LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED RESULTS
●● 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.
Answer: Regular physical activity, plant-dominant whole food diet,
restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances,
positive social connection.
●● Leading Cause of Death in the U.S..
Answer: Heart disease.
●● Actual Causes of Death.
Answer: Behavioral and lifestyle factors (smoking, inactivity, poor diet)
that lead to chronic disease.
●● Difference Between Leading Causes & Actual Causes of Death.
Answer: Leading causes are diseases; actual causes are behaviors that
cause those diseases.
●● Sick Care System.
Answer: Reactive model focused on treating disease after it develops.
, ●● Proactive Healthcare Model.
Answer: Prevention-based approach focused on reducing risk factors
before disease develops.
●● Intrinsic Motivation.
Answer: Internal drive to engage in behavior because it feels rewarding.
●● Extrinsic Motivation.
Answer: External rewards or pressures; useful short-term but not
sustainable long-term.
●● Self-Efficacy.
Answer: Confidence in one's ability to complete a task or behavior.
●● Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Answer: A collaborative, client-centered counseling style that
strengthens a person's own motivation for change.
●● Developers of Motivational Interviewing.
Answer: William Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
●● Four Stages of Motivational Interviewing.
Answer: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, Planning.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED RESULTS
●● 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.
Answer: Regular physical activity, plant-dominant whole food diet,
restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances,
positive social connection.
●● Leading Cause of Death in the U.S..
Answer: Heart disease.
●● Actual Causes of Death.
Answer: Behavioral and lifestyle factors (smoking, inactivity, poor diet)
that lead to chronic disease.
●● Difference Between Leading Causes & Actual Causes of Death.
Answer: Leading causes are diseases; actual causes are behaviors that
cause those diseases.
●● Sick Care System.
Answer: Reactive model focused on treating disease after it develops.
, ●● Proactive Healthcare Model.
Answer: Prevention-based approach focused on reducing risk factors
before disease develops.
●● Intrinsic Motivation.
Answer: Internal drive to engage in behavior because it feels rewarding.
●● Extrinsic Motivation.
Answer: External rewards or pressures; useful short-term but not
sustainable long-term.
●● Self-Efficacy.
Answer: Confidence in one's ability to complete a task or behavior.
●● Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Answer: A collaborative, client-centered counseling style that
strengthens a person's own motivation for change.
●● Developers of Motivational Interviewing.
Answer: William Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
●● Four Stages of Motivational Interviewing.
Answer: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, Planning.
