Health Promotion Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Health Promotion explores the principles, theories, and practices involved in enhancing individual and community health and well-being. The course examines strategies for encouraging healthy behaviors, preventing disease, and addressing social, environmental, and economic factors impacting health. Students learn to assess needs, plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs across diverse settings, while considering cultural competence, ethics, and contemporary challenges in public health. The course also highlights the role of policy, advocacy, and communication in supporting sustainable health improvements.
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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) Which group is more likely to engage in risky behaviors?
A) college-age men
B) college-age women
C) college dropouts
D) married college students
E) college athletes
Answer: A
Q2) Simply defined,health means being sound in body,mind,and spirit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which change model attributes being overweight to genetic factors and involves a medical expert to provide advice or treatment?
A) moral
B) enlightenment
C) behavioral
D) medical
E) compensatory
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well Being
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Q1) Over-the-counter sleeping pills typically contain ____,which induce drowsiness by working against the central nervous system chemical histamine.
A) antihistamines
B) dietary supplements
C) hypnotic medications
D) valium
E) heartbeat regulators
Answer: A
Q2) A collective term for one's degree of involvement in a wide variety of spiritual practices is ____.
A) faith spectrums
B) self-awareness
C) resilience
D) religiosity
E) ritualization
Answer: D
Q3) Being ____________________ means recognizing your feelings and making your needs and desires clear to others.
Answer: assertive
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Which disorders account for two-thirds of all suicides?
A) autism and panic attacks
B) alcoholism and depression
C) drug addiction and depression
D) eating disorders and panic attacks
E) autism and schizophrenia
Answer: B
Q2) Which term applies to an inordinate fear of an object,a class of objects,or a situation,resulting in extreme avoidance behaviors?
A) panic attack
B) phobia
C) anxiety
D) obsession
E) stress
Answer: B
Q3) ____________________ are the most prevalent type of anxiety disorder. Answer: Phobias
Q4) ____________________ is the field that brings together the study of the brain and the mind.
Answer: Neuropsychiatry
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) Increasing stress can boost performance-but only up to a certain point.This is at the heart of which theory of stress?
A) general adaptation syndrome
B) cognitive transactional model
C) "fight-or-flight"
D) alarm reaction
Q2) According to your text,neither gender (male or female college students)necessarily handles stress better than the other.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)targets which type of thoughts?
A) self-congratulatory
B) self-defeating
C) deep-seated
D) Shallow
E) aggressive
Q4) ____________________,produced by the pituitary gland,fine-tunes the brain's social network,increases empathy,and fosters the willingness to help and support others.
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Chapter 5: Your Social Health
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Q1) The first step in communicating is learning how to ____________________.
Q2) The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to marriage for all Americans,regardless of their ____.
A) sexual orientation or gender
B) age or mental capacity
C) criminal history
D) conduct during a previous marriage
E) intent to have children
Q3) Scientists describe dopamine,norepinephrine,and phenylethyamine (PEA)as the brain's ____.
A) intimacy drivers
B) happiness controls
C) intimacy repressors
D) love chemicals
E) altruism markers
Q4) Having more than five best friends is impossible now that social networking is the norm.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ____________________ has been described as "the most holy bond of society."
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) Discuss why consumers who want to watch what they eat should know the difference between a serving and a portion.
Q2) USDA's MyPlate serves as a visual reminder for healthy eating,based on key themes of the most recent Dietary Guidelines.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Saturated fats and unsaturated fats are distinguished by their ratio of protein to carbohydrates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When does bone mass peak for both men and women?
A) ages 15 to 25
B) ages 25 to 35
C) ages 35 to 45
D) ages 45 to 55
E) ages 55 to 65
Q5) ____________________ carbohydrates are starches-including cereals,fruits,and vegetables.
Q6) Like oils,____________________ fats are likely to be liquid at room temperature.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Katrina has turned to beer and bourbon as an alternative to eating.Which term applies to her?
A) amenorrhea
B) bloated
C) drunkorexia
D) diuretic
E) alcohorexia
Q2) A waist circumference of more than ____________________ inches in women signals greater health risks.
Q3) Describe the three common diet traps and explain how they can be harmful to your health.
Q4) Which bariatric procedure involves surgeons slipping an inflatable silicon band around the stomach?
A) gastric bypass
B) elastic bypass
C) banding
D) ballooning
E) duodenal switch
Q5) Waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index are measures of body____________________.
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Q6) ____________________dieters become preoccupied with what they eat and weigh.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) The _______________principle requires a person exercising to provide a greater demand on the body than it usually handles.
Q2) ____________________ improves flexibility and joint mobility and strengthens the core by developing pelvic stability and abdominal control.
Q3) Which type of exercise involves muscle movement of a moderate load with muscle tension remaining constant?
A) isokinetic
B) isotonic
C) sets
D) isometric
E) repetitions
Q4) Which athletic skill can be defined as the ability to change direction quickly?
A) coordination
B) power
C) balance
D) agility
E) flexibility
Q5) ________________ stretching involves stretching a muscle by contracting the opposing muscle.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Health
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Q1) Lisa often experiences painful spams during intercourse.What type of sexual dysfunction is this?
A) dyspareunia
B) toxic shock syndrome
C) vaginismus
D) amenorrhea
E) erogenous
Q2) In men,the _____________________ is the channel for both seminal fluid and urine.
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
Q4) The term menarche refers to the onset of menstruation at puberty.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The primary sex hormone in men is_____________________.
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Which method kills or neutralizes sperm after being inserted into the vagina as a foam,cream,jelly,suppository,or film?
A) vaginal ring
B) IUD
C) birth control implant
D) FemCap
E) vaginal spermicide
Q2) Which factor does research now associate with a higher risk to the child of autism spectrum disorder?
A) father's alcoholism
B) mother's age
C) father's age
D) mother's alcoholism
E) mother's sleeping habits
Q3) What types of drugs are used for medical abortions?
A) anti-depressants
B) anti-inflammatory
C) anesthetics
D) analgesics
E) abortifacients
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) Sex partners engaging in oral sex should ____.
A) brush their teeth beforehand
B) floss their teeth beforehand
C) neither floss nor brush their teeth beforehand
D) neither floss nor brush their teeth afterward
E) brush and floss their teeth beforehand
Q2) For those who abstain from vaginal or anal intercourse,other sexual activity (e.g.,oral sex)can expose them to STIs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the Institute of Medicine,the odds of acquiring an STI during a lifetime are one in ____.
A) three
B) four
C) six
D) eight
E) ten
Q4) Identify and describe the three antiviral medications approved for treating genital herpes.
Q5) The A in the ABCs of Safer Sex stands for _____________________.
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Chapter 12: Addictions
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Q1) Federal regulators have issued warnings for many popular ____________________,including over-the-counter pills such as Advil (ibuprofen)and Aleve (naproxen).
Q2) Nine times out of 10,who introduces illegal drugs to student users?
A) older siblings
B) friends
C) teachers
D) someone they met off campus
E) club owners
Q3) uppers
A)cocaine
B)designer drugs
C)stimulants
D)marijuana
E)ketamine
F)barbiturates
G)hallucinogen
H)Ecstasy
I)nitrites
J)amphetamines
Q4) The ____________________ name is the chemical name for a prescription drug.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) What are the risks facing adults whose childhood was spent with an alcoholic parent and the behavior patterns that may emerge?
Q2) Who introduced alcohol to Native Americans?
A) American soldiers
B) missionary priests
C) European settlers
D) U.S. government
E) Asian explorers
Q3) Discuss four effects on perception and judgment triggered by even moderate consumption of alcohol.
Q4) A recent analysis shows that alcohol use accounts for one in ____ cancer deaths each year in the United States.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
E) 50
Q5) The alcoholic strength of a distilled spirit,expressed as twice the percentage of alcohol present,is known as its ____________________.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Young women who smoke may develop ____________________ problems,including irregular periods and painful cramps.
Q2) Smoking quickly impairs the respiratory system,including the ____ reflex,a vital protective response.
A) swallow
B) spit
C) blink
D) sniff
E) cough
Q3) The active ingredient in clove cigarettes has been used in medical settings as a(n)____.
A) anabolic steroid
B) anesthetic
C) analgesic
D) antihistamine
E) antidepressant
Q4) Define thirdhand smoke and summarize its potential health consequences for nonsmokers.
Q5) Describe hookah smoking and discuss whether it is safer than cigarette smoking.
Q6) Cigars can cause cancer of the lung and the ____________________ tract.
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Chapter 15: Major Diseases
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Q1) Which types of medications work in the liver to block production of cholesterol?
A) beta blockers
B) antihistamines
C) analgesics
D) NSAIDS
E) statins
Q2) For a person who has asthma,pollen may act as a(n)____.
A) suppressant
B) trigger
C) inhalant
D) infectious agent
E) bronchodilator
Q3) The best method to lower your cardiometabolic risk is to ____.
A) get at least nine hours of sleep per night
B) eat/drink more dairy
C) eat more protein
D) take a nap after lunch
E) take a walk after lunch
Q4) Contraction of the heart's ventricles is called ____________________.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) Although colds and sore throats are caused by viruses,many people seek treatment with ____________________,which are effective only against bacteria.
Q2) Which disease is a viral infection of the liver and is often accompanied by jaundice?
A) hepatitis
B) West Nile virus
C) avian influenza
D) SARS
E) meningitis
Q3) ____________________ account for two-thirds of foodborne infections.
Q4) Tuberculosis,tetanus,gonorrhea,scarlet fever,and diphtheria are examples of viral diseases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The primary symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)are fever and bodily discomfort.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Name four viral diseases and identify and briefly describe six common viruses.
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Chapter 17: Consumer Health
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Q1) What vital sign is measured in breaths per minute?
A) respiration rate
B) heartbeat
C) pulse
D) oxygen intake
E) blood flow
Q2) In their search for medical miracles that never happen,Americans annually spend ____ on medical quackery.
A) $3 to $5 billion
B) nearly $1 billion
C) more than $10 billion
D) more than $1 trillion
E) $40 to $50 million
Q3) In the United States,the most common type of hospital is a(n)____.
A) academic medical center
B) private or community hospital
C) VA or military hospital
D) city hospital
E) county hospital
Q4) Identify your vital signs and describe their normal values.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) The most common motorcycle injury is ____.
A) head trauma
B) permanent disability
C) memory loss
D) disfigurement
E) paralysis
Q2) repetitive motion injury
A)hazing
B)cyberbullying
C)aggravated assault
D)sexting
E)computer vision syndrome
F)sexual harassment
G)rape
H)covictimization
I)carpal tunnel syndrome
J)nonvolitional sex
Q3) ____________________ is any activity that humiliates,degrades,or poses a risk of emotional or physical harm for the sake of joining a group.
Q4) ____________________ rape involves three or more rapists.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) What does the "cide" in pesticide mean?
A) to kill
B) to clean
C) to disable
D) to poison
E) to spread
Q2) traced to faulty space heaters
A)thirdhand smoke
B)carbon monoxide
C)organic pollutants
D)secondhand smoke
E)pesticide
F)radon
G)asbestos
H)mold
I)lead
J)formaldehyde
Q3) Children born to mothers exposed to high levels of air pollution late in pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing ____________________ spectrum disorder.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) Among the typical midlife changes for men are a(n)____.
A) loss of body fat
B) increase in urinary flow
C) increase in bone density
D) increase in prostate size
E) increase in testosterone production
Q2) Studies indicate that grief produces changes in the respiratory,hormonal,and central nervous systems.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which is the last stage in Kübler-Ross's five stages of adjustment to facing death?
A) acceptance
B) anger
C) denial
D) bargaining
E) depression
Q4) Brian,a 52-year-old male,has been getting up three to four times a night to use the bathroom.Each time this happens,his urine flow is weak.What medical condition does Brian have and how can it be treated?
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