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Human Development and Wellness explores the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur across the human lifespan, from infancy through old age. The course examines key theories and research in human development, considering the impact of genetic, environmental, and cultural factors on growth and wellbeing. Topics include developmental milestones, identity formation, stress management, health behaviors, resilience, and strategies for promoting holistic wellness. Students will gain insights into the interconnectedness of body, mind, and environment, and learn practical approaches for supporting personal and community wellbeing at various life stages.
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An Invitation to Health 16th Edition by Dianne Hales
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Q1) Summarize how the six dimensions of health are intertwined to promote optimal health.
Answer: Physical seen as a continuum between optimal wellness and premature death
Psychological emotional and mental states
Spiritual - being able to achieve one's potential
Social effectively interacting with others
Intellectual ability to learn from life experiences
Environmental impact of the world on well-being
Q2) The self-determination model focuses on the individual's ____.
A)genetic history
B)support network
C)attitude and beliefs
D)motivation
Answer: D
Q3) The statement "I know I can lose these 10 pounds by following a strict diet" best illustrates the concept of ____________________.
Answer: self-efficacy
self efficacy
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Q1) Positive spin
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: G
Q2) The word forgive comes from the Greek word for ____________________. Answer: letting go
Q3) Most bad moods are caused by ____.
A)work
B)weather
C)genetics
D)diet
Answer: A
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Q1) Which racial/ethnic group has the highest rate of mental disorders?
A)Whites
B)Blacks
C)American Indians
D)Asians
Answer: A
Q2) Compare and contrast the symptoms and features of three types of anxiety disorder.
Answer: Answers may include any of the following:
Phobias out-of-the-ordinary, irrational, intense fear of certain objects or situations
Panic attacks feeling light-headed, dizzy, heart racing, hands and feet numb, rapid breathing, sense that something terrible is about to happen
Generalized anxiety disorder excessive or unrealistic apprehension that causes physical symptoms for six months or longer
Obsessive-compulsive disorder:
Obsession recurring idea or thought that is senseless
Compulsion repetitive behavior performed according to certain rules
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Q1) Harrison lists the stressors he has experienced in the past year: roommate problems, having to move to a new apartment, academic problems, the break-up of a long-term romantic relationship, and so on. What approach to stress is Harrison illustrating?
A)general adaptation
B)cognitive transactional
C)diathesis stress
D)life events
Q2) 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
Q3) When stressors are ongoing with no clear endpoint, they are considered to be
Q4) Terrorism is considered to be a(n) ____________________ stressor.
Q5) ____________________ stressors are traumatic experiences that occurred long ago.
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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) Combination of intimacy and passion
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) ____________________ love is a deep emotional bond in a relationship that may have had romantic components.
Q4) Helping couples identify and break free of destructive emotional cycles is known as ____________________ therapy.
Q5) More than 90 percent of our communication is ____________________.
Q6) Explain how one can utilize different strategies to keep a relationship healthy.
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Q1) Which of the following is a simple carbohydrate?
A)whole grains
B)vegetables
C)hard candy
D)nuts
Q2) Nutrients needed in large amounts for the human body are known as ____________________.
Q3) Vitamins that are absorbed directly into the blood and then used up, or washed out of the body, are known as ____.
A)antioxidants
B)water-soluble
C)fat-soluble
D)free radicals
Q4) What type of fat is formed when liquid vegetable oils are processed to become table spreads?
A)omega-3 fats
B)simple fats
C)complex fats
D)trans fats
Q5) Identify three ways people can increase their fruit and vegetable intake.
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Q1) An estimated ____ people around the world are overweight or obese.
A)500 million
B)700 million
C)1.1 billion
D)2.3 billion
Q2) ratio between height and weight
A)gastric bypass
B)NEAT
C)satiety
D)bulimia
E)anorexia
F)binge eating
G)banding
H)hunger
I)BMI
J)appetite
Q3) ____________________ obesity is defined by a BMI between 35.0 and 39.9.
Q4) A behavioral technique known as ____________________ can help binge eaters control their compulsive eating pattern.
Q5) It takes ____________________ minutes for the brain to register fullness.
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Q1) Gradually increasing physical challenges is known as ____________________.
Q2) We achieve cardiorespiratory fitness through:
A)aerobic exercise
B)proper nutrition
C)lifting weights
D)stretching
Q3) According to the FITT principle, ____________________ varies with the type of exercise and with personal goals.
Q4) Body composition refers to:
A)how we should look after losing weight
B)our body density
C)fitness levels we can hope to achieve
D)the amount of fat and lean tissue in our body
Q5) ____________________ refers to the relative amounts of fat and lean tissue in the body.
Q6) The amount of energy a person uses at rest is known as the ____.
A)metabolic equivalent of task
B)rate of perceived exertion
C)DXA
D)component of the specificity principle
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Q1) Identify four different types of sexual activity and differentiate among their modes of action.
Q2) The psychological, sociological, and physical aspects of being male or female is known as ____________________.
Q3) ___________________ occurs when a man cannot delay his ejaculation long enough to satisfy his partner.
Q4) The result of the shedding of the uterine lining is:
A)menstruation
B)PMS
C)PMDD
D)dysmenorrhea
Q5) ____________________ is exposing one's genitals to an unwilling observer.
Q6) Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are which type of hormone?
A)gonadotropin
B)testosterone
C)estrogen
D)hypothalamus
Q7) Explain how the aspects of health can enhance our sexuality.
Q8) The womb is also known as the ____________________.
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Q1) Another name for thinning of the cervix is:
A)effacement
B)crowning
C)dilation
D)detaching
Q2) _____ women aged 20 to 24 who have ever had sex have used emergency contraception.
A)One in 100
B)One in 50
C)One in 10
D)One in 4
Q3) The basal body temperature method of fertility awareness relies on the observation that a:
A)woman's basal body temperature decreases after ovulation
B)woman's basal body temperature rises after ovulation
C)woman who is running a fever of 100o or higher is unlikely to get pregnant
D)woman whose temperature is 96o or lower is unlikely to become pregnant
Q4) Describe the changes that occur in a woman during the three trimesters of pregnancy.
Q5) Seasonale is a(n) ___________________ pill.
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Q1) Chlamydia can cause a secondary infection in a man's testicles known as A)nongonococcal urethritis
B)syphilis
C)HPV
D)epididymitis
Q2) Which statement is true regarding the HIV virus?
A)You can get HIV from touching a toilet seat in a public restroom.
B)The HIV virus is quite easy to contract.
C)HIV can live in blood, vaginal fluid, and breast milk.
D)You can tell by looking at a person whether he/she has HIV.
Q3) Chancroids:
A)are caused by a virus
B)may spread to the lymph glands and cause tissue death
C)have almost never been seen in the United States
D)can be treated with anti-fungal creams
Q4) PID causes _______ of infertility cases each year.
A)5% to 10%
B)10% to 15%
C)15% to 30%
D)30% to 50%
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Q1) Chewing ____ alleviates fatigue and decreases appetite, but increases risk of death in those with heart disease.
A)khat
B)salvia
C)cathinone
D)skunk
Q2) anesthetic used by veterinarians
A)salvia
B)amphetamine
C)skin-popping
D)THC
E)GHB
F)angel dust
G)ketamine
H)ecstasy
I)barbiturates
J)mainlining
Q3) Normal driving skills remain impaired for up to ____________________ hours after smoking a single joint of marijuana.
Q4) The chemical name for a drug is known as the ____________________.
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Q1) Studies of twins suggest that heredity accounts for ____________________ of the risk of becoming alcoholic in both men and women
Q2) How much alcohol can the liver metabolize in an hour?
A)0.5 ounce
B)1 ounce
C)2 ounces
D)4 ounces
Q3) The second leading cause of alcohol-related deaths in the U.S.is:
A)car accidents
B)heart failure
C)alcohol poisoning
D)cirrhosis of the liver
Q4) How can you best help someone with suspected alcohol poisoning?
A)People with suspected alcohol poisoning should be advised to sleep it off.
B)Giving strong coffee to someone with suspected alcohol poisoning will usually solve the problem.
C)People with suspected alcohol poisoning should be made to vomit.
D)If someone is suspected to have alcohol poisoning, 911 should be called.
Q5) How do certain environmental and biological factors lead to alcohol dependence?
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Q6) Alcohol is responsible for ____________________(#) deaths each year.
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Q1) _____ is defined as "a problematic pattern of tobacco use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress."
A)Tobacco use disorder
B)Nicotine consumption disorder
C)Tobacco addiction
D)Tobacco tolerance
Q2) ____________________ come in flavors like grape, strawberry, and orange.
Q3) Which of the following is true of bidis?
A)They contain twice as much tobacco as regular cigarettes.
B)The tar level in bidi smoke is five times that of regular filtered cigarettes.
C)They have one-quarter the nicotine of regular cigarettes.
D)They are much safer than regular cigarettes.
Q4) More than ____________________ percent of former smokers quit on their own.
Q5) The dark, thick fluid that is produced as tobacco burns is:
A)nicotine
B)tar
C)carbon monoxide
D)formaldehyde
Q6) ____________________ is a colorless, oily compound that is poisonous in concentrated amounts.
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Q1) blood cholesterol that increases heart disease risk
A)plaque
B)HDL
C)myocardium
D)embolus
E)LDL
F)metabolic syndrome
G)MI
H)platelet
I)hemorrhage
J)angina pectoris
Q2) What does your text state with regard to the impact of physical fitness on health risk?
A)For men, fitness may be LESS important than overweight or obesity.
B)For men, fitness may be MORE important than overweight or obesity.
C)For women, fitness may be LESS important than overweight or obesity.
D)For women, fitness may be MORE important than overweight or obesity.
Q3) Identify the different components of blood cholesterol that would be measured on a blood test, and the healthy levels of each.
Q4) The sac that surrounds the heart is the ____________________.
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Q1) To desensitize Mary's allergies, she underwent ____________________, which is a series of injections of small but increasingly larger doses of an allergen.
Q2) the time between infection and appearance of first symptoms
A)HIV
B)vector
C)incubation period
D)systemic illness
E)autoimmune disorder
F)pandemic
G)meningitis
H)hepatitis
I)tuberculosis
J)Lyme disease
Q3) The body site for antibody production is the ____________________.
Q4) ____________________ attacks the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
Q5) There are more than ____________________ distinct cold viruses.
Q6) Describe at least five components of the human lymphatic system and their function in protecting the body against foreign microorganisms and impurities.
Q7) The ____________________ virus causes several forms of liver infection.
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Q1) Health-care spending in the United States has soared to:
A)$513 billion
B)$926 billion
C)$1.3 trillion
D)$2.6 trillion
Q2) Silvana will be traveling to a remote region in Central America to help build a women's health center. Which website would provide her with the best information on travelers' health issues?
A)NIH
B)CDC
C)Medscape
D)Drugs@FDA
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) One of the principles of ____________________ is that like cures like.
Q5) A(n) ____________________ records the electrical activity of the heart.
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Q1) Who is least likely to stalk a college woman?
A)A total stranger
B)A former boyfriend
C)A classmate
D)A current boyfriend
Q2) The number one cause of serious motor vehicle crashes is:
A)falling asleep at the wheel
B)speeding
C)alcohol use
D)talking to others in the car
Q3) What percentage of workers who use computers experience computer vision syndrome?
A)60%
B)70%
C)80%
D)90%
Q4) ____________________ percent of cyberbullying victims fear for their safety.
Q5) The average age of male rape victims is ____________________.
Q6) Describe two computer health hazards.
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Q7) Men are ____________________ times more likely to commit murder than women.

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Q1) What is one major gas associated with the greenhouse effect?
A)oxygen monoxide
B)carbon dioxide
C)hydrogen monoxide
D)sulphur dioxide
Q2) Define pollution and the types of pollution that can create acute and chronic effects.
Q3) Sound frequency is measured in:
A)hertz
B)decibels
C)PCB
D)CFC
Q4) An____is a community of organisms that share a physical and chemical environment.
A)environmental economy
B)ozone layer
C)ecosystem
D)ecology
Q5) The proliferation of chemicals in modern society has led to a new disease known as
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Q1) What type of death is confirmed by an electroencephalogram?
A)functional death
B)cellular death
C)cardiac death
D)brain death
Q2) List and describe the different categories of death.
Q3) ____ is the complete cessation of menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months.
A)Perimenopause
B)Menopause
C)Andropause
D)Menarche
Q4) The active form of "mercy killing" known as ____________________ is generally viewed as illegal and unethical.
Q5) Outline the five stages of Kübler-Ross' emotional responses to death with a brief description of each stage.
Q6) ____________________ is the incineration of an individual's remains.
Q7) Identify reasons why the number of reported near-death experiences have increased, and discuss two types of these near-death experiences.
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Q8) The most common nutritional disorder in elderly people is