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BPK 140 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is a HOLISTIC VIEW of HEALTH? (What is Health?)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Construct that
considers the interrelatedness of genetics, physical,
environment, lifestyle, family status, etc that influences
the health of individuals
What what LEVEL should you EXPLORE HEALTH? (What
is Health?) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Exploring
individual and population levels
What is HEALTH INFLUENCED BY? (What is Health?)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Genetics, personal
health behaviours, socioeconomic status, and
environmental factors
What are the 3 INDICATORS of HEALTH? (Indicators of
Health) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Life
Expectancy
2) Quality of life
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3) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
What is LIFE EXPECTANCY? (Indicators of Health)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Length of life
What is INFANT MORTALITY RATE? (Indicators of
Health) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Deaths of
infants in the 1st year of life per 1,000 births
What are the TOP 10 CAUSES of DEATH according to
WHO? (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Heart
Disease
2) Stroke
3) Respiratory infections
4) Chronic Obstructive
5) Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (type of lung disease)
6) Cancer of lungs and airway
7) Diabetes
8) Alzheimer's/Dementia
9) Diarrhea
10) Tuberculosis
11) Road traffic injuries
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What are some of the TRENDS RIGHT NOW in HEALTH?
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Diabetes is on the
rise
-Tobacco use is still a rising threat
-IMR still much higher in Africa than developed countries
(Higher in countries w/ the shortest life expectancy)
What are the 3 MODELS of HEALTH? (Models of Health)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Illness Model
2) Medical Model
3) Risk Factor Model
What is the ILLNESS MODEL? (Illness Model) (Chapter 1)
- ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Views health as the absence of
disease
What happens in the ILLNESS MODEL? (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔When 1 develops
signs and symptoms of disease = Doctors/practitioners
will begin treatment to cure the disease
What is SIGN? And give an example (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Things 1 can see
-Ex - Spots on the skin
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What is SYMPTOM? And give an example (Illness
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Things 1
feels
-Ex - Fever or nausea
What happens if the DISEASE ISN'T CURED? (Illness
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Disability
and even premature death can happen
When does the INTERVENTION STOP? (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Once the individual
returns to neutral position (where there is no signs or
symptoms)
What is the MEDICAL MODEL? (Medical Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Scientific empirical
approach that attempts to form a specific diagnosis
based on symptoms of a disorder
What VIEW does the MEDICAL MODEL USE? (Medical
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Uses the
mechanistic view
BPK 140 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is a HOLISTIC VIEW of HEALTH? (What is Health?)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Construct that
considers the interrelatedness of genetics, physical,
environment, lifestyle, family status, etc that influences
the health of individuals
What what LEVEL should you EXPLORE HEALTH? (What
is Health?) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Exploring
individual and population levels
What is HEALTH INFLUENCED BY? (What is Health?)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Genetics, personal
health behaviours, socioeconomic status, and
environmental factors
What are the 3 INDICATORS of HEALTH? (Indicators of
Health) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Life
Expectancy
2) Quality of life
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3) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
What is LIFE EXPECTANCY? (Indicators of Health)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Length of life
What is INFANT MORTALITY RATE? (Indicators of
Health) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Deaths of
infants in the 1st year of life per 1,000 births
What are the TOP 10 CAUSES of DEATH according to
WHO? (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Heart
Disease
2) Stroke
3) Respiratory infections
4) Chronic Obstructive
5) Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (type of lung disease)
6) Cancer of lungs and airway
7) Diabetes
8) Alzheimer's/Dementia
9) Diarrhea
10) Tuberculosis
11) Road traffic injuries
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What are some of the TRENDS RIGHT NOW in HEALTH?
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Diabetes is on the
rise
-Tobacco use is still a rising threat
-IMR still much higher in Africa than developed countries
(Higher in countries w/ the shortest life expectancy)
What are the 3 MODELS of HEALTH? (Models of Health)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1) Illness Model
2) Medical Model
3) Risk Factor Model
What is the ILLNESS MODEL? (Illness Model) (Chapter 1)
- ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Views health as the absence of
disease
What happens in the ILLNESS MODEL? (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔When 1 develops
signs and symptoms of disease = Doctors/practitioners
will begin treatment to cure the disease
What is SIGN? And give an example (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Things 1 can see
-Ex - Spots on the skin
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What is SYMPTOM? And give an example (Illness
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔-Things 1
feels
-Ex - Fever or nausea
What happens if the DISEASE ISN'T CURED? (Illness
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Disability
and even premature death can happen
When does the INTERVENTION STOP? (Illness Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Once the individual
returns to neutral position (where there is no signs or
symptoms)
What is the MEDICAL MODEL? (Medical Model)
(Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Scientific empirical
approach that attempts to form a specific diagnosis
based on symptoms of a disorder
What VIEW does the MEDICAL MODEL USE? (Medical
Model) (Chapter 1) - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Uses the
mechanistic view
