Evidence-Based Interventions Can Be Implemented to Address Modifiable Upstream Factors

question 52

Multiple Choice

Evidence-based interventions can be implemented to address modifiable upstream factors surrounding the individual. Which modifiable upstream factor is likely to have the greatest positive impact on social discrepancies?

• A) Employment and training
• B) Housing regulations
• C) Availability of health care
• D) Easier access to commodities

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Definitions:

Thalamus

An area near the center of the brain involved in the relay of sensory information to the cortex and in the functions of sleep and attention.

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involved with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Memory Processes

The mental functions involved in acquiring, storing, and retrieving information.

Encoded

The conversion of information into a specific format for efficient processing, storage, or transmission.