct answer: B. Tertiary prevention is action taken to identify and treat an illness or injury early with an aim of stopping or reversing the problem
The statement describes secondary prevention (early detection and treatment). Tertiary prevention aims at limiting disability and rehabilitating after an illness is established.
In which phase of Enright's model of psychological forgiveness, individual gains a cognitive understanding of the offender in a new light that brings a positive change in view about the offender, self and the relationship?
Correct answer: C. Work phase
In Enright's Work phase the person reframes the offender, building empathy and a new understanding of offender, self and relationship.
Which theory determines poverty as a psychological problem of separated classes in society?
Correct answer: C. Distancing theory
Lott's distancing theory sees poverty as a psychological problem of classes kept apart — the non-poor cognitively and behaviourally distance themselves from the poor.
Which of the following are correct for the Biopsychosocial Model of health?
(A) Close interaction between body and mind, though they are separate entities
(B) Active participation of the patient
(C) Health and illness are on the same continuum
(D) Treatment process involves medication, surgery and radiation
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-
Correct answer: A. (A), (B) and (C) only
The biopsychosocial model stresses mind–body interaction, the patient's active part in treatment and a health–illness continuum; relying only on medication, surgery and radiation is the biomedical model.
