Introduction to Public Health Test Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Public Health offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and practices that promote health and prevent disease on a population level. This course examines the history, philosophy, and core functions of public health, including key concepts such as epidemiology, environmental health, health policy, and health promotion. Students will explore the determinants of health, health disparities, and the role of public health systems in addressing modern health challenges both locally and globally. Throughout the course, learners will engage in critical analysis of case studies and real-world public health interventions, preparing them to understand and address the complex factors influencing community health outcomes.
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Contemporary Womens Health Issues for Today and the Future 5th Edition by Cheryl
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A. Kolander
Chapter 1: Introducing Womens Health
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Q1) The landmark case that set the precedent for certifying sexual harassment as a class action lawsuit was, Jackson v.Eveleth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) As of the 1990s the majority of human subject studies had been performed on white males.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What 1963 publication contributed to the second women's social movement in the U.S.in the 1970s?
A)A Vindication of the Rights of Women
B)The Equal Rights Amendment
C)Our Bodies Ourselves
D)The Feminine Mystique
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Becoming a Wise Consumer
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Q1) The FDA defines "quackery" as the promotion of a medical remedy that doesn't work and is known to be false or unproven.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Preparation for Physician's Assistant (PA) requires clinical study through a 5 year technical program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A medical assistance program that helps provide health care for seniors is called
A)Medicaid
B)Medicare
C)Social Security
D)Preferred Provider Organization
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Developing a Healthy Lifestyle
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Q1) The HIV/AIDS epidemic is most rampant in the continent of Asia?
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) According to the chart in Chapter 3 of the United Nations Report for the years 2005-2010, the country with the lowest life expectancy is Mozambique.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Persons living to be 90-99 years of age are referred to as precentenarians.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) On October 17, 2006 the population of the United States reached:
A)250 million
B)350 million
C)300 million
D)400 million
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Mental and Emotional Wellness
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Q1) Ninety percent of all anorexics and bulimics are females.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some studies have shown that males are just as likely to self-injure as females.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Those things in a person's life that have an impact on emotional health and include such things as family, friends, school, events, and so forth are referred to as:
A)social influences
B)sociocultural influences
C)environmental influences
D)cultural influences
Q4) Which of the following is not a common life-skill that needs to be fostered in everyone, the earlier in life the better?
A)problem solving
B)enhancing self-esteem
C)assertiveness training
D)career guidance
Q5) What are thought to be some possible causes of depression for women?
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Chapter 5: Managing the Stress of Life
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Q1) Once a stressor is perceived, the brain activates two major pathways in the body:
A)the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous system
B)the thalamus and the apothalamus
C)the epinephrine and the anepinephrine
D)the anterior hypothalamus and the posterior hypothalamus
Q2) Describe relaxation therapy.
Q3) Type 2 diabetes is caused by the destruction of most or all of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Persistent and excessive anxiety and worry for at least 6 months is:
A)generalized anxiety disorder
B)panic attack
C)acute stress disorder
D)post traumatic stress disorder
Q5) Race is a significant predictor of both levels of social support and occupational stress for women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Sexual and Relational Wellness
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Q1) Mother's Day was officially, nationally recognized in the United States in the year 1925.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most cohabitants marry their live-in lovers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Schwartz is credited with the phrase ____________ to describe egalitarian partnerships between two people.
A)"peer marriage"
B)"functional marriage"
C)"separate but equal"
D)"civil union"
Q4) One thing parents can do to help reduce stress on children, specifically daughters, is to not use social pressure as punishment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the nine different relationships according to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love.
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Chapter 7: Preventing Abuse Against Women
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Q1) The problem with the concept with "self-caring" is that women become selfish and self-centered and are lax in taking care of their family during the healing process.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most elder abuse, such as neglect or financial exploitation, is caused by the victim's neighbors or service people, such as repairmen.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Once a woman has experienced domestic abuse or acquaintance rape, she will be unable to overcome the emotional trauma and therefore, have negative consequences throughout her life.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If you were a woman with children, who has decided to leave an abusive relationship, outline what you would need to do to prepare for leaving and surviving outside of your abusive home.
Q5) What can you do on a personal level and what can communities do to help prevent the epidemic of violence and abuse in the U.S.?
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Chapter 8: Exploring Womens Sexuality
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Q1) Menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk of all but:
A)stroke
B)heart attacks
C)endometrial cancer
D)Alzheimer's disease
Q2) Painful intercourse is known as:
A)dysmenorrhea
B)amenorrhea
C)endometriosis
D)dyspareunia
Q3) Premenstrual dysphoric disorder affects approximately ____ percent of all women.
A)5
B)25
C)50
D)75
Q4) Urinary tract infections in women may be caused by:
A)Frequent alcohol use
B)Frequent sexual intercourse
C)Shorter urethra than men
D)Virus in urinary tract
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Chapter 9: Designing Your Reproductive Plan
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Q1) A pregnant woman should have weekly routine check-ups after the 36<sup>th</sup> week.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Approximately what percentage of teen pregnancies are planned?
A)15
B)30
C)50
D)80
Q3) All the following methods of contraception are barrier methods except:
A)spermicides
B)condoms
C)IUD
D)cervical caps
Q4) All of the following are true about midwife-assisted births compared with physician-assisted births except:
A)fewer premature deliveries
B)fewer induced labors
C)longer hospital stays
D)similar Apgar scale scores
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Chapter 10: Eating Well
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Q1) About 99 percent of the calcium in a woman's body is found in bone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A woman needs to consume at least 6 cups of water each day.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hemoglobin is responsible for the absorption of calcium into a woman's bones.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To avoid microbial food borne illness, meat and poultry should not be washed or rinsed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for women over 50 years of age differ than under the age of 50.
A)True
B)False
Q6) One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Keeping Fit
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Q1) Principles of conditioning include all but one of the following components.
A)intensity
B)duration
C)equipment
D)frequency
Q2) Which of the following fitness tests measures flexibility?
A)modified push-up test
B)hand-grip dynamometer test
C)bent-knee sit-up test
D)sit and reach test
Q3) The letters RICE, a method for treating sports-related injuries, stands for:
A)relieve, ice, control, elevate
B)rest, isolate, control, elevate
C)rest, ice, compress, elevate
D)relieve, ice, compress, elevate
Q4) Exercise activities equivalent to running 20 hours a week for 6 months yields a physiologic stress response in a woman's body and causing the body to move into a defensive mode.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Using Alcohol Responsibly
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Q1) Psychological dependence means that a woman's body cells are dependent on the presence of alcohol in the body and will experience withdrawal symptoms if the woman ceases to drink.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Heavy uses of alcohol increases blood concentrations in estrogen and changes in estrogen metabolism, which increases the risk of significant diseases in women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) While pregnant, approximately ____ percent of women use alcohol and approximately ____ percent engage in binge drinking.
A)10; 7.8
B)11.6; 3.7
C)16.2; 9.5
D)18.3; 7.8
Q4) During pregnancy, physicians recommend that a woman consume no more than one to two drinks a day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Making Wise Decisions About Tobacco,
Caffeine and Drugs
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Q1) More caffeine is found in an average cup of tea than coffee.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ingredient in tobacco that causes physical addiction is:
A)Nicotine
B)Particulate matter
C)Carbon monoxide
D)Carboxyhemoglobin
Q3) Consumption of caffeine can produce all the following consequences but one; which one?
A)Loss of bone mass
B)Osteoporosis
C)Decreased serum calcium levels
D)Increased levels of serotonin
Q4) Describe the various diseases that can result from women using tobacco products and explain how the various ingredients found in tobacco contribute to each of these diseases.
Q5) Explain the consequences for the fetus that result when a woman uses each of the following drugs during pregnancy: cocaine, marijuana, and heroin.
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Chapter 14: Preventing and Controlling Infectious Diseases
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Q1) Genital warts can be cured by removing them through burning or loop excision.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Females easily outnumber males in reported chlamydia cases each year.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Herpes simplex includes chicken pox, mononucleosis, and cold sores.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The treatment for chlamydia is:
A)abstinence for one year
B)cryotherapy
C)antibiotics
D)penicillin
Q5) African American and Hispanic women account for more than one-half of all women living with AIDS.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List five warning signs of STIs.
Q7) Discuss five emerging infectious diseases and their causes.
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Chapter 15: Preventing and Controlling Chronic Health
Conditions
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Q1) Women with epilepsy should not seek to become pregnant.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A disturbance in the normal sequence of cardiac electrical activity is:
A)shock
B)dysrythmia
C)epilepsy
D)myocardial infarction
Q3) A type of arthritis that occurs when joints are overused:
A)lupus
B)rheumatoid arthritis
C)osteoarthritis
D)gout
Q4) The "bad" cholesterol is called:
A)high density lipoprotein
B)triglycerides
C)low density lipoprotein
D)plaque
Q5) List four (F.A.S.T.) warning signs of stroke.
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Chapter 16: Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
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Q1) Approximately one third of all cancers are related to diet.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All the following are risk factors for cervical cancer except:
A)first intercourse at an early age
B)hypertension
C)cigarette smoking
D)multiple sex partners
Q3) The TRAM flap, the most common choice for breast reconstruction, procedure takes tissue from your abdomen and slides the tissue up a tunnel under the skin to the breast area.
A)True
B)False
Q4) African American women have the highest rates of breast cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Studies show that exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Name and describe four Complementary and Alternative treatments for cancer.
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