Health and Wellness Study Guide Questions
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Health and Wellness is a comprehensive course that explores the multifaceted components of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. The curriculum covers topics such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, disease prevention, mental health, and lifestyle choices that influence personal and community wellness. Students will examine scientific principles behind healthy living, evaluate health-related behaviors, and develop practical strategies to improve overall health. The course encourages self-assessment and goal-setting, empowering students to make informed decisions that foster long-term wellness in a changing society.
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Fit and Well Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness 11th Edition by Thomas Fahey
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management
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Q1) Identify and describe the two broad national goals of Healthy People 2010.Give at least two examples of specific objectives.
Answer: The two broad national goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase the quality and years of healthy life and to eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.
One specific objective under the goal of increasing the quality and years of healthy life is to reduce the proportion of adults who are obese. This objective aims to improve overall health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with obesity.
Another specific objective under the goal of eliminating health disparities is to increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening. This objective aims to address disparities in access to preventive healthcare services and reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer among underserved populations.
Q2) What is the leading cause of preventable death? What does the term "preventable death" mean?
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 2: Principles of Physical Fitness
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Q1) What is the definition of muscular strength?
A) the ability to sustain a given level of muscular tension over time
B) the ability to move the joints through a full range of motion
C) the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort
D) the amount of force a muscle can produce repeatedly over 60 seconds
Answer: C
Q2) Which phrase describes flexibility best?
A) the ability to move without pain during exercise
B) the ability to move the joints through their full range of motion
C) sustained motion without resistance
D) the ability to move rapidly during exercise
Answer: B
Q3) The body adapting to a gradual increase in the amount of exercise is the definition of which stage of exercising?
A) progressive overload
B) specificity of exercise
C) the principle of reversibility
D) the principle of assessment
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Cardiorespiratory Endurance
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Q1) Which is the largest artery in the body?
A) carotid
B) atria
C) aorta
D) coronary
Answer: C
Q2) Exercise can help prevent cell damage caused by free radicals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The best treatment for a blister is to pop it,remove the skin covering the blister,and cover it with a bandage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Blood flow to the skin decreases during exercise.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Muscular Strength and Endurance
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Q1) At what age do people typically begin to lose muscle mass?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
Q2) What is the best classification of an exercise that includes muscular force exerted as a muscle shortens?
A) eccentric
B) isometric
C) concentric
D) isotonic
Q3) What is the MINIMUM number of training days per week for gaining strength?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
Q4) Training with free weights is a form of variable resistance exercise.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Flexibility and Low-Back Health
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Q1) According to The American College of Sports Medicine,how many days a week should one perform stretching exercises?
A) 2 or 3
B) 3 or 4
C) 4 or 5
D) 5 or 6
Q2) Most cases of acute back pain last longer than a month.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the focus of dynamic stretching?
A) maximally relaxing the muscle spindles
B) functionally based movements
C) PNF movements
D) proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
Q4) The most common site of back pain is the cervical region.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and explain at least four strategies for preventing low-back pain.Then briefly describe the recommended strategies for managing acute and chronic low-back pain.
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Chapter 6: Body Composition
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Q1) For which group of people does metabolic syndrome increase the risk of heart disease?
A) men and women
B) men but not women
C) women but not men
D) children only
Q2) Why do women have a higher proportion of essential fat than men?
A) Women have essential fat deposited in the breasts, uterus, and other sex specific sites.
B) Women have lower metabolic rates.
C) Women have less muscle tissue.
D) Women tend to expend less energy in physical activity.
Q3) Fifty percent of Americans are obese.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Muscle mass has a higher density than fat mass.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the steps an individual should take if he or she is significantly overweight and/or has known risk factors for disease.
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Chapter 7: Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program
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Q1) Exercise in the supine position is safe for pregnant women after the first trimester.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Increasing VO2max by 10% is an example of a general fitness goal.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Frequency for strength training should be 5 to 6 days a week.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which activities develop cardiorespiratory endurance?
A) activities that move the body against resistance
B) activities that involve continuous rhythmic movements of large-muscle groups
C) activities that involve continuous rhythmic movements of small-muscle groups
D) activities that stretch the major muscle groups
Q5) Outline the steps presented in the text for developing a personal fitness plan.
Q6) Non-weight bearing exercises such as swimming are safe for pregnant women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Nutrition
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Q1) Define and describe the differences among saturated,monounsaturated,polyunsaturated,and trans fats.
Q2) What daily limit of added sugars does the USDA recommend for someone consuming a 2000-calorie diet?
A) 16 grams
B) 32 grams
C) 48 grams
D) 64 grams
Q3) Which is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids?
A) chicken
B) pork
C) spinach
D) salmon
Q4) How many calories of energy per gram do fats supply?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 7
D) 9
Q5) Put together a sample day's diet that meets the recommendations in MyPylate.
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Chapter 9: Weight Management
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Q1) Define body image,and list two factors that can contribute to a negative body image among women and men.In addition,list five strategies for avoiding problems with body image.
Q2) Which is the largest component of metabolism?
A) physical activity
B) food digestion
C) resting metabolism
D) weight cycling
Q3) Describe at least five components of a healthy lifestyle for weight management.You can include factors relating to diet and eating habits,activity habits,emotions,patterns of thinking,and coping strategies.
Q4) Which of the following criteria is the best indication of a truly helpful diet book?
A) advocacy of special diets
B) advocacy of a balanced approach to diet plus exercise
C) claims that the book is based on scientific breakthroughs
D) recommendations to combine foods in special ways
Q5) Ninety-five percent of people affected by anorexia nervosa are women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Stress
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Q1) Behavioral responses to stress are controlled by the somatic nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the stages of the general adaptation syndrome; use an example of a specific stressor to describe what occurs during each stage.
Q3) The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)theorizes that stress
A) is always unpleasant.
B) can be either eustress or distress.
C) follows a very unpredictable pattern.
D) is unrelated to disease.
Q4) Which event occurs during the relaxation response?
A) increased heart rate
B) decreased blood flow to the brain
C) increased blood flow to the muscles
D) decreased breathing
Q5) List at least six strategies for improving time-management skills.
Q6) Stress triggered by pleasant stressors is called distress.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Define depression.List at least five symptoms of depression.
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Chapter 11: Cardiovascular Health
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Q1) A blood pressure of 120/80 is classified as healthy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Effective ways to handle stress and anger do NOT include
A) developing a plan to manage the key stressors in your life.
B) handling your anger by holding it in.
C) committing to meditating daily.
D) shoring up your social support network.
Q3) Which risk factor signals a potential for CVD?
A) high HDL
B) inflamed ankles
C) insulin resistance
D) low triglycerides
Q4) Which is a treatment for heart disease?
A) angina pectoris
B) balloon angioplasty
C) electrocardiogram
D) angiogram
Q5) List the six primary controllable risk factors for CVD.For each,list one lifestyle strategy for reducing the associated risk.
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Chapter 12: Cancer
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Q1) What controls the production of a protein?
A) genes
B) chromosomes
C) oncogenes
D) mutations
Q2) The Pap test is used to help detect which type of cancer?
A) cervical
B) ovarian
C) breast
D) endometrial
Q3) Which is the most common type of cancer in women?
A) lung
B) breast
C) colorectal
D) skin
Q4) Benign tumors are capable of invading surrounding structures and spreading to distant sites.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe three treatments for cancer.
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Chapter 13: Substance Use and Abuse
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Q1) Which type is cancer is related to alcohol?
A) prostate cancer
B) brain cancer
C) skin cancer
D) oral cancer
Q2) Cirrhosis involves the destruction of digestive enzymes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Childhood learning disorders are linked to maternal smoking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Risks for addiction depend on a combination of factors including
A) personality and lifestyle.
B) personality, lifestyle, and heredity.
C) personality, lifestyle, heredity, and the nature of the substance or behavior in question.
D) personality, lifestyle, heredity, the social and physical environment, and the nature of the substance or behavior in question.
Q5) Describe at least five negative health consequences of smoking.
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Chapter 14: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Q1) Where can the HIV survive?
A) on bed linens
B) in blood
C) on toilet seats
D) on eating utensils
Q2) What is epididymitis?
A) inflammation of the liver
B) increased bile pigment levels in the blood
C) inflammation of the sperm-carrying ducts
D) central nervous system damage
Q3) How can antiviral drugs reduce the effects of HIV?
A) by blocking HIV replication
B) by destroying HIV
C) by neutralizing effects of HIV
D) by decreasing CD4 T-cell counts
Q4) What directly or indirectly causes about 8% of all new U.S.cases of HIV?
A) sharing of drug injection equipment contaminated with HIV
B) the blood supply in licensed blood banks
C) the blood supply in licensed plasma centers
D) perinatal transmission
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Chapter 15: Environmental Health
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Q1) What is primarily destroying the ozone layer of the atmosphere?
A) chlorofluorocarbons
B) fossil fuels
C) solid waste
D) fluid waste
Q2) Greenhouse gas is a gas or vapor that traps infrared radiation instead of allowing it to escape through the atmosphere,resulting in a warming of the earth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What does the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency call the measurement that indicates whether air pollution levels pose a health concern?
A) Air Control Index
B) Air Quality Index
C) Pollution Index
D) Air Pollution Index
Q4) Virtually all of the world population increase is taking place in less-developed regions of the world.
A)True
B)False
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