Personal Health Question Bank
Course Introduction
Personal Health explores the fundamental concepts and practices that contribute to an individuals overall well-being. The course covers topics such as nutrition, physical fitness, mental and emotional health, substance use and prevention, sexual health, and disease prevention. Students will learn how lifestyle choices impact health, analyze risk factors, and develop strategies for making informed health decisions. Through interactive activities and discussions, the course encourages the development of lifelong habits that promote physical, mental, and social wellness.
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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) The ________ People Initiative sets national health objectives aimed at improving the quality of life for all Americans.
Answer: Healthy
Q2) One of the hallmarks of community health promotion is its emphasis on improving A) common health-related resources.
B) privately-funded wellness programs.
C) taxpayer-funded health initiatives.
D) the regulation of hospitals and clinics.
Answer: A
Q3) 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
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Chapter 2: Mental Health and Stress
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Q1) Palpitations,sweating,shortness of breath,and/or chest pain typify the reaction known as a(n)________.
Answer: panic attack
Q2) The ability to bounce back from a negative event is called ________. Answer: resilience
Q3) The ability to bounce back from an adverse event is known as A) realism.
B) retribution.
C) resilience.
D) recognition.
Answer: C
Q4) The turning-off of the body's response to stress is called the ________ response. Answer: relaxation
Q5) According to Kübler-Ross,the second stage that individuals pass through when they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness is ________.
Answer: anger
Q6) A specific ________ is an intense fear of an activity,situation,or object. Answer: phobia
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Chapter 3: Social Connections
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Q1) Education that combines academic study with community service is called ________.
Answer: service learning
Q2) Men are more likely than women to have a sexual affair during marriage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A(n)________ role is a set of behaviors and activities a person engages in to conform to society's expectations of his or her sex.
Answer: gender
Q4) The dynamic balance between stability and change in both couple and family relationships is known as ________.
Answer: flexibility
Q5) The term gender dysphoria is used to describe a person who does not display overt characteristics of either sex.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Sleep
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Q1) Molly often awakes snorting and gasping for air in the middle of the night.Molly most likely has what sleep disorder?
A) insomnia
B) narcolepsy
C) night eating syndrome
D) sleep apnea
Q2) Sleep of shorter duration than the average basal need of 7 to 8 hours is called sleep
Q3) Nicotine from tobacco is a stimulant that can enhance sleep.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Melatonin is naturally secreted by the pineal gland in response to darkness; it lowers body temperature and causes drowsiness.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Stage ________ NREM sleep is a transitional,light sleep-a relaxed half-awake stage.
Q6) The disorder called ________ is characterized by difficulty falling or staying asleep.
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Most of the carbohydrates and other nutrients we need come from grains,seeds,fruits,and vegetables.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mary burns 2,000 calories a day; she requires approximately ________ cups of water daily.
A) 2 to 4
B) 6 to 8
C) 8 to 12
D) 14 to 16
Q3) The main purpose of proteins is to
A) protect body organs and membranes.
B) help regulate body temperature.
C) build and maintain body tissue.
D) provide energy for the brain.
Q4) Sweat contains electrolytes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The mineral ________ is a trace mineral essential for maintenance of fluid balance; it joins with chloride to form salt.
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Chapter 6: Fitness
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Q1) Emma,a 27-year-old female,begins a cardiovascular training program.To achieve the maximum benefits from exercise,how often will she need increase the intensity and duration of her workout?
A) once a week
B) once a month
C) once every two weeks
D) once every three weeks
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding flexibility programs is FALSE?
A) To maintain flexibility, stretching a minimum of two or three times a week is recommended.
B) You will experience the greatest improvement in flexibility if you do your stretching exercises before aerobic exercise.
C) Stretch to a point of mild discomfort (not pain).
D) Stretches should be gentle, slow, and steady as part of your warm-up.
Q3) The metatarsals are a common site for a type of overuse injury known as a(n)________ fracture,which is more likely to happen in females than males due to less bone density.
Q4) The ability to perform daily living activities with vigor is called ________ fitness.
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Chapter 7: Body Weight and Body Composition
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Q1) Obesity is a(n)________ disorder in which multiple genes may predispose toward obesity but interactions with the environment determine outcome.
Q2) For individuals,achieving a healthy body weight for life depends mainly on A) lifestyle.
B) environment.
C) economic status.
D) access to health care.
Q3) If both of a person's parents are obese,he or she still has only a 10 percent higher chance of becoming obese than a person with parents who are both not obese.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________ of food is an estimate of the energy required to process the food one eats.This energy is used in chewing and digesting the food one eats,and in absorbing,transporting,metabolizing,and storing the energy and nutrients one gets from food.
Q5) After age 50,men tend to see an increase in abdominal fat.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An underweight individual will have a BMI that is less than ________.
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Chapter 8: Body Image
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Q1) Which eating disorder is most associated with electrolyte imbalances?
A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) binge eating disorder
D) muscle dysmorphia
Q2) The American ________ Association has set standards for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa,bulimia nervosa,and binge eating disorder.
Q3) A group of health care providers-including physicians,psychiatrists,psychologists,social workers,nutritionists,and nurses-who work together to ensure that all areas of an eating disorder patient's health are addressed is called a ________ team.
A) multimodality
B) multidimensional
C) multitypical
D) multifaceted
Q4) The eating disorder known as ________ involves repeated episodes of binge eating,usually followed by purging in the form of self-induced vomiting,misuse of diuretics or laxatives,excessive exercise,or fasting.(Provide the full name of the disorder.)
Q5) The health consequences of binge eating are primarily related to ________.
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Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco
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Q1) The 1998 ________ Settlement Agreement banned tobacco billboard advertising.
Q2) Alcohol abuse can lead directly to all of the following,EXCEPT A) stroke.
B) lung cancer.
C) heart disease.
D) brain damage.
Q3) Blackouts can cause memory impairment as a result of changes in the ________,a structure of the brain.
Q4) Travis passed out on the floor after a drinking contest,and now you can't wake him.The best thing you can do for him is A) call 911.
B) carry him to a bed.
C) roll him onto his side.
D) cover him with a warm blanket.
Q5) In an alcohol-induced ________,a drinker is conscious but has no memory of events.
Q6) Every day,the tobacco industry loses 4,600 smokers,either to quitting or to death. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Drugs
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Q1) The fastest growing drug problem in the United States is likely the nonmedical use of A) hallucinogens.
B) cocaine.
C) inhalants.
D) opioids.
Q2) Abuse of prescription pain relievers by college students increased by 343 percent between 1993 and 2005.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Side effects of GHB,a common date-rape drug,may include hyperactivity,increased heart rate,raised blood pressure,and amnesia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Approaches to the drug problem that are referred to as ________ strategies focus on helping addicts reduce the harm associated with their drug use.
Q5) The term ________ generally refers to the use of prescription drugs for purposes other than those for which they were prescribed or in greater amounts than prescribed.
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Chapter 11: Sexual Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most sure-fire way to avoid STIs or unwanted pregnancies?
A) condom use
B) use of spermicidal foam
C) communicating with your partner about sex
D) abstinence
Q2) About ________ percent of women report that they have never had an orgasm.
A) 1 to 5
B) 10 to 15
C) 20 to 25
D) 25 and 35
Q3) Men cannot experience an orgasm during the refractory period.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Intense,involuntary contractions of vaginal muscles that make intercourse painful for women are called
A) myotonia.
B) fellatio.
C) vaginismus.
D) cunnilingus.
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Chapter 12: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery is referred to as ________ transmission.
Q2) All women should increase their intake of which vitamin during the month before getting pregnant?
A) vitamin D
B) vitamin E
C) vitamin C
D) folic acid
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the potential complications associated with taking hormonal contraceptives?
A) heart attack
B) blood clots
C) stroke
D) endometriosis
Q4) A(n)________ is a sterilization procedure for men in which a health care provider makes a small incision in the scrotum and then ties off and cuts the vas deferens.
Q5) A(n)________ is a small,polyurethane foam device that is presaturated with one gram of spermicide.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) Serious reactions to major vaccinations are surprisingly common.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Allergic reactions range from nasal congestion,itchy eyes,or local skin irritation to severe ________ shock,a life-threatening systemic allergic response that requires immediate medical attention.
Q3) The set of protective measures called ________ precautions are taken by health care workers with blood and certain body fluids of every patient in order to prevent transmission of bloodborne infections.
Q4) Most new cases of hepatitis C are associated with blood transfusions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When a tick transfers Lyme disease from a deer to a human,the tick is considered the ________ in the chain of infection.
A) host
B) vector
C) reservoir
D) infectious agent
Q6) A disease or condition caused by a microorganism is a(n)________.
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Chapter 14: Cardiovascular Disease,Diabetes,and Chronic Lung Diseases
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Q1) The term cardiovascular disease covers abnormalities of the heart and blood vessels.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The type of diabetes called ________ diabetes develops in 2 to 10 percent of pregnancies.
Q3) Brightly colored fruits and vegetables and nuts and seeds are high in important antioxidants.
A)True
B)False
Q4) People with diabetes are particularly susceptible to atherosclerosis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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.
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Chapter 15: Cancer
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding tobacco use and cancer is FALSE?
A) Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.
B) Chemicals from tobacco use that are absorbed into the bloodstream increase the risk for bladder, pancreas, stomach, liver, kidney, and bone marrow cancer.
C) Tobacco use is responsible for 32 percent of all cancer deaths.
D) Smokers are no more likely to die from lung cancer than nonsmokers.
Q2) Alcohol's effects in promoting cancer are amplified when alcohol and tobacco are used simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Colon cancer screening tests include all of the following EXCEPT the
A) fecal occult blood test.
B) colon-specific antigen test.
C) flexible sigmoidoscopy.
D) colonoscopy.
Q4) A gene that drives a cell to grow and divide regardless of signals from surrounding cells is called a(n)________.
Q5) The general term ________ refers to a cancer originating from bone,tendon,cartilage,muscle,or fat.
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Chapter 16: Injury and Violence
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Q1) Some speech codes on college campuses have been struck down by the courts as a violation of the ________ Amendment.
Q2) Sexual coercion is defined as imposing sexual activity on someone through the threat of nonphysical punishment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Infants should be buckled into a child safety seat facing the ________ of the car.
Q4) Violence directed against persons or property for the purpose of instilling fear and helplessness is called
A) a hate crime.
B) terrorism.
C) incivility.
D) hate speech.
Q5) A sudden event resulting in loss of life,severe injury,and property damage is typically referred to as a(n)________.
Q6) In the United States,gun homicide is a bigger problem than gun suicide.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Complementary and Integrative Medicine
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Q1) Acupuncture originated within what health care system?
A) traditional Chinese medicine
B) Ayurvedic medicine
C) naturopathic medicine
D) osteopathic medicine
Q2) While the cost of herbal medicines has been decreasing in recent years,the cost of prescription drugs has continued to increase.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cheryl takes an aspirin for a headache.She is practicing
A) health self-care.
B) health promotion.
C) medical self-care.
D) disease prevention.
Q4) Zinc is believed to boost the immune system.A recent analysis suggests that its use will shorten the course and severity of a cold if started within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Garlic is a(n)________ food that improves energy.
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Chapter 18: Environmental Issues
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Q1) Some ecologists believe replacing old-growth forests with second-growth forests has caused an overall reduction in biodiversity.
A)True B)False
Q2) Most of the solid waste produced in the United States is garbage and refuse from businesses and homes.
A)True B)False
Q3) The type of air pollution that forms when pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust and other sources combine in the presence of sunlight and heat is called ________ smog.
Q4) Public exposure to medical waste is very rare in the United States.
A)True B)False
Q5) Antibacterial soap,shampoo,shaving lotion,and skin cream are among contaminants of emerging concern because they are showing up in local rivers and other sources.
A)True B)False
Q6) The turning of once fruitful land into infertile wasteland is called ________.
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