NUR 101 Health Midterm Exam4
Define abstinence and list three behaviors you abstain from - correct answerAbstinence
is avoiding harmful behaviors, including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
and sexual activity before marriage
Define defense mechanisms - correct answerTo accept yourself and others adapt to
and manage emotions, in deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life
Define health skill - correct answerHealth skills are when you know your health very well
and have the skills to keep yourself in good health
Define heredity and explain the role heredity plays in your health - correct
answerHeredity is all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your
parents. Heredity plays a big role in your health because Inheriting specific genes may
put you at risk for certain illnesses, such as diabetes, requiring you to take steps to
reduce your risk or manage the illness
Define lifestyle factors. List four lifestyle factors that promote good health - correct
answerLifestyle factors are personal behaviors related to the way a person lives
Define media and describe the influence the media has on health - correct
answerMedia, or the various methods of communicating information, includes radio,
television, film, newspapers, magazines, books, and the Internet. Although the media's
main purpose has been to provide information and entertainment, it also plays a
powerful role in shaping public opinion
Define mental/emotional health - correct answerThe ability to accept yourself and others
adapt to and manage emotions, in deal with the demands and challenges you meet in
life
Define sedentary lifestyle and give an example of a sedentary lifestyle - correct
answerA way of life that requires little to no physical activity
Define stalking and give an example of it - correct answerThe repeated following,
harassment, or threatening of an individual to frighten or cause him or her harm.
Following a person, standing outside his or her home, making repeated phone calls,
and destroying property are common stalking behaviours
Define the term abstinence - correct answerA deliberate decision to avoid high-risk
behaviours including, sexual activity before marriage and the use of alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs
, Define the term assertive. How can being assertive help you stay safe - correct
answerStanding up for your rights and beliefs in firm but positive ways. Assertive people
show that they are not easy targets
Define the term body mass index - correct answerratio that allows you to assess your
body size in relation to your height and weight
Define the term calorie - correct answerunits of heat that measure the energy used by
the body and the energy that foods supply to the body
Define the term cluster suicide - correct answerA series of suicides occurring within a
short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community
Define the term conflict - correct answerAny disagreement, struggle, or fight
Define the term constructive criticism - correct answerNon-hostile comments that point
out problems and encourage improvement
Define the term constructive criticism. How can you learn from constructive criticism -
correct answerNon-hostile comments that point out the problems for the purpose of
helping a person improve
Define the term culture - correct answerCulture is the collective beliefs, customs, and
behaviors of a group
Define the term domestic violence - correct answerAny act of violence involving family
members
Define the term empathy - correct answerThe ability to imagine and understand how
someone else feels
Define the term exercise - correct answerPurposeful physical activity that is planned,
structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness
Define the term family - correct answerThe basic unit of society
Define the term fraud - correct answerFraud is deliberate deceit or trickery
Define the term health consumer - correct answerA health consumer is anyone who
purchases or uses health products or services
Define the term longevity - correct answerLongevity is how long someone lives
Define the term mental disorder - correct answerAn illness of the mind that can affect
the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a
happy, healthful, and productive life
Define abstinence and list three behaviors you abstain from - correct answerAbstinence
is avoiding harmful behaviors, including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
and sexual activity before marriage
Define defense mechanisms - correct answerTo accept yourself and others adapt to
and manage emotions, in deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life
Define health skill - correct answerHealth skills are when you know your health very well
and have the skills to keep yourself in good health
Define heredity and explain the role heredity plays in your health - correct
answerHeredity is all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your
parents. Heredity plays a big role in your health because Inheriting specific genes may
put you at risk for certain illnesses, such as diabetes, requiring you to take steps to
reduce your risk or manage the illness
Define lifestyle factors. List four lifestyle factors that promote good health - correct
answerLifestyle factors are personal behaviors related to the way a person lives
Define media and describe the influence the media has on health - correct
answerMedia, or the various methods of communicating information, includes radio,
television, film, newspapers, magazines, books, and the Internet. Although the media's
main purpose has been to provide information and entertainment, it also plays a
powerful role in shaping public opinion
Define mental/emotional health - correct answerThe ability to accept yourself and others
adapt to and manage emotions, in deal with the demands and challenges you meet in
life
Define sedentary lifestyle and give an example of a sedentary lifestyle - correct
answerA way of life that requires little to no physical activity
Define stalking and give an example of it - correct answerThe repeated following,
harassment, or threatening of an individual to frighten or cause him or her harm.
Following a person, standing outside his or her home, making repeated phone calls,
and destroying property are common stalking behaviours
Define the term abstinence - correct answerA deliberate decision to avoid high-risk
behaviours including, sexual activity before marriage and the use of alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs
, Define the term assertive. How can being assertive help you stay safe - correct
answerStanding up for your rights and beliefs in firm but positive ways. Assertive people
show that they are not easy targets
Define the term body mass index - correct answerratio that allows you to assess your
body size in relation to your height and weight
Define the term calorie - correct answerunits of heat that measure the energy used by
the body and the energy that foods supply to the body
Define the term cluster suicide - correct answerA series of suicides occurring within a
short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community
Define the term conflict - correct answerAny disagreement, struggle, or fight
Define the term constructive criticism - correct answerNon-hostile comments that point
out problems and encourage improvement
Define the term constructive criticism. How can you learn from constructive criticism -
correct answerNon-hostile comments that point out the problems for the purpose of
helping a person improve
Define the term culture - correct answerCulture is the collective beliefs, customs, and
behaviors of a group
Define the term domestic violence - correct answerAny act of violence involving family
members
Define the term empathy - correct answerThe ability to imagine and understand how
someone else feels
Define the term exercise - correct answerPurposeful physical activity that is planned,
structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness
Define the term family - correct answerThe basic unit of society
Define the term fraud - correct answerFraud is deliberate deceit or trickery
Define the term health consumer - correct answerA health consumer is anyone who
purchases or uses health products or services
Define the term longevity - correct answerLongevity is how long someone lives
Define the term mental disorder - correct answerAn illness of the mind that can affect
the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a
happy, healthful, and productive life
