Health Behavior Change Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Health Behavior Change explores the theories, models, and practical strategies used to influence and support individuals and communities in adopting healthier behaviors. The course examines psychological, social, and environmental factors that shape health decisions, emphasizing evidence-based interventions and culturally appropriate approaches. Students analyze case studies, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and develop skills in designing and implementing behavior change programs in various health contexts, such as chronic disease prevention, substance use, nutrition, and physical activity. The course prepares students for roles in public health, healthcare, and community organizations where promoting positive health behaviors is essential.
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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) A teenager decides to wait until he is married to have sex because he believes it's the right thing to do.This is an example of which type of influencing factor?
A)behavioral
B)reinforcing
C)predisposing
D)enabling
Answer: C
Q2) Believing that your actions will make a difference in your health illustrates a(n) ____________________ locus of control.
Answer: internal
Q3) Intellectual health is most associated with your ____.
A)willingness to fulfill social roles
B)ability to learn from life's experiences
C)mental stability
D)ability to function independently
Answer: B
Q4) Finding a greater sense of purpose in life is part of ____________________ health.
Answer: spiritual
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) 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
Q2) Appreciation for everything that makes life a little better
A)values
B)gratitude
C)mood
D)self-actualization
E)spiritual intelligence
F)emotional health
G)reframing
H)autonomy
I)optimism
J)self-esteem
Answer: B
Q3) ____________________ is the absence of breathing for a brief period. Answer: Sleep apnea
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Within how many minutes do panic attacks normally reach peak intensity?
A)5 minutes
B)10 minutes
C)15 minutes
D)20 minutes
Answer: D
Q2) Describe at least five factors that could predict the possibility that a person would commit suicide.
Answer: Mental disorders
Antidepressant medications
Substance abuse
Hopelessness
Family history
Physical illness
Brain chemistry
Access to guns
Other factors
Q3) ____________________ medications are drugs that boost serotonin levels.
Answer: Antidepressant
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) Caroline is terrified of public speaking, but must give a brief report in front of the class.In this situation, giving the public talk is a(n) ____.
A)chronic stressor
B)brief naturalistic stressor
C)stressful event sequence
D)distant stressor
Q2) ____________________ stressors include anxiety-provoking situations such as public speaking.
Q3) Paula's three year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment. After the initial shock wore off, Paula became determined to keep life as normal as possible for herself and her daughter.What phase of stress does this illustrate?
A)adaptive
B)alarm
C)resistance
D)exhaustion
Q4) Terrorism is considered to be a(n) ____________________ stressor.
Q5) When stressors are ongoing with no clear endpoint, they are considered to be
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Chapter 5: Social Health
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Q1) Compare Sternberg's six types of love and demonstrate how varying combinations within a relationship can affect the satisfaction level of partners.
Q2) Friendly affection and deep attachment
A)friendship
B)dating
C)self-disclosure
D)passionate love
E)romantic love
F)liking
G)infatuation
H)hooking up
I)companionate love
J)intimacy
Q3) Anthropologists studying more than 60 different cultures have found that romantic love seems to wane after ____.
A)one year
B)two years
C)three years
D)four years
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) A glycemic ____ is a measure of how much a typical serving size of a particular food raises blood glucose.
A)load
B)value
C)rate
D)index
Q2) The number of calories per gram of fat
A)complex carbohydrates
B)fat-soluble
C)nine
D)calcium
E)four
F)water-soluble
G)BMR
H)sodium
I)functional food
J)essential nutrients
Q3) The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 recommends that people should focus on consuming ___________________ foods and beverages.
Q4) Identify three ways people can reduce their saturated fat intake.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) inflatable band around stomach to tighten or loosen
A)gastric bypass
B)NEAT
C)satiety
D)bulimia
E)anorexia
F)binge eating
G)banding
H)hunger
I)BMI
J)appetite
Q2) The feeling of fullness indicates:
A)hunger
B)appetite
C)satiety
D)set-point
Q3) ____________________ students are especially at risk for unhealthy eating behaviors.
Q4) Earning less and being less likely to marry are examples of the _______________ consequences of obesity.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) The ability to maintain a certain body position is known as ____________________.
Q2) Decreased bone density
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
Q3) Which type of frostbite affects the tissues just below the skin?
A)initial
B)superficial
C)acute
D)deep
Q4) The time required to respond to a stimulus is called ____________________ time.
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Q5) The range of motion around specific joints refers to ____________________.
Chapter 9: Personal Sexuality
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Q1) ____________________ is the discomfort that may occur from ovulation until the onset of menstruation.
Q2) What is the rare, potentially deadly bacterial infection primarily strikes menstruating women under the age of 30 who use tampons?
A)PMDD
B)TSS
C)PMS
D)FSH
Q3) Lamont is a special education major and plans to work with adolescents.He is concerned that the sex education materials that are used in most school systems may not be appropriate for the information processing and decision making patterns of his students, so he sets about creating materials that do.What aspect of sexual health is Lamont addressing?
A)intellectual
B)emotional
C)physical
D)environmental
Q4) The ____________________ are two tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis into the urethra.
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The likelihood that a contraceptive will prevent pregnancy is its ____________________.
Q2) A device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy by interfering with implantation is known as a(n) ____________________.
Q3) The method of birth control that relies on the removal of the penis from the vagina before ejaculation is ____________________.
Q4) Which of the following is a barrier contraception?
A)IUD
B)diaphragm
C)oral contraceptive
D)NuvaRing
Q5) A tubal pregnancy can be described as:
A)a surgical method of birth control
B)the loss of a fetus growing in the fallopian tube
C)a fertilized egg that remains in the fallopian tube instead of traveling to the uterus
D)a fetus born prior to the 37th week of gestation
Q6) _________________ ________________ abortions are usually performed from 7 to 13 weeks after the last menstrual period.
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) NGU is:
A)an inflammation of the urethra
B)more common in women than men
C)rarely transmitted by sexual contact
D)no longer an issue once the symptoms disappear
Q2) A(n) ____________________ is a soft, painful sore caused by bacteria.
Q3) In the ABCs of safer sex, the "A" stands for
A)abstain
B)approach
C)avoid
D)alert
Q4) Each year in the United States, about ____ people are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection.
A)2 million
B)9 million
C)14 million
D)19 million
Q5) Symptoms of STIs tend to be more ____________________ in women, so they often go undetected and untreated, leading to potentially serious complications.
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Chapter 12: Avoiding Addictions
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Q1) Normal driving skills remain impaired for up to ____________________ hours after smoking a single joint of marijuana.
Q2) Individuals who abuse non-narcotic cough syrup typically do so because of the _____ in it.
A)ibuprofen
B)phenolphthalein
C)dextromethorphan
D)diphenhydramine
Q3) Identify three over-the-counter medications that are often misused and discuss the effects of the misuse of each.
Q4) Which of the following is most likely to kill young, healthy people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not known to be regular drug users?
A)Ecstasy
B)Spice
C)Special K
D)GHB
Q5) The drugs that most often provoke allergic responses are ____________________.
Q6) A common term for chugging cough syrup is ____________________.
Q7) The chemical name for a drug is known as the ____________________.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) State in your own words what is considered to be one alcoholic drink.
Q2) Symptoms of alcohol ____________________ include sweating, rapid pulse, increased hand tremors, insomnia, nausea or vomiting, temporary hallucinations or illusions, physical agitation or restlessness, anxiety, and seizures
Q3) Chronic alcohol use can inhibit the production of ____________________, which fight off infections.
Q4) Each year, approximately ____ young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking.
A)1,000
B)3,000
C)5,000
D)7,000
Q5) Irreversible scarring and destruction of liver cells is ____________________.
Q6) Drinking alcohol to heighten their sense of masculinity or femininity describes ____________________ drinking.
Q7) ____________________ is inflammation and destruction of liver cells.
Q8) The alcohol in a single drink provides about ____________________ calories.
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Q9) Because chronic drinking irritates the stomach lining, it may result in
Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Thirdhand smoke:
A)has no impact on a person's health
B)is the nicotine residue left behind on walls and carpeting
C)stops being a concern once the smoking has stopped
D)is a byproduct of nicotine replacement therapies
Q2) ____________________ is an herb than can be smoked or chewed and directly affects the brain.
Q3) Another term for environmental tobacco smoke
A)primary smoke
B)secondhand smoke
C)mainstream smoke
D)sidestream smoke
Q4) Describe tobacco and its main components.Discuss how each major component affects health.
Q5) Smokers who suffer heart attacks have what percent chance of recovering?
A)10%
B)25%
C)33%
D)50%
Q6) Nine out of ten regular smokers find smoking ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Preventing Major Disease
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Q1) The most common type of cancer in men is:
A)lung
B)prostate
C)colon
D)kidney
Q2) Americans get an average of ____ percent of their dietary cholesterol from meat and ____ from egg yolks.
A)16; 9
B)26; 19
C)36; 29
D)46; 39
Q3) The sac that surrounds the heart is the ____________________.
Q4) Metabolic syndrome:
A)was formerly known as type 2 diabetes
B)remains extremely uncommon in the U.S., especially among younger people
C)is a cluster of symptoms that increase risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease
D)is currently the disease of most concern in the U.S.
Q5) Identify five symptoms of a heart attack.
Q6) A malignant tumor may also be called a(n) ____________________ tumor.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) Which of the following is true of smallpox?
A)Remote areas of South America continue to have outbreaks.
B)Antibiotics are the standard course of treatment.
C)More than half of Americans have not been vaccinated for it.
D)The fatality rate from smallpox is 90%.
Q2) To desensitize Mary's allergies, she underwent ____________________, which is a series of injections of small but increasingly larger doses of an allergen.
Q3) The ____________________ virus causes several forms of liver infection.
Q4) Which virus is a contributing factor in the development of cervical cancer?
A)adenoviruses
B)herpes viruses
C)papilloma viruses
D)slow viruses
Q5) Discuss the individuals or groups who are at greatest risk of being infected with MRSA and explain why it is difficult to treat.
Q6) ____________________ cause most of the spring, summer, and early fall colds in the United States..
Q7) MRSA stands for ____________________.
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Q8) ____________________ are means of transmission for infectious diseases.
Chapter 17: Traditional and Nontraditional Health Care
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Q1) How many species of bacteria live under the gum line?
A)150
B)200
C)250
D)300
Q2) 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
Q3) What percentage of U.S.adults report using complimentary and alternative medicine in the past 12 months?
A)18%
B)28%
C)38%
D)48%
Q4) The system in which health-care services and reimbursement are predetermined by third-party insurers is known as ____________________.
Q5) A(n) ____________________ records the electrical activity of the heart.
Q6) ____________________ is surgery to remove fatty tissue.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) Crimes motivated by hatred of a person's race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or political values are classified as ____________________ crimes.
Q2) unknown assailant
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
Q3) Which statements best describes the research on gender and risk of injury and death?
A)Women are more likely to die of an occupational injury.
B)Men are more likely to commit murder and to be murdered.
C)Women are more likely to be victims of homicide.
D)Men living in poverty are more likely to fear crime.
Q4) One of the strongest predictors of acquaintance rape is
Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) An____is a community of organisms that share a physical and chemical environment.
A)environmental economy
B)ozone layer
C)ecosystem
D)ecology
Q2) Environmental agents that trigger changes in DNA are called:
A)acute effects
B)mutagens
C)chronic effects
D)changing agents
Q3) Tinnitus refers to:
A)ringing in the ears
B)hearing loss
C)chronic ear infections
D)a ruptured eardrum
Q4) ____________________ possesses enough energy to separate electrons from their atoms.
Q5) A(n) ____________________ is a measure of the biological effect of ionizing radiation.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) A(n) ____________________ DNR specifies an individual's wish not to be resuscitated at home.
Q2) One positive aspect of ____________________ programs is the medical and emotional care offered to both patients and family members or caregivers.
Q3) What reaction is one of five typical stages when facing death?
A)guilt
B)anger
C)anxiety
D)relief
Q4) What is a home-like healthcare facility that helps dying patients?
A)nursing home
B)assisted living facility
C)rehabilitation facility
D)hospice
Q5) Which mental ability may begin to diminish by age 75?
A)critical thinking
B)intellectual speed
C)verbal intelligence
D)problem solving
Q6) ____________________ increases the risk of bone fractures.
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