ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following are important to remember when expanding your circle of friends (mark all
that apply). - CORRECT ANSWER Keep your contact with new friends genuine but brief.
Genuinely listen to others.
Avoid arrogance on one hand and self-criticism on the other.
Social media/networking sites alleviate loneliness. - CORRECT ANSWER False
According to a Ted Talk viewed in class, the pain and aversiveness of loneliness are.... - CORRECT
ANSWER Part of a biological early warning system alerting us to threats and damage to our
social body needed to survive and prosper.
The odds of dying an early death are greater for loneliness than air pollution and obesity combined. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following best articulates the textbook's message concerning friends and social support?
- CORRECT ANSWER You need close friends who provide you with positive experiences,
socially rewarding roles, and an important ability to cope with difficult situations and events in your
life.
Which of the following recommendations were discussed in class and come from a recent BYU study
of social media use? (mark all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER Don't substitute social
network (virtual) connection for physical connection
Friendships created prior to becoming social network friends yield the best outcomes
What did the textbook suggest would decrease loneliness by providing companionship and also
greatly improve opportunities for physical and social health? - CORRECT ANSWER Getting a
pet
Which of the following are health benefits of a healthy marriage (mark all that apply). - CORRECT
ANSWER improved mental and physical health
, stronger social support
stronger immune system
elevated happiness
Men suffer most in an unhappy marriage because they take on more of the responsibility for
regulating the marriage and do most of the emotional work. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Strong marriages have an impact on societal well-being and individual health, ... - CORRECT
ANSWER and have thus become a concern of government and public health.
Strengthening families has such a dramatic effect on society and public health that - CORRECT
ANSWER It can be considered an effective health care approach.
Experts estimate that interaction in most nuclear families is limited to a few minutes a day, and.... -
CORRECT ANSWER those aren't necessarily positive.
Which of the following were parenting tips presented during Tuesday's lecture? (mark all that apply) -
CORRECT ANSWER Bonding
Boundaries
Monitoring
Nearly three-fourths of all patients feel a physician should do at least one of the following: introduce a
discussion about an ill patient's spiritual needs, refer a patient to a spiritual advisor, or suggest prayer.
- CORRECT ANSWER True
The greatest health benefits of spirituality are rooted in... - CORRECT ANSWER experience
The book and lecture on altruism discussed three general traits of altruistic people. Please select the
three traits. - CORRECT ANSWER They have a positive view of people in general.
They take personal responsibility for how other people are doing.
They are concerned about others' welfare.