Health Behavior Change Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Health Behavior Change explores the theories, principles, and practical strategies used to promote positive changes in health-related behaviors at the individual, community, and population levels. The course examines key determinants of health behaviors, including psychological, social, environmental, and cultural factors, and reviews evidence-based interventions for addressing issues such as smoking cessation, physical activity, nutrition, and disease prevention. Students will analyze case studies, discuss ethical considerations, and learn how to design, implement, and evaluate effective behavior change programs to improve public health outcomes.
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An Invitation to Health 17th Edition by
Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: The Power of Now
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Q1) Americans lose more years of life to ____________________ and other drugs than people in peer countries.
Answer: alcohol
Q2) Which term refers to the belief that a proposed change in behavior will be advantageous to your health?
A) benefits
B) healthy belief model
C) reinforcement
D) susceptibility
E) enlightenment
Answer: A
Q3) The skills,resources,and physical and mental capabilities that shape our behavior are examples of ____________________ factors.
Answer: enabling
Q4) People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an internal locus of control.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well Being
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Q1) Which trait refers to appreciation not just for a special gift but for everything that makes life a bit better?
A) gratitude
B) forgiveness
C) happiness
D) autonomy
E) optimism
Answer: A
Q2) healthy form of self-acceptance
A)values
B)spirituality
C)mood
D)self-actualization
E)self-compassion
F)emotional health
G)emotional intelligence
H)autonomy
I)Optimism
J)self-esteem
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Men are more likely than women to become depressed following a(n)____.
A) accident
B) divorce
C) death in the fami
D) weight gain
E) job transfer
Answer: B
Q2) Which disorder can be defined in simplest terms as sadness that does not end?
A) generalized anxiety disorder
B) autism spectrum disorder
C) major depressive disorder
D) panic disorder
E) schizophrenia
Answer: C
Q3) An average of 50 suicides occur in the United States every day.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The most common methods of ____________________ are guns,hanging,and poisoning.
Answer: suicide
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) putting feelings into words
A)biofeedback
B)proactive coping
C)procrastination
D)guided imagery
E)progressive relaxation
F)journaling
G)meditation
H)yoga
I)mindfulness
J)homeostasis
Q2) The __________ __________ refers to a cascade of internal changes that mobilize the body's resources for action.
Q3) How is biofeedback accomplished and what is the goal of this stress-management technique?
Q4) The immune system is the network of organs,tissues,and white blood cells that defend against disease.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the four ways college students say they react to stress.Give examples.
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Chapter 5: Your Social Health
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Q1) Using online web pages and text messages to intimidate,control,manipulate,falsely accuse,or humiliate others is known collectively as ____________________.
Q2) The process by which friends,acquaintances,and others in our social networks influence our behavior and our health,both positively and negatively,is known as social _____.
A) health
B) contagion
C) recognition
D) activism
E) interaction
Q3) What is the primary reason couples fight over money?
A) They fight about how much money they have.
B) They fight about what money means to each of them.
C) They fight about who works more for their money.
D) They fight about how the money is spent.
E) They fight about who is in control of the money.
Q4) List five forms of emotional abuse.Is any type of such abuse ever justified?
Q5) Helen needs to be more assertive if she wants her friends to understand what she wants and why.Summarize the four ways that Helen can assert herself.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) Larry's cardiologist has advised him to eat foods high in omega-3 fatty acids.Which dish would fulfill this recommendation?
A) chicken
B) salmon
C) scrambled eggs
D) pork
E) sirloin steak
Q2) building blocks of protein
A)carbohydrate
B)phytochemical
C)caloric balance
D)antioxidant
E)incomplete protein
F)complex carbohydrate
G)calorie
H)sodium
I)saturated
J)amino acid
Q3) ____________________ are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Identify five factors at play in the increasing numbers of overweight and obese Americans.
Q2) rapid consumption of large amounts of food in a short period
A)satiety
B)eating disorder
C)subcutaneous
D)"apple" shape
E)anorexia
F)waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
G)binge eating
H)severe obesity
I)body mass index (BMI)
J)hunger
Q3) To find your waist-to-hip ratio,you should ____.
A) divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement
B) divide your hip measurement by your waist measurement
C) add your waist and hip measurements and divide by two
D) multiply your waist and hip measurements together and divide by two
E) calculate the average of your waist and hip measurements
Q4) Waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index are measures of body____________________.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) ____________________,which we need more than any other nutrient,is especially important during exercise and exertion.
Q2) Virginia had been playing tennis for a month before her doctor diagnosed her with tendinitis.What type of injury did Virginia suffer?
A) range of motion
B) overuse
C) acute
D) reversible
E) traumatic
Q3) Exercise refers to any movement produced by the muscles that results in expenditure of energy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ is a cardiovascular workout for the entire body using a special stationary bicycle.
Q5) What does the overload principle say about muscle development?
Q6) Summarize the PRICE prescription for coping with an exercise injury.
Q7) According to the FITT principle,________________ is how often you exercise.
Q8) __________ is the range of motion allowed by one's joints.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Health
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Q1) Sexual activity between two people whose friendship extends beyond a one-time sexual encounter describes which type of relationship?
A) hookup
B) promiscuous
C) targeted
D) friends with benefits
E) sociosexual
Q2) Which sexual response occurs at the peak of arousal?
A) ejaculation
B) stimulus
C) resolution
D) orgasm
E) plateau
Q3) Which part of the female sexual anatomy comprises the outer folds of skin in the genital area?
A) labia majora
B) mons pubis
C) labia minora
D) Urethra
E) Clitoris
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Child free women tend to be low achievers saddled with unsatisfying careers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) female sterilization
A)Embryo
B)Curette
C)Rubella
D)breech birth
E)tubal ligation
F)Infertility
G)Miscarriage
H)Zygote
I)in vitro fertilization
J)Amnion
Q3) A(n)____________________ is a surgical procedure in which each vas deferens is cut and tied shut to stop the passage of sperm to the urethra for ejaculation.
Q4) The removal of the penis from the vagina before ejaculation is known as__________ __________,or withdrawal.
Q5) The fusion of sperm with the nucleus of an egg is known as
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) _____________________ is caused by mites that burrow under the skin,where they lay eggs.
Q2) A corkscrew-shaped,spiral bacterium called Treponema pallidum causes _____________________.
Q3) Most HPV infections are ____________________ in men,who may unwittingly increase their partners' risk.
Q4) Which bacterium causes gonorrhea?
A) Ureaplasma urealyticum
B) Gonococcus
C) Haemophilus ducrevi
D) Phthirus pubis
E) Treponema pallidum
Q5) Trichomoniasis is the most common vaginal infection in women ages 15 to 44.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The A in the ABCs of Safer Sex stands for _____________________.
Q7) Almost nine in ten undergraduates are sexually active,and the majority use condoms during vaginal intercourse.
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Chapter 12: Addictions
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Q1) Psychoactive is best defined as ____.
A) addictive
B) mind-affecting
C) inhibiting
D) illegal
E) intoxicating
Q2) Describe six patterns of behavior over a 12-month period that are indicative of a gambling disorder.
Q3) Drug diversion is the use of a drug for a purpose other than that for which it was medically intended.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ is an herb grown in southern Mexico and Central and South America that has hallucinogenic properties when smoked or inhaled.
Q5) The most common clinical course for substance abuse disorders involves a pattern of multiple ____________________ over the course of a life span.
Q6) The acronym for the major psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) Relative to older students,underage students are more likely to say the reason they drink is to ____.
A) get drunk
B) fit in
C) impress a date
D) relax
E) sleep better
Q2) outpatient treatment
A)AA
B)red blood cells
C)stomach
D)white blood cells
E)alcoholism
F)detoxification
G)sedatives
H)absorption
I)Antabuse
J)liver
Q3) Needing a drink in the morning to start the day is a warning sign of
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Not surprisingly,lung cancer is the leading cause of death for smokers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Available only by prescription,a nicotine ____________________ consists of a mouthpiece and a cartridge containing a nicotine-impregnated plug,
Q3) How do nicotine patches work? Are they effective as a way to stop smoking? What about the cost,and side effects?
Q4) In what year did a landmark surgeon general's report on smoking and health turn the tide against tobacco use?
A) 1954
B) 1972
C) 1968
D) 1964
E) 1975
Q5) Tobacco,a(n)____________________ that can be smoked or chewed,directly affects the brain.
Q6) Cigars can cause cancer of the lung and the ____________________ tract.
Q7) Once a former smoker takes a single puff,the odds of a(n)____________________ are 80 to 85 percent.
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Chapter 15: Major Diseases
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Q1) Larry learned that his stroke had been caused by a blood clot in an artery in his brain.What caused Larry's stroke?
A) cerebral thrombosis
B) aneurysm
C) low blood pressure
D) hypertension
E) plaque
Q2) What is cholesterol,how can it affect your health,and what role do lipoproteins play in managing cholesterol?
Q3) A person's risk of stroke more than doubles every decade after age ____.
A) 25
B) 35
C) 45
D) 55
E) 65
Q4) Drugs known as alpha blockers-best known by brand names such as Lipitor,Mevacor,Pravachol,and Zocor-can cut the risk of dying of a heart attack by as much as 40 percent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) How do health officials decide whether to declare an outbreak,epidemic,or a pandemic?
Q2) Discuss the seasonal pattern of cold viruses.
Q3) Discuss the source,symptoms,and prescribed treatment for Lyme disease.
Q4) The ____________________ period is the time between a pathogen's entrance into the body and the first symptom.
Q5) If pathogens invade your body,many of them are carried to the lymph nodes to be destroyed.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Which medical condition occurs when the body's immune system declares war on the cells,tissues,and organs it normally protects?
A) systemic disease
B) autoimmune disorder
C) immune deficiency
D) gamma globulin
E) inflammation
Q7) Cold viruses spread by coughs,sneezes,and ____________________.
Q8) How does stress affect the body's immune system and response to infection?
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Chapter 17: Consumer Health
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Q1) The FDA has begun regulating apps that turn smartphones into medical devices or accessories for measuring blood sugar,blood pressure,heart rate,and other vital signs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A recent study found an increased risk of ____ cancer in individuals who had experienced tooth loss.
A) lip
B) esophageal
C) breast
D) liver
E) pancreatic
Q3) Four of the following claims can be the basis of a malpractice lawsuit.Which one is the exception?
A) negligence
B) failure to provide information
C) failure to obtain consent
D) billing mistake
E) breach of confidentiality
Q4) What is home health care and why is this type of care on the upswing?
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) Research indicates that only ____ percent of victimized college women report crimes to the police.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
E) 10
Q2) Which type of rape is the most common worldwide?
A) anger
B) sexual gratification
C) marital
D) sadistic
E) power
Q3) What are some simple changes you can make at your computer workstation to reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries and other physical discomfort?
Q4) Violent intimate relationships are often characterized by mutual aggression,and partners may be both victims and perpetrators.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) How does recycling affect the use and consumption of environmental resources? Provide examples.
Q2) Walter feels dizzy after walking by a cornfield recently sprayed with a pesticide.He is manifesting a(n)____ effect of exposure to a pollutant.
A) primary
B) acute
C) chronic
D) temporary
E) expected
Q3) Each year,the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)reports an average of ____ cases of illness related to the water people drink.
A) 17,400
B) 15,400
C) 12,400
D) 10,400
E) 7,400
Q4) The radioactive gas ____________________ enters homes through dirt floors,cracks in concrete walls and floors,floor drains,and sumps.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) Of the following,the most common physical effect of aging is ____.
A) thinning hair
B) thinning fingernails
C) tissue regeneration
D) accelerated digestion
E) increased sensitivity to taste
Q2) A(n)____________________ is a homelike health-care facility or program committed to supportive care for terminally ill people.
Q3) There is growing evidence that reading,playing games,and working crossword puzzles decreases ____.
A) sex drive
B) hot flashes
C) right-brain activity
D) left-brain activity
E) memory loss
Q4) Studies indicate that grief produces changes in the respiratory,hormonal,and central nervous systems.
A)True
B)False
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