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Health: The Basics, 12e (Donatelle)
Chapter 1 Accessing Your Health
1) Which of the following were cited by college students in a national survey as major
impediments to performing well academically?
A) substance abuse
B) stress, anxiety, and sleep difficulties
C) repeated strep infections
D) carrying a too–heavy course load
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Life expectancy in the early 1900s was largely determined by a person’s
A) hygiene habits.
B) susceptibility to infectious disease.
C) occupation and location.
D) family history.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) Which of the following contributed to increased life expectancy in the early twentieth
century?
A) advances in genetic testing
B) advances in heart and brain surgery
C) vaccinations and antibiotics
D) more doctors in metropolitan areas
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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4) The expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as at birth, is known as
A) life expectancy.
B) population control.
C) mortality.
D) morbidity.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these factors have on her health?
A) They affect her physical health only.
B) They affect her physical and emotional health only.
C) They impede her progress toward high-level wellness.
D) They affect her health only if she has a family history of health problems related to obesity.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
6) The contemporary definition of wellness is
A) the ability to move about freely without pain.
B) the absence of ongoing symptoms or chronic disease.
C) living longer than one’s parents.
D) the achievement of the highest level of health possible in each of several dimensions.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) Paul studies mortality rates in infants of various ethnicities. He studies their
A) illness rates.
B) accident rates.
C) chronic disease rates.
D) death rates.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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8) Health and wellness are best described as
A) static.
B) dynamic.
C) determined by genes.
D) determined by the environment.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
9) Eve is always upset about something, and it seems that she is never really happy. Her mental
outlook is likely to adversely affect
A) mainly her social health.
B) mainly her emotional health.
C) mainly her physical health.
D) all six dimensions of her health.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
10) The six dimensions of health
A) affect health independently of each other.
B) interact continuously.
C) seldom influence one another.
D) affect either the mind or the body.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
11) The dimension of physical health encompasses the ability to
A) perform activities of daily living.
B) reason objectively.
C) analyze information.
D) protect yourself from hazards in your environment.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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12) Jill has many friends, is respected by her coworkers, and maintains a great relationship with
her boyfriend. Her ability to interact with others is an example of which dimension of health?
A) social
B) intellectual
C) emotional
D) physical
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
13) Emotional health can best be described as being able to
A) feel and express emotions appropriately.
B) think clearly, without emotional influence.
C) maintain satisfying interpersonal relationships.
D) adapt to various social situations.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
14) Katherine is an energetic, confident student who is not afraid to stand up in front of the class
and read her essay aloud. She trusts that even if others don’t agree with her point of view, they
will still value her as a person and a friend. These traits best demonstrate Katherine’s positive
A) social health.
B) intellectual health.
C) physical health.
D) emotional health.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
15) Spiritual health can best be described as
A) holding to religious beliefs learned in childhood.
B) not as important as other factors to overall wellness.
C) having a sense of meaning and purpose in one’s life.
D) establishing and maintaining fulfilling relationships.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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16) Rafael is committed to his study of ecology and the effects of climate change. Additionally,
he tries to show respect for all living things. Which of the following statements best describes
Rafael?
A) He demonstrates intellectual health.
B) He demonstrates social health.
C) He demonstrates emotional health.
D) He demonstrates spiritual health.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
17) Healthy People 2020 is a plan designed to
A) improve health-related quality of life and years of life for all Americans.
B) update FDA regulations on the manufacture and sale of drugs in the United States.
C) extend health insurance coverage to millions more Americans.
D) increase payments to doctors who serve Medicaid and Medicare patients.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3
18) One of the most important goals of Healthy People 2020 is to
A) reduce health care costs for all Americans.
B) eliminate health disparities and improve the health of all population groups.
C) increase funding for research on certain diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
D) increase the number of public health departments in every state.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3
19) The ability to think clearly, analyze information, and use one’s mental capacity to meet life‘s
challenges is known as
A) social health.
B) intellectual health.
C) physical health.
D) emotional health.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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20) Health promotion
A) involves social justice efforts aimed at achieving health care for all Americans.
B) refers to fundraising campaigns for health-related organizations.
C) includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health.
D) focuses on curing the most prevalent diseases.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
21) A disease that begins slowly, progresses over a period of time, and that may resist treatment
is a(n)
A) acute disease.
B) chronic disease.
C) behavioral disease.
D) hereditary disease.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
22) Effective health promotion programs
A) focus on improving selected negative behaviors.
B) have the most measurable results when implemented in schools.
C) focus on encouraging behaviors known to support good health.
D) don’t attempt to change individual attitudes about health.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
23) The model of health that is concerned with curing disease affecting a particular tissue or
organ is the
A) medical model.
B) surgical model.
C) public health model.
D) holistic model.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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24) Taking positive action now to avoid becoming sick later is known as
A) intervention.
B) prevention.
C) screening.
D) treatment.
Skill: Remembering
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
25) Which of the following factors plays a significant role in health disparities?
A) procrastination
B) laziness
C) economic status
D) poor choices
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3
26) Beth works part-time as a waitress and receives no health insurance benefits from her
employer. She purchased insurance under the Affordable Care Act, but the policy has a $5,000
annual deductible. Beth
A) is uninsured.
B) is overinsured.
C) is likely to delay care that she needs.
D) has equitable access to health services.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3
27) Young adults (ages 15-24) are most likely to die from
A) heart disease.
B) cancer.
C) accidents.
D) homicide.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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28) The positive aspects of a person’s life, such being satisfied with life in general and having
positive emotions, determines one’s sense of
A) progress.
B) well-being.
C) change.
D) health.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
29) Which type of costs are related to higher insurance premiums and increased disability
payments due to obesity-related health conditions?
A) indirect medical costs
B) direct medical costs
C) Medicare costs
D) Medicaid costs
Skill: Understanding
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
30) All the following causes of death are linked to modifiable lifestyle behaviors EXCEPT
A) genetic diseases.
B) heart disease.
C) diabetes.
D) cancer.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3
31) The science that views negative health events as resulting from individuals’ interactions with
their physical or social environment is
A) medicine.
B) immunology.
C) public health.
D) disease prevention.
Skill: Remembering
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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32) Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is
A) accidents.
B) cancer.
C) heart disease.
D) respiratory disease.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Why Health, Why Now?
Learning Outcome: 1.1
33) Which health model views treating disease through medications and surgery as the surest
way to improve health?
A) environmental model
B) public health model
C) social model
D) medical model
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
34) Major public health achievements of the twentieth century include
A) mental health counseling.
B) pharmaceutical products.
C) lower birth rates.
D) workplace safety.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.2
35) To successfully change a behavior, a person must recognize that change is a(n)
A) stressful situation.
B) chance to wipe out past mistakes.
C) isolated event.
D) process that occurs in stages.
Skill: Applying
Section: How Can You Improve Your Health Behaviors?
Learning Outcome: 1.5
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36) Family health background and the behaviors of family members are examples of
A) enabling factors.
B) reinforcing factors.
C) motivational factors.
D) predisposing factors.
Skill: Remembering
Section: How Can You Improve Your Health Behaviors?
Learning Outcome: 1.5
37) Jim was successful at meeting his exercise goal and rewarded himself by taking a three–day
vacation at a golf resort. This is an example of a
A) negative behavior.
B) reinforcing behavior.
C) manipulative behavior.
D) covert behavior.
Skill: Applying
Section: How Can You Improve Your Health Behaviors?
Learning Outcome: 1.5
38) An example of an enabling factor is
A) living near a hiking trail to encourage walking.
B) nagging your parents to stop smoking.
C) gaining weight after you stop smoking.
D) having friends who say they hate to exercise.
Skill: Understanding
Section: How Can You Improve Your Health Behaviors?
Learning Outcome: 1.5
39) Determinants of health are a range of critical factors in a person’s life that
A) predispose him or her to a particular set of diseases.
B) are related to genetics.
C) influence health status.
D) influence his or her response to medical treatment.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Influences Your Health?
Learning Outcome: 1.3