2025-2026 SERIES
BYU HEALTH FINAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST
SERIES
The "fight-or-flight response" is also called the
Ans: stress response
Question: Which of the following describes the physical and social conditions in
which we live?
Ans: environment
Question: A person who has been fasting for twenty-four hours will most likely
function on what level of needs?
Ans: physical needs
Question: What is the major hormone that allows us to cope with stress but may
also cause organ damage with chronic stress?
Ans: adrenaline
Question: What is any action or condition that may impair our health called?
Ans: a risk factor
Question: When individuals feel threatened with their current situation, what
behaviors might they use to protect themselves?
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: defense mechanisms
Question: David does not do well in school because he can't read well, but he
dreams of a college scholarship because of his excellent basketball abilities.
What defense mechanism is David showing?
Ans: compensation
Question: What is positive stress that allows us to get our work done at school
or work?
Ans: eustress
Question: What are signs and symptoms of the stress response?
Ans: increased heart rate, decreased digestion, increased breathing, increased
energy
Question: Adam fails the test on the digestive system in class. He tells his teacher
the reason he failed the test was that his mother had been too demanding that
he do the household chores, so he had no time to study. What defense
mechanism is he using?
Ans: projection
Question: In what phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body
try to detect a change and start the fight-or-flight response to cope with it?
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: alarm
Question: Melinda is confused about what she should do because she feels like
she has several voices talking to her and telling her to do different things. From
which mood disorder does she most likely suffer?
Ans: schizophrenia
Question: In order to use the decision-making model effectively, what does one
need to recognize first, before looking for possible solutions?
Ans: problem
Question: What is the correct order of needs as described by Maslow?
Ans: physical needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualization
Question: Which of the following best describes Maslow's hierarchy?
Ans: the needs must be met in order
Question: What are the effects of exercise on the bones?
Ans: increased calcium deposit in the bones
Question: What is the recommendation by the New Food Guide Pyramid for the
amount of physical activity a teenager should get weekly?
BYU HEALTH FINAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST
SERIES
The "fight-or-flight response" is also called the
Ans: stress response
Question: Which of the following describes the physical and social conditions in
which we live?
Ans: environment
Question: A person who has been fasting for twenty-four hours will most likely
function on what level of needs?
Ans: physical needs
Question: What is the major hormone that allows us to cope with stress but may
also cause organ damage with chronic stress?
Ans: adrenaline
Question: What is any action or condition that may impair our health called?
Ans: a risk factor
Question: When individuals feel threatened with their current situation, what
behaviors might they use to protect themselves?
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: defense mechanisms
Question: David does not do well in school because he can't read well, but he
dreams of a college scholarship because of his excellent basketball abilities.
What defense mechanism is David showing?
Ans: compensation
Question: What is positive stress that allows us to get our work done at school
or work?
Ans: eustress
Question: What are signs and symptoms of the stress response?
Ans: increased heart rate, decreased digestion, increased breathing, increased
energy
Question: Adam fails the test on the digestive system in class. He tells his teacher
the reason he failed the test was that his mother had been too demanding that
he do the household chores, so he had no time to study. What defense
mechanism is he using?
Ans: projection
Question: In what phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body
try to detect a change and start the fight-or-flight response to cope with it?
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: alarm
Question: Melinda is confused about what she should do because she feels like
she has several voices talking to her and telling her to do different things. From
which mood disorder does she most likely suffer?
Ans: schizophrenia
Question: In order to use the decision-making model effectively, what does one
need to recognize first, before looking for possible solutions?
Ans: problem
Question: What is the correct order of needs as described by Maslow?
Ans: physical needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualization
Question: Which of the following best describes Maslow's hierarchy?
Ans: the needs must be met in order
Question: What are the effects of exercise on the bones?
Ans: increased calcium deposit in the bones
Question: What is the recommendation by the New Food Guide Pyramid for the
amount of physical activity a teenager should get weekly?
