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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health provides students with a foundational understanding of the physical, mental, and social factors that contribute to overall well-being. The course explores key concepts such as nutrition, physical activity, disease prevention, mental health awareness, and the impact of lifestyle choices on long-term health. Students will also examine public health principles, health communication, and strategies to access reliable health information, empowering them to make informed decisions for themselves and their communities.
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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) Of the following, the best type of website on which to research health issues is one that is sponsored by
A)a commercial health organization.
B)a nonprofit political organization.
C)an educational institution.
D)an individual.
Answer: C
Q2) One of the most important factors influencing health behavior change is commitment to change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Genetics cannot distinguish one race of people from another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The WHO defined ________ in 1947 as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Answer: health
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Chapter 2: Mental Health and Stress
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Q1) Female use of firearms to commit suicide has decreased in recent years.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) If you possess self ________, meaning you believe you have some control over a situation, you are much more likely to be successful.
Answer: efficacy
Q3) Research has established that drugs cause addiction by operating on the "pleasure pathway" in the brain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Individuals who self-mutilate rarely have a history of physical abuse or substance use, thus making it difficult for scientists to identify the cause of self-inflicted harm.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Social Connections
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Q1) In health promotion literature, ________ is commonly defined as a person's connection to self, significant others, and the community at large.
Answer: spirituality
Q2) Which of the following is typically characteristic of men rather than women, according to the gender differences in communication found by Deborah Tannen?
A)Men tend to believe a question is not simply a question but the opening for a negotiation.
B)Men tend to believe the goal is to "fix" the problem being communicated.
C)Men tend to appreciate discussion as evidence of involvement.
D)Men are inclined to do what is asked of them.
Answer: B
Q3) Friendship is a(n) ________ relationship.
A)public
B)reciprocal
C)exclusive
D)brief and intense
Answer: B
Q4) The ________ is the unspoken message sent or received in communication.
Answer: metamessage
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Chapter 4: Sleep
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Q1) An individual napping more than 45 minutes will be less groggy than an individual napping 15-45 minutes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Common sleep ________ include insomnia, sleep apnea, and sleep walking.
Q3) Molly often awakes snorting and gasping for air in the middle of the night.Molly most likely has what sleep disorder?
A)insomnia
B)narcolepsy
C)night eating syndrome
D)sleep apnea
Q4) Which of the following individuals is most likely to suffer from sleep apnea?
A)Lanny-alcoholic, five pounds overweight, snores, age 35
B)Julie-avoids alcohol and tobacco, 50 pounds overweight, age 42
C)Don-smoker, 40 pounds overweight, sleeps on back, age 50
D)Thad-thyroid disease, physically fit, age 28
Q5) Because alcohol is a depressant, it prevents REM from occurring until most of it has been absorbed.After absorption, vivid dreams are more likely.Sleep experts call this the alcohol ________ effect.
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Chapter 5: Nutrition
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Q1) Nutrient ________ is the proportion of vitamins and minerals to total calories in food.
Q2) Organic substances needed by the body in small amounts, called ________, serve as catalysts for releasing energy from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, and aid in chemical reactions in the body.
Q3) Asparagus, avocados, and bananas carry little pesticide residue, whether grown conventionally or organically.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Research has not demonstrated that organic foods are healthier and safer than conventionally grown foods.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Eggs, peanuts, and milk are three of the eight foods that account for 90 percent of food allergies.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Hydrogenation forms ________ acids, which are fats that have been artificially hardened to remain solid at room temperature.
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Chapter 6: Fitness
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Q1) Which of the following statements about physical activity is FALSE?
A)Physical activity often improves the quality of sleep.
B)Short-term exercise has been shown to significantly improve cognitive functioning.
C)Physical activity decreases the risk of depression and anxiety.
D)Stress tension declines significantly with physical activity.
Q2) As a general rule, it takes people between the ages of 20 and 29 two weeks to adapt to a cardiorespiratory activity workload.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Sedentary lifestyle has been associated with 28 percent of deaths from the leading chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Weight gain supplements used without activity still provide the desired pounds of extra weight.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Body Weight and Body Composition
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Q1) Sheriz has started taking an over-the-counter diet drug but has experienced dizziness, shakiness, and sleep difficulties.What drug is Sheriz most likely reacting to?
A)Orlistat, an appetite suppressant
B)Ritalin, a methylphenidate
C)Prozac, an antidepressant
D)caffeine, a stimulant
Q2) All of the following are associated with low body fat levels EXCEPT A)depression.
B)hair loss.
C)increased appetite.
D)infertility.
Q3) Recognizing obesity as a chronic degenerative condition may help individuals, health insurance companies, and health care providers move away from the current "________" mentality.
Q4) Which of the following is true regarding the genetics of obesity?
A)Adopted children tend to be similar in weight to their adoptive parents.
B)The risk of becoming obese increases slightly if one's parents are not obese.
C)Twin studies support a genetic tendency toward obesity.
D)For most people, obesity involves a single gene.
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Chapter 8: Body Image
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Q1) Common thought patterns associated with eating disorders include all of the following EXCEPT
A)black-and-white thinking.
B)feelings of emptiness.
C)indifference to others' opinions.
D)a self-critical attitude.
Q2) The eating disorder in which an individual shows binge eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia is called ________.
Q3) Which of the following statements about activity disorder is FALSE?
A)Activity disorder is more common among women than men.
B)The signs and symptoms of activity disorder often resemble those of anorexia and bulimia.
C)In activity disorder, exercise is used to gain a sense of control, to maintain self-esteem, and to soothe emotions.
D)People with perfectionist tendencies may be more susceptible to activity disorder.
Q4) People with bulimia are extremely underweight.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Alcohol and Tobacco
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the metabolizing of alcohol is true?
A)Most alcohol is metabolized in the stomach.
B)Everyone has the same level of alcohol dehydrogenase in their bodies.
C)About 30 percent of alcohol is excreted in the breath, urine, and skin pores.
D)Alcohol that is not immediately metabolized circulates throughout the body.
Q2) Which of the following statements about tobacco is true?
A)College students are less likely to smoke than the general population.
B)Tobacco smoke contains dozens of cancer-causing substances.
C)The higher one's educational achievements, the more likely one is to smoke.
D)Cigarettes account for about 50 percent of the tobacco sold in the United States.
Q3) Alcohol is more likely than any other drug to be associated with violence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Smoking delays menopause by approximately five years.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The gradual withdrawal of alcohol from the body, and the first supervised stage of treatment for alcoholism, is called ________.
Q6) The small cigarettes made from unprocessed tobacco are called ________.
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Chapter 10: Drugs
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Q1) The effects of a drug are influenced by the characteristics of the situation or environment where the drug was taken.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which type of drug has never played a role in health care?
A)opiates
B)inhalants
C)stimulants
D)depressants
Q3) Abuse of prescription pain relievers by college students increased by 343 percent between 1993 and 2005.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, known by the acronym ________, starts a series of cellular reactions that lead to a high or altered state.The amount of this ingredient determines the drug's potency.
Q5) Marijuana smoke contains more carcinogens than does tobacco smoke.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexual Health
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Q1) Safer sex activities are those that do not involve the exchange of ________.
Q2) Which of the following is true of anal intercourse?
A)Over half of people aged 15 to 44 have practiced anal intercourse.
B)Higher rates of anal intercourse are seen among Hispanic and Black populations than among Whites.
C)It is more common among people with more education.
D)It is as common among heterosexual couples as among gay male couples.
Q3) The exercises that involve alternately contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles are known as ________ exercises.
Q4) The mental disorders referred to as ________ are characterized by intense sexual urges, fantasies, or other sexual activities that are not consensual and cause harm.
Q5) The stage in the sexual response model during which there is a return to an unexcited state is called
A)resolution.
B)plateau.
C)orgasm.
D)excitement.
Q6) The inflow of blood to tissues in erogenous areas is called ________.
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Chapter 12: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) A(n) ________ is a sterilization procedure for men in which a health care provider makes a small incision in the scrotum and then ties off and cuts the vas deferens.
Q2) A(n) ________ is a small, flexible plastic rod that contains progesterone and is inserted under the skin on the inner side of the upper arm.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the potential complications associated with taking hormonal contraceptives?
A)heart attack
B)blood clots
C)stroke
D)endometriosis
Q4) The only guaranteed method of preventing pregnancy is ________, the practice of refraining from sex.
Q5) Breast milk contains antibodies that reduce the risk of infections, allergies, asthma, and SIDS.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus is called ________.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) The most common infectious disease worldwide is ________.
Q2) If a microorganism causes an illness in a human, then the organism is called an infectious agent, or ________.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a physical barrier against infection?
A)lysozyme
B)cilia
C)nasal hairs
D)skin
Q4) The body excretes lysozyme to decrease the chance of infection by bacteria entering through skin pores and hair follicles.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ability that a person has from birth to fight infection is ________ immunity, consisting of physical barriers, chemical barriers, and internal elements.
Q6) Burns or cuts reduce the integrity of the skin and reduce the effectiveness of ________ to infection.
Q7) Single-celled organisms called ________ can be found in almost all environments and can inhabit the human body harmlessly or helpfully.
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Chapter 14: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Chronic Lung Diseases
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Q1) Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the major controllable risk factors known to increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease?
A)tobacco use
B)hypertension
C)vitamin deficiency
D)high LDL cholesterol
Q3) Strong social networks have been shown to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For most women who develop gestational diabetes during a pregnancy, diabetes becomes an ongoing condition.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When you breathe, air travels down your ________ and enters your lungs through the bronchial tubes.
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Chapter 15: Cancer
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Q1) What determines which type of cancer an individual is diagnosed with?
A)the tissue in which a cancer originates or the primary site
B)the type of stem cell that mutates
C)the initiating event agent
D)the location to which the cancer metastasizes
Q2) Mary Lou's cancer began in her skin and then spread to her liver and brain.What type of cancer does Mary Lou likely have?
A)brain
B)basal cell
C)squamous cell
D)melanoma
Q3) Kyle has a cancer of the lymph nodes or glands.What type of cancer does Kyle have?
A)lymphoma
B)leukemia
C)myeloma
D)sarcoma
Q4) Agents that increase the possibility of a cancer developing, although by themselves they may not cause cancer, are called ________.
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Chapter 16: Injury and Violence
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Q1) Infants should be buckled into a child safety seat facing the ________ of the car.
Q2) What causes the majority of back injuries?
A)lack of exercise
B)heavy backpacks
C)motor vehicle accidents
D)poor lifting technique
Q3) Incest is a form of sexual coercion.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Because children are vulnerable to accidental poisonings in the home, federal law requires that many household products be sold in containers with ________ caps.
Q5) The use of electronic media to pursue, harass, or contact another person who has not solicited contact is called ________.
Q6) Motor vehicle crashes are the number ________ cause of unintentional injuries for all age groups.(Please spell out the word for this answer.)
Q7) Of those arrested for violent crimes, 44 percent are under ________ years of age.
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Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Q1) The concept that the whole body can be reduced to its component parts-that the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts-is known as a(n) ________ way of thinking.
Q2) Sometimes called biomedicine or Western medicine, ________ medicine is practiced by holders of medical doctor (M.D.) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses.
Q3) 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 ________.
Q4) Advertisements for medical products that are targeted toward the consumer are ________ advertisements, in contrast to advertisements for medical products that are targeted toward the physician or other health provider.
Q5) Where an individual turns for medical help and attention is influenced by many factors including the individual's culture, age, prior health history, prior health experiences, country of origin, and country of residence.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The most frequently reported reason for using CAM is to treat ________.
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Chapter 18: Environmental Issues
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Q1) Which of the following statements about deforestation is NOT true?
A)About 90 percent of the world's forest loss is occurring in tropical forests.
B)Tropical forests make up only six percent of the world's land but are home to 50 to 90 percent of all terrestrial species.
C)Reforestation in North America in the years since 1920 has had no measurable effect on the size and health of the continent's forests.
D)At present deforestation rates, 50 percent of tropical species could be extinct by 2042.
Q2) Scientists estimate that only 0.014 percent of the earth's water is readily available for human use.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Analysts estimate that the global carrying capacity of the earth is about 50 billion people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The turning of once fruitful land into infertile wasteland is called ________.
Q5) Global carrying capacity is the number of people the earth can support at ________ levels.
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