Community Health
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Course Introduction
Community Health is an interdisciplinary course that explores the concepts, principles, and practices involved in promoting and protecting the health of populations at the community level. It examines the social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors influencing health outcomes and addresses the organization of health services and preventive programs. Students will learn about epidemiology, health education, disease prevention, and risk reduction strategies, as well as the roles of community health professionals. The course emphasizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective community-based interventions and fosters skills necessary for advocating for healthy communities.
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An Invitation to Health Building Your Future Brief Edition 8th Edition by Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: Your Invitation to a Healthy Future
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Q1) When a person is now practicing his/her new behavioral change,the person is said to be in the ____ stage.
A)contemplation
B)preparation
C)action
D)maintenance
Answer: C
Q2) The simplest definition of health is:
A)being sound in body,mind,and spirit.
B)having regular medical checkups.
C)the absence of disease or infirmity.
D)a state of complete physical well-being.
Answer: A
Q3) The relationship your world has on well-being defines:
A)air pollution.
B)environmental health.
C)physical health.
D)social health.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) Which condition is characterized by experiencing feelings of great energy and euphoria alternated with feelings of depression and despair?
A)major depression
B)panic attacks
C)bipolar disorder
D)acrophobia
Answer: C
Q2) A treatment designed to produce a response by psychological rather than physical means,such as suggestion,persuasion,and reassurance,is called ___________.
Answer: psychotherapy
Q3) An effective way to manage a bad mood you are experiencing is to:
A)blame others for your bad mood.
B)change what caused the bad mood.
C)use alcohol or drugs to numb the feeling and make it go away.
D)distract yourself by keeping busy.
Answer: B
Q4) The word forgive comes from the Greek word for __________ _____.
Answer: letting go
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Chapter 3: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) __________ is a state of physical,emotional,and mental exhaustion resulting from constant or repeated emotional pressure.
Answer: Burnout
Q2) These psychological devices are mental processes that help us cope with personal problems,but are not usually the best answer for stress.They include denial,displacement,projection,rationalization,reaction formation,and repression.These are known as _______________ _______________.
Answer: defense mechanisms
Q3) Each of the following situations might cause a posttraumatic stress disorder EXCEPT:
A)having a bomb explode in your school.
B)witnessing a murder.
C)losing everything to a hurricane.
D)losing a family member after an extended illness.
Answer: D
Q4) A way to work through stress by writing your feelings into words that only you will read is called ____________________.
Answer: journaling
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Chapter 4: Your Social Health
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Q1) severe form of social anxiety
A)friendship
B)social phobia
C)body language
D)codependency
E)romantic love
F)cohabitation
G)toxic
H)hooking up
I)listening
J)intimacy
Q2) All of the following are suggestions to save a strained marriage EXCEPT:
A)Focus on the marriage as a contract,not as a friendship.
B)Remember what you loved about your partner in the first place.
C)Forgive and respect each other.
D)Compliment what your partner does right.
Q3) To develop intimacy,couples need to invest ____________________ and ____________________ in their relationship.
Q4) __________ is an active process of trying to understand the other person's feelings and motivation.
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Chapter 5: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) helps maintain proper fluid balance
A)complex carbohydrates
B)fat-soluble
C)9
D)antioxidants
E)4
F)water-soluble
G)basal metabolic rate
H)sodium
I)saturated
J)amino acids
Q2) Each gram of carbohydrate supplies how many calories?
A)2
B)4
C)7
D)9
Q3) _______________ helps slow the emptying of the stomach,create a feeling of fullness,prevent the absorption of cholesterol,and prevent constipation.
Q4) ____________________ fats such as butter are usually solid at room temperature.
Q5) ____________________ sugars are those found in candy and sodas.
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Chapter 6: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Bizarre,often dangerous patterns of food consumption are known as __________
Q2) Unplanned activities,such as fidgeting or pacing,can enhance some weight reduction through a process called:
A)yo-yo syndrome.
B)nonexercise activity thermogenesis.
C)bariatric procedure.
D)weight cycling effect.
Q3) bizarre,dangerous patterns of food consumption
A)hunger
B)eating disorders
C)basal metabolic rate (BMR)
D)overweight
E)anorexia
F)satiety
G)binge eating
H)severe obesity
I)body mass index (BMI)
J)appetite
Q4) The physiological drive to consume food is called ____________.
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Chapter 7: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) Which of the following type of exercises involves movement but with muscle tension remaining the same?
A)isokinetic
B)isotonic
C)isopropyl
D)isometric
Q2) Which of the statements regarding flexibility and stretching is NOT true?
A)Strong,flexible muscles resist stress better than weak inflexible ones.
B)Flexibility exercises are great stress-busters that reduce mental strain and blood pressure.
C)Stretching helps relieve muscle strain.
D)Stretching before a running race will decrease injuries.
Q3) __________ is a workout for the entire body utilizing special stationary bicycles.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT true of those who participate regularly in yoga?
A)They have stronger,denser bones.
B)They have reduced pain.
C)They have acute levels of stress hormones.
D)They have enhanced circulation.
Q5) Describe the benefits of exercise on the human body.
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Chapter 8: Sexual Health
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Q1) The pouch of skin that contains the testes is the:
A)corpora cavernosa.
B)epididymis.
C)scrotum.
D)vas deferens.
Q2) In men,the urethra is:
A)the canal through which urine and seminal fluid leaves the body.
B)the canal connecting the seminal vesicles and the vas deferens.
C)a gland that is also called the bulbourethral gland.
D)tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.
Q3) Inflammation of the internal female genital tract,characterized by abdominal pain,fever,and tenderness of the cervix is:
A)syphilis.
B)chlamydia
C)gonorrhea.
D)pelvic inflammatory disease.
Q4) The sexually transmitted infection that causes blisters on the skin or mucus membranes and leads to genital herpes is the __________ __________ virus.
Q5) In men,the ____________________ is the channel for both seminal fluid and urine.
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Chapter 9: Contraception and Reproduction
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Q1) From 33 to 50 percent of spontaneous miscarriages are believed to have been caused by:
A)excessive alcohol and drugs.
B)heavy lifting.
C)major genetic disorders.
D)autoimmune factors.
Q2) developing human from the ninth week until birth
A)embryo
B)labor
C)contraception
D)coitus interruptus
E)tubal ligation
F)infertility
G)miscarriage
H)Ortho Evra Patch
I)barrier
J)fetus
Q3) The number of pregnancies that occur per year for every 100 women using that particular form of birth control is the __________ __________.
Q4) When a sperm fuses with an ovum,it is called ____________________.
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Chapter 10: Major Diseases
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Q1) Describe cancer and the four major categories of cancer.
Q2) An inflammation and/or infection of the liver caused by a virus is probably: A)meningitis.
B)mononucleosis
C)hepatitis
D)chronic-fatigue syndrome.
Q3) most common cancer which affects the epithelium
A)tuberculosis
B)carcinoma
C)high blood pressure
D)leukemia
E)allergy
F)stroke
G)heart attack
H)High Density Lipoprotein
I)cervical cancer
J)hepatitis
Q4) State in your own words what the four major vectors are.Give examples of diseases that may be spread through each vector.
Q5) A _________ is a parasitic roundworm or flatworm.
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Chapter 11: Addictions
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Q1) Discuss the difference between drug misuse and drug abuse.Describe the different routes of how drugs can be administered into the body.
Q2) ____________________ is the development of symptoms that causes significant psychological and physical distress when drug use stops.
Q3) _______________ is a behavioral pattern characterized by a compulsion,loss of control,and continued repetition of a behavior or activity in spite of adverse consequences.
Q4) All of the following statements regarding marijuana are true EXCEPT:
A)There is no association between frequent marijuana use and increased anxiety or depression.
B)Long term marijuana use may include significant brain injury.
C)Teens who use marijuana are more likely to develop mental health problems.
D)The strength of marijuana today is greater than that used in the 1970's.
Q5) All of the following are symptoms of methamphetamine intoxication EXCEPT:
A)extreme loss of appetite and weight.
B)insomnia and irritability.
C)engaging in more risky sexual activity.
D)lowered body temperatures including hypothermia.
Q6) The major psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is ____________________.
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Chapter 12: Alcohol and Tobacco
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Q1) Which of the statements regarding sidestream smoke is NOT true?
A)Sidestream smoke is produced as a cigarette burns.
B)Sidestream smoke contains more tar and nicotine than mainstream smoke.
C)Sidestream smoke does not affect the person smoking the cigarette.
D)Sidestream smoke contributes to environmental tobacco smoke.
Q2) Describe four forms of tobacco other than traditional cigarettes.Discuss how each one affects the body.
Q3) The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages is:
A)ethyl alcohol.
B)wood alcohol.
C)methyl alcohol.
D)barley alcohol.
Q4) Which statement concerning the effects of smoking is NOT true?
A)Smokers tend to miss about one-third more work time than nonsmokers because of respiratory illness.
B)Cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood of panic attacks,anxiety,and social phobias.
C)Men who smoke ten or more cigarettes a day may experience erectile dysfunction.
D)Cigarette smoking has shown to decrease the development of gum disease.
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Chapter 13: Consumer Health
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Q1) The alternative treatment method based on the theory that human diseases are caused by subluxations is known as:
A)chiropractic medicine.
B)quackery.
C)acupuncture.
D)Ayurveda.
Q2) When giving information for a medical history,include all but which of the following?
A)Report all major diseases and surgeries.
B)Report which medications,supplements,and herbs you are currently taking.
C)Do not report on topics you consider private like previous sexually transmitted infections.
D)Report all recreational drug use.
Q3) ______________ is the sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth.
Q4) A ___________ ____________ includes health-related information collected during the interview of a client by a health-care professional.
Q5) List and explain five things a consumer can do to avoid mistakes in taking prescription medication.
Q6) ____________________ medicine takes into account body,mind,emotions,and spirit.
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Chapter 14: Protecting Yourself and Your Environment
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Q1) Willful,repeated,and malicious following,harassing,or threatening of another person is
Q2) Environmental agents that trigger changes in DNA are called:
A)acute effects.
B)mutagens.
C)chronic effects.
D)changing agents.
Q3) mutagens that cause birth defects
A)precycling
B)endocrine disruptors
C)pollution
D)coercion
E)stalking
F)sexting
G)mutagen
H)rape
I)mold
J)teratogens
Q4) Any change in the air,water,or soil that could reduce its ability to support life is a form of _________.
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Chapter 15: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) What is the stage of Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Adjustment where an individual haggles with God to try and reverse or postpone death?
A)anger
B)depression
C)bargaining
D)denial
Q2) cessation of menstruation for 12 months
A)dementia
B)anger
C)DNR Order
D)death
E)perimenopause
F)living will
G)osteoporosis
H)denial
I)menopause
J)health-care proxy
Q3) ___________ is a condition where losses in bone density become so severe that a bone will break with even a slight trauma or injury.
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