Which of the Following Assumptions of the Health Belief Model

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following assumptions of the health belief model (HBM) is problematic?

• A) People have both free will and access to health resources.
• B) People listen to the advice given by health care professionals.
• C) People are influenced by health messages given over media channels.
• D) People make what they perceive as rational decisions in a given situation.

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Definitions:

Profits

Profits represent the financial gain obtained when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the operation.

Nonparticipating

A term used to describe policies or investments that do not share in the profits or surplus of a company, such as nonparticipating life insurance policies that do not pay dividends.

Non-cumulative

Refers to types of shares or dividends that do not accumulate or carry over unpaid dividends into future periods.

Non-cumulative

Describes preferred stocks where dividends not declared in a given period do not accumulate and are not required to be paid in the future.