Introduction to Health
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health offers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts, terminology, and issues that shape our understanding of health and well-being. Students will explore the determinants of health, including biological, behavioral, environmental, and social factors, as well as the importance of health promotion and disease prevention. The course also examines health care systems, current public health challenges, and the evolving role of technology and policy in promoting healthier communities. By the end of the course, students will develop a foundational knowledge of health science, enabling them to make informed decisions about personal and community health.
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Health The Basics 10th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
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Q1) List five characteristics that a healthy individual with optimal quality of life might display. Which characteristic do you think is the most important? Explain your reasoning.
Answer: (any five of the following)
Ability to perform normal activities of daily living.
Willingness to understand imperfections.
Ability to laugh and cry.
Reasonable level of physiological functioning.
Ability to maintain and support healthy relationships.
Appreciation of nature.
Satisfaction with life and life experiences.
Zest for living.
Respect for self and others.
Realistic perspective on life's challenges and the skills to cope.
Balance in all things.
Responses to the second part of the question will vary and should include examples and a reasoned, well-thought-out explanation.
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Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
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Q1) Which of the following living environments would likely increase your chances of suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
A) A northern state that experiences harsh winters
B) A large city in California
C) A Caribbean beach town
D) A rural area in a southern state
Answer: A
Q2) After breaking up with his girlfriend, Lucas has been unable to move on. He is afraid of rejection and doesn't think that women find him attractive. He is probably suffering from
A) low self-efficacy.
B) low self-esteem.
C) learned helplessness.
D) a victim complex.
Answer: B
Q3) Our personalities can be altered through behavior change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health
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Q1) In many cultures, breath, or the force that animates life is synonymous with A) faith.
B) energy.
C) heart.
D) spirit.
Answer: D
Q2) The definition of spirituality for an individual is A) a personal quest.
B) symbolic and ritualistic.
C) determined by the religious community of the family.
D) tied to attitudes about material goods and wealth.
Answer: A
Q3) For most people, pursuing psychological counseling has no relationship to spiritual health.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping With Lifes Challenges
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Q1) Which of the following hormones might contribute to the "Freshman 15"-the tendency to gain about 15 pounds during the first year of college?
A) Testosterone
B) Estrogen
C) Cortisol
D) Epinephrine
Q2) Which of the following is true about stress?
A) Stress is only produced by externally imposed factors and is always negative.
B) Stress is a mental and physical response to real or perceived changes, challenges, or threats.
C) It is possible to eliminate all stressors in our lives if we try hard enough.
D) Stress does not affect a person's general health.
Q3) Stress caused by not being able to accomplish all tasks and obligations in the time available is known as
A) overload.
B) acute stress.
C) conflict.
D) chronic stress.
Q4) Discuss the origins of technostress and list three strategies to reduce it.
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Chapter 5: Improving Your Sleep
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Q1) Individuals with narcolepsy have a reduced number of nerve cells in the brain that contain which substance?
A) ACTH
B) Melatonin
C) Hypocretin
D) Melanin
Q2) Stage 3 is called slow-wave sleep because
A) there is slow eye movement during this stage.
B) this is the deepest stage of sleep.
C) the brain generates slow delta waves.
D) it is the stage during which dreams occur.
Q3) When Marlon gets adequate sleep the night before his intramural basketball games, he has more energy and can run faster and perform better. This can be attributed to A) cognitive ability being restored during sleep.
B) increased body temperature and caloric expenditure during sleep.
C) increased brain activity during sleep.
D) conservation of body energy during sleep.
Q4) Tracy pulls "all-nighters" during finals week. Explain why this could negatively impact her grades.
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Chapter 6: Preventing Violence and Injury
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Q1) The two most common causes of traumatic brain injury are falls and auto accidents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which phase of the cycle of violence includes physical and psychological acts intended to inflict pain?
A) Acute battering
B) Tension building
C) Remorse/reconciliation
D) Retaliation
Q3) During which phase of the cycle of violence do anger, abusive language, and aggression occur?
A) Acute battering
B) Tension building
C) Remorse/reconciliation
D) Retaliation
Q4) Hate crimes can occur because the perpetrator is retaliating for a perceived insult, unfairness, or slight.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Building Healthy Relationships and Understanding Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is true about your family of origin?
A) It includes the people who were living in the house during your first years of life.
B) It includes cousins and relatives who were living in the same town during your first years of life.
C) It includes your grandparents or other extended relatives who were living in another state during your first years of life.
D) It includes any immediate family members, such as siblings, who were not living in the house during your first years of life.
Q2) Abstention from any type of sexual activity with others is known as A) celibacy.
B) monogamy.
C) sexual freedom.
D) autoerotic.
Q3) Sexual dysfunction only affects men.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Differentiate between sexual identity and gender identity.
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Chapter 8: Considering Your Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The surgical procedure that involves removal of the uterus is a A) hysterotomy.
B) tubal ligation.
C) hysterectomy.
D) vasectomy.
Q2) Male condoms were invented during the 19 century. A)True
B)False
Q3) Substances designed to kill sperm are known as A) spermicides.
B) progestins.
C) teratogens.
D) fungicides.
Q4) The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm is A) implantation.
B) conception.
C) ovulation.
D) contraception.
Q5) What factors do you think should be taken into consideration when planning a pregnancy? Provide information from the chapter to support your answer.
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Chapter 9: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse
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Q1) The process of freeing the body from an addictive substance is A) treatment.
B) counseling.
C) detoxification.
D) rehabilitation.
Q2) People with a physiological dependence on a substance, such as an addictive drug, will experience
A) withdrawal but not tolerance.
B) tolerance but not withdrawal.
C) neither tolerance nor withdrawal.
D) both tolerance and withdrawal.
Q3) Which of the following is true about steroids?
A) They are rarely used now due to tighter drug-testing policies in collegiate and pro sports.
B) They are used by more women than men.
C) They are used to produce a lean and streamlined physique and to enhance aerobic capacity.
D) Adverse effects include mood swings, elevated cholesterol levels, acne, and hypertension.
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Chapter 10: Drinking Alcohol Responsibly and Ending
Tobacco Use
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Q1) Which substance in cigarettes is a highly addictive stimulant?
A) Menthol
B) Tar
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Nicotine
Q2) Nicotine paralyzes the cilia on the surfaces of upper respiratory passages and prevents it from
A) enhancing ventilation.
B) increasing circulation.
C) cleaning out foreign matter.
D) stimulating the cough reflex.
Q3) The depressant effects of alcohol become apparent at a blood alcohol concentration of
A) 0.02%.
B) 0.08%.
C) 0.10%.
D) 0.15%
Q4) Smoking is second only to mold as the primary cause of indoor air pollution.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Eating for a Healthier You
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Q1) Potent and essential organic compounds that promote growth and help to maintain life and health are
A) minerals.
B) nutrients.
C) vitamins.
D) additives.
Q2) According to the criteria set by the USDA, which of the following would be an appropriate label for an apple grown without synthetic pesticides, chemicals, or hormones?
A) Organic
B) 100 percent organic
C) Made with organic ingredients
D) Some organic ingredients
Q3) The physiological need to eat to sustain life is A) craving.
B) appetite.
C) nutrition.
D) hunger.
Q4) Explain the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance. Give examples of each.
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Chapter 12: Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
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Q1) A high waist-to-hip ratio would indicate that more fat is stored
A) in the hips and thighs.
B) in the abdominal area.
C) in the upper body.
D) in the neck and face.
Q2) Individuals who go on and off starvation diets multiple times to lose weight will likely end up with
A) an increased ability to lose weight each time.
B) a decreased ability to lose weight without drugs.
C) a lower basal metabolic rate.
D) a higher basal metabolic rate.
Q3) A hormone produced in the stomach that is referred to as the "hunger hormone" is A) leptin.
B) adrenaline.
C) ghrelin.
D) insulin.
Q4) Basal metabolic rate is relatively stable throughout life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Enhancing Your Body Image
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Q1) Explain how the media influences body image.
Q2) An individual's body image is genetically determined. A)True
B)False
Q3) An individual with an eating disorder may also have A) other psychological disorders.
B) impulsive behavior.
C) a sense of empowerment.
D) high self-esteem.
Q4) Rita is always complaining that she doesn't like the way she looks. She tells her friend Sue that she thinks her thighs are too big and that she feels fat. Sue assures Rita that she isn't fat, but Rita won't listen. It is likely that Rita may be suffering from A) peer pressure.
B) a negative body image.
C) anxiety.
D) depression.
Q5) Individuals suffering from bulimia nervosa tend to be underweight. A)True B)False
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Chapter 14: Improving Your Personal Fitness
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Q1) When doing some form of aerobic exercise, you are at an appropriate intensity when you are
A) not able to catch your breath.
B) able to sing clearly.
C) able to talk to someone.
D) intermittently able to talk.
Q2) A vigorous workout raises a person's metabolic rate during exercise and for several hours afterward.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a fitness program, increasing the amount of weight you lift over time is an example of the
A) specificity principle.
B) overload principle.
C) reversibility principle.
D) intensity principle.
Q4) Regular physical activity decreases both HDL and LDL levels in the blood.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does regular exercise physiologically lower the risk of heart disease?
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Chapter 15: Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
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Q1) Which of the following has a body shape that is considered a higher risk for heart disease?
A) Woman shaped like a pear
B) Woman shaped like an apple
C) Woman shaped like an hourglass
D) Man shaped like a pear
Q2) What happens in coronary artery disease?
A) Small blood vessels that supply blood to the heart narrow.
B) Blood forms clots throughout the body.
C) Blood supply is blocked to one or more extremities.
D) Blood supply to some area of the brain is interrupted.
Q3) Which of the following groups has the highest incidence of hypertension?
A) Men under the age of 55
B) Women over 40 who have type 2 diabetes
C) African Americans
D) Asian Americans
Q4) An individual's lifestyle does not play a significant role in the development of cancer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes
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Q1) Which of the following stressors would have the greatest impact on increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes?
A) Being in a bad marriage for 5 years that ends in divorce
B) Being chosen to compete in a basketball tournament
C) Having surgery to repair a broken arm
D) Being caught in traffic for 2 hours
Q2) Diabetics should have their blood glucose checked by a physician once every A) month.
B) 2 to 3 months.
C) 3 to 6 months.
D) 12 months.
Q3) A diabetic who has gastric bypass surgery may be cured of their diabetes. A)True B)False
Q4) What is the primary difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Q5) Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by A) high blood fats. B) high blood glucose.
C) low blood pressure.
D) high blood proteins.
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Chapter 17: Protecting Against Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases
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Q1) Greg frequently gets cold sores (caused by HSV-1). He recently noticed that his left eye had a painful lesion, and he immediately made an appointment with his doctor. Greg's eye most likely became infected with the herpes virus when he touched his mouth and shortly afterward rubbed his eye, which is transmission via A) autoinoculation.
B) direct contact.
C) indirect contact.
D) irritation.
Q2) Rates of most STIs have decreased in recent years.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You knitted scarves for all 12 of your cousins for Christmas presents. Now your hands and fingers are tingling and moving your wrists is very painful. You probably have A) carpal inflammatory syndrome.
B) carpal tunnel syndrome.
C) median nerve irritation.
D) Raynaud's syndrome.
Q4) Discuss five strategies to protect yourself from back pain and injury.
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Chapter 18: Preparing for Aging Death and Dying
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Q1) The loss or deprivation experienced by a person when a loved one dies is known as A) guilt.
B) bereavement.
C) coping.
D) acceptance.
Q2) Too often, drug interactions in elderly people are first diagnosed as which condition before the underlying cause is found?
A) Addiction
B) Diabetes
C) Dementia
D) Chronic fatigue syndrome
Q3) Disenfranchised grief can be felt by a woman who miscarries early in her pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Menopause may make sexual activity less pleasurable for women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe four characteristics of people who have aged successfully.
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Chapter 19: Environmental Health
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Q1) Nitrogen dioxide and oxygen interact with sunlight to form A) carbon monoxide.
B) ozone.
C) particulates.
D) sulfur dioxide.
Q2) Chemicals used to kill insects and rodents are A) dioxins.
B) solvents.
C) pesticides.
D) herbicides.
Q3) The chemical originally contained in aerosol propellants that is thought to have contributed to the depletion of the ozone layer is A) carbon oxides.
B) chlorofluorocarbons.
C) fluorohydrochlorides.
D) nitrous oxide.
Q4) Currently, India is the most populous country in the world.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the three main areas of focus in preventing indoor air pollution.
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Chapter 20: Making Smart Health Care Choices
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Q1) Which of the following is true with respect to underinsured individuals in the United States?
A) They are primarily children under the age of 16.
B) Most are either unemployed adults or their dependents.
C) Young adults are more likely to be underinsured than older adults.
D) There are no underinsured people in the United States.
Q2) Which type of health insurance plan involves a contracted provider network and a focus on preventive care and cost control?
A) Fee-for-service
B) Managed care
C) Indemnity
D) Hospital-owned
Q3) Which of the following individuals would most likely have difficulty finding good, affordable health care?
A) An elementary school teacher
B) A self-employed construction worker
C) A state employee
D) A graphic designer with a large corporation
Q4) Discuss four problems that may be associated with access to health care.
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Chapter 21: Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Q1) Mind-body interventions that have been researched to the degree that they are now considered part of traditional medicine rather than alternative treatments are
A) yoga and Pilates.
B) meditation and tai chi.
C) hypnosis and regression therapy.
D) biofeedback and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Q2) All of the following are examples of conventional medical treatment EXCEPT A) physical therapy.
B) prescription medications.
C) acupuncture.
D) surgery.
Q3) A somatic education technique designed to improve movement, flexibility, and nervous system function is
A) Rolfing Structural Integration.
B) the Alexander Technique.
C) the Trager Approach.
D) the Feldenkrais Method.
Q4) Discuss how updated FDA regulations help to protect consumers who purchase dietary supplements.
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