Readiness Assessment
Prior to the twentieth century, what were the leading causes of death? - ANS ✔✔infectious
diseases
What is peer pressure? - ANS ✔✔A feeling that you should do something because that is what
your friends want
Which of the following statements is not true about eating disorders? victims don't realize that
being fit and eating nutritionally will help make them feel good about themselves, those who
suffer from eating disorders aren't comfortable with their bodies, it is important to get
professional help early on, eating disorders always involve eating too little - ANS ✔✔Eating
disorders always involve eating too little
Drug interactions are most likely to occur because the medicine.... - ANS ✔✔Was taken with
another medicine
What cells do HIV primarily target? - ANS ✔✔helper T cells
Bodily harm is to physical abuse as failure to provide for a child's basic needs is to... - ANS
✔✔neglect
Most health problems in today's society are the result of... - ANS ✔✔lifestyle
What is the name of the organisms that cause disease? - ANS ✔✔pathogens
Identify the step that is not a part of the Making GREAT Decisions model - ANS ✔✔Get help
before you make it
, Sexual activity between family members who are not husband and wife is called.... - ANS
✔✔incest
What is the addictive substance found in tobacco? - ANS ✔✔nicotine
Where does the fertilization of the egg and sperm take place? - ANS ✔✔fallopian tube
What is the definition insomnia? - ANS ✔✔An inability to sleep, even if tired
Peer mediation is a type of... - ANS ✔✔conflict resolution
Alcohol is considered a drug because... - ANS ✔✔it causes a change in a person's physical and
emotional state
What is the body's last and most complicated line of defense against infection? - ANS
✔✔immune system
Your body's ability to destroy pathogens that it has previously encountered is called.... - ANS
✔✔Immunity
A stroke occurs when there is an interruption of blood flow to the... - ANS ✔✔brain
Domestic abuse is... - ANS ✔✔the use of force to control and maintain power over a spouse in
the home
What is the measure of energy found in food? - ANS ✔✔calories