Unlock document.
This document is partially blurred.
Unlock all pages and 1 million more documents.
Get Access
Which age group has the highest rate of mental disorder?
a. 18-25 years
b. 26-34 years
c. 35-44 years
d. 45-54 years
Another term for environmental tobacco smoke
a. primary smoke
b. secondhand smoke
c. mainstream smoke
d. sidestream smoke
Which of the following best describes the federal government's recommendations
concerning alcohol?
a. Men and women should drink beer only.
b. Men should have no more than two drinks per day, and women no more than one
drink per day.
c. Men and women should consume no alcohol.
d. Men should have no more than one drink per day, and women no more than two
drinks per day.
A patient must agree to hospitalization, surgery, and other treatments. This is known as:
a. informed consent
b. a living will
c. malpractice
d. guardian consent
A CPAP machine might be particularly useful for someone suffering from ____.
a. sleep apnea
b. a circadian rhythm disorder
c. restless leg syndrome
d. insomnia
Brittanie, who has herself occasionally cheated on tests and not felt badly about it, joins
in harshly condemning a group of students who have been caught cheating. What
defense mechanism does this illustrate?
a. denial
b. repression
c. rationalization
d. reaction formation
In the ABCs of safer sex, the "A" stands for
a. abstain
b. approach
c. avoid
d. alert
____ is the complete cessation of menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months.
a. Perimenopause
b. Menopause
c. Andropause
d. Menarche
Natalia does not see anything wrong with posting "sexy" pictures of herself on
Facebook; she says that everyone else posts similar photos just for fun. What does
research show about "sexy" Facebook postings?
a. Sexy posts by a woman increases the sexual expectations of men.
b. Sexy posts actually make the women who post them less likely to be consider sexual
activity.
c. Sexy posts by a woman increases the likelihood that men will be interested in a
serious relationship with her.
d. Sexy posts have no effect on the likelihood of unwelcome sexual advances.
NGU is:
a. an inflammation of the urethra
b. more common in women than men
c. rarely transmitted by sexual contact
d. no longer an issue once the symptoms disappear
New brain cells are formed ____.
a. only in infancy
b. through childhood
c. until puberty ends
d. throughout one's life
Which of the following is true concerning mononucleosis?
a. A sputum culture is needed to determine if someone has mono.
b. Symptoms of mono include sore throat, headache, and fever.
c. Major symptoms of mono may last up to three months.
d. Mononucleosis is most common among the elderly.
Distress refers to the ____.
a. negative effects of stress
b. alarm reactions of the body
c. happy events in our life
d. adaptation of harmful events
The ParaGuard IUD protects against pregnancy for _____ years.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 12
Parents get about _____ times as many colds as nonparents.
a. two
b. four
c. six
d. eight
Which of the following is an acute injury?
a. muscle ache
b. tendonitis
c. stress fracture
d. bruise
Which statement is true with regard to the absorption rates of alcohol?
a. Chilled drinks move into the bloodstream more quickly than warm drinks.
b. Straight shots of liquor enter the bloodstream faster than beer.
c. If a drink contains milk, it moves into the bloodstream faster.
d. Carbon dioxide slows the rate of absorption.
_______________ is a type of fungus that decomposes organic matter.
a. Lice
b. Mold
c. Radon
d. Formaldehyde
The term intimacy comes from the Latin word meaning "____."
a. within
b. together
c. love
d. desire
Which phrase best describes romantic love?
a. physical and emotional attraction
b. companionship
c. intimacy and passion
d. fatuousness
Hypersensitivity to a substance in one's diet or environment is known as a(n):
a. allergy
b. infection
c. cytokine reaction
d. antigen
You are more likely to be overweight if you:
a. are at a lower income level.
b. walk to school.
c. live in a neighborhood with more supermarkets.
d. have limited access to fast-food restaurants.
How long does it take the alcohol in a typical drink to reach the bloodstream?
a. 15 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 45 minutes
d. 1 hour
Motorcyclists are ____times more likely to die in a crash than passenger car occupants.
a. 10
b. 15
c. 25
d. 35
Compounds that exist naturally in plants and help a plant protect itself from bacteria
and disease are called ____.
a. phytohormones
b. organochemicals
c. organohormones
d. phytochemicals
After cigarettes, the tobacco product college students are most likely to use is ____.
a. snus
b. pipes
c. cigars
d. smokeless tobacco
The global economic cost associated with tobacco is _____ per year.
a. 50 billion
b. $100 billion
c. $250 billion
d. $500 billion
Over the past decade, use of smokeless tobacco by teenage boys has
a. decreased 30%.
b. decreased 10%
c. increased 10%
d. increased 30%
Which of the following describes the process of implantation?
a. fusion of egg and sperm
b. shedding of uterine lining at the end of the menstrual cycle
c. release of egg into the fallopian tube
d. blastocyst burrowing into the uterine lining
What is the most common cosmetic operation?
a. face lift.
b. rhinoplasty
c. breast augmentation
d. liposuction
What percentage of U.S. adults report using complimentary and alternative medicine in
the past 12 months?
a. 18%
b. 28%
c. 38%
d. 48%
____________________ is the incineration of an individual's remains.
The second stage of responding to death when a patient learns that death is coming is
called ____________________.
Genes may account for about ____________________ percent of smoking behavior.
One positive aspect of ____________________ programs is the medical and emotional
care offered to both patients and family members or caregivers.
___________________ disease accounts for one of three deaths in the United States.
Terrorism is considered to be a(n) ____________________ stressor.
____________________ are means of transmission for infectious diseases.
Discuss the impact of alcohol on the body, describing the effect on specific organs and
body systems.
The master control center for the body is the ____________________.
Examples of micronutrients would be ____________________ and
____________________.
Nine out of ten regular smokers find smoking ____________________.
____________________ is an herb than can be smoked or chewed and directly affects
the brain.
List the six stages of change, and evaluate how these stages can change your lifestyle to
help you become healthier. Provide an example of a health issue you are currently
attempting to address.
The system in which health-care services and reimbursement are predetermined by
third-party insurers is known as ____________________.
____________________ average less than one cigarette per day and smoke mainly in
the company of others.
The sac that surrounds the heart is the ____________________.
Discuss five factors that influence how the body reacts to alcohol.
The absence of disease is not as important as one's complete physical, mental, and
social ____________________.
