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NBHWC Exam Prep Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
Locke + Latham Theory: why goals lead to behavior change Answer:
DEPAD Directive, Energizing, Persistence, Arousal + Discovery
3 Key Risk factors for heart disease Answer: high BP, high
cholesterol, smoking (half of all Americans have at least one)
What is the "silent killer?" Answer: high blood pressure
(hypertension)
Adults who have what have a higher risk of death from heart
disease? Answer: Diabetes
5 D's of Appreciative Inquiry Answer: Define Discover Dream Design
Destiny
6 diseases/conditions associated with chronic inflammation Answer:
CAD, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, cancer, alzheimer's
Social-Cognitive Theory: human behavior is determined by 3 factors
Answer: personal, environmental, behavioral
Self-Determination Theory: 3 primary psychological needs Answer:
Autonomy, competence, relatedness
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Smoking can cause what almost anywhere in the body? Answer:
cancer
Smokers are 12-13x more likely to die of what disease than non-
smokers? Answer: COPD
In the US, 7 of 10 smokers want to what? Answer: quit
Americans are addicted to what more than any other drug? Answer:
nicotine
People with metabolic syndrome often also have what? (2) Answer:
blood clotting and low grade inflammation
3 key risk factors for heart disease Answer: smoking, high
cholesterol, high BP
What is the most common form of arthritis and how many people
suffer? Answer: osteoarthritis, over 30 million
heart-healthy changes for people with metabolic syndrome (5)
Answer: Heart healthy eating, aim for healthy weight, manage
stress, physical activity, quit smoking
Largest preventable cause of death and disease in the US is what?
Answer: Tobacco use
Social Determinants of Health include (3) Answer: exposure to
crime, quality of education, socio-economic conditions
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NBHWC Exam Prep Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
Locke + Latham Theory: why goals lead to behavior change Answer:
DEPAD Directive, Energizing, Persistence, Arousal + Discovery
3 Key Risk factors for heart disease Answer: high BP, high
cholesterol, smoking (half of all Americans have at least one)
What is the "silent killer?" Answer: high blood pressure
(hypertension)
Adults who have what have a higher risk of death from heart
disease? Answer: Diabetes
5 D's of Appreciative Inquiry Answer: Define Discover Dream Design
Destiny
6 diseases/conditions associated with chronic inflammation Answer:
CAD, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, cancer, alzheimer's
Social-Cognitive Theory: human behavior is determined by 3 factors
Answer: personal, environmental, behavioral
Self-Determination Theory: 3 primary psychological needs Answer:
Autonomy, competence, relatedness
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Smoking can cause what almost anywhere in the body? Answer:
cancer
Smokers are 12-13x more likely to die of what disease than non-
smokers? Answer: COPD
In the US, 7 of 10 smokers want to what? Answer: quit
Americans are addicted to what more than any other drug? Answer:
nicotine
People with metabolic syndrome often also have what? (2) Answer:
blood clotting and low grade inflammation
3 key risk factors for heart disease Answer: smoking, high
cholesterol, high BP
What is the most common form of arthritis and how many people
suffer? Answer: osteoarthritis, over 30 million
heart-healthy changes for people with metabolic syndrome (5)
Answer: Heart healthy eating, aim for healthy weight, manage
stress, physical activity, quit smoking
Largest preventable cause of death and disease in the US is what?
Answer: Tobacco use
Social Determinants of Health include (3) Answer: exposure to
crime, quality of education, socio-economic conditions
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