Public Health
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Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of public health, exploring the principles, history, and key functions that shape population health locally and globally. Students will learn about the foundations of epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, environmental health, and social determinants of health. Emphasis is placed on disease prevention, health promotion strategies, and the role of public health systems in addressing health disparities and emerging challenges. The course also covers the organization and delivery of public health services, ethical considerations, and the impact of public health interventions on communities and societies.
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An Invitation to Health 17th Edition by Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: The Power of Now
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Q1) Which term refers to the belief that you are at risk for the negative consequences of your behavior?
A) predisposition
B) healthy belief model
C) reinforcement
D) susceptibility
E) severity
Answer: D
Q2) "___________________" is a term coined by researchers to refer to the extra challenges minorities face that increase the likelihood of major depression,poor physical health,functional limitations,and premature death.
Answer: Multiple disadvantages
Q3) Even more so than the elderly,young adults today are experiencing the greatest health deficits and most years lost to illness,disability,and premature death.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well Being
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Q1) Which level of psychological health tops the Maslow pyramid?
A) self-esteem
B) love and affection
C) self-actualization
D) safety and security
E) personality development
Answer: C
Q2) ____________________ may foster a state of peace and calm that could lead to beneficial changes in the cardiovascular and immune systems.
Answer: Prayer
Q3) Each of us seems to have an innate sleep ____________________ that is as much a part of our genetic programming as hair color and skin tone.
Answer: appetite
Q4) Sleep deprivation alters ____________________ function,including the activity of the body's killer cells.
Answer: immune
Q5) ____________________ is translated from the Greek words meaning "no" and "breath."
Answer: Apnea
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) chronic distress
A)reuptake
B)agoraphobia
C)excoriation
D)psychiatric drugs
E)generalized anxiety disorder
F)acrophobia
G)glia
H)ADHD
I)Type D personality
J)receptors
Answer: E
Q2) Which type of therapy centers on interpreting behaviors in terms of early experiences and unconscious influences?
A) behavioral therapy
B) mind-mood therapy
C) psychodynamic therapy
D) play therapy
E) cognitive therapy
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) Which type of stress affects minority students in particular and arises from perceptions of the campus environment as unwelcoming to members of the student's group?
A) acculturative stress
B) intergroup stress
C) discrimination stress
D) achievement stress
E) university social climate stress
Q2) Which type of stress refers to concerns about the relative inadequacy of one's academic preparation and ability,particularly as related to minority students?
A) acculturative stress
B) intergroup stress
C) discrimination stress
D) achievement stress
E) social climate stress
Q3) The three stages of the __________ __________ syndrome are alarm,resistance,and exhaustion
Q4) Define and provide examples of the common defense mechanisms people use to alleviate anxiety and eliminate conflict.
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Chapter 5: Your Social Health
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Q1) ____________________ has been described as "the most holy bond of society."
Q2) Cyberstalking occurs most often in the context of ____ relationships.
A) ex-partner
B) ex-employee
C) sibling
D) love-hate
E) romantic
Q3) Unhealthy or dysfunctional relationships can be so toxic that they undermine health as well as happiness.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which type of love is a passion that stems from physical and emotional attraction?
A) romantic love
B) infatuation
C) consummate love
D) fatuous love
E) mature love
Q5) List and describe the six types of love,according to Robert Sternberg.
Q6) "Relationship addiction" is another term for _____________________.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) Which substances help put carbohydrates,fats,and proteins to use-and are essential to regulating growth,maintaining tissue,and releasing energy from foods?
A) phytochemicals
B) triglycerides
C) vitamins
D) trans fat
E) amino acids
Q2) building blocks of protein
A)carbohydrate
B)phytochemical
C)caloric balance
D)antioxidant
E)incomplete protein
F)complex carbohydrate
G)calorie
H)sodium
I)saturated
J)amino acid
Q3) Like oils,____________________ fats are likely to be liquid at room temperature.
Q4) Explain why women who plan to get pregnant may be advised to take folic acid.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) sensation of feeling full
A)satiety
B)eating disorder
C)subcutaneous
D)"apple" shape
E)anorexia
F)waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
G)binge eating
H)severe obesity
I)body mass index (BMI)
J)hunger
Q2) Generally,people with anorexia nervosa are ____.
A) hungry all the time
B) never hungry
C) regular in their menstrual cycles
D) insensitive to cold
E) flabby
Q3) One way of measuring fat is by using a(n)____________________ to make skinfold measurements.
Q4) Waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index are measures of body____________________.
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) What is an example of isometric exercise?
A) using your fingers to touch something
B) bench pressing weight
C) throwing a ball into the air
D) pushing against a wall
E) power lifting
Q2) Generally speaking,how can physical activity lower your risk of cancer? Specifically,what is the impact of exercise on the risk of breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men?
Q3) ________________ fitness refers to the ability of the heart to pump blood through the body efficiently.
Q4) Distinguish among physical fitness,cardio respiratory fitness,and metabolic fitness.
Q5) Multiple performances of a movement or exercise are known as____.
A) sets
B) lifts
C) workouts
D) contractions
E) reps
Q6) What does the overload principle say about muscle development?
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Chapter 9: Sexual Health
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Q1) Andrew derives sexual pleasure from emotionally abusing his partner.What type of sexual deviation is this?
A) sadism
B) masochism
C) hypoxyphilia
D) exhibitionism
E) transference
Q2) Extending outward and back from the upper uterus are the __________ __________,the canals that transport ova from the ovaries to the uterus.
Q3) Pornography,described as the world's oldest profession,is a nationwide industry grossing more than one billion dollars annually.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Modern _____________________,pioneered by Masters and Johnson in the 1960s,views sex as a natural,healthy behavior that enhances a couple's relationship.
Q5) Men and women have significantly different orgasm experiences.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) In what year did the U.S.Supreme Court issue its opinion in Roe v.Wade,effectively legalizing abortion?
A) 1973
B) 1957
C) 1965
D) 1948
E) 1985
Q2) During pregnancy,changes in the milk glands and ducts of the breast occur because of the influence of ____
A) human chorionic gonadotropin
B) the growing placenta
C) follicle stimulating hormone
D) the corpus luteum
E) progesterone and estrogen
Q3) The number and rates of elective abortions have been declining since 2002 to all-time lows.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is premature labor,what are the warning signs,and how is it related to infant mortality?
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) Men and women share similar risks for developing STIs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The virus that causes herpes ____.
A) remains inside the host for life
B) dissipates as the host ages
C) is contagious only once
D) disappears after a month or so with treatment
E) mutates and metastasizes
Q3) Women can acquire ____________________ from male or female partners; men usually contract it only from infected women.
Q4) The most common STI in men is ____.
A) nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
B) syphilis
C) gonorrhea
D) HIV/AIDS
E) herpes simplex
Q5) Identify and describe the three antiviral medications approved for treating genital herpes.
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Chapter 12: Addictions
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Q1) Which illicit drug is the most widely used on college campuses?
A) cocaine
B) Ecstasy
C) marijuana
D) heroin
E) Rohypnol
Q2) The misuse or abuse of more than one drug is known as polyabuse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which drug was initially developed as a tool to explore mental illness?
A) LSD
B) cocaine
C) heroin
D) PCP
E) MDMA
Q4) The ____________________ name is the chemical name for a prescription drug.
Q5) Problem gambling encompasses all gambling-related problems,including mild or occasional ones.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) Women have a smaller quantity of the enzyme ____,which breaks down alcohol.
A) phenol
B) dehydrogenase
C) hydrogen sulfide
D) cadmium
E) estrogen
Q2) One characteristic of alcoholics who remain sober after treatment is that they are
A) single
B) unemployed
C) retired
D) married
E) stress-free
Q3) Which organ(s)convert excess alcohol to fat?
A) liver
B) pancreas
C) lungs
D) kidneys
E) spleen
Q4) Define AmEDs,and discuss their popularity and consequent risks.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) Researchers have found that puffing one-cigarettes produces airway constriction and inflammation,which might lead to serious lung diseases such as emphysema.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe hookah smoking and discuss whether it is safer than cigarette smoking.
Q3) using e-cigarettes
A)vaping
B)secondhand smoke
C)tobacco use disorder
D)acetylcholine
E)atherosclerosis
F)hookah
G)bidis
H)kreteks
I)Freshstart
J)COPD
Q4) Once a former smoker takes a single puff,the odds of a(n)____________________ are 80 to 85 percent.
Q5) Discuss the use,marketing,and health consequences of e-cigarettes.
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Chapter 15: Major Diseases
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Q1) The myocardium is the cardiac muscle layer of the wall of the heart.
A)True
B)False
Q2) metabolic
A)epilepsy
B)biochemical processes
C)high blood pressure
D)leukemia
E)asthma
F)angina
G)idiopathic
H)high density lipoprotein
I)myocardium
J)diastole
Q3) Categorize and explain the psychological risk factors for heart disease.
Q4) High levels of ____________________,an amino acid in the blood,have been linked to a greater risk of heart disease and stroke.
Q5) The main artery of the body,arising from the left ventricle of the heart,is the
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Q6) Identify and distinguish between the two types of stroke.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) Originally,H1N1 was known as ____.
A) swine flu
B) avian influenza
C) hepatitis Delta
D) viral meningitis
E) smallpox
Q2) What generic term applies to any type of fairly common,highly contagious viral disease?
A) hepatitis
B) systemic disease
C) influenza
D) allergies
E) meningitis
Q3) Which bacterium is responsible for the "superbug" threat?
A) HIV
B) MRSA
C) Herpes gladiatorum
D) SARS
E) Clostridium difficile
Q4) Discuss the seasonal pattern of cold viruses.
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Chapter 17: Consumer Health
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Q1) ____________________ care usually is provided by specialists or subspecialists in either an outpatient or inpatient (hospital)setting.
Q2) Bart's blood test has shown a deficiency of red blood cells.This result is most indicative of ____.
A) anemia
B) diabetes
C) kidney stones
D) bladder dysfunction
E) gout
Q3) Discuss the impact that the Affordable Care Act has had on access to medical care.
Q4) Jennifer must agree to the oral surgery that her dentist is recommending.This is her right to _____.
A) self-care
B) elective treatment
C) privileged access
D) evidence-based medicine
E) informed consent
Q5) Identify your vital signs and describe their normal values.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) The most common motorcycle injury is ____.
A) head trauma
B) permanent disability
C) memory loss
D) disfigurement
E) paralysis
Q2) ____________________ rape involves three or more rapists.
Q3) Research indicates that only ____ percent of victimized college women report crimes to the police.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
E) 10
Q4) One in 10 acts of violence in the United States can be attributed to people diagnosed with mental illness.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ____________________ is second only to the home as the most frequent site of accidents.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) ____________________ radiation is a form of energy emitted from atoms as they undergo internal change.
Q2) The use of as little as possible of resources that cannot be renewed defines ____________________.
Q3) One way that toxic substances can enter the human body is through the ____.
A) bones
B) circulatory system
C) lungs
D) kidneys
E) lymphatic system
Q4) The EPA estimates that 30 to 50 percent of the 700 million ____ taken every year in the United States are unnecessary?
A) bone scans
B) electrocardiograms
C) blood tests
D) hearing tests
E) X-rays
Q5) Livestock and the decomposition of organic wastes produce ____________________.
Q6) A substance or an agent that causes cancer is a(n)____________________.
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Q7) ____________________ is defined as ringing in the ears.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) What do physicians say is the principal concern of the terminally ill?
A) How much pain will I endure?
B) Is a cure possible?
C) Will I die at home?
D) How is my family coping?
E) How much time do I have left?
Q2) Fred sometimes can't remember where he left the car keys or whether he fed the cat.This is best described as a sign of ____.
A) spatial memory loss
B) dementia
C) mild cognitive impairment
D) Alzheimer's disease
E) cognitive dysfunction
Q3) Which category of death comprises the end of all vital functions,including heartbeat and respiration?
A) functional death
B) cellular death
C) cardiac death
D) brain death
E) certain death
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