Journey Across The Life Span:
Human Development And Health Promotion
By Elaine U. Polan
7th Edition
,Test Bank: Journey Across The Life Span: Human Development And Health
Promotion, 7th Edition Polan
Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Healthy lifestyles
Chapter 2. Communication
Chapter 3. Culture
Chapter 4. The family
Chapter 5. Theories of growth and development
Chapter 6. Prenatal period to 1 year
Chapter 7. Toddlerhood
Chapter 8. Preschool
Chapter 9. School age
Chapter 10. Puberty and adolescence
Chapter 11. Early adulthood
Chapter 12. Middle adulthood
Chapter 13. Late adulthood
Chapter 14. Death and dying
, journey across the life span 7th edition polan test bank
Journey Across The Life Span, 7th Edition Polan Test Bank
Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles – Questions With Answers And Rationales
1. In early civilization, the\ cause\ of\ illness\ was\ attributed\ to:
a. Infectious\ disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated\ food\ and\ water
d. Natural\ and\ supernatural\ forces
Answer:\ d
Rationale:\ in\ early\ civilization,\ illness\ was\ attributed\ to\natural\ and\ supernatural\ forces.
Nursing\process:\ assessment
Client\needs:\physiological\ integrity
2. The\ first\ understanding\ of\ disease\processes\ occurred\ in\ (the):
a. Early\ civilization
b. 21st\ century
c. 19th\ century
d. Middle\ages
Answer:\c
Rationale:\ in\ the\19th\ century,\ the\ development\ of\ bacteriology\helped\ in\ the\
understanding\ of\ disease\ processes.
Nursing\process:\ assessment
3. Despite\all\ of\the\ improvements\and\advancements\ in\health\care,\
several\ infectious\ diseases\ have\ recently\ resurfaced,\ including:
a. Strep\throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer:\b
Rationale:\tuberculosis\ is\ one\ of\several\ diseases\ that\ have\ recently\resurfaced.
Nursing\process:\ planning
Client\ needs:\ psychosocial\ integrity
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4. Healthy\people\ 2020\ identifies\ two\ major\ goals—eliminating\ health\ disparities\ and:
a. Increasing\peace\ and\ prosperity
b. Eliminating\all\ diseases
c. Increasing\ the\ quality\and\ years\ of\ healthy\ living
d. Limiting\population\ growth
Answer:\c
Rationale:\ increasing\ the\ quality\ and\ years\ of\ healthy\living\ is\ one\ major\ goal\ set\ by\
healthy\ people\ 2020.
Nursing\process:\ planning
Client\ needs:\ psychosocial\ integrity
5. An\ external\ force\ that\ can\ affect\ one’s\ health\ is\ (the):
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Answer:\b
Rationale:\ culture\is\ an\ external\ force\that\ can\ have\ many\influences\ on\ an\
individual,\ including\ effects\ on\ health.
Nursing\process:\ planning
Client\ needs:\ psychosocial\ integrity
6. Health\promotion\ is:
a. Goal\oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer:\a
Rationale:\health\ promotion\ sets\ goals\ leading\toward\ optimal\ wellness.
Nursing\process:\ planning
Client\ needs:\ psychosocial\ integrity