HLT Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Are mass shootings really on the rise? Are they the only gun-
related problem we should be concerned about? (What accounts
for the most deaths?) Correct Answers yes.
homocides by firearm
Are there any gun safety measures where we could possibly find
some common ground or is the country too divided? Correct
Answers public remains closely divided on controlling guns and
protecting rights
Be able to define mental disorders and mental illness Correct
Answers Mental Disorders
- health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking,
mood, or behavior (or a combination)
- associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
Mental Illness
-Collective term for all diagnosable mental disorders
Desinstitutionalization
What is it? Why was it done? When? What was good and bad
about it? Correct Answers Discharging of thousands of patients
from state mental hospitals
Why?
1) Thorazine(andotherpsychiatric drugs)
2) Societalopinion/idealism
3) Economics
,shift in funding for MH treatment
Do we see evidence in other countries that changes in gun
laws/regulations work? Correct Answers yes
Drug and Alcohol Use
What is the difference between use, misuse, abuse, and
addiction? Correct Answers
Environmental Health
What are some ways that more extreme heat can impact our
health? Correct Answers An increase in the number and
intensity of "extreme heat" days has a direct impact on the
number of deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease.
For the first time since we began recording, life expectancy has
dropped among Americans - what are the two key factors
driving this pattern? Correct Answers drug overdoses and
suicides are causing american life expectancy to drop.
hat does it mean to "decriminalize" drugs?
What happened in Portugal after they did? Correct Answers
Decriminalization is the removal of criminal penalties for drug
law violations (usually possession for personal use). ... By
decriminalizing possession and investing in treatment and harm
reduction services, we can reduce the harms of drug misuse
while improving public safety and health.
, - portugal did this and it led to the reduction of students drug
use, prison overcrowding, overdoses and spread of aids.
- increased drug treatment
- now has the lowest drug use rate of any western european
country .
HIV/AIDS
how does it spread? Correct Answers It can be passed through
sexual contact, injection drug use, and from mother to baby
How common is alcohol use disorder? Correct Answers
Number one problem drug in the United States
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) /Alcoholism
U.S. Adults (ages 18+):
9.2%; 10.6 million men 4.6%; 5.7 million women
How did the opioid epidemic start?
What does it mean to say that we have an opioid epidemic?
Correct Answers started with addicts to heroin
The opioid epidemic specifically refers to the growing number
of deaths and hospitalizations from opioids, including
prescriptions, illicit drugs, and analogues.
How does our aging population impact the workforce?
How does it impact our healthcare system? Correct Answers
Postponing retirement
Are mass shootings really on the rise? Are they the only gun-
related problem we should be concerned about? (What accounts
for the most deaths?) Correct Answers yes.
homocides by firearm
Are there any gun safety measures where we could possibly find
some common ground or is the country too divided? Correct
Answers public remains closely divided on controlling guns and
protecting rights
Be able to define mental disorders and mental illness Correct
Answers Mental Disorders
- health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking,
mood, or behavior (or a combination)
- associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
Mental Illness
-Collective term for all diagnosable mental disorders
Desinstitutionalization
What is it? Why was it done? When? What was good and bad
about it? Correct Answers Discharging of thousands of patients
from state mental hospitals
Why?
1) Thorazine(andotherpsychiatric drugs)
2) Societalopinion/idealism
3) Economics
,shift in funding for MH treatment
Do we see evidence in other countries that changes in gun
laws/regulations work? Correct Answers yes
Drug and Alcohol Use
What is the difference between use, misuse, abuse, and
addiction? Correct Answers
Environmental Health
What are some ways that more extreme heat can impact our
health? Correct Answers An increase in the number and
intensity of "extreme heat" days has a direct impact on the
number of deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease.
For the first time since we began recording, life expectancy has
dropped among Americans - what are the two key factors
driving this pattern? Correct Answers drug overdoses and
suicides are causing american life expectancy to drop.
hat does it mean to "decriminalize" drugs?
What happened in Portugal after they did? Correct Answers
Decriminalization is the removal of criminal penalties for drug
law violations (usually possession for personal use). ... By
decriminalizing possession and investing in treatment and harm
reduction services, we can reduce the harms of drug misuse
while improving public safety and health.
, - portugal did this and it led to the reduction of students drug
use, prison overcrowding, overdoses and spread of aids.
- increased drug treatment
- now has the lowest drug use rate of any western european
country .
HIV/AIDS
how does it spread? Correct Answers It can be passed through
sexual contact, injection drug use, and from mother to baby
How common is alcohol use disorder? Correct Answers
Number one problem drug in the United States
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) /Alcoholism
U.S. Adults (ages 18+):
9.2%; 10.6 million men 4.6%; 5.7 million women
How did the opioid epidemic start?
What does it mean to say that we have an opioid epidemic?
Correct Answers started with addicts to heroin
The opioid epidemic specifically refers to the growing number
of deaths and hospitalizations from opioids, including
prescriptions, illicit drugs, and analogues.
How does our aging population impact the workforce?
How does it impact our healthcare system? Correct Answers
Postponing retirement
