HLTH 1100 chapter 1

A healthy person has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
being mentally and emotionally stable
being addicted to drugs and alcohol
Being free of illness
being physically fit

being addicted to drugs and alcohol

Life expectancy in the early 1900’s was largely determined by a person’s
susceptibility to infectious disease
hygiene habits
occupation and location
family history

susceptibility to infectious disease

The contemporary definition of wellness is
living longer than one’s parents
all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being
the absence of ongoing symptoms or chronic disease
the ability to move about freely without pain

all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being

The six dimensions of wellness
interact continuously.
seldom influence one another.
affect health independently of each other.
affect either the mind or the body

interact continuously

Emotional health can best be described as being able to
adapt to various social situations
feel and express emotions appropriately
maintain satisfying relationships
think clearly, without emotional influence

feel and express emotions appropriately

Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is
cancer.
heart disease.
suicide.
accidents.

heart disease

Healthy People 2020 is a plan designed to
improve health-related quality of life and years of life of Americans.
extend health insurance coverage to millions more Americans
increase payments to doctors who serve Medicaid and Medicare patients
update FDA regulations on the manufacture and sale of drugs in the United States

Improve health related quality of life and years of life of Americans

Spiritual health can best be described as
holding to religious beliefs learned in childhood.
have a sense of meaning and purpose in one’s life
not as important as other factors to overall wellness
estabilishing and maintaining fulfilling relationships

Have a sense of meaning and purpose in one’s life

The ability to think clearly, analyze information, and use one’s mental capacity to meet life’s challenges is known as
mental health
intellectual health
social health
physical health

Intellectual health

People with an internal locus of control believe that events turn out as they do based on
environmental factors
fate and luck
their own actions
previous disappointments

Their own actions

Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these have on her dimensions of health?
They only affect her dimensions of health if she has health problems as a result of these.
They affect all her dimensions of health.
They only affect her physical health.
They affect her ability to recover from illnesses

They affect all her dimensions of health

Eve is always upset about something. It seems she is never really happy. Get mental outlook is likely to adversely affect
They affect her ability to recover from illnesses
They affect her health only if she has a family history of health problems related to obesity
They affect all her dimensions of health.
They affect her physical health only

All dimensions of her health

Health promotion
refers to informational campaigns about health.
focuses on curing illness and disease.
involves social justice aimed at health care for all Americans.
includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health

Includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health

The contemporary definition of wellness is
living longer than one’s parents
the ability to move about freely without pain
the absence of ongoing symptoms or chronic disease
all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being

All factors leading to positive health status or overal well-being

All of the following factors pay a role in health disparities except
procrastination.
inadequate health insurance
geographic location
economic status

Procrastination

Young adults (15-24) most likely to die from
heart disease.
cancer.
unintentional accidents.
homicide.

Unintentional accidents

Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is
unintentional accidents.
respiratory disease
Cancer
heart disease.

Heart disease

The science and profession involved in protecting and improving the health of individuals, families, and communities is
Public Health
disease prevention
immunology
health care

Public health

A good example of a healthful enabling factor is
nagging your parents because they smoke.
encouraging your spouse to go to the fitness club with you.
having friends who hate to exercise.
living near a walking path when you want to begin a walking program.

Living near a walking path when you want to begin a walking program

To succesfully change a behavior, a person must recognize that change is a(n)
stressful situation
process that occurs in stages
isolated event
chance to wipe out past mistakes

Process that occurs in stages

Family health background and the behaviors of family members are examples of
predisposing factors.
enabling factors
motivational factors.
reinforcing factors.

Predisposing factors

An adolescent smoker might think lung cancer only happens to old people. This is an example of which factor of the health belief model?
cues to action
demographic variables
perceived seriousness
perceived susceptibility

Perceived susceptibility

Brenda’s ski trip. Add 10 min/day. Using _______ to get in shape.
visualization
shaping
modeling
self-talk

Shaping

When applying the strategy of shaping to behavior change, one should
set very demanding goals for oneself.
use small achievable steps.
expect this strategy to provide immediate success.
only reward oneself when reaching the main goal.

Use small achievable steps

Observing a friend successful attempts to quit smoking in order to help yourself quit smoking is an example of
shaping.
modeling.
conforming.
envy.

Modeling

Gift card to a local bookstore
an activity reinforcer.
a consumable reinforcer.
a possessional reinforcer.
a manipulative reinforcer

Consumable reinforcer

Lower health insurance rates for non-smokers is an example of a _________ type of reinforcer
possessional
activity
social
manipulative

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.
self-threats.
rational emotive therapy.
self-instruction.

Blocking/thought stopping

The absence of disease or illness is the optimal description of health
T or F

False

The development of self esteem is an important part of intellectual health
T or F

False

Spirituality can only be find through organized religion
T or F

False

The surgeon generals warning on cigarettes is an example of health promotion
T or F

True