Human Health
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Course Introduction
Human Health is an interdisciplinary course that explores the fundamental determinants of physical, mental, and social well-being. The course covers the structure and function of the human body, the impact of genetics, lifestyle, and environment on health, and the principles of disease prevention and health promotion. Students analyze global health challenges, examine the role of nutrition, exercise, and mental health, and consider the influence of healthcare systems and public policies. By the end of the course, learners gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors that contribute to human health and the strategies to maintain and improve it throughout various stages of life.
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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) Which of the following is considered a reinforcing factor for changing behavior?
A)resources
B)recognition
C)knowledge
D)beliefs
Answer: B
Q2) Looking at health and the individual as a whole, rather than part by part, describes ____.
A)physical health
B)emotional health
C)holistic health
D)developmental health
Answer: C
Q3) A decision to change a health behavior should primarily stem from a ____.
A)personal goal
B)desire to please others
C)significant illness
D)doctor's recommendation
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) Positive thinking and talking is one of the most useful techniques for boosting ____________________.
Answer: self-esteem self esteem
Q2) ____________________ is the absence of breathing for a brief period.
Answer: Sleep apnea
Q3) College students who rank high in conscientiousness are less likely to ____.
A)binge drink
B)wear seat beats
C)eat vegetables
D)keep a journal
Answer: A
Q4) What percentage of people are happy just about every day?
A)2%
B)5%
C)10%
D)13%
Answer: A
Q5) Expecting a very good outcome in a situation is called ____________________.
Answer: optimism
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Sadness that does not end
A)psychodynamic
B)autism
C)cognitive therapy
D)dysthymia
E)major depression
F)psychotherapy
G)behavioral therapy
H)bipolar disorder
I)interpersonal therapy
J)generalized anxiety disorder
Answer: E
Q2) A person who has ____ personality may be more prone to high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.
A)Type A
B)Type B
C)Type C
D)Type D
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) _________________ encounter more problems with social adjustment and are less likely to share their experiences with family and friends, resulting in lessened social support.
Q2) Cristof just heard on the TV that a major winter storm is moving in and is likely to cause serious disruptions and substantial danger.Cristof's pulse and blood pressure have increased and he is feeling stress.What phase of stress is he most likely experiencing?
A)adaptive
B)alarm
C)resistance
D)exhaustion
Q3) A modern form of an ancient Asian technique called mindfulness focuses on ____.
A)visualizing positive thoughts
B)maintaining an awareness of the present moment
C)meditating on prayers or chants
D)incorporating biofeedback
Q4) Surviving and thriving in the face of serious trauma or adversity is known as
Q5) ____________________ stress is an individual's view of how challenging life is.
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Q6) Terrorism is considered to be a(n) ____________________ stressor.
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Chapter 5: Social Health
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Q1) Revealing information about ourselves
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
Q2) Most of us can maintain no more than ____ meaningful relationships.
A)25
B)50
C)100
D)150
Q3) ____________________ love is a deep emotional bond in a relationship that may have had romantic components.
Q4) How much you reveal about yourself to others is known as ____________________.
Q5) More than 90 percent of our communication is ____________________.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) Nutrients that the body can't manufacture itself
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
Q2) Explain how the six essential nutrients function to support the body and keep the body healthy.
Q3) What type of fiber naturally occurs in plant foods?
A)dietary
B)simple
C)functional
D)complex
Q4) Identify three ways people can reduce their saturated fat intake.
Q5) Identify three ways people can increase their fruit and vegetable intake.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Obesity should be viewed as a(n) ______________________ condition that requires ongoing management.
Q2) Repeated cycles of rapid weight loss and gain is called ____________________ dieting.
Q3) A person who compulsively overeats will likely:
A)savor meals
B)avoid talking about food
C)have a history of failed diets
D)eat slowly
Q4) High-protein diets:
A)have been shown to reduce kidney disease
B)are the easiest type of diet to follow
C)can cause nausea, fatigue, and light-headedness
D)focus on increasing daily fiber intake
Q5) Attentive eaters are more likely to:
A)increase the amount they eat by 10%
B)increase the amount they eat at a later meal by 25%
C)reduce the amount they eat at a later meal by 10%
D)reduce the amount they eat by 25%
Q6) People who regularly eat at ____________ restaurants gain more weight.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) College students exercise less:
A)when their stress levels increase
B)as they progress in their college career
C)if they move into sorority or fraternity housing
D)if they are full-time students
Q2) Appreciating the relationship between body and mind is part of the____________________ dimension of health
Q3) How often you exercise
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
Q4) ____________________ occurs when the body temperature rises above 106 degrees.
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Q5) Differentiate between the four types of stretching.
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Chapter 9: Personal Sexuality
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Q1) During which period are men unable to have another orgasm?
A)recovery
B)arousal
C)plateau
D)refractory
Q2) The area between the vagina and the anus is called the:
A)pituitary
B)urethral opening
C)perineum
D)clitoris
Q3) Describe the male and female hormones and the role they play in puberty.
Q4) Compare and contrast the male and female reproductive systems.
Q5) During the ____________________ phase of sexual response, changes begun during the excitement phase continue and intensify.
Q6) Many teenage boys experience frequent erections and ejaculations during the night known as:
A)nightmares
B)sexual dysfunction
C)wet dreams
D)nocturnal malfunction
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Which of the following describes the process of implantation?
A)fusion of egg and sperm
B)shedding of uterine lining at the end of the menstrual cycle
C)release of egg into the fallopian tube
D)blastocyst burrowing into the uterine lining
Q2) A baby is born during which stage of labor?
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Q3) A(n) ____________________ involves injecting an anesthetic into the membrane around the spinal cord.
Q4) Worldwide, the most common method of contraception is _____.
A)barrier methods
B)IUDs
C)sterilization
D)oral contraceptives
Q5) _________________ ________________ abortions are usually performed from 7 to 13 weeks after the last menstrual period.
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Q6) Compare and contrast three different methods of terminating a pregnancy.
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) Which of the following is true of the HPV vaccine?
A)The vaccine is safe and effective for females, age 11 to 36.
B)Vaccination is recommended for females but not males.
C)Boosters are required every three to five years.
D)Compliance rates for receiving all three required doses are low.
Q2) Herpes comes from the Greek word meaning ____________________.
Q3) Which of the following is true of STIs and women?
A)The risk of contracting an STI is higher for women than for men.
B)STI symptoms are usually more obvious in women than in men.
C)Although STIs often cause sterility in men, they rarely harm women's fertility.
D)Women are less likely than men to experience life-threatening complications of STIs.
Q4) ____________________ is the most widespread sexually transmitted bacterium in the U.S.
Q5) Give an example of five different sexually transmitted diseases along with symptoms and possible side effects.
Q6) ____________________ is a sexually transmitted infection that has four distinct stages.
Q7) Discuss what steps a person should take if they have an STI.
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Chapter 12: Avoiding Addictions
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Q1) The most widely used illegal drug is:
A)cocaine
B)marijuana
C)LSD
D)PCP
Q2) Discuss the difference between drug misuse and drug abuse.Describe the different routes of administration of drugs and also the different types of drug interactions.
Q3) anti-anxiety drugs
A)salvia
B)amphetamine
C)skin-popping
D)THC
E)GHB
F)angel dust
G)ketamine
H)ecstasy
I)barbiturates
J)mainlining
Q4) The chemical name for a drug is known as the ____________________.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) How do certain environmental and biological factors lead to alcohol dependence?
Q2) Which approach is recommended for people you care about and who drink too much?
A)Protect them from the consequences of their drinking.
B)If they insist on driving, ride with them to keep them safe.
C)Exclude them from family and social life.
D)Try to accept relapses calmly.
Q3) Alcohol reaches its peak concentration in the bloodstream in about ____________________ minutes.
Q4) What percentage of college students who consume alcohol have experienced at least one negative consequence associated with drinking?
A)30
B)40
C)50
D)60
Q5) ____ are more likely to use alcohol than are other women.
A)Native American women
B)Asian women
C)Black women
D)White women
Q6) State in your own words what is considered to be one alcoholic drink.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Nicotine replacement therapy
A)is only available by prescription
B)is more beneficial for women
C)does not increase one's likelihood of quitting
D)should not be used by pregnant women
Q2) smoke emitted from a burning cigarette
A)nicotine patch
B)nicotine
C)COPD
D)tar
E)mainstream smoke
F)aversion therapy
G)sidestream smoke
H)Zyban
I)carbon monoxide
J)acetylcholine
Q3) List the health effects of smoking cigarettes.
Q4) Tobacco smoke contains approximately ____________________ compounds.
Q5) Quitting smoking typically leads to a weight gain of ____________________ to ____________________ pounds.
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Chapter 15: Preventing Major Disease
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Q1) The pulmonary arteries pump blood to the:
A)lungs
B)heart
C)brain
D)veins
Q2) Testicular cancer is most common between ages _____.
A)5 and 17
B)18 and 35
C)36 and 65
D)66 and 85
Q3) Describe four controllable and four uncontrollable risk factors that affect your cardiometabolic health.
Q4) A malignant tumor may also be called a(n) ____________________ tumor.
Q5) ___________________ disease accounts for one of three deaths in the United States.
Q6) In the ABCDs of skin cancer, "C" refers to:
A)color
B)crusty
C)callous
D)capillary
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) The ____________________ virus causes several forms of liver infection.
Q2) 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%.
Q3) ____________________ cause most of the spring, summer, and early fall colds in the United States..
Q4) Which of the following is true of SARS?
A)It can be effectively treated with high-dose antivirals.
B)It now has an effective vaccine.
C)It has a six to ten day incubation period.
D)It continues to have major outbreaks in Western Europe and Australia.
Q5) What are the six high-risk populations for serious exposure to infectious diseases?
Q6) A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease is a(n)
A)cluster
B)outbreak
C)epidemic
D)pandemic
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Chapter 17: Traditional and Nontraditional Health Care
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Q1) The hormone that is detected in pregnancy tests is called
A)human growth hormone
B)luteinizing hormone
C)human chorionic gonadotropin
D)follicle-stimulating hormone
Q2) A(n) ____________________ records the electrical activity of the heart.
Q3) emphasizes natural treatments including diet and exercise
A)chiropractic medicine
B)15 to 20 per minute
C)naturopathy
D)Ayurveda
E)biologically-based therapy
F)72 per minute
G)homeopathy
H)acupuncture
I)herbal medicine
J)mind-body medicine
Q4) ____________________ are recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of various health problems based on evidence from scientific research
Q5) ____________________ is surgery to remove fatty tissue.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) ____________________ is the willful, repeated, and malicious following, harassing, or threatening of another person.
Q2) ____________________ involves sending a nude photo or sexually explicit message via cell phone.
Q3) Describe two computer health hazards.
Q4) head trauma most common injury
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
Q5) ____________________ is far more risky than automobile driving.
Q6) ____________________ are the leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S.
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Q7) Predict four factors that increase the likelihood of having an accident.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) ____is a major health effect of secondhand smoke.
A)Skin rashes
B)Impaired vision
C)Infertility
D)Throat irritation
Q2) What is one major gas associated with the greenhouse effect?
A)oxygen monoxide
B)carbon dioxide
C)hydrogen monoxide
D)sulphur dioxide
Q3) Particle pollution:
A)only causes short-term effects on the body
B)damages the body in the same way as radon poisoning
C)has been decreasing in the eastern part of the U.S.
D)can pass straight through the lungs into the bloodstream
Q4) ____________________ is a measure of the energy deposited by ionizing radiation when it is absorbed by an object.
Q5) Define sustainability using composting as an example.
Q6) ____________________ is the primary ingredient of smog air pollution.
Q7) Ringing in the ears is called ____________________.
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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) What is the leading cause of death among men aged 20-24?
A)unintentional injury
B)homicide
C)suicide
D)cancer
Q3) when the heart stops
A)dementia
B)anger
C)subdromal hot flash
D)death
E)autoscopy
F)senesce
G)osteoporosis
H)denial
I)intestate
J)autopsy
Q4) One of the main factors leading to suicide is ____________________.
Q5) Identify the "Five Wishes" that help people prepare for medical crises.
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