Test Bank for An Invitation to Health- Taking Charge of Your Health 19th Edition Hales

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Chapter 01
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

3. Compared to the past, more college students have jobs, take a lower number of courses per semester, and take longer
to graduate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. The Americans experiencing the greatest health deficits and losing the most years to illness,
disability, and premature death are not the elderly but young adults.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

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

6. High blood pressure is found in many college students.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

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

8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from such external factors as having someone
tell you that you need to make a change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


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Chapter 01
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

10. People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an external locus of control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. Which term best describes making a deliberate lifestyle choice that includes taking responsibility to achieve your
highest potential?
a. Psychology
b. Communication
c. Liberation
d. Health
e. Wellness
ANSWER: e

12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your ability to think and learn from life experience?
a. Environmental
b. Emotional
c. Psychological
d. Intellectual
e. Cultural
ANSWER: d

13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity?
a. Physical
b. Psychological
c. Social
d. Intellectual
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a

14. Which dimension of health refers to both the emotional and mental states of a person, that is, feelings and thoughts?
a. Psychological
b. Financial
c. Intellectual
d. Social
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a

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