An Invitation to Health Taking Charge of Your Health (Brief Edition)
11e Dianne Hales (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+
Grade) Answers At The End Of Each Chapter
Chapter 01
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. 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
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
5. Fifteen percent of undergraduates are considered overweight or obese, according to their body mass index (BMI).
a. True
b. False
6. High blood pressure is found in many college students.
a. True
b. False
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
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
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
10. People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an external locus of control.
a. True
b. False
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Chapter 01
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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
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
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
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
15. Research has shown that students who smoke and start to have respiratory symptoms move into which stage(s) of
change?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Action
d. Precontemplation and Contemplation
e. Contemplation and Preparation
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
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d. Community
e. Occupational
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
18. On average, life expectancy at birth for women is ____, and they can expect to spend approximately ____ of those
years in good health.
a. 75.5 years; 75 years
b. 80 years; 57 years
c. 72 years; 66 years
d. 81.1 years; 68 years
e. 85.6 years; 76 years
19. According to the text, what major factors have contributed to the decline in life expectancy in the United States?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Greater acceptance of the transtheoretical model on college campuses
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of smoking
e. Unintentional injuries and suicide
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. 62 percent
b. 43 percent
c. 38 percent
d. 30 percent
e. Less than 5 percent
21. In the United States, ____ of college students are overweight or obese.
a. one-quarter
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
e. three-quarters
22. According to a national survey of more than 4,700 people, 97.3 percent get a failing grade in healthy
lifestyle habits. For the minority who do adapt these health guidelines, the payoff includes a lower risk of many
health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and which of the following?
a. Intestinal disorders
b. Food allergies
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c. Cancer
d. Underweight
e. Airborne infectious diseases
23. Which racial or ethnic group in the United States is most likely to develop cancer?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Alaska Natives
d. Asian Americans
e. Hispanics
24. Although African Americans and Hispanics represent only about one-quarter of the U.S. population, they account for
about two-thirds of adult cases and more than 80 percent of pediatric cases of which disease?
a. Heart disease
b. Hepatitis C
c. AIDS
d. Hepatitis B
e. Diabetes
25. As compared to individuals of the same age not attending college, college students are more likely to be
experience which of the following?
a. To be overweight or obese
b. To experience interpersonal violence
c. To smoke
d. To consume high-fat and low-fiber foods
e. To have high cholesterol levels
26. The choices college students make today have a(n) ____ impact and _______ consequences on how they feel.
a. temporary, pronounced
b. immediate, long-term
c. low, moderate
d. negligible, immediate
e. variable, undefined
27. The best weapon against cancer and heart disease is ____.
a. attitude
b. knowledge
c. prevention
d. genetic testing
e. spiritual well-being
28. In evaluating and determining online health information is valid, which of the following is important?
a. Author's experience and education
b. Date of publication
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11e Dianne Hales (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+
Grade) Answers At The End Of Each Chapter
Chapter 01
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. 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
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
5. Fifteen percent of undergraduates are considered overweight or obese, according to their body mass index (BMI).
a. True
b. False
6. High blood pressure is found in many college students.
a. True
b. False
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
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
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
10. People who believe their actions will make a difference in their health have an external locus of control.
a. True
b. False
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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
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
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
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
15. Research has shown that students who smoke and start to have respiratory symptoms move into which stage(s) of
change?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Action
d. Precontemplation and Contemplation
e. Contemplation and Preparation
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
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d. Community
e. Occupational
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
18. On average, life expectancy at birth for women is ____, and they can expect to spend approximately ____ of those
years in good health.
a. 75.5 years; 75 years
b. 80 years; 57 years
c. 72 years; 66 years
d. 81.1 years; 68 years
e. 85.6 years; 76 years
19. According to the text, what major factors have contributed to the decline in life expectancy in the United States?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Greater acceptance of the transtheoretical model on college campuses
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of smoking
e. Unintentional injuries and suicide
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. 62 percent
b. 43 percent
c. 38 percent
d. 30 percent
e. Less than 5 percent
21. In the United States, ____ of college students are overweight or obese.
a. one-quarter
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
e. three-quarters
22. According to a national survey of more than 4,700 people, 97.3 percent get a failing grade in healthy
lifestyle habits. For the minority who do adapt these health guidelines, the payoff includes a lower risk of many
health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and which of the following?
a. Intestinal disorders
b. Food allergies
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Chapter 01
c. Cancer
d. Underweight
e. Airborne infectious diseases
23. Which racial or ethnic group in the United States is most likely to develop cancer?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Alaska Natives
d. Asian Americans
e. Hispanics
24. Although African Americans and Hispanics represent only about one-quarter of the U.S. population, they account for
about two-thirds of adult cases and more than 80 percent of pediatric cases of which disease?
a. Heart disease
b. Hepatitis C
c. AIDS
d. Hepatitis B
e. Diabetes
25. As compared to individuals of the same age not attending college, college students are more likely to be
experience which of the following?
a. To be overweight or obese
b. To experience interpersonal violence
c. To smoke
d. To consume high-fat and low-fiber foods
e. To have high cholesterol levels
26. The choices college students make today have a(n) ____ impact and _______ consequences on how they feel.
a. temporary, pronounced
b. immediate, long-term
c. low, moderate
d. negligible, immediate
e. variable, undefined
27. The best weapon against cancer and heart disease is ____.
a. attitude
b. knowledge
c. prevention
d. genetic testing
e. spiritual well-being
28. In evaluating and determining online health information is valid, which of the following is important?
a. Author's experience and education
b. Date of publication
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