Introduction to Health
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health provides students with a foundational understanding of the core concepts and issues in the field of health and wellness. The course explores the dimensions of health, including physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being, while addressing factors that influence personal and community health such as nutrition, lifestyle choices, environmental influences, and healthcare systems. Students will learn about strategies for disease prevention, health promotion, and the importance of making informed health decisions, equipping them with knowledge and skills to lead healthier lives and contribute positively to society.
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Your Health Today Choices in a Changing Society 6th Edition by Michael L. Teague
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Chapter 1: Self,Family,and Community
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Q1) What is the main purpose of creating a family health tree?
A) to discover your personal health risks and strengths
B) to identify environmental factors that influence your health
C) to illustrate patterns of lifestyle habits in your family
D) to estimate your life expectancy
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following statements is true concerning medical research studies?
A) Subjects are not randomly assigned to either a treatment group or control group.
B) To be considered reliable, the same results must be obtained by no other researchers conducting the same study.
C) Researchers assign participants to either a treatment group or control group in order of when the participants register for the study.
D) Clinical studies attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships.
Answer: D
Q3) Cultural values have little influence on health.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Mental Health and Stress
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Q1) It's been two years since Frank's mother passed away but he still finds that he has trouble concentrating on anything for too long and often feels tired.What phase of bereavement is Frank most likely experiencing?
A) numbness and shock
B) separation
C) disorganization
D) reorganization
Answer: C
Q2) The ________ response,or stress response,prepares us with a burst of energy to deal with threats or danger.
Answer: fight-or-flight
Q3) The ancient Hindu practice of ________ includes physical,mental,social,and spiritual components.
Answer: yoga
Q4) The most significant features of ________ disorder are intrusive,persistent thoughts,impulses,or images that cause intense anxiety or distress.
Answer: obsessive-compulsive
Q5) ________ is the dependence on a substance or behavior.
Answer: Addiction
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Chapter 3: Social Connections
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Q1) Based on Sternberg's triangular model,love with intimacy and commitment but no passion is companionate love.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) We are more likely to be happy if we have a close friend living within a mile,but this requirement may be changing due to which of the following?
A) lower fuel prices
B) social media forums and smartphones
C) increased variety of at-home entertainment
D) "Millennial generation" focus on self
Answer: B
Q3) In the United States,who specifies the rights and responsibilities of the partners in a marriage?
A) federal government
B) city government
C) religious organizations
D) state government
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Sleep
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Q1) Severe sleep apnea can be treated with ________ positive airway pressure,in which a small,comfortable mask is fitted over the nose to hold the air passage open,and slightly pressurized air is gently blown into the patient's nose.
Q2) Sleep ________ is the difference between the amount of sleep attained and the amount of sleep needed in order to maintain alert wakefulness during the daytime.
Q3) Sleep ________ is a condition characterized by nonbreathing periods during sleep.
Q4) Most young adults have a circadian rhythm that tells them to fall asleep later in the evening and to wake up earlier in the morning than older adults. A)True B)False
Q5) Scientists have distinguished two main types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea and ________ sleep apnea.
Q6) A series of sleep ________ tests measure the number of minutes it takes a person to fall asleep and can help an individual evaluate sleep habits to determine whether to consult a sleep center laboratory for a more thorough analysis.
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Data from the Centers for Disease Control suggest that every year approximately 48 million people get sick from foodborne illness.
A)True B)False
Q2) Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats lower blood cholesterol levels or have no effect on them.
A)True B)False
Q3) Water regulates body temperature and carries waste products out of the body. A)True B)False
Q4) Compounds called ________ carbohydrates are composed of only one or two units of sugar and are easily digestible; they include glucose,fructose,galactose,lactose,maltose,and sucrose.
Q5) Young children should get a higher percentage of their calories from fat than adults. A)True B)False
Q6) The ________ fatty acids contain the essential nutrient alpha-linolenic acid.
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Chapter 6: Fitness
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Q1) The greatest improvements in flexibility occur as the result of stretching as a part of warm-up for cardiorespiratory and resistance training programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One should inhale when muscles are relaxed and exhale when initiating the lifting or push-off action in resistance training.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The two strategies utilized to prevent excessive increases in body temperature,as well as heat disorders,include skin wetting and ________.
Q4) Activity that requires any type of movement is ________ activity.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a common sign that someone has overexerted himself during an exercise session?
A) pain or pressure in the left midchest and shoulder
B) cold sweat or fainting
C) rapid pulse immediately followed by a very slow pulse
D) symptoms of a "runner's high"
Q6) Body ________ is the relative amounts of fat and fat-free mass in the body.
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Chapter 7: Body Weight and Body Composition
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Q1) Which of the following is true about BMR?
A) Physical activity only influences BMR by burning calories.
B) There is no way to change your BMR.
C) BMR is influenced by age, gender, and weight.
D) Between 50 and 75 percent of the calories consumed each day are used for physical activity.
Q2) Of the following,who has a body fat percentage outside the range generally considered healthy?
A) Richard, a dentist, with 26 percent body fat
B) Abbey, a female college gymnast, with 22 percent body fat
C) Clarke, a male college soccer player, with 19 percent body fat
D) Caroline, a travel agent, with 24 percent body fat
Q3) Of the following,the greatest influence on the growth of weight problems in America is
A) a weakening economy.
B) the growing availability of health information.
C) the growing availability and convenience of unhealthy foods.
D) the decreasing availability of whole grains and vegetables.
Q4) The rate at which the body uses energy for basic life functions is called the ________ rate.
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Chapter 8: Body Image
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Q1) The word ________ is of Greek origin and means "lack of appetite."
Q2) Which eating disorder is most associated with electrolyte imbalances?
A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) binge eating disorder
D) muscle dysmorphia
Q3) Individuals who suffer from ________ disorder are preoccupied with a defect in their appearance to the point of an obsession that significantly interferes with their lives.
Q4) Today,those who are close to an individual with an eating disorder have a hard time recognizing it because dieting,exercise,and food preoccupation have become an accepted part of our culture.
A)True
B)False
Q5) People with bulimia are extremely underweight.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The eating disorder known as ________ is associated with an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat,even though the person is underweight.(Provide the full name of the disorder.)
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Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco
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Q1) Alcoholism is recognized as the number one health problem for Native Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements about tobacco is true?
A) College students are less likely to smoke than the general population.
B) Tobacco smoke contains dozens of cancer-causing substances.
C) The higher one's educational achievements, the more likely one is to smoke.
D) Cigarettes account for about 50 percent of the tobacco sold in the United States.
Q3) When spit tobacco is kept in contact with the oral mucosa,it can cause ________,an abnormal change in cells.
Q4) Within 10 to 15 years of quitting smoking,a person's life expectancy reaches that of a person who never smoked.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Alcohol is more likely than any other drug to be associated with violence.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Spit tobacco is believed to cause about 10 to 15 percent of ________ cancers.
Q7) The enzyme ________ converts alcohol to acetaldehyde in the liver.
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Chapter 10: Drugs
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Q1) Following continued use of amphetamines,users' attempts to stop may cause them to sleep for 24 hours,be depressed for days,and/or have thoughts of death.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the most commonly used illicit drug among persons aged 12 and older?
A) cocaine
B) alcohol
C) heroin
D) marijuana
Q3) On college campuses,a comprehensive approach to drug abuse prevention known as ________ can be implemented to modify an environment that often benignly overlooks drug use and experimentation during college.
Q4) Harm reduction is rejected as an official policy by the U.S.government.
A)True
B)False
Q5) More than 47 percent of people aged 12 or older have used an illicit drug during their lifetime.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexual Health
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Q1) Which of the following is true about sexual attitudes in the United States?
A) Attitudes about sex in the United States have always held to the ideal of sexual freedom.
B) The sexual revolution of the 1960s was the start of a 40-year shift toward more liberal attitudes about sex.
C) While the nation saw a more conservative economic climate in the 1980s and 1990s, the same period was one of the most sexually free in U.S. history.
D) College students and other young adults will be significant in determining prevailing attitudes in the 21st century.
Q2) Which of the following is true of the hook-up culture?
A) Men and women seem to suffer equally from the negative consequences.
B) The openness of hook-up sexuality has led to an increased use of safe sex practices.
C) Sexual regret is among the negative consequences.
D) The health of long-term relationships is largely unaffected.
Q3) The ________ is a highly sensitive,cylindrical body of usually less than three centimeters,located at the front of the vulva where it projects between the lips of the labia minora.
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Chapter 12: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Tubal ligation,the method of female sterilization,can alter a woman's period or hormone levels.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The important time for a woman to start consuming folic acid,or folate supplements,is the second trimester of pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Male condoms are a form of contraception that can decrease the rate of some sexually transmitted infections.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Carmen places a circular rubber dome containing spermicide in her vagina prior to intercourse.Carmen is using which type of contraceptive?
A) vaginal ring
B) IUD
C) diaphragm
D) female condom
Q5) Currently,the most common method of elective abortion is ________ abortion.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) ________ is a common bacterium in the colon (large intestine)that aids in digestion; if it enters the bladder,however,it causes infection.
Q2) When bacteria inhabit a host harmlessly,or even helpfully,they are considered to be part of the ________.
Q3) In the acquired immune system,helper cells do all of the following EXCEPT
A) first detect an infection.
B) alert B cells that an infection has occurred.
C) enhance the innate immune system.
D) produce antibodies.
Q4) Cases of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)have been associated with receiving tattoos.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A disease or condition caused by a microorganism is a(n)________.
Q6) Mad cow disease is caused by what type of poorly understood microorganism?
A) prion
B) protozoa
C) bacteria
D) fungi
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Chapter 14: Cardiovascular Disease,Diabetes,and Chronic Lung Diseases
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a noncontrollable risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
A) gender
B) family history
C) age
D) personality traits
Q2) Type-1 diabetes is caused by
A) the leaching of glucose from the pancreas by the immune system.
B) the destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas by the immune system.
C) a spike in insulin levels in the pancreas.
D) lowered insulin resistance in reaction to a steady supply of insulin from an external source.
Q3) Infection may play a role in cardiovascular disease.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An irregular or disorganized heart beat is called a(n)________.
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Chapter 15: Cancer
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Q1) The most significant risk for most cancers is
A) age.
B) sex.
C) ethnicity.
D) family history.
Q2) More White men than Black men are diagnosed with,and die from,prostate cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Several screening tests are available for colon cancer.The ________ blood test searches for blood in an individual's stool.
Q4) Which of the following statements about cancer screening tests is true?
A) Cancer screening is done when an individual shows clear symptoms of disease.
B) Screening recommendations have been outlined for all known types of cancer.
C) Cancer screening involves trying to identify the particular type of cancer that is causing the patient's symptoms.
D) Genetic screening is reserved for people whose families have multiple members with cancer.
Q5) Cancer screening involves trying to identify risk factors,precancerous lesions,or undetected cancers in a(n)________ person.
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Chapter 16: Injury and Violence
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Q1) Which law requires colleges and universities receiving federal funding to disclose information about crime on and around their campus?
A) Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act
B) Campus Crime Reporting Act
C) Gun-Free Schools Act
D) Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act
Q2) Sex offender registration,tracking,and notification programs are universally acclaimed for making children safer from sexual predators.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Campus ________ Victim's Bill of Rights Act requires college administrators to provide justice,medical treatment,and psychological counseling for crime victims and survivors.
Q4) Most home fire extinguishers discharge for approximately 30 seconds.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The life-saving technique used when someone is not breathing and a pulse cannot be found is called ________ resuscitation.
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Chapter 17: Complementary and Integrative Medicine
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Q1) Complementary health practices are more commonly used by men than women.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Energy therapies include all of the following EXCEPT
A) magnetic-field therapies.
B) qigong.
C) massage.
D) reiki.
Q3) No states currently license or regulate naturopaths.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following herbal medicines may be beneficial for people with mild to moderate depression,but has side effects of increased sun sensitivity,anxiety,and headaches?
A) St. John's wort
B) ginkgo biloba
C) kava
D) aloe
Q5) Chinese yams,sweet potatoes,and whole grains are ________ foods that produce feelings of calmness.
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Chapter 18: Environmental Issues
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Q1) Ozone is an odorless and colorless gas that is hazardous to health in the lower atmosphere.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The removal of trees from a forested area without adequate replanting,threatening the habitat of many living species,is called ________.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the "criteria pollutants" found in air pollution?
A) carbon monoxide
B) nitrogen oxide
C) ground-level ozone
D) carbon dioxide
Q4) Americans consume more resources,generate more pollution,and discard more waste than any other people on the planet.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A mixture of pollutants in the lower atmosphere that makes the air hazy is called ________,of which there are two types.
Q6) The turning of once fruitful land into infertile wasteland is called ________.
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