Health Behavior Change Study Guide
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Health Behavior Change explores the theories, principles, and practical strategies for promoting positive changes in health-related behaviors. The course examines psychological, social, and environmental determinants that influence behaviors such as physical activity, nutrition, substance use, and adherence to medical advice. Students will analyze evidence-based models of behavior change, including the Transtheoretical Model, Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Social Cognitive Theory. Through case studies and applied projects, participants will gain skills in intervention design, communication, goal-setting, and evaluation, preparing them to facilitate healthier behaviors at individual, group, and community levels.
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Your Health Today Choices in a Changing Society 5th Edition by Michael L. Teague
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Chapter 1: Self, Family, and Community
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Q1) The Stages of Change Model emphasizes that change happens not as a one-time event, but as a process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The two chains that DNA consists of are joined in a double ________ structure.
Answer: helix
Q3) The text uses the term ________ to mean a shared pattern of values, beliefs, language, and customs within a group.
Answer: culture
Q4) Your health is affected by your ________ physical environment (including schools, sanitation, and transportation) and your natural physical environment (such as air and water quality).
Answer: built
Q5) Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, includes which of the following?
A)a triple helix
B)proteins
C)a nucleus
D)four bases
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Mental Health and Stress
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Q1) Studies have shown that surviving spouses may have increased odds for heart disease, cancer, depression, alcoholism, and suicide.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Studies suggest that people involved in religion at the end of life tend to be less anxious about death than those who are less religiously involved.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Drugs to treat mood disorders are among the most frequently prescribed medications in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Approximately half of depressed individuals seek help.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Social Connections
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Q1) The emotional component of love that includes feelings of closeness, warmth, openness, and affection is known as intimacy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The masculine or feminine behaviors and characteristics considered appropriate for a male or female in a particular culture are known as ________.
Answer: gender
Q3) The use of "I" statements when speaking
A)makes the listener feel insignificant.
B)is less productive than the use of "you" statements.
C)gives you a competitive advantage in the conversation.
D)allows you to be clear without blaming or accusing.
Answer: D
Q4) When a person has a sense of identity as a male or female that conflicts with his or her biological sex, the person is said to be ________.
Answer: transgender
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Chapter 4: Sleep
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Q1) Light alerts the biological clock to slow down the secretion of which hormone that promotes sleep?
A)epinephrine
B)corticoids
C)progesterone
D)melatonin
Q2) The disorder called ________ is characterized by difficulty falling or staying asleep.
Q3) Chronic insomnia is usually rather simple to treat.
A)True
B)False
Q4) People with ________ disorder will rise out of an apparent deep sleep and act as if they were awake.
Q5) A new technique to treat sleep apnea, called _______, involves shrinking tissue in the back of the throat with radio-frequency energy.
Q6) Sleep ________ is the difference between the amount of sleep attained and the amount of sleep needed in order to maintain alert wakefulness during the daytime.
Q7) The more common type of sleep apnea is ________ sleep apnea.
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of energy drinks?
A)They will soon be banned by the FDA.
B)Long-term studies on their side effects indicate they are not a health risk.
C)Experts feel their potential benefits outweigh their risks.
D)They could be harmful if consumed in excess or at the wrong time.
Q2) Nutrients needed in large amount in the body are called ________.
Q3) The use of some food descriptors, such as "light," are regulated by the FDA.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Eggs, peanuts, and milk are three of the eight foods that account for 90 percent of food allergies.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most fast food restaurants will provide nutritional brochures to customers, if requested.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Compared to selective breeding, using biotechnology to produce ________ organisms is a faster and more refined process.
Q7) We only need about ________ milligrams of sodium a day.
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Chapter 6: Fitness
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Q1) Fainting or coronary abnormalities may occur following exercise as blood pools in the extremities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You can turn light activity into moderate activity by increasing the A)duration.
B)warm-up time.
C)intensity.
D)number of activities.
Q3) The four components of cardiorespiratory training include frequency, intensity, ________, and type of activity.
Q4) Excessive body temperature is the main cause of heat exhaustion.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ability to perform specific skills associated with various leisure activities or sports, such as agility, speed, power, balance, coordination, and reaction time, is referred to as ________ fitness.
Q6) Activity that requires any type of movement is ________ activity.
Q7) Body ________ is the relative amounts of fat and fat-free mass in the body.
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Chapter 7: Body Weight and Body Composition
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Q1) Every person has an ideal weight, a set point of healthy weight.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The stimulant ________, formerly found in many over-the-counter weight loss supplements, may cause cardiac arrhythmia and even death by constricting blood vessels while increasing the heart rate and speeding up the nervous system.
Q3) ________ is a weight management organization that provides group support with a focus on teaching skills for healthy eating and exercising.(Provide the organization's full name, not the acronym.)
Q4) There are currently three classes of drugs commonly prescribed for weight loss: those that act in the brain to reduce food intake; those that act in the body to reduce fat absorption; and those that directly attack and reduce fat deposits in the body.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One year after delivery, about 15 to 20 percent of women continue to maintain the weight they gained during pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Body Image
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Q1) The eating disorder known as ________ is marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain normal body weight.
Q2) People with binge-eating disorders eat much more slowly than normal in order to savor all their food.
A)True
B)False
Q3) During puberty, girls' body fat naturally increases in a normal response to female hormones.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Today's
G.I.Joe action figure has a build that most men could not attain without the use of anabolic steroids.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Eating disorders are chronic illnesses.A goal of treatment is to teach a person to recognize ________ patterns of behavior.
Q6) Bulimia is associated with an imbalance in ________, which are required for cell function.
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Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco
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Q1) The ________ in cigarettes suppresses appetite and slightly increases basal metabolic rate.
Q2) The amount of alcohol (in grams) in 100 ml of blood is the ________ alcohol concentration; it is expressed as a percentage.
Q3) There are two main lines of defense for maintaining prolonged abstinence from smoking: avoiding high-risk situations, and developing ________ mechanisms.
Q4) Which of the following segments of the U.S.population has the highest rate of smoking?
A)African Americans
B)Alaska Natives
C)Asian Americans
D)Hispanics
Q5) Cigarette smokers are more at risk for oral cancers than are cigar smokers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An adaptation to repeated drug exposure that eventually causes a reduced responsiveness to continued drug use is called ________.
Q7) The small cigarettes made from unprocessed tobacco are called ________.
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Chapter 10: Drugs
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Q1) A(n) ________ is any substance, natural or artificial, other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Q2) Approaches to the drug problem that are referred to as ________ strategies focus on helping addicts reduce the harm associated with their drug use.
Q3) Which of the following is a term used to refer to a substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness, perception, mood, and thought?
A)substance
B)psychoactive drug
C)drug of abuse
D)pharmaceutical drug
Q4) Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system are called ________.
Q5) Neuroscientists have found that many addictive drugs, such as cocaine, marijuana, opioids, alcohol, and nicotine, affect a pleasure and reward circuit lying deep inside the brain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexual Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements about condom use is true?
A)Condoms provide complete protection against all STIs.
B)Male condoms are usually made of thin polyurethane.
C)Male condoms are fitted over the penis before erection.
D)Condom use provides a barrier against penile, vaginal, or anal discharges and genital lesions or sores.
Q2) The genre of pornography called femme porn
A)focuses on explicit and violent images of sexual abuse of women.
B)has more of a story line and a greater reliance on emotional intimacy than other porn genres.
C)is most popular among gay and bisexual men.
D)is viewed by more than one in four Internet users in any given month.
Q3) Self-stimulation sexual activities are called ________ behaviors.
Q4) The increased risk of osteoporosis after menopause is the result of a decrease in production of A)estrogen.
B)progestin.
C)testosterone.
D)androgens.
Q5) Virtual sexual encounters on the Internet are known as ________.
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Chapter 12: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Unintended pregnancies occur among women of all ages and ethnicities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the prenatal test referred to as ________, a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the placenta in order to test for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.
Q3) Success with the withdrawal method is highly dependent on the characteristics of the users.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n) ________ is a small, polyurethane foam device that is presaturated with one gram of spermicide.
Q5) Smoking increases the risk of death from birth control pills.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The term ________ is defined as a couple's inability to become pregnant within 12 months without using any form of contraception during intercourse.
Q7) Children are adopted from countries all around the world in ________ adoptions, which have become increasingly common.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) Immunity that develops after exposure to an infectious agent or a vaccine is ________ immunity.
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding bacteria and viruses is FALSE?
A)Bacteria can be found in almost all environments.
B)Viruses represent some of the smallest pathogens.
C)Bacteria may inhabit a host harmlessly.
D)Viruses are able to replicate on their own.
Q3) The leading cause of death in children worldwide is ________.
Q4) Serious reactions to major vaccinations are surprisingly common. A)True
B)False
Q5) Recent sexual activity is one risk factor for developing a urinary tract infection. A)True
B)False
Q6) The ability that a person has from birth to fight infection is ________ immunity, consisting of physical barriers, chemical barriers, and internal elements.
Q7) In the chain of infection, the ________ is the animal or insect that transmits a pathogen to a new host.
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Chapter 14: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Chronic Lung Diseases
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Q1) A(n) ________, often called a heart attack, is the result of a complete blockage of a heart vessel, resulting in a lack of blood to the heart muscle with resulting death of the heart tissue.
Q2) Pain, aches, or cramping in the legs that occurs with walking and that limits activity may be a sign of peripheral vascular disease.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Over the last 30 years, the death rate from cardiovascular disease has increased. A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following statements regarding tobacco and cardiovascular risk is FALSE?
A)Tobacco damages the inner lining of blood vessels.
B)Tobacco triggers spasms that close off blood vessels.
C)Tobacco decreases levels of HDL cholesterol.
D)Tobacco decreases levels of LDL cholesterol.
Q5) There are two components to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: chronic bronchitis and ________.
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Chapter 15: Cancer
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Q1) Diagnostic imaging by X-ray now uses the lowest doses required to obtain clear images, to prevent cancer growth years after treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cancer can develop in any cell type.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are associated with an increased risk for what type of cancer?
A)colon
B)breast
C)skin
D)brain
Q4) In many cases cancer is seen as a chronic disease that can be managed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Finding and removing polyps prevents colon cancer from developing.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The area where a cancer first develops is called the ________.
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Chapter 16: Injury and Violence
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Q1) Severe intimate partner violence has been reported by one in four heterosexual women.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Hate crimes tend to be excessively brutal and are often inflicted on random strangers by a group of perpetrators.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which amendment to the U.S.Constitution has repeatedly surfaced in the gun control debate?
A)First
B)Second
C)Fourth
D)Sixth
Q4) Acquaintance rape is far more common than stranger rape.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An attack without a weapon that causes less physical harm is called ________ assault.
Q6) Air bags are an example of a(n) ________ restraint.
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Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Q1) Which of the following health practices is often assumed by users to be safe because is it "natural," and yet this practice can have powerful effects, sometimes adverse ones, and safety can be a major concern?
A)hypnosis
B)biofeedback
C)acupuncture
D)herbal remedy
Q2) Some studies suggest that practicing t'ai chi may improve physical functioning for older adults, lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety and depression, and enhance immune functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Conventional medicine is the oldest form of health care in the world.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The use of intentional relaxation and focusing exercises to produce an altered state of consciousness in which a person is more responsive to suggestion or more in control of pain is called ________.
Q5) Magnetic therapy, qigong, and reiki are all considered ________ therapies.
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Chapter 18: Environmental Issues
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Q1) The removal of trees from a forested area without adequate replanting, threatening the habitat of many living species, is called ________.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT among the projected effects of climate change?
A)more extreme weather events
B)increased drought
C)a worldwide drop in rain volumes
D)shrinking ice and a rising sea
Q3) The success of family planning programs in developing nations has been mixed.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following statements about water pollution is NOT true?
A)Exposure to lead can cause serious health problems.
B)Warm water is less likely to contain lead that has been leached from supply pipes.
C)Lead pipes and lead solder on pipes have been banned in the United States.
D)Letting water run for a minute or so can minimize lead exposure.
Q5) The atmosphere is the whole mass of air surrounding the earth.The innermost layer of atmosphere is called the ________, or lower atmosphere.
Q6) Currently, the United States has the largest ecological ________ in the world.
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