The number of calories needed to sustain your body at rest is your ____.
a. set point
b. basal metabolic rate
c. homeostatic rate
d. balance point
What factor is most influential in how much college students drink?
a. How much they think others around them drink
b. When they are going though a transition
c. Where and who they live with
d. Whether or not they participate in sports
Alcohol contains ____ calories per gram.
a. 7
b. 12
c. 15
d. 16
A dentist who specializes in straightening teeth practices:
a. ophthalmology
b. optometry
c. occupational therapy
d. orthodontics
A(n) ____ family refers to a family in which the parents are unwed at the time of their
child’s birth.
a. fragile
b. enabling
c. juggler
d. blended
What proportion of students who use illegal drugs were introduced to the drugs by
friends?
a. 1 in 10
b. 4 in 10
c. 7 in 10
d. more than 9 in 10
What term best defines the type of rape in which the rapist is an unknown assailant?
a. date rape
b. stranger rape
c. acquaintance rape
d. power rape
Men are more likely to commit sexual assaults:
a. during their senior year of high school
b. on a nighttime date
c. upon graduating from college
d. during periods of high stress
To overcome procrastination, which of the following might be useful?
a. Develop ground rules for meeting your own needs.
b. Do what you like most first.
c. Tackle the whole task rather than breaking it down.
d. Forget schedules and calendars.
Harrison lists the stressors he has experienced in the past year: roommate problems,
having to move to a new apartment, academic problems, the break-up of a long-term
romantic relationship, and so on. What approach to stress is Harrison illustrating?
a. general adaptation
b. cognitive transactional
c. diathesis stress
d. life events
The vivid-dreams stage of sleep occurs at which point?
a. non-REM stage 1 twilight zone
b. stage 3 delta slow-wave sleep
c. REM sleep
d. dozing-off stage during a power nap
Studies of college students with learning disabilities have found that, in comparison to
students without learning disabilities, those with disabilities ____.
a. report more stress
b. are more resilient
c. have a lower need for achievement
d. show less initiative
The ability to develop satisfying interpersonal relationships is an example of which
component of health?
a. behavioral
b. social
c. sexual
d. intellectual
Weight gain in college women is linked to
a. increased workload
b. alcohol consumption
c. decreased physical activity
d. eating late at night
Environmental agents that trigger changes in DNA are called:
a. acute effects
b. mutagens
c. chronic effects
d. changing agents
What proportion of adults get the recommended annual flu shots?
a. one-quarter
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
An individual in a persistent vegetative state may:
a. moan
b. breath on their own
c. drink water
d. respond to pain
Ovulation refers to the process by which:
a. the uterine lining thickens and becomes engorged with blood
b. the fertilized egg is implanted in the uterus
c. an egg cell is released during the menstrual cycle
d. the uterine lining is shed during the menstrual cycle
A normal pulse rate for an adult is
a. 40 beats per minute
b. 72 beats per minute
c. 140 beats per minute
d. 200 beats per minute
What percentage of people report experiencing a bad mood four out of every five days?
a. 5%
b. 8%
c. 12%
d. 17%
Which factor is perhaps the most critical to living long and well?
a. retiring early
b. not smoking
c. being married
d. avoiding alcohol
Each year in the United States, about ____ people are diagnosed with a sexually
transmitted infection.
a. 2 million
b. 9 million
c. 14 million
d. 19 million
Which statement best describes attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
a. ADHD looks the same in adults as it does in children.
b. ADHD can effectively be treated with psychological therapies.
c. ADHD is usually outgrown by age 18.
d. ADHD can be treated with stimulants.
The basal body temperature method of fertility awareness relies on the observation that
a:
a. woman’s basal body temperature decreases after ovulation
b. woman’s basal body temperature rises after ovulation
c. woman who is running a fever of 100oor higher is unlikely to get pregnant
d. woman whose temperature is 96oor lower is unlikely to become pregnant
Every year in the United States, there are ____ deaths attributable to secondhand
smoke.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 3000
d. 4000
Deirdre lives in a dorm filled with interesting people and exciting activities, but is
feeling very lonely. She wonders whether she is somehow abnormal because she is
feeling so lonely. What percentage of university students report feeling very lonely in
the past 12 months?
a. 27%
b. 37%
c. 47%
d. 57%
The leading cause of cancer death in men and women is:
a. colon cancer
b. pancreatic cancer
c. leukemia
d. lung cancer
Which type of therapist is also a medical doctor allowed to prescribe medications?
a. social worker
b. psychologist
c. counselor
d. psychiatrist
Methamphetamine labs contain toxic chemicals and have a high risk of explosion and
fire. This demonstrates the effect of drugs on the _____ dimension of health.
a. environmental
b. psychological
c. social
d. intellectual
What happens during REM sleep?
a. The large muscles of the arms and legs are paralyzed.
b. Blood flow through the brain slows down.
c. The eyes are not responsive to light.
d. Delta sleep occurs.
Most of us can maintain no more than ____ meaningful relationships.
a. 25
b. 50
c. 100
d. 150
Assisted reproductive technologies account for about _____ percent of births in the
United States.
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15
Vehicle crashes involving ____ drivers result in about 25 fatalities each day.
a. drunk
b. teen
c. female
d. aggressive
What percentage of college students report they have been in an emotionally abusive
intimate relationship in the past 12 months?
a. 5%
b. 7%
c. 9%
d. 11%
The time required to respond to a stimulus is called ____________________ time.
When the body makes its own antibodies to a pathogen, this is known as
____________________ immunity.
____________________ is the best treatment for relieving phobias.
Give an example of five different sexually transmitted diseases along with symptoms
and possible side effects.
____________________ systems contribute to mold problems today.
Explain what manipulative and body-based treatments are, and identify three types.
____________________ happens when people use food as a way to cope with anger,
stress, frustration, boredom or fatigue.
____________________ is a highly controversial treatment approach that uses
cognitive-behavioral techniques, such as keeping a diary to chart drinking patterns and
learning “consumption management” techniques.
Symptoms of alcohol ____________________ include sweating, rapid pulse, increased
hand tremors, insomnia, nausea or vomiting, temporary hallucinations or illusions,
physical agitation or restlessness, anxiety, and seizures
Combining intimacy and passion in a relationship results in ____________________
love.
During the ____________________ phase of sexual response, changes begun during
the excitement phase continue and intensify.
Describe the changes that occur in a woman during the three trimesters of pregnancy.
A common dietary supplement sometimes used as a sleeping aid is
____________________.
____________________ is a recycling method used for organic products such as
leftover food and vegetable peels.
Summarize how the six dimensions of health are intertwined to promote optimal health.
Describe tobacco and its main components. Discuss how each major component affects
health.
A type of psychotherapy that focuses on inappropriate or inaccurate thoughts is known
as ____________________.
____________________ is a lack of sleep so severe that it interferes with functioning
during the day.
The ____________________ is the central part of the cell that is contained in the cell
body of a neuron.
____________________ are the leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S.