As their health counselor, your patient informs you that their doctor has ordered a mammogram.  When explaining the difference among the three levels of prevention, primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention, using the mammogram as an example, what level of prevention would you inform your patient that their mammogram is?

In health counseling, there are three distinct categories of behavior (aligned with primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels) that are important for health counselors to understand: health behavior, illness behavior, and sick role behavior.  Match each behavior category to its appropriate example.

Match the processes of licensure, certification, and accreditation with their appropriate examples.

A: Have you seen Clark? I can’t find him anywhere. – B: He was feeling terrible. He _______ (go) home a while ago.

A: Look! Do you see that big bird on top of the tree? – B: What big bird? – A: You can’t see that? You _____ (need) stronger glasses.

Sally gave a speech at her graduation. I think I saw tears in her parents’ eyes. – Oh, that is touching. They ____ (be) very proud of her.

We painted our house. Now it’s white and has beige shutters. It doesn’t look good. We (not, paint) _______ our house in such dull colors.

Ernie is allergic to shellfish. Last night, he ate shellfish, and he broke out with terrible hives. Ernie (not, eat) _______ that shellfish.

And the color (be) _____ yellow.

We did not travel to Africa when we had the opportunity last year. We (go) ______ at that time.