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An Invitation to Health 17th Edition by Dianne Hales All Chapters
Chapter 01 - The Power of Now
True / False
1. Simply defined, health means being sound in body, mind, and spirit.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 –
Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
3. Life expectancy at birth in the United States has decreased to an all-time low
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
5. Adults in the United States between the ages of 20 and 34 have the highest BMIs (body mass indexes) of any developed
country.
a. True
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, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.3 - Describe the unhealthy habits and health issues of college students.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.3 - Describe the unhealthy habits and health issues of college students.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral changes several times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: How and Why People Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
10. People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an internal locus of control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: How and Why People Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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,Multiple Choice
11. Which term best describes the process of discovering, using, and protecting all the resources within our bodies, minds,
spirits, families, communities, and environment?
a. protection
b. prevention
c. health
d. wellness
e. liberation
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the emotional and mental states of a person, i.e., feelings and thoughts?
a. psychological
b. emotional
c. intellectual
d. social
e. environmental
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
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, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
15. Which dimension of health refers to identifying one’s own purpose in life, and to enjoying love, joy, and peace?
a. psychological
b. emotional
c. intellectual
d. spiritual
e. physical
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
16. Which dimension of health focuses on the complex interrelationships between one person’s health and the health of
the community and environment?
a. psychological
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. social
e. occupational
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. cultural
b. environmental
c. spiritual
d. psychological
e. social
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
18. On average, what is the life expectancy for Americans at birth?
a. 75 years
b. 82 years
c. 72 years
d. 79 years
e. 85 years
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
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An Invitation to Health 17th Edition by Dianne Hales All Chapters
Chapter 01 - The Power of Now
True / False
1. Simply defined, health means being sound in body, mind, and spirit.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 –
Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
3. Life expectancy at birth in the United States has decreased to an all-time low
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
5. Adults in the United States between the ages of 20 and 34 have the highest BMIs (body mass indexes) of any developed
country.
a. True
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, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.3 - Describe the unhealthy habits and health issues of college students.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.3 - Describe the unhealthy habits and health issues of college students.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral changes several times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: How and Why People Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
10. People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an internal locus of control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: How and Why People Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.4 - Summarize how healthy habits can improve the quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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,Multiple Choice
11. Which term best describes the process of discovering, using, and protecting all the resources within our bodies, minds,
spirits, families, communities, and environment?
a. protection
b. prevention
c. health
d. wellness
e. liberation
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the emotional and mental states of a person, i.e., feelings and thoughts?
a. psychological
b. emotional
c. intellectual
d. social
e. environmental
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
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, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
15. Which dimension of health refers to identifying one’s own purpose in life, and to enjoying love, joy, and peace?
a. psychological
b. emotional
c. intellectual
d. spiritual
e. physical
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
16. Which dimension of health focuses on the complex interrelationships between one person’s health and the health of
the community and environment?
a. psychological
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. social
e. occupational
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. cultural
b. environmental
c. spiritual
d. psychological
e. social
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.1 - Comment on the aspects of health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
18. On average, what is the life expectancy for Americans at birth?
a. 75 years
b. 82 years
c. 72 years
d. 79 years
e. 85 years
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Health in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.17.1.2 - Discuss the current state of health in America.
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