Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention examines the principles, strategies, and practical applications essential to promoting health and preventing disease at both individual and community levels. The course explores the determinants of health, behavioral modification theories, and the design and evaluation of evidence-based interventions aimed at improving health outcomes. Emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, students will learn to assess risk factors, implement preventive measures, and communicate effectively to various populations. Core topics include screening, vaccination programs, advocacy, policy development, and health education, with a focus on reducing health disparities and fostering environments that support healthy choices.
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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) Chronic disease rates in the United States are lowest for A) Hispanics.
B) African Americans.
C) Asian Americans.
D) Native Americans.
Answer: C
Q2) A person's attitude toward screening to detect diseases can be a predisposing factor that influences health behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is true regarding the Maintenance stage of the Stages of Change Model?
A) The new behavior is maintained for only 3 months.
B) Relapses are unlikely.
C) It can last months or even years.
D) There is no longer a need to work actively to keep from reverting back to old habits.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Psychological Health
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Q1) Holding in angry feelings can be as physiologically damaging as expressing anger or rage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Research has identified some of the potential causes of depressive disorders, including
A) high levels of financial and academic success.
B) being the only family member to experience feelings of sadness.
C) producing excess serotonin in the brain.
D) experiencing irregular hormone levels.
Answer: D
Q3) Mental health is the component of psychological health that pertains to a person's feelings and emotions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Stress Management
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Q1) All of the following are proper deep breathing techniques<u> except</u>
A) breathing in through the nose out through the mouth.
B) making sure the shoulders rise and fall with each breath.
C) breathing slow, deep breaths.
D) expanding the abdomen and chest.
Answer: B
Q2) Finding humor in a situation can reduce stress by helping you to
A) build problem-solving skills.
B) put your stressors and their relative importance into perspective.
C) increase social skills.
D) decide what matters in the long term.
Answer: B
Q3) Progressive Muscular Relaxation involves pressure, stretching, heat and cold to relieve muscular tension.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Sleep, Your Body, and Your Mind
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Q1) Adults suffering from lack of scheduled sleep may experience A) hyperactivity and increased productivity.
B) erratic sleep patterns and insomnia.
C) increased performance and insomnia.
D) decreased productivity and increased energy levels.
Q2) Sleep experts agree that the best way to make up sleep debt is gradually, by getting just a little extra sleep each night.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that you avoid sleeping pills if possible, and suggests that physicians prescribe them for no more than A) six months.
B) three weeks.
C) one week.
D) two months.
Q4) Given the opportunity, sleep-study subjects will sleep upwards to 12 hours a day for months on end.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Enriched grains are equally as nutritious as whole grains.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Excessive consumption of vitamin supplements can be toxic.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Miguel is on a budget, but he is concerned about pesticide residue and wants to buy more organic produce. Which of the following foods should he purchase from the organic section based on pesticide absorption?
A) Corn
B) Onions
C) Peas
D) Apples
Q4) As the body breaks foods down, it distinguishes between foods naturally containing sugars and foods containing added sugars.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List five suggestions from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for a better dietary intake.
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Chapter 6: Physical Activity for Fitness and Health
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Q1) The American Heart Association believes that cardiorespiratory fitness is one of the most important factors in overall health.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The primary difference between dynamic and static muscular endurance is
A) dynamic endurance requires higher intensity training.
B) dynamic endurance requires movement.
C) dynamic endurance does not fatigue a muscle.
D) static endurance does not fatigue a muscle.
Q3) The primary difference between overload and progressive overload is A) overload produces greater gains in endurance.
B) progressive overload requires multiple modes of training.
C) progressive overload is gradual and steady.
D) overload is slow and gradual.
Q4) The body's core temperature drops too low during the condition known as A) hypothermia.
B) hyperthermia.
C) frostbite.
D) thermal regulation.
Q5) What are five key points to consider when choosing athletic shoes?
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Chapter 7: Body Image, Body Weight
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Q1) Having body dysmorphic disorder
A) lowers a person's risk for developing an eating disorder.
B) improves the way a person eats.
C) always results in a binge eating disorder.
D) affects men and women equally.
Q2) Women store fat that may be used for pregnancy and breast feeding.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When the calories you consume is equal to the calories you expend, you have achieved
A) weight loss.
B) weight gain.
C) energy balance.
D) thermogenesis.
Q4) Waist-to-hip ratio assesses a person's
A) percentage of body fat.
B) disease risk based on where they carry fat.
C) body mass index.
D) likelihood of developing a body image disorder.
Q5) How does a person's body image affect eating behaviors?
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Chapter 8: Addictions and Drug Use
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Q1) Freebasing cocaine means that the user is
A) snorting the powder form.
B) injecting the liquid form.
C) mixing it with other drugs.
D) heating the crystal form and inhaling the vapors.
Q2) What are some of the health concerns surrounding long-term marijuana use?
Q3) Most Americans use drugs during their lifetime.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The feeling of intense pleasure that dopamine delivers is called A) tolerance.
B) euphoria.
C) withdrawal.
D) addiction.
Q5) Combining acetaminophen and alcohol can lead to A) liver damage.
B) brain damage.
C) nerve damage.
D) kidney damage.
Q6) What are some of the potential health risks associated with methamphetamine use?
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Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco Use and Abuse
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Q1) Clove cigarettes pose fewer risks to long-term health than conventional cigarettes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to national surveys, slightly more than ________ of the adults in the United States drink alcohol.
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
Q3) A 100-proof bourbon contains 50% alcohol by volume.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A 12 ounce beer has less alcohol than a 1.5 ounce shot of tequila.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Cigarettes contain chemicals found in gasoline and embalming fluid.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss three options available for people trying to quit smoking.
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Chapter 10: Social Relationships and Communication
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Q1) What is "hooking up"?
Q2) What are the greatest challenges single mothers face? Are the challenges different from those faced by single fathers? Explain your answer.
Q3) What is "empty love"? Give an example.
Q4) Discuss at least five characteristics of a dysfunctional relationship.
Q5) Mark is 80 years old and lost his wife last year. He marries a woman who lives nearby who lost her husband several years ago. They sleep in separate rooms but enjoy each other's company. This is an example of
A) empty love.
B) companionate love.
C) romantic love.
D) fatuous love.
Q6) Married men die seven years earlier on average than single men.
A)True
B)False
Q7) In Sternberg's terminology, love with intimacy, passion, and commitment is known as consummate love.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexuality, Contraception, and Reproductive
Choices
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Q1) The ________ is largely responsible for producing the female orgasm.
A) clitoris
B) labia minora
C) labia majora
D) vagina
Q2) The phase in the human sexual response cycle that precedes orgasm is
A) plateau.
B) resolution.
C) refractory.
D) excitement.
Q3) Celibacy is practiced only by older adults or for religious reasons.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The purpose of the ________ is to secrete seminal fluid into the ejaculatory duct.
A) fallopian tubes
B) urethra
C) seminal vesicles
D) epididymis
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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) Discuss the three stages of syphilis.
Q2) Herd immunity offers some protection to individuals who are not vaccinated. A)True B)False
Q3) Passive immunity only has the potential to last a few months. A)True
B)False
Q4) Who is most at risk for contracting pneumonia?
Q5) Abstinence and condoms provide 100% protection from STIs.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The role of antibodies is to A) attack the invader.
B) mark the invader for destruction.
C) destroy the infected cells.
D) stop cells from being infected.
Q7) A drinking cup can be a vector for disease. A)True B)False
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Chapter 13: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer
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Q1) Most chronic diseases are a natural consequence of aging regardless of a person's lifestyle behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which treatment for cancer offers the greatest chances for cure?
A) Using surgery to remove tumors.
B) Using drugs to shrink malignant tumors.
C) Using drugs that disrupt a tumor's ability to grow.
D) All these are equally beneficial treatments.
Q3) Risk factors for lung cancer include all the following <U>except</U>
A) exposure to second-hand smoke.
B) a history of exposure to radon gas.
C) exposure to asbestos.
D) a family history of allergies and asthma.
Q4) A high level of C-reactive protein indicates
A) inflammation is going on somewhere in the body.
B) increased risk of stroke.
C) increased risk of diabetes.
D) increased risk of cancer.
Q5) What is a carcinogen? Give 2 examples.
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Chapter 14: Consumer Health
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Q1) Family health history is important for identifying risks for inherited diseases such as hemophilia but not chronic diseases, such as heart disease.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following types of managed-care plans offers the consumer the most options in seeking a provider?
A) Health maintenance organization (HMO)
B) Preferred provider organizations (PPO)
C) Point-of-service plans (POS)
D) Mini-med plan
Q3) According to the Affordable Health Care Act, how long can young people stay on their parents' insurance plan?
A) As long as they want
B) Until they have their own children
C) Until age 21
D) Until age 26
Q4) 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) It is never a good idea to hit someone on the back when they are choking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Men who hold low opinions of women are more likely to show higher levels of sexual aggression.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Men account for the majority of arrests for violent crimes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why might someone who experiences being raped not report the incident to the police?
Q5) Putting down another person is an example of A) physical abuse.
B) intellectual abuse.
C) emotional abuse.
D) social abuse.
Q6) Justine and her friends are going out for the evening. What precautions should they take to avoid accidentally consuming a date rape drug?
Q7) Describe 4 safety tips for preventing drowning.
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Chapter 16: Your Environment, Your Health
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Q1) All of the following are correct about methane and the environmental effects of cattle grazing <U>except</U>
A) cows exhale methane.
B) methane is a powerful greenhouse gas.
C) methane has less environmental impact per molecule than carbon dioxide.
D) cows excrete methane in their wastes.
Q2) Which poisonous gas inhibits the blood's ability to carry oxygen?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Sulfur dioxide
D) Ozone
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) Ozone depletion only affects regions close to the poles, such as Australia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Aging Well
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Q1) Most older adults have at least one chronic disease.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ruth and Tom's only son recently left home for college for the first time. What changes and challenges might they face as they deal with "Empty Nest Syndrome?"
Q3) People who die without a will or similar document in place have their estate division determined by their next of kin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What does it mean to have a "good death?"
A) To die at home in peace
B) To have active euthanasia
C) To prolong death
D) To have a quick exit
Q5) Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of arthritis affecting older adults.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Compare and contrast the definitions of death.
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