CHAPTER 1 AFAA PERSONAL
TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
6 dimensions of wellness - Correct Answers -spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional,
social, occupational
6 strategies for optimal well-being - Correct Answers -1.Exercise and Remaining
moderately active
2. Proper diet
3. Prevent Obesity
4. Stop smoking
5. Practice stress management
6. Practice self care
Yields a zest for life - Correct Answers -Wellness
No discernible presence of illness or wellness - Correct Answers -Neutral Point
coronary heart disease - Correct Answers -the clogging of the vessels that nourish the
heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries
atherosclerosis - Correct Answers -hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a
buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries
ischemia - Correct Answers -lack of blood flow to the heart muscle, Condition in which
there is a lack of blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction or obstruction
of a blood vessel
myocardial infarction - Correct Answers -heart attack; occurs when a blockage in the
coronary arteries cuts off the supply of blood to the heart
angina pectoris - Correct Answers -chest pain caused by a temporary loss of
oxygenated blood to heart muscle often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries
stroke - Correct Answers -a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or
occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
6 dimensions of wellness - Correct Answers -spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional,
social, occupational
6 strategies for optimal well-being - Correct Answers -1.Exercise and Remaining
moderately active
2. Proper diet
3. Prevent Obesity
4. Stop smoking
5. Practice stress management
6. Practice self care
Yields a zest for life - Correct Answers -Wellness
No discernible presence of illness or wellness - Correct Answers -Neutral Point
coronary heart disease - Correct Answers -the clogging of the vessels that nourish the
heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries
atherosclerosis - Correct Answers -hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a
buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries
ischemia - Correct Answers -lack of blood flow to the heart muscle, Condition in which
there is a lack of blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction or obstruction
of a blood vessel
myocardial infarction - Correct Answers -heart attack; occurs when a blockage in the
coronary arteries cuts off the supply of blood to the heart
angina pectoris - Correct Answers -chest pain caused by a temporary loss of
oxygenated blood to heart muscle often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries
stroke - Correct Answers -a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or
occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
