The Influence of the Biomedical Model Still Constrains the Focus

question 10

Multiple Choice

The influence of the biomedical model still constrains the focus of prevention research to:

• A) Individual-level risk reduction and illness avoidance.
• B) Individual-level preventive and positive health behaviour.
• C) Individual-level self-care and health maintenance.
• D) Population-level preventive and positive health behaviour.
• E) Population-level self-care and health maintenance.

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Definitions:

Distribution

Describes the way values of a variable or set of variables are spread or dispersed across possible values or ranges.

H Statistic

A test statistic used in non-parametric tests that compares the ranks of observations across multiple groups to assess the equality of their distributions.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A non-parametric statistical hypothesis test used for comparing two related samples to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant effect or difference, serving as the starting point for statistical testing.