Health and Wellness
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Course Introduction
Health and Wellness is an interdisciplinary course that explores the physical, mental, emotional, and social factors influencing individual and community well-being. Students examine foundational concepts such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, preventive care, and healthy lifestyle choices, while also considering the roles of environment, genetics, and public health policies. Through lectures, discussions, and practical activities, the course empowers students to assess personal health habits, understand determinants of wellness, and develop strategies to enhance quality of life and promote holistic health across diverse populations.
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An Invitation to Health 16th Edition by
Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: Your Invitation to a Healthy Future
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Q1) Having a membership to a health club is an example of which type of influencing factor?
A)predisposing
B)enabling
C)reinforcing
D)behavioral
Answer: B
Q2) What is a key component of the transtheoretical model of change?
A)beliefs
B)reinforcements
C)attitudes
D)self-efficacy
Answer: D
Q3) Research on social norms among college students
A)is only accurate if students identify themselves with an ID
B)indicates that most undergraduates smoke cigarettes
C)should never be used in educational campaigns
D)shows that most students misjudge what their peers are actually doing
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) Which of the following translates into a capacity to sense, understand, and tap into the highest parts of ourselves, others, and the world around us?
A)emotional intelligence
B)spiritual intelligence
C)intelligence quotient
D)emotional quotient
Answer: B
Q2) What happens during REM sleep?
A)The large muscles of the arms and legs are paralyzed.
B)Blood flow through the brain slows down.
C)The eyes are not responsive to light.
D)Delta sleep occurs.
Answer: A
Q3) Compliments, kudos, and encouragement most illustrate ____.
A)self-actualization
B)self-esteem
C)positive affirmations
D)emotional agility
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) The ____________________ is the central part of the cell that is contained in the cell body of a neuron.
Answer: nucleus
Q2) How many American adults suffer from generalized anxiety disorder?
A)5 million
B)10 million
C)15 million
D)20 million
Answer: B
Q3) Neuropsychiatry is the scientific field that studies the brain and the ____. A)body
B)mind
C)spirit
D)psyche
Answer: B
Q4) Contrary to popular belief, ____________________ does not protect women from depression.
Answer: pregnancy
Q5) The strongest predictor of ___________________ in teens is cigarette smoking. Answer: depression
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) Surviving and thriving in the face of serious trauma or adversity is known as ____________________.
Q2) Cristof just heard on the TV that a major winter storm is moving in and is likely to cause serious disruptions and substantial danger.Cristof's pulse and blood pressure have increased and he is feeling stress.What phase of stress is he most likely experiencing?
A)adaptive
B)alarm
C)resistance
D)exhaustion
Q3) What proportion of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans develop post-traumatic stress disorder?
A)less than one-tenth
B)one-quarter to one-third
C)one-third to one-half
D)one-half to two-thirds
Q4) Describe the relationship between stress, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Q5) Under immediate stress, the adrenal glands produce ____________________.
Q6) Terrorism is considered to be a(n) ____________________ stressor.
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Chapter 5: Social Health
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Q1) Cecil has no hesitation in expressing his feelings online and often visits rant sites to vent his anger.What does research show about "virtual venting"?
A)Virtual venters may initially feel more relaxed, but they are more likely to express their anger in maladaptive ways.
B)Virtual venters actually experience less anger than those who do not vent online.
C)Virtual venters may initially result in higher levels of anger, but they usually cool off.
D)Virtual venting is helpful and has no real downside.
Q2) How much you reveal about yourself to others is known as ____________________.
Q3) On average, we spend _____ of our social time with the _____ people who are most important to us.
A)40%; three
B)50%; three
C)60%; two
D)70%; two
Q4) Compare Sternberg's six types of love and demonstrate how varying combinations within a relationship can affect the satisfaction level of partners.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) Water makes up what percentage of the body?
A)30%
B)40%
C)50%
D)60%
Q2) The basic fuel that our bodies need is found in sugars known as ____.
A)lactose
B)fructose
C)glucose
D)sucrose
Q3) Improper home canning is the most common cause of ____.
A)botulism
B)Listeria
C)trichinosis
D)E.coli infection
Q4) Nutrients needed in large amounts for the human body are known as ____________________.
Q5) The most abundant mineral in the body, which helps to build strong bones, is
Q6) The link between fiber and ____________________ cancer is complex.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) People with a BMI over 35 are ____ times more likely to develop diabetes.
A)10
B)15
C)20
D)25
Q2) Repeated cycles of rapid weight loss and gain is called ____________________ dieting.
Q3) Type ____________________ diabetes has been linked to obesity.
Q4) Who is most likely to use weight loss supplements?
A)Teenage girls aged 13-17
B)Teenage boys aged 13-17
C)Women aged 18-35
D)Men aged 18-35
Q5) A support group for those who eat compulsively is called:
A)Weight Watchers
B)Overeaters Anonymous
C)Snack Enders
D)Fat Finders
Q6) Describe the symptoms and health risks associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) Low-cost fitness aid
A)type
B)metabolic equivalent of task
C)intensity
D)severe shivering
E)caliper
F)tendinitis
G)resistance tubing
H)osteoporosis
I)power
J)frequency
Q2) Performing a number of repetitions of the same movement is known as a:
A)set
B)lift
C)rep
D)max
Q3) Describe the treatment recommendations for minor exercise injuries.
Q4) A(n)____________________-shaped waist is considered a warning signal.
Q5) The range of motion around specific joints refers to ____________________.
Q6) Gradually increasing physical challenges is known as ____________________.
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Chapter 9: Personal Sexuality
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Q1) Which phrase best describes androgyny?
A)being of independent orientation
B)going through an identity crisis
C)feeling ambiguous about heterosexuality
D)having masculine and feminine traits
Q2) The lining of the uterine wall is known as the:
A)endoplasm
B)endometrium
C)menses
D)chorionic membrane
Q3) ____________________ is a major public health issue for individuals who are transgendered.
Q4) Sexual orientation is believed to arise from a complex ____________________ that includes biological and environmental factors.
Q5) Most people report having sex for the first time between ages
A)13 and 15
B)15 and 17
C)17 and 19
D)19 and 21
Q6) ____________________ refers to a woman experiencing pain during intercourse.
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The abortion rate in the United States has:
A)remained stable over the last 10 years
B)decreased over the last 20 years
C)increased slightly over the last 20 years
D)increased significantly over the last 10 years
Q2) Which of the following is true of outercourse?
A)It includes coitus interruptus.
B)It excludes all genital contact of any kind.
C)It is "stricter" than abstinence.
D)It can result in pregnancy.
Q3) A monophasic birth control pill releases synthetic estrogen and progestin at what levels during a woman's menstrual cycle?
A)at a constant level
B)at various levels of fluctuation
C)enough to create a thick level of mucus to block sperm
D)enough to create irregular periods
Q4) _________________ ________________ abortions are usually performed from 7 to 13 weeks after the last menstrual period.
Q5) Tying off the Fallopian tubes is called ____________________.
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) HSV-2
A)the clap
B)blisters on genital area
C)crabs
D)not an STI
E)used to treat herpes
F)genital warts
G)fever blisters around the mouth
H)chancre
I)HIV test
J)most common bacterial STI
Q2) ____________________ is caused by a mite that burrows under the skin and lays eggs.
Q3) Chlamydia can cause a secondary infection in a man's testicles known as
A)nongonococcal urethritis
B)syphilis
C)HPV
D)epididymitis
Q4) ____________________ HIV testing is available in 39 states.
Q5) Discuss what steps a person should take if they have an STI.
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Chapter 12: Avoiding Addictions
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Q1) Describe the drugs known as opioids.Discuss the risks associated with opioid use.
Q2) The dosage level at which a drug becomes poisonous to the body, causing either temporary or permanent damage, is called its:
A)tolerance level
B)set point
C)potentiating level
D)toxicity
Q3) Which route of administration gets drugs into the bloodstream the fastest?
A)oral dosage
B)intravenous injection
C)intramuscular injection
D)subcutaneous injection
Q4) Karolyn is addicted to alcohol and also has major depression.She would be classified as having a ____ diagnosis.
A)dual
B)opposing
C)dependency
D)pathological
Q5) The drugs that most often provoke allergic responses are
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) Drinking pattern that brings BAC to 0.08 or above
A)proof
B)predrinking
C)fetal alcohol effects
D)BAC
E)DTs
F)binge
G)cirrhosis
H)detoxification
I)diuretic
J)alcoholic hepatitis
Q2) What factor is most influential in how much college students drink?
A)How much they think others around them drink
B)When they are going though a transition
C)Where and who they live with
D)Whether or not they participate in sports
Q3) Because chronic drinking irritates the stomach lining, it may result in ____________________.
Q4) Drinking alcohol to heighten their sense of masculinity or femininity describes ____________________ drinking.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Smokers who suffer heart attacks have what percent chance of recovering?
A)10%
B)25%
C)33%
D)50%
Q2) Over the past decade, use of smokeless tobacco by teenage boys has
A)decreased 30%.
B)decreased 10%
C)increased 10%
D)increased 30%
Q3) Mainstream smoke is smoke that:
A)a nonsmoker inhales while around smokers
B)permeates the air at a consistent level
C)smokers directly inhale
D)is emitted by a burning cigarette in an ashtray
Q4) List the health effects of smoking cigarettes.
Q5) Tobacco smoke contains approximately ____________________ compounds.
Q6) ____________________ is an herb than can be smoked or chewed and directly affects the brain.
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Q7) Smokeless or chewing tobacco is sometimes called ____________________.
Chapter 15: Preventing Major Disease
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Q1) Describe four controllable and four uncontrollable risk factors that affect your cardiometabolic health.
Q2) cardiac muscle layer
A)plaque
B)HDL
C)myocardium
D)embolus
E)LDL
F)metabolic syndrome
G)MI
H)platelet
I)hemorrhage
J)angina pectoris
Q3) A malignant tumor may also be called a(n) ____________________ tumor.
Q4) Atherosclerosis is characterized by fatty deposits referred to as ____________________.
Q5) ____________________ is a fatty substance found in certain foods and also manufactured by the body.
Q6) Testicular cancer occurs most commonly among men ages _________ to
Q7) Identify five symptoms of a heart attack.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) Lyme disease is spread by:
A)raccoons
B)ticks
C)mosquitoes
D)dogs
Q2) The tiniest and toughest pathogens are:
A)bacteria
B)helminthes
C)protozoa
D)viruses
Q3) _____ lack chlorophyll and consist of reproductive spores and threadlike fibers.
A)Bacteria
B)Fungi
C)Helminthes
D)Viruses
Q4) Small parasitic worms that attack specific tissues or organs are known as:
A)viruses
B)fungi
C)protozoa
D)helminthes
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Chapter 17: Traditional and Nontraditional Health Care
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Q1) About ____________________ of the population in the United States has limited ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care.
Q2) Health-care spending in the United States has soared to:
A)$513 billion
B)$926 billion
C)$1.3 trillion
D)$2.6 trillion
Q3) List the normal range for vital signs.
Q4) A(n) ____________________ records the electrical activity of the heart.
Q5) Men:
A)are more likely to experience migraines
B)have a longer life span than women
C)develop heart disease later in life than women
D)are more prone to back aches and insomnia
Q6) What is the term for your rate of breathing?
A)respiration rate
B)oxygen use
C)maximal oxygen uptake
D)respiratory reserve
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) ____________________ involves sending a nude photo or sexually explicit message via cell phone.
Q2) Americans own more than ____of the firearms that are in civilians' hands globally.
A)25%
B)30%
C)40%
D)55%
Q3) date rape drug
A)sadistic rape
B)stranger rape
C)motorcycling
D)GHB
E)road rage
F)power rape
G)repetitive motion injury
H)gang rape
I)stalking
J)acquaintance rape
Q4) Predict four factors that increase the likelihood of having an accident.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) Describe three types of indoor air pollution and discuss the health dangers of these pollutants.
Q2) ringing in the ears
A)precycling
B)ozone
C)hertz
D)decibels
E)global warming
F)PET
G)increased blood pressure
H)tinnitus
I)second hand smoke
J)teratogens
Q3) Describe global warming.List four sources of greenhouse emissions.
Q4) Environmental agents that trigger changes in DNA are called:
A)acute effects
B)mutagens
C)chronic effects
D)changing agents
Q5) Loudness, or the intensity of sound, is measured in ____________________.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) Which statement is true concerning living wills?
A)Living wills are least effective when they focus on goals and priorities.
B)Living wills are not considered legally binding.
C)Living wills provide instructions for the use or nonuse of life-sustaining procedures.
D)Living wills should be kept in a secure place like a safe deposit box.
Q2) "no, not me."
A)dementia
B)anger
C)subdromal hot flash
D)death
E)autoscopy
F)senesce
G)osteoporosis
H)denial
I)intestate
J)autopsy
Q3) ____________________ is the top risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
Q4) Due to advances in emergency medical care, the number of reported ____________________ experiences has grown.
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