Introduction to Health
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health provides students with a foundational understanding of the core principles and concepts related to health and wellness. The course explores key topics such as physical, mental, and social health; determinants of health; the importance of nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle choices; and the role of healthcare systems in promoting well-being. Through a combination of lectures, readings, and discussions, students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions that contribute to lifelong health and to recognize the factors that influence health outcomes in individuals and communities.
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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) A reward is considered a(n) ____________________ reinforcement.
Answer: positive
Q2) Which of the following is a goal for Healthy People 2020?
A)Promote healthy development during adolescence.
B)Achieve health equity.
C)Reduce premature death.
D)Create universal health care.
Answer: B
Q3) The average life expectancy for a man living in the United States is ____.
A)69.7 years
B)73 years
C)75.2 years
D)80 years
Answer: C
Q4) The absence of disease is not as important as one's complete physical, mental, and social ____________________.
Answer: well-being well being
Q5) A large proportion of Americans are either overweight or ____________________.
Answer: obese
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) The word forgive comes from the Greek word for ____________________.
Answer: letting go
Q2) Sustained emotional state
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: C
Q3) According to Maslow, what is the most basic need for personality development?
A)self-respect
B)food and shelter
C)protection from harm
D)receiving affection
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Byron's heart is racing for no reason and he is hyperventilating.This is symptomatic of which disorder?
A)schizophrenia
B)panic attack
C)bipolar disorder
D)major depression
Answer: B
Q2) Define schizophrenia and describe five symptoms.
Answer: Answers should include the following information: Schizophrenia mental disorder that profoundly impairs an individual's sense of reality Symptoms hallucinations, delusions, inability to think or speak in a logical manner, responding with inappropriate emotions, lacking motivation, making odd movements, mimicking others, functioning at a lower level then in the past.
Q3) ____________________ is a disorder characterized by a chronically depressed mood.
Answer: Dysthymia
Q4) ____________________ is the best treatment for relieving phobias.
Answer: Systematic desensitization
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) Keeping threatening feelings from becoming conscious
A)mindfulness
B)cortisol
C)defense mechanisms
D)projection
E)homeostasis
F)journaling
G)repression
H)displacement
I)guided imagery
J)denial
Q2) Under immediate stress, the adrenal glands produce ____________________.
Q3) Homeostasis refers to keeping our bodies in a(n) ____.
A)unstable physiological state
B)stable and consistent physiological state
C)constant state of exhaustion
D)constant state of alertness
Q4) When stressors are ongoing with no clear endpoint, they are considered to be
Q5) Mentally picturing a calm image of a lake is an example of
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Chapter 5: Social Health
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Q1) ____________________ marital therapy combines behavior therapy with techniques for understanding negative behaviors.
Q2) Nonverbal language makes up what percentage of communication?
A)10%
B)40%
C)70%
D)90%
Q3) The level of information we are willing to share with others is known as ____.
A)nonverbal contact
B)hooking up
C)self-disclosure
D)intimacy
Q4) A(n) ____________________ relationship is one in which either person is made to feel worthless.
Q5) Discuss three ways to cope with an unhealthy relationship.
Q6) ____________________ abuse often takes the form of berating, belittling, and criticism.
Q7) Explain how one can utilize different strategies to keep a relationship healthy.
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Q8) More than 90 percent of our communication is ____________________.
Q9) How much you reveal about yourself to others is known as
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) The link between fiber and ____________________ cancer is complex.
Q2) Helps maintain proper fluid balance
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
Q3) ____________________ are compounds that exist naturally in plants.
Q4) Identify three ways people can increase their fruit and vegetable intake.
Q5) What type of fiber naturally occurs in plant foods?
A)dietary
B)simple
C)functional
D)complex
Q6) The fructose in fruit is considered a(n) ____________________ sugar.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Describe the symptoms and health risks associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Q2) Obesity should be viewed as a(n) ______________________ condition that requires ongoing management.
Q3) What characteristic is sometimes seen in someone suffering from the restricting type of anorexia?
A)consuming only protein
B)drinking more water
C)smoking cigarettes
D)avoiding alcohol
Q4) Continuing to eat even when you are no longer hungry is a sign of
Q5) The word "anorexia" means:
A)bone thin
B)food enemy
C)loss of appetite
D)body image
Q6) The hormone ____________________ sends signals to the brain that affect appetite.
Q7) Type ____________________ diabetes has been linked to obesity.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) The range of motion around specific joints refers to:
A)flexibility
B)stamina
C)endurance
D)strength
Q2) Exercise shoes should be replaced after ____________________ hours of aerobic activity.
Q3) 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
Q4) Exercise capacity is the most accurate predictor of a person's
A)strength and endurance
B)cancer risk
C)oxygen consumption
D)potential lifespan
Q5) ____________________ is the product of force and speed.
Q6) ____________________ refers to the relative amounts of fat and lean tissue in the body.
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Chapter 9: Personal Sexuality
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Q1) An individual who was born with some degree of both male and female reproductive disorders may be best described as:
A)transsexual
B)transgendered
C)intersexual
D)asexual
Q2) The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis is called:
A)circumcision
B)prostatitis
C)mastectomy
D)vasectomy
Q3) Immature sperm cells are stored in the:
A)scrotum
B)epididymis
C)penis
D)prostate gland
Q4) The womb is also known as the ____________________.
Q5) The ____________________ is the channel for both seminal fluid and urine.
Q6) The male reproductive cells are called ____________________.
Q7) The ____________________ is the opening to the womb.
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The merging of one sperm and one egg is known as:
A)spermatogenesis
B)conception
C)implantation
D)contraception
Q2) A single male ejaculation may contain ____________________ million sperm.
Q3) A baby is born during which stage of labor?
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Q4) About two-thirds of all abortions are performed
A)within the first eight weeks of pregnancy
B)after the first trimester
C)after 20 weeks of pregnancy
D)after the second trimester
Q5) The Ortho Evra birth control patch is the first ____________________ contraceptive.
Q6) When a baby is delivered through an incision in the abdomen and uterus, it is called a(n) ____________________ delivery.
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) Identify four bodily fluids through which HIV can be spread, and two ways that HIV cannot be spread.
Q2) Chlamydia can cause a secondary infection in a man's testicles known as
A)nongonococcal urethritis
B)syphilis
C)HPV
D)epididymitis
Q3) HPV
A)the clap
B)blisters on genital area
C)crabs
D)not an STI
E)used to treat herpes
F)genital warts
G)fever blisters around the mouth
H)chancre
I)HIV test
J)most common bacterial STI
Q4) In the safer sex ABCs, the "B" stands for ____________________.
Q5) The odds of acquiring an STI during a lifetime are one in
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Chapter 12: Avoiding Addictions
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Q1) When a drug has a greater effect on one specific organ, it is acting:
A)locally
B)generally
C)selectively
D)cumulatively
Q2) The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is:
A)caffeine
B)nicotine
C)alcohol
D)cocaine
Q3) Which of the following is a risk factor for problem gambling in persons 16 to 25 years of age?
A)gambling in groups
B)being female
C)gambling at an early age
D)being in a higher socioeconomic class
Q4) A common term for chugging cough syrup is ____________________.
Q5) America's leading drug problem, used regularly by an estimated 1.5 million and with estimated economic costs of $23.4 billion per year, is considered to be
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) ____ are more likely to use alcohol than are other men.
A)Native American men
B)Asian men
C)Black men
D)White men
Q2) The action of a diuretic can best be described as ____.
A)delaying the absorption of alcohol in the bloodstream
B)speeding up the elimination of fluid from the body
C)lowering blood pressure
D)speeding up the heart rate
Q3) Discuss three different treatment options for alcoholics.
Q4) Alcohol is responsible for ____________________(#) deaths each year.
Q5) 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.
Q6) The rate of ____________________ is the passage of alcohol into the body tissues.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Smokers who suffer heart attacks have what percent chance of recovering?
A)10%
B)25%
C)33%
D)50%
Q2) List the health effects of smoking cigarettes.
Q3) Over the past decade, use of smokeless tobacco by teenage boys has
A)decreased 30%.
B)decreased 10%
C)increased 10%
D)increased 30%
Q4) An individual with a high stress level is ____ times as likely to start smoking as a person with low stress levels.
A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
Q5) Describe tobacco and its main components.Discuss how each major component affects health.
Q6) Nicotine is released transdermally by nicotine ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Preventing Major Disease
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Q1) Total cholesterol levels should be below ____________________ mg/dL for men.
Q2) Metabolic syndrome:
A)was formerly known as type 2 diabetes
B)remains extremely uncommon in the U.S., especially among younger people
C)is a cluster of symptoms that increase risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease
D)is currently the disease of most concern in the U.S.
Q3) bleeding
A)plaque
B)HDL
C)myocardium
D)embolus
E)LDL
F)metabolic syndrome
G)MI
H)platelet
I)hemorrhage
J)angina pectoris
Q4) The procedure used to widen a clogged artery through insertion of a catheter with a tiny balloon is called ____________________.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) A disease-causing organism is called a:
A)vector
B)host
C)pathogen
D)lymphoid
Q2) a disease caused by a bacterium carried by a tick
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) ____________________ are means of transmission for infectious diseases.
Q4) Describe the four major vectors in your own words.Give examples of diseases that may be spread through each vector.
Q5) The body site for antibody production is the ____________________.
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Chapter 17: Traditional and Nontraditional Health Care
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Q1) The instrument used to spread the walls of the vagina during an exam is a:
A)lancet
B)hemocue
C)speculum
D)sphygmomanometer
Q2) Chiropractic medicine is based on the theory that many human diseases are caused by misalignment of the spine, also called ____________________.
Q3) Which surgical procedure is most likely to be handled by an outpatient treatment center?
A)hip replacement
B)vasectomy
C)mastectomy
D)balloon angioplasty
Q4) ____________________ are recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of various health problems based on evidence from scientific research
Q5) Explain what manipulative and body-based treatments are, and identify three types.
Q6) ____________________ includes dietary changes, steam baths, and exercise.
Q7) One of the principles of ____________________ is that like cures like.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) ____________________ is far more risky than automobile driving.
Q2) 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
Q3) Vehicle crashes involving ____ drivers result in about 25 fatalities each day.
A)drunk
B)teen
C)female
D)aggressive
Q4) ____________________is an overuse injury caused by repetitive motions in the hands and wrists.
Q5) ____________________ percent of cyberbullying victims fear for their safety.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) A(n) ____ is a severe, immediate reaction to a pollutant.
A)primary effect
B)acute effect
C)chronic effect
D)fatal effect
Q2) ____ is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
A)Formaldehyde
B)Sulfate
C)Tobacco smoke
D)Radon
Q3) ____________________ increase the rate at which molecules vibrate.
Q4) What is one major health problem is associated with pollution?
A)loss of mobility
B)reproductive issues
C)paralysis
D)impaired hearing
Q5) ____________________ is a mineral widely used for building insulation that has been linked to lung cancer.
Q6) Describe global warming.List four sources of greenhouse emissions.
Q7) Ringing in the ears is called ____________________.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) A(n) ____________________ document helps the aged, the seriously ill, their loved ones, and caregivers prepare for medical crises.
Q2) Which group is the fastest growing cohort in America?
A)55-64 years
B)65-74 years
C)75-84 years
D)85 years and over
Q3) death of egg cells
A)dementia
B)anger
C)subdromal hot flash
D)death
E)autoscopy
F)senesce
G)osteoporosis
H)denial
I)intestate
J)autopsy
Q4) Women, who have smaller skeletons, are more susceptible to ____________________ than men.
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