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TEST BANK An Invitation to Health 20th Edition
Chapter 1 - Taking Charge of Your Health
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.1 - Define health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 5:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 5:36 AM

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.20.1.1 - Define health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 5:40 AM

3. Compared to the past, more college students take longer to graduate, have jobs, and take fewer courses per semester.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health in America
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.5 - Evaluate the health behaviors of undergraduates.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 6:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 6:58 AM

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

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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health in America
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.3 - Assess the current health status of Americans.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 6:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:00 AM

5. According to their body mass index (BMI), the vast majority of undergraduates are overweight or obese.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health on Campus
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.5 - Evaluate the health behaviors of undergraduates.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:03 AM

6. Very few college students have high blood pressure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Future Starts Now
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.6 - Describe the impact of habits formed in college on future
health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:05 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:07 AM

7. Almost all people who try to kick bad health habits achieve long-term success on their first try.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.8 - Explain the influences on behavior that support or impede
healthy change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:07 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:09 AM

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
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.9 - Identify the stages of change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:11 AM

9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.9 - Identify the stages of change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:13 AM

10. To have an external locus of control, people must believe their actions will make a difference in their health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Making Healthy Changes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.8 - Explain the influences on behavior that support or impede
healthy change.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:13 AM
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:15 AM

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
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.1 - Define health and wellness.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:20 AM

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
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Health and Wellness
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INHB.HALE.20.1.2 - Outline the dimensions of health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/13/2022 7:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/13/2022 7:23 AM

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. Emotional
c. Social
d. Intellectual
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1

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