Contemporary Health Issues
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Course Introduction
This course explores current and emerging health issues affecting individuals and communities on a global scale. Topics include chronic diseases, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse, reproductive health, and the impact of social, economic, and environmental factors on well-being. Students will analyze public health policies, health disparities, preventive strategies, and the role of technology and media in shaping health behaviors. The course emphasizes critical thinking, evidence-based approaches, and the development of practical solutions to contemporary health challenges.
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An Invitation to Health 16th Edition by Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: Your Invitation to a Healthy Future
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Q1) The statement "I know I can lose these 10 pounds by following a strict diet" best illustrates the concept of ____________________.
Answer: self-efficacy self efficacy
Q2) Which of the following is a goal for Healthy People 2020?
A)Promote healthy development during adolescence.
B)Achieve health equity.
C)Reduce premature death.
D)Create universal health care.
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is considered a dimension of health?
A)A sense of control over stress
B)Achieving your highest potential
C)A sense of purpose in the world
D)Social networking with friends
Answer: A
Q4) Finding a greater sense of purpose in life is part of ____________________ health.
Answer: spiritual
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
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Q1) Inadequate sleep has been linked to ____.
A)weight loss
B)depression
C)low cholesterol
D)religious attendance
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following most distinguishes emotional health?
A)feelings and moods
B)mental stability
C)thoughts
D)social well-being
Answer: A
Q3) A CPAP machine might be particularly useful for someone suffering from ____.
A)sleep apnea
B)a circadian rhythm disorder
C)restless leg syndrome
D)insomnia
Answer: A
Q4) About 50 percent of your happiness quotient is based on ___________________.
Answer: genetics
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Interpreting behaviors in terms of early experiences and unconscious influences
A)psychodynamic
B)autism
C)cognitive therapy
D)dysthymia
E)major depression
F)psychotherapy
G)behavioral therapy
H)bipolar disorder
I)interpersonal therapy
J)generalized anxiety disorder
Answer: A
Q2) Generalized anxiety disorder is an unrealistic apprehension that causes physical symptoms and lasts for more than ____.
A)six days
B)six weeks
C)six months
D)six years
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) A common response to a trauma is ____.
A)faster decision-making
B)apathy and emotional numbing
C)an increase in the amount one sleeps
D)refocusing on work
Q2) Refusal to accept a painful reality
A)mindfulness
B)cortisol
C)defense mechanisms
D)projection
E)homeostasis
F)journaling
G)repression
H)displacement
I)guided imagery
J)denial
Q3) ____________________ is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by constant emotional pressure.
Q4) Violent, aggressive driving is called ____________________.
Q5) Mentally picturing a calm image of a lake is an example of
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Chapter 5: Social Health
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Q1) ____________________ is the state of closeness between two people sharing deep feelings and thoughts with each other.
Q2) Going on a volunteer trip to serve the poor or less fortunate is an example of ____________________.
Q3) We will always crave human ____________________.
Q4) What percentage of babies born in the United States are born to unmarried parents?
A)20%
B)30%
C)40%
D)50%
Q5) Which phrase best describes romantic love?
A)physical and emotional attraction
B)companionship
C)intimacy and passion
D)fatuousness
Q6) Information is easy to convey and comprehend, but ____________________ are not.
Q7) ____________________ has often been described as "the most holy bond of society."
Q8) More than 90 percent of our communication is ____________________.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) A ____ is a specific amount of food that contains the quantity of nutrients described on the Nutrition Facts label.
A)portion
B)calorie
C)serving
D)supplement
Q2) Analyze three different ethnic diets.Give their advantages (or disadvantages) for improving on a healthy-lifestyle diet.
Q3) Foodborne infections cause an estimated ____ deaths in the United States each year.
A)1000
B)2500
C)5000
D)7500
Q4) A build up of ____________________ vitamins can cause damage to the liver, kidneys, and bones.
Q5) ____________________ fats such as fish or vegetable oils are usually liquid at room temperature.
Q6) ____________________ fats such as butter are usually solid at room temperature.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) stomach is made into smaller pouch and food is rerouted
A)gastric bypass
B)NEAT
C)satiety
D)bulimia
E)anorexia
F)binge eating
G)banding
H)hunger
I)BMI
J)appetite
Q2) A support group for those who eat compulsively is called:
A)Weight Watchers
B)Overeaters Anonymous
C)Snack Enders
D)Fat Finders
Q3) Repeated cycles of rapid weight loss and gain is called ____________________ dieting.
Q4) Continuing to eat even when you are no longer hungry is a sign of
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) Exercise may boost the production of mood-elevating brain chemicals known as:
A)adrenaline
B)estrogens
C)lactic acid
D)endorphins
Q2) Sedentary living is most likely to increase the likelihood of:
A)cancer
B)anxiety
C)bone density
D)hypotension
Q3) Functional fitness involves:
A)repeating specific muscular movements
B)gradually building up your body mass
C)responding to a stimulus within a certain time
D)performing the activities of daily living
Q4) You are starting an aerobic workout.What should be your first step?
A)stretching
B)aerobic activity
C)warming up
D)cooling down
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Chapter 9: Personal Sexuality
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Q1) Which phrase best describes androgyny?
A)being of independent orientation
B)going through an identity crisis
C)feeling ambiguous about heterosexuality
D)having masculine and feminine traits
Q2) What term defines maleness and femaleness, as related to genetic, structural, and functional factors?
A)sex
B)sexuality
C)sexual identity
D)sex role
Q3) In a study of heterosexual married and unmarried couples between ages 18 and 25, among couples who had agreed to have sex exclusively with each other, nearly ____ percent broke this commitment.
A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50
Q4) Identify four different types of sexual activity and differentiate among their modes of action.
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) A nine-week-old embryo is called a(n) ____________________.
Q2) A monophasic birth control pill releases synthetic estrogen and progestin at what levels during a woman's menstrual cycle?
A)at a constant level
B)at various levels of fluctuation
C)enough to create a thick level of mucus to block sperm
D)enough to create irregular periods
Q3) used during abortion to stretch the cervix
A)multiphasic pills
B)Depo-Provera
C)Mirena
D)vasectomy
E)zygote
F)monophasic pills
G)Implanon
H)laminaria
I)miscarriage
J)Ortho Evra
Q4) The blocking of the fallopian tubes is called ____________________.
Q5) Seasonale is a(n) ___________________ pill.
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Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) The incidence of syphilis
A)has sharply declined since 1990.
B)declined between 1990 and 2000 but increased from 2000 to 2010
C)has increased sharply among men but decreased sharply among women.
D)has steadily increased since 1990.
Q2) The odds of acquiring an STI during a lifetime are one in ____________________.
Q3) The viral load of an HIV+ patient refers to the:
A)amount of HIV in the lungs
B)amount of HIV in bone marrow
C)amount of HIV in the bloodstream
D)level of viral pneumonia in the lungs
Q4) Chlamydia can cause a secondary infection in a man's testicles known as A)nongonococcal urethritis
B)syphilis
C)HPV
D)epididymitis
Q5) New forms of therapy have been remarkably effective in boosting levels of protective T cells and reducing ____________________¾the amount of HIV in the bloodstream.
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Chapter 12: Avoiding Addictions
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Q1) MDMA
A)salvia
B)amphetamine
C)skin-popping
D)THC
E)GHB
F)angel dust
G)ketamine
H)ecstasy
I)barbiturates
J)mainlining
Q2) Which of the following is true of caffeinated energy drinks?
A)They may contain herbs that enhance the effects of caffeine.
B)They are no longer popular on campuses.
C)They really contain about the same amount of caffeine as do soft drinks.
D)They are tightly regulated by the FDA.
Q3) The major psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is ____________________.
Q4) ____________________ is one of the benzodiazepines that has been used as a date rape drug.
Q5) A common term for chugging cough syrup is ____________________.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) Gradual withdrawal of alcohol from the body is known as ____________________.
Q2) Although college students think that ____ percent of their fellow students have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days, the actual percentage is ____.
A)62; 93
B)72; 84
C)84; 72
D)93; 62
Q3) Alcohol is classified as a(n) ____.
A)stimulant
B)hallucinogen
C)depressant
D)opioid
Q4) Which statement is true with regard to the absorption rates of alcohol?
A)Chilled drinks move into the bloodstream more quickly than warm drinks.
B)Straight shots of liquor enter the bloodstream faster than beer.
C)If a drink contains milk, it moves into the bloodstream faster.
D)Carbon dioxide slows the rate of absorption.
Q5) ____________________ is inflammation and destruction of liver cells.
Q6) Alcohol is responsible for ____________________(#) deaths each year.
Q7) Discuss five factors that influence how the body reacts to alcohol.
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) The addictive compound present in tobacco is
A)tar
B)benzene
C)hydrogen cyanide
D)nicotine
Q2) Describe tobacco and its main components.Discuss how each major component affects health.
Q3) Which of the following is true of bidis?
A)They contain twice as much tobacco as regular cigarettes.
B)The tar level in bidi smoke is five times that of regular filtered cigarettes.
C)They have one-quarter the nicotine of regular cigarettes.
D)They are much safer than regular cigarettes.
Q4) The dark, thick fluid that is produced as tobacco burns is:
A)nicotine
B)tar
C)carbon monoxide
D)formaldehyde
Q5) Genes may account for about ____________________ percent of smoking behavior.
Q6) ____________________ average less than one cigarette per day and smoke mainly in the company of others.
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Chapter 15: Preventing Major Disease
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Q1) The most common type of cancer in men is:
A)lung
B)prostate
C)colon
D)kidney
Q2) type of blood cell
A)plaque
B)HDL
C)myocardium
D)embolus
E)LDL
F)metabolic syndrome
G)MI
H)platelet
I)hemorrhage
J)angina pectoris
Q3) Identify the different components of blood cholesterol that would be measured on a blood test, and the healthy levels of each.
Q4) A person with a blood pressure reading of 120/80 would be considered to have
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) ____________________ is a complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that does not improve with bed rest and that may get worse with physical or mental activity.
Q2) There are more than ____________________ distinct cold viruses.
Q3) Immunity produced by the injection of gamma globulin is known as:
A)active immunity
B)cell-mediated immunity
C)passive immunity
D)clinical immunity
Q4) The body site for antibody production is the ____________________.
Q5) The tiniest and toughest pathogens are:
A)bacteria
B)helminthes
C)protozoa
D)viruses
Q6) Trichomoniasis is caused by a:
A)protozoa
B)fungus
C)bacterium
D)virus
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Chapter 17: Traditional and Nontraditional Health Care
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Q1) About _____ percent of people with tattoos say they regret getting the tattoo.
A)4
B)14
C)24
D)34
Q2) Women should start receiving a(n) ____________________ starting at 21 years of age.
Q3) ____________________ serve as the primary healthcare providers for more than half of all women.
Q4) The Affordable Care Act is estimated to eventually provide insurance coverage for ____ uninsured Americans.
A)4 million
B)8 million
C)16 million
D)32 million
Q5) ____________________ involves the insertion and manipulation of needles at specific points throughout the body.
Q6) A(n) ____________________ plan is a PPO that allows patients to use physicians outside the network.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) Predict four factors that increase the likelihood of having an accident.
Q2) ____ kill more college-age men and women than all other causes combined.
A)Alcohol poisonings
B)Suicides
C)Accidents
D)Drug overdoses
Q3) Which statements best describes the research on gender and risk of injury and death?
A)Women are more likely to die of an occupational injury.
B)Men are more likely to commit murder and to be murdered.
C)Women are more likely to be victims of homicide.
D)Men living in poverty are more likely to fear crime.
Q4) The number one claim for workers compensation injuries is
A)back injury
B)eye injury
C)repetitive motion injury
D)neck injury
Q5) ____________________ involves sending a nude photo or sexually explicit message via cell phone.
Q6) Rape-tolerant attitudes are known as____________________.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
A)wood
B)coal
C)ozone
D)wind
Q2) ____________________ is a recycling method used for organic products such as leftover food and vegetable peels.
Q3) Agents that can cross the placenta of a pregnant woman and cause birth defects are classified as:
A)mutations
B)carcinogens
C)particulates
D)teratogens
Q4) Buying products packaged in recycled material is called:
A)precycling
B)reducing
C)recycling
D)reusing
Q5) ____________________ possesses enough energy to separate electrons from their atoms.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) In what Kübler-Ross stage would a person question and have strong feelings of resentment about a terminal diagnosis?
A)bargaining
B)anger
C)depression
D)denial
Q2) The end of all vital functions, including heartbeat and respiration, is known as:
A)functional death
B)cellular death
C)cardiac death
D)brain death
Q3) A(n) ____________________ DNR specifies an individual's wish not to be resuscitated at home.
Q4) The type of autopsy performed to increase medical knowledge is called:
A)conditional
B)medicolegal
C)partial
D)educational
Q5) ____________________ is the top risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
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