Exam 1
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According to Ezra Taft Benson, what are the four basic areas that make a
difference in health? - -1. Righteousness
2. Food
3. Exercise
4. Sleep
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T/F: A person can have a terminal illness and still have an optimal level of
wellness. - -True
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T/F: Exercise is a physical activity, but physical activity is not exercise. -
-True
T/F: Chronic diseases are sometimes called diseases of choice. - ✅✅-True
✅✅-Cardiovascular disease
What is the leading cause of death in the US? -
What is the ACTUAL leading cause of death in the US? - ✅✅-Tobacco
What is a non-modifiable risk factor? - ✅✅-age, gender, genetics
What term would best describe the following statement from the abstract of
the article: "Although the living of much longer lives is highly gratifying,
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understandable, all wish to have longer 'healthy life expectancy,' i.e., to suffer
as little as possible before death"? - -Compression of morbidity
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T/F: The gap between what is known scientifically about healthy living and
what most US citizens actually do is small. - -False
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What is the most prevalent (common) lifestyle related health risk in the US
population? - -Poor diet
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Reducing disease at the end of life to the least amount possible is called... -
-Compression of morbidity
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T/F: Aggressive penetrant genes that almost always cause disease only
account for about 5% of chronic diseases. - -True
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From a population perspective, what are three key health behaviors that can
increase longevity and reduce risk of disease? - -1. Don't smoke
2. Exercise
3. Eat a healthy diet
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A weaker gene that can cause disease if a person has an unhealthy lifestyle is
called... - -Polymorphism
The key to the epidemiological method is ___ and ___. - ✅✅-Comparison
and contrast
Name the standard or principle of epidemiology that is defined in part as the
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cause-effect relationship seen in the presence and absence of other
influences. - -Independence
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Name the standard or principle of epidemiology that is defined in part as the
cause preceding the effect. - -Temporal sequence
T/F: If a measure is valid it's also reliable. - ✅✅-True
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As physical activity time increases, risk of CHD decreases. What type of
correlation or relationship is this? - -Inverse relationship
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T/F: Cause-and-effect conclusions are warranted with epidemiological
findings. - -True
If a person has a relative risk of 3.4 for stroke it means that person is 3.4 times
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more likely to have a stroke than a person who is at even risk of 1.0. What
percent increase would this be? - -240%
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Incidence and prevalence... one refers to proportion and one refers to rate.
Which one is which? - -Incidence refers to rate.
Prevalence refers to proportion.
Which type of study places volunteers by random assignment into groups
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where one group receives a treatment and the other does not? -
-Randomized clinical trial study
Which type of study matches people with disease with people without disease
who share similar characteristics like gender, age, and ethnicity and then
✅✅
According to Ezra Taft Benson, what are the four basic areas that make a
difference in health? - -1. Righteousness
2. Food
3. Exercise
4. Sleep
✅✅
T/F: A person can have a terminal illness and still have an optimal level of
wellness. - -True
✅✅
T/F: Exercise is a physical activity, but physical activity is not exercise. -
-True
T/F: Chronic diseases are sometimes called diseases of choice. - ✅✅-True
✅✅-Cardiovascular disease
What is the leading cause of death in the US? -
What is the ACTUAL leading cause of death in the US? - ✅✅-Tobacco
What is a non-modifiable risk factor? - ✅✅-age, gender, genetics
What term would best describe the following statement from the abstract of
the article: "Although the living of much longer lives is highly gratifying,
✅✅
understandable, all wish to have longer 'healthy life expectancy,' i.e., to suffer
as little as possible before death"? - -Compression of morbidity
✅✅
T/F: The gap between what is known scientifically about healthy living and
what most US citizens actually do is small. - -False
✅✅
What is the most prevalent (common) lifestyle related health risk in the US
population? - -Poor diet
✅✅
Reducing disease at the end of life to the least amount possible is called... -
-Compression of morbidity
✅✅
T/F: Aggressive penetrant genes that almost always cause disease only
account for about 5% of chronic diseases. - -True
, ✅✅
From a population perspective, what are three key health behaviors that can
increase longevity and reduce risk of disease? - -1. Don't smoke
2. Exercise
3. Eat a healthy diet
✅✅
A weaker gene that can cause disease if a person has an unhealthy lifestyle is
called... - -Polymorphism
The key to the epidemiological method is ___ and ___. - ✅✅-Comparison
and contrast
Name the standard or principle of epidemiology that is defined in part as the
✅✅
cause-effect relationship seen in the presence and absence of other
influences. - -Independence
✅✅
Name the standard or principle of epidemiology that is defined in part as the
cause preceding the effect. - -Temporal sequence
T/F: If a measure is valid it's also reliable. - ✅✅-True
✅✅
As physical activity time increases, risk of CHD decreases. What type of
correlation or relationship is this? - -Inverse relationship
✅✅
T/F: Cause-and-effect conclusions are warranted with epidemiological
findings. - -True
If a person has a relative risk of 3.4 for stroke it means that person is 3.4 times
✅✅
more likely to have a stroke than a person who is at even risk of 1.0. What
percent increase would this be? - -240%
✅✅
Incidence and prevalence... one refers to proportion and one refers to rate.
Which one is which? - -Incidence refers to rate.
Prevalence refers to proportion.
Which type of study places volunteers by random assignment into groups
✅✅
where one group receives a treatment and the other does not? -
-Randomized clinical trial study
Which type of study matches people with disease with people without disease
who share similar characteristics like gender, age, and ethnicity and then
