Health and Wellness Final Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles of health and wellness, emphasizing the physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions that contribute to overall well-being. Students will examine concepts such as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle choices. Through interactive discussions and practical activities, the course aims to empower students with the knowledge and skills needed to maintain personal health, make informed decisions, and promote wellness in their communities.
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Choosing Health 3rd Edition by April Lynch
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Chapter 1: Health in the 21st Century
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Q1) Proven strategies for successful behavior change include
A) learning behaviors by watching others fail repeated.
B) only considering making significant changes.
C) setting small, attainable goals.
D) stating change in the negative voice.
Answer: C
Q2) "Globesity" refers to
A) increased global rates of HIV.
B) increased global rates of infectious diseases.
C) nutritional diseases around the world.
D) increased global rates of obesity.
Answer: D
Q3) Social networks can provide an opportunity for health advocacy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Since Maria is fearful of heart disease, she is more likely to start exercising.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Psychological Health
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Q1) Women are more likely to attempt and die from committing suicide than men.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is the most effective way to deal with feelings of anger?
A) Express feelings of anger in a way that releases emotions without damaging relationships.
B) Hold the feelings inside.
C) Express anger impulsively and aggressively.
D) Refrain from expressing negative emotions.
Answer: A
Q3) Panic disorder can lead to agoraphobia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Antidepressants often cause a change in the level of serotonin, a type of neurotransmitter.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Stress Management
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Q1) You can try to reduce and better manage the stressors in your life by
A) lessening the amount of time you spend sleeping at night.
B) giving yourself opportunities to create new challenges.
C) thinking about your stressors throughout the day.
D) making healthy changes to your daily routine.
Answer: D
Q2) Listening to soft music can help in activating your body's relaxation response, slowing your breathing and metabolism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Acute stress increases your risk of chronic diseases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A stressor is a condition or event that causes stress.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Sleep, Your Body, and Your Mind
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Q1) In efforts to lower sleep deprivation among college students, some campuses are beginning to
A) enforce attendance in early morning classes.
B) reducing course loads and numbers of exams.
C) keeping coffee shops and study facilities open at all hours of the day.
D) instituting noise ordinances in dorms.
Q2) If you've gone to bed but cannot fall asleep in ________, get up and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again and can head back to bed.
A) an hour
B) twenty minutes
C) two hours
D) ninety minutes
Q3) What are circadian rhythms and why are they important for healthy brain activity?
Q4) The actual task of falling asleep is called sleep
A) hygiene.
B) initiation.
C) maintenance.
D) profile.
Q5) What is the role of the brain area called the pons during sleep?
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following are equivalent to a one ounce serving of a grains?
A) One cup of oatmeal
B) One half cup of brown rice
C) One hamburger bun
D) One cup of brown rice
Q2) Which of the following has the most calories per gram?
A) Carbohydrates
B) Protein
C) Minerals
D) Alcohol
Q3) Sun exposure is necessary for the body to produce vitamin D.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Leah is pregnant. What actions can she take to reduce her risk of foodborne illness?
A) Maintain a single cooking surface for preparing all meals.
B) Cook meats to 120 degrees (or "rare").
C) Eat only organic fruits and vegetables.
D) Avoid raw milk and seafood.
Q5) What are some health benefits of a vegan diet?
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Chapter 6: Physical Activity for Fitness and Health
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Q1) Karen has been working out in the heat and is beginning to feel fatigued and nauseated. It is likely that Karen is developing A) hypothermia.
B) heat exhaustion.
C) heatstroke.
D) muscle cramps.
Q2) What can you do to help you increase your activity levels and meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans?
Q3) Based on Sean's Student Story, which is about cardiorespiratory fitness, he is having trouble when he runs because he has
A) had a previous injury that makes difficult to run.
B) not adequately trained his cardiorespiratory system.
C) not been physically active for the past several years.
D) not done enough repetitions when lifting weights.
Q4) According to Molly's Student Story in your text, her goal is to A) be more efficient at work. B) be less stressed.
C) safely reach her target heart rate. D) compete against her friends.
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Chapter 7: Body Image, Body Weight
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Q1) Discuss four environmental (social or behavioral) factors that may contribute to obesity.
Q2) The average American today eats about 570 more calories per day than in 1977.
A)True B)False
Q3) The physiological sensation caused by a lack of food is called A) satiety.
B) appetite.
C) hunger.
D) volumetrics.
Q4) Doctors will only recommend surgical weight-loss procedures for people who meet which of the following criteria?
A) Have a BMI of 30 or more
B) Have a BMI of 25
C) Have osteoarthritis in the hips
D) Recently gained weight and wish to lose it quickly
Q5) A health risk associated with being underweight is gallbladder disease. A)True B)False
Q6) Explain the differences between disordered eating and eating disorders.
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Chapter 8: Addictions and Drug Use
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Q1) How does methamphetamine differ from amphetamines?
A) It is more potent.
B) It is less potent.
C) It has fewer side effects.
D) It is more commonly prescribed by doctors.
Q2) Injection is a common method of administering heroin.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following are forms of behavioral addictions<U> except</U>
A) compulsive spending.
B) caffeine overuse.
C) compulsive gambling.
D) hypersexual disorder.
Q4) Narcotics Anonymous is an example of a 12-step program.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Review community and campus based programs for students struggling with a substance abuse disorder.
Q6) What are some of the potential health risks associated with methamphetamine use?
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Q7) What are some of the health concerns surrounding long-term marijuana use?
Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco Use and Abuse
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Q1) For some, abstinence is ultimately the only way to keep alcohol from disrupting their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Blake finds that he becomes intoxicated quicker when he drinks rum and cola than when he drinks rum and pineapple juice. This is because the carbon dioxide in the cola increases the rate of absorption.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain how alcohol is absorbed and metabolized in the body.
Q4) Students whose parents allowed them to drink in high school have no desire to drink by the time they enter college.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One of the key contributing factors to a hangover is the amount of congeners (byproducts of fermentation) the drink has.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Compare and contrast treatment options for alcoholism.
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Chapter 10: Social Relationships and Communication
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Q1) Children from single-parent households are less likely to have a child outside of marriage themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The cognitive component of Sternberg's triangular theory of love is
A) fatuous love.
B) intimacy.
C) companionship.
D) commitment.
Q3) When relationships end, all of the following are recommended <U>except</U>
A) keep busy.
B) talk about it.
C) focus on what you did wrong.
D) let your emotions out and allow yourself to cry.
Q4) Friendships can be more fulfilling and longer lasting than many romantic relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When a relationship ends, what are five ways to facilitate the recovery process?
Q6) Discuss the benefits of a healthy marriage.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality, Contraception, and Reproductive
Choices
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Q1) The embryo is most susceptible to damage from substances the mother ingests during the first trimester.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Oral sex is a safe alternative to intercourse because pregnancy and STIs are not concerns associated with this practice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The purpose of the ________ is to secrete seminal fluid into the ejaculatory duct.
A) fallopian tubes
B) urethra
C) seminal vesicles
D) epididymis
Q4) Fertility awareness methods involve the tracking of
A) a woman's menstrual cycle.
B) the consistency of cervical mucus.
C) a woman's body temperature.
D) All the answers are correct.
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Q5) List five changes that occur in a pregnant woman's body.
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Chapter 12: Preventing Infectious Diseases and Sexually
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Q1) All of the following may raise a woman's risk of contracting PID <U>except</U>
A) having a pelvic exam.
B) douching.
C) having an IUD inserted.
D) having multiple sex partners.
Q2) Colds can't be treated with antibiotics because A) it is not known what causes colds.
B) antibiotics don't kill viruses.
C) the bacteria that cause colds are resistant to antibiotics.
D) antibiotics only work before symptoms appear.
Q3) Discuss four important questions to ask someone prior to having sex.
Q4) The only way to avoid getting West Nile Virus is to avoid A) unwashed vegetables.
B) undercooked meat.
C) mosquito bites.
D) unprotected sex.
Q5) With specific prevention interventions, the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV can be reduced to less than 5%.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer
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Q1) All of the following statements regarding pancreatic cancer are true <U>except</U>
A) signs rarely appear until the cancer is advanced.
B) being a diabetic increases a person's risk.
C) survival rates are low.
D) standard screening guidelines call for yearly checkups.
Q2) Hardened and ruptured artery plaque may result in
A) plaque breaking off and moving through the bloodstream.
B) a clot in the artery that can cause a sudden heart attack or stroke.
C) blood flow being shunted to nearby arteries.
D) lower blood oxygen saturation.
Q3) Which of the following is the deadliest form of skin cancer?
A) Malignant melanoma
B) Basal cell carcinoma
C) Myeloma
D) Lymphoma
Q4) The aorta pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is a carcinogen? Give 2 examples.
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Chapter 14: Consumer Health
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Q1) COBRA is a program designed to
A) insure young adults aged 18-21.
B) supplement primary insurance.
C) insure adults receiving federal assistance.
D) extend benefits after a policy terminates.
Q2) Recall Holly's story. Why didn't she see a doctor for her abdominal pain?
A) Because she only believes in homeopathic treatments.
B) Because her insurance only covered preventative care.
C) Because she was unable to get an appointment.
D) Because she had no insurance to pay for medical services.
Q3) What distinguishes conventional medicine from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?
Q4) A health care professional who specializes in eye and vision care is called a(n)
A) optometrist.
B) podiatrist.
C) physician assistant.
D) nurse practitioner.
Q5) Personalized medicine will be based on an individual's DNA.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
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Q1) Justine and her friends are going out for the evening. What precautions should they take to avoid accidentally consuming a date rape drug?
Q2) Teens moving away from home and going to college for the first time may be more vulnerable to intimate partner violence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When at a party, which of the following is recommended to avoid as someone may have slipped a drug into?
A) Don't drink an unattended drink.
B) Don't drink from a punch bowl.
C) Don't consume a drink someone offers you.
D) All of these are recommended to avoid drinking a contaminated drink.
Q4) Jill was assaulted while walking back to her dormitory. Which of the following is not recommended?
A) Call the police and report the crime.
B) Take a hot shower to calm down.
C) Go to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
D) Call a counselor.
Q5) Name 4 factors that constitute aggressive driving.
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Chapter 16: Your Environment, Your Health
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Q1) Ozone depletion is irreversible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Approximately what percentage of personal trash is recycled in the US?
A) 40%
B) One-half
C) One-third
D) Two-thirds
Q3) Making sure your bathroom is cleaned often and has good air circulation is recommended to help prevent exposure to
A) mold.
B) volatile organic compounds.
C) formaldehyde.
D) asbestos.
Q4) In the early 1900s public health focused on A) increasing green spaces.
B) combating infectious diseases.
C) combating climate change.
D) decreasing the use of pesticides.
Q5) How does radon enter homes? What are the hazards?
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Chapter 17: Aging Well
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Q1) Physical activity can slow many of the effects of aging.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following are characteristics of Alzheimer's disease <U>except</U>
A) it's not life threatening.
B) it steals memory and concentration.
C) it affects mood and personality.
D) it can leave a person depressed and subject to delusions.
Q3) Older adults living in the Blue Zone shared all the following characteristics <U>except</U>
A) they consumed 1-2 glasses of wine daily.
B) they included 1-2 servings of meat with every meal.
C) they belong to a spiritual community.
D) they maintained social and familial ties.
Q4) A substantial number of older adults remain sexually active.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The traditional notion of retirement as a time of leisure has not changed.
A)True
B)False
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