Test Bank for An Invitation to Health 18th Edition Hales

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1. Simply defined, health means being sound in body, mind, and spirit.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.1 - Define health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.1 - Define health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM




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3. Life expectancy at birth in the United States has decreased to an all-time low.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health in America
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.3 - Evaluate the health behaviors of undergraduates.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM

4. Even more so than the elderly, young adults today are experiencing the greatest health deficits and most years lost to
illness, disability, and premature death.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health in America
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.2 - Assess the current health status of Americans.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM




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5. More than 35 percent of undergraduates are considered overweight or obese, according to their body mass index
(BMI).
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.5 - Evaluate the health behaviors of undergraduates.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM

6. High blood pressure and high cholesterol—two risk factors for heart disease—are rarely found among college
students.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.6 - Describe the impact of habits formed in college on future
health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM




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7. Between 40 and 80 percent of people who try to kick bad health habits lapse back into their unhealthy ways within six
weeks.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.7 - Explain the influences on behavior that support or impede
healthy change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM

8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from such external factors as rewards for
meeting a goal.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.18.1.8 - Identify the stages of change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 11/24/2017 2:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/24/2017 2:30 PM




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