A healthy person has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT |
being addicted to drugs and alcohol |
Life expectancy in the early 1900s was largely determined by a person’s |
susceptibility to infectious disease |
Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these have on her dimensions of health? |
They affect all her dimensions of health |
Eve is always upset about something. It seems she is never really happy. Her mental outlook is likely to adversely affect |
They affect all her dimensions of health |
Emotional health can best be described as |
feel and express emotions appropriately |
Spiritual health could best be described as |
having a sense of meaning and purpose in one’s life |
Healthy People 2020 is a plan designed to |
improve health-related quality of life and years of life of Americans. |
Health promotion |
includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health |
The contemporary definition of wellness is |
all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being |
All of the following factors play a role in health disparities EXCEPT: |
procrastination |
Young adults (15-24) are most likely to die from |
unintentional accidents. |
The six dimensions of wellness |
interact continuously. |
Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is |
heart disease |
The science and profession involved in protecting and improving the health of individuals, families, and communities is |
public health |
A good example of an enabling factor is |
living near a walking path when you want to begin a walking program. |
To successfully change a behavior, a person must recognize that change is a(n) |
process that occurs in stages |
Family health back ground and the behaviors of family members are examples of |
predisposing factors |
An adolescent smoker might think lung cancer only happened to old people. This is an example of which factor of the Health Belief Model? |
perceived susceptibility |
The ability to think clearly, analyze information, and use one’s mental capacity to meet life’s challenges is know as |
intellectual health. |
Brenda is going on a ski trip over Spring Break. She has 12 weeks to get in shape, as she envisions herself looking like a ski bunny model on the slopes. Brenda got an elliptical trainer and started exercising on it for ten minutes each day. Every week she will add ten minutes to her daily routine until she can exercise for one hour non-stop. If that is too rigorous, she will only add five minutes each week. Brenda is using ________ to get in shape for a wonderful Spring Break. |
shaping |
When applying the strategy of shaping to behavior change, one should |
use small achievable steps. |
Observing a friend’s successful attempts to quit smoking in order to help yourself quit smoking is an example of |
modeling |
Mrs. J. is trying to get her third grade students to remember to get their homework signed by a parent every night. Students who remember every day for a month receive a gift card from a local bookstore. This is an example of |
a possessional reinforcer. |
Lower health insurance rates for non-smokers is an example of a/an ________ type of reinforcer. |
manipulative |
Not allowing yourself to think about getting stage fright and only focusing on the words when preparing to do a speech would be an example of |
blocking/thought stopping. |
People with an internal locus of control believe that events turn out as they do based on |
their own actions |
The absence of disease or illness is the optimal description of health |
false |
The development of self- esteem is an important part of intellectual health. |
False |
Spirituality can only be found through organized religion. |
False |
The Surgeon General’s warning on cigarettes is an example of health promotion. |
True |
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