Personal Health
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Course Introduction
Personal Health is an introductory course that explores the key concepts and practices related to maintaining and enhancing individual well-being across the lifespan. Topics include physical fitness, nutrition, mental and emotional health, stress management, substance use and abuse, disease prevention, sexual health, and the impact of lifestyle choices on long-term health outcomes. Through lectures, discussions, and practical activities, students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions that promote their own health and contribute to a healthier society.
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An Invitation to Health 17th Edition by Dianne Hales
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Chapter 1: The Power of Now
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Q1) Which two variables may have the greatest impact on how our bodies functions,how long we live,and the symptoms,course,and treatment of the diseases that strike us?
A) genes and country of origin
B) marital and economic status
C) race and ethnicity
D) sex and gender
E) age and social status
Answer: D
Q2) The ____________________ is a model of behavior change that focuses on the individual's attitudes and beliefs.
Answer: health belief model
Q3) What percentage of Americans exercises regularly?
A) less than 20 percent
B) less than 10 percent
C) nearly 25 percent
D) nearly 30 percent
E) only 5 percent
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Your Psychological and Spiritual Well Being
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Q1) Thomas persuaded Mark and Ted that their choice of restaurant was a poor one because the parking lot was a few blocks away and dimly lit.The trio went elsewhere.Which trait did Mark exemplify?
A) aggression
B) assertiveness
C) pessimism
D) self-esteem
E) absolute control
Answer: B
Q2) The ability to draw on internal resources and stake your independence from familial and societal influences is known as ____________________.
Answer: autonomy
Q3) Each of us seems to have an innate sleep ____________________ that is as much a part of our genetic programming as hair color and skin tone.
Answer: appetite
Q4) ____________________ gives rise to a strong sense of purpose,values,morals,and ethics.
Answer: Spirituality
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Chapter 3: Caring for Your Mind
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Q1) Within the brain,impulses from a neuron's nucleus to its dendrites are conducted via a long fiber known as the ____.
A) receptor
B) axon
C) lateral ventricle
D) glia
E) axon terminal
Answer: B
Q2) Which mental disorder previously was known as manic depression?
A) schizophrenia
B) bipolar disorder
C) anorexia
D) generalized anxiety disorder
E) agoraphobia
Answer: B
Q3) Anxiety disorders are somewhat beneficial in that they lower the risk of developing depression.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Personal Stress Management
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Q1) A(n)____________________ perspective looks at health and an individual as a whole rather than part by part.
Q2) ____________ __________ __________ is a behavioral response to stress characterized by increased feelings of trust.
Q3) According to your text,neither gender (male or female college students)necessarily handles stress better than the other.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the simplest,yet most effective,ways to work through stress is by putting your feelings into words that only you will read in a process known as ____________________.
Q5) The three stages of the __________ __________ syndrome are alarm,resistance,and exhaustion
Q6) The "eu" in eustress means _____.
A) bad
B) disabling
C) chronic
D) good
E) temporary
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Chapter 5: Your Social Health
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Q1) Which type of love,above all,is an overriding passion that sets it apart from all other love relationships in one's life?
A) undying love
B) romantic love
C) mature love
D) consummate love
E)
Q2) Which group of college undergraduates is most likely to be unmarried with children?
A) Native Americans
B) African American men
C) African American women
D) Latinos
E) whites
Q3) Julie and Jim have constantly fought over money during their first two years of marriage.Julie is working on a master's degree,which leaves Jim at home more often with their one-year-old.What steps can they take to resolve this money conflict going forward?
Q4) Define codependency and identify 10 characteristics of this behavioral pattern.
Q5) List and describe the six types of love,according to Robert Sternberg.
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Chapter 6: Personal Nutrition
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Q1) "BAC" stands for food bacteria,an invisible threat to your health.
A)True
B)False
Q2) prevents damaging effects of oxidation in cells
A)carbohydrate
B)phytochemical
C)caloric balance
D)antioxidant
E)incomplete protein
F)complex carbohydrate
G)calorie
H)sodium
I)saturated
J)amino acid
Q3) Water,protein,carbohydrates,fats,vitamins,and minerals are ____________________ nutrients that the body cannot manufacture for itself and must obtain from food.
Q4) A(n)____________________ is the amount of a specific food that an individual eats at one time.
Q5) Explain why women who plan to get pregnant may be advised to take folic acid.
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Weight
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Q1) Even if you're trying to put on pounds,you need to burn more calories than you consume.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Reportedly,three in four bariatric surgery patients lose ____ percent of their excess weight within two years and keep it off.
A) 10 to 20
B) 25 to 30
C) 35 to 50
D) 50 to 75
E) 80 to 90
Q3) Generally,people with anorexia nervosa are ____.
A) hungry all the time
B) never hungry
C) regular in their menstrual cycles
D) insensitive to cold
E) flabby
Q4) According to the National Weight Control Registry,how do people who succeed in losing weight maintain their new,healthier lifestyle?
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Chapter 8: The Joy of Fitness
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Q1) ________________ stretching involves stretching a muscle by contracting the opposing muscle.
Q2) physical power
A)over train
B)hypothermia
C)intensity
D)stretching
E)heat stroke
F)aerobic
G)muscular strength
H)progressive overloading
I)exercise
J)Creatine
Q3) Cardio respiratory fitness is achieved through___.
A) flexibility
B) activities of daily living
C) body composition
D) aerobic exercise
E) range of motion
Q4) According to the FITT principle,________________ is how often you exercise.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Health
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Q1) Tim suffers from erectile dysfunction.In other words,Tim is ____.
A) asexual
B) hyperstimulated
C) abnormal
D) impotent
E) immature
Q2) Men and women have significantly different orgasm experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Harold masturbates before sexual intercourse hoping to take advantage of the refractory period during which he will not be able to ejaculate again.He does so in hopes of avoiding ____
A) premature ejaculation
B) erectile dysfunction
C) painful intercourse
D) coitus
E) resolution
Q4) The _____________________ is the opening to the womb.
Q5) Becoming sexually aroused by wearing the clothing of the opposite sex is known as
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Chapter 10: Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Which factor does research now associate with a higher risk to the child of autism spectrum disorder?
A) father's alcoholism
B) mother's age
C) father's age
D) mother's alcoholism
E) mother's sleeping habits
Q2) One result of successful infertility treatments has been ____ eight
A) the birth of multiples
B) pregnancies not going full term
C) more miscarriages
D) ectopic pregnancies
E) more caesarian deliveries
Q3) What types of drugs are used for medical abortions?
A) anti-depressants
B) anti-inflammatory
C) anesthetics
D) analgesics
E) abortifacients
Q4) The fusion of sperm with the nucleus of an egg is known as
Chapter 11: Lowering Your Risk of Sexually Transmitted
Infections
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Q1) ____________________ (from the Greek word that means "to creep")collectively describes some of the most common viral infections in humans.
Q2) blisters on skin or mucous membranes
A)bacterial vaginosis
B)gonorrhea
C)chancroid
D)oncogenic
E)Gardasil
F)AIDS
G)STD
H)nonoxynol-9
I)herpes simplex
J)pelvic inflammatory disease
Q3) Marlene has an outbreak of painful red bumps on her mouth.She may have contracted which STI?
A) gonorrhea
B) herpes simplex
C) HIV/AIDS
D) syphilis
E) chlamydia
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Chapter 12: Addictions
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Q1) For what reason were amphetamines once widely prescribed?
A) intolerance
B) intoxication
C) physical dependence
D) toxicity
E) withdrawal
Q2) Drug ____ refers to a pattern of substance use resulting in negative consequences or impairment.
A) misuse
B) abuse
C) diversion
D) dependence
E) toxicity
Q3) Drug diversion is the use of a drug for a purpose other than that for which it was medically intended.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Summarize the harmful effects that addictive behaviors can have on the six dimensions of health: physical,psychological,spiritual,social,intellectual,and environmental.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol
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Q1) Four of the following servings represent the standard equivalent of one drink.Which is the exception?
A) 12 ounces of beer
B) 2 1/2 ounces of fortified wine
C) 4 ounces of table wine
D) 2 ounces of vodka
E) 1 ounce of gin
Q2) Most people drink for what reason?
A) to get drunk
B) to conform
C) to enjoy a meal
D) to relax
E) to feel sexier
Q3) Which medical term applies to any combination of alcohol with caffeine and other stimulants?
A) binge drinking
B) PreMix
C) alcohol poisoning
D) ethyl alcohol
E) AmED
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Chapter 14: Tobacco
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Q1) What smokeless tobacco product,similar to snuff and chewing tobacco,was originally developed in Sweden,was banned elsewhere in Europe,and has recently been introduced in the United States?
A) spit
B) bidis
C) snus
D) shisha
E) kreteks
Q2) Researchers speculate that ____________________ may account for about 50 percent of smoking behavior,with environment playing an equally important role.
Q3) Discuss the health risks of the tar and carbon monoxide inhaled by tobacco smokers.
Q4) Some college students maintain that they are "____",averaging less than one cigarette a day.
A) occasional smokers
B) lite smokers
C) social smokers
D) evening smokers
E) after-dinner smokers
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Chapter 15: Major Diseases
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Q1) heart muscle
A)epilepsy
B)biochemical processes
C)high blood pressure
D)leukemia
E)asthma
F)angina
G)idiopathic
H)high density lipoprotein
I)myocardium
J)diastole
Q2) Categorize and explain the psychological risk factors for heart disease.
Q3) Which double-layered tough membrane surrounds the heart?
A) vena cava
B) diastole
C) pericardium
D) endocardium
E) systole
Q4) Both the amount and the intensity of lifetime sun exposure play key roles in determining risk for ____________________,the deadliest type of skin cancer.
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Chapter 16: Infectious Illnesses
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Q1) A bacterial infection called Lyme disease is spread by ____.
A) raccoons
B) ticks
C) mosquitoes
D) dogs
E) birds
Q2) Jerome cut his arm on a wire fence.The cut is swollen and warm to the touch.These are signs of ____.
A) systemic disease
B) gamma globulin
C) immune deficiency
D) incubation
E) inflammation
Q3) Adenoviruses are more likely to cause upper respiratory infections during which season?
A) spring
B) summer
C) fall
D) winter
E) major holidays
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Chapter 17: Consumer Health
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Q1) What health risks are associated with the application of temporary tattoos that use henna and other dyes?
Q2) What level of medical care is typically provided by a physician in an office,an emergency room,or a clinic?
A) secondary care
B) holistic care
C) primary care
D) tertiary care
E) home health care
Q3) Procedures that once required hospitalization,such as simple surgery,are increasingly being performed at ____________________ centers,which may be freestanding or affiliated with a medical center.
Q4) What is the basis of most malpractice lawsuits?
A) negligence
B) breach of confidentiality
C) elective surgery
D) failure to provide information
E) failure to obtain patient consent
Q5) Identify your vital signs and describe their normal values.
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Chapter 18: Personal Safety
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Q1) Programs that train bystanders to intervene to de-escalate conflict and prevent sexual violence on campus have proved to be ____.
A) overrated
B) underutilized
C) ineffective
D) inactive
E) effective
Q2) Men are more likely than women to be assaulted as adults.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Marie has bruises on her arm from where her husband struck her and vaginal bleeding as a result of forcible sex.Which term best applies to Marie's experiences?
A) sexual coercion
B) statutory rape
C) sexual harassment
D) covictimization
E) risk taking
Q4) ____________________ rape involves three or more rapists.
Q5) The most common form of fatal gun violence is ____________________.
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Chapter 19: A Healthier Environment
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Q1) increases risk of stillbirth
A)thirdhand smoke
B)carbon monoxide
C)organic pollutants
D)secondhand smoke
E)pesticide
F)radon
G)asbestos
H)mold
I)lead
J)formaldehyde
Q2) Synthetic chemicals that disrupt your estrogen levels are known collectively as
A) mutagens
B) organophosphates
C) endocrine disruptors
D) EMFs
E) PCBs
Q3) Before its risks were known,____________________ was used in paint,gasoline,water pipes,and many other products.
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Chapter 20: A Lifetime of Health
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Q1) According to research,the use of which folk remedy was no better than a placebo at relieving hot flashes and was far less effective than hormone therapy?
A) cold compress
B) black cohosh
C) soya
D) raw egg
E) black tea
Q2) Brian,a 52-year-old male,has been getting up three to four times a night to use the bathroom.Each time this happens,his urine flow is weak.What medical condition does Brian have and how can it be treated?
Q3) Obesity is the most common nutritional disorder in older people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For every completed suicide,there are 10 to 40 unsuccessful attempts.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The drop in testosterone levels among men between the ages of 48 and 70 is sometimes called ____________________.
Q6) Differentiate between a health-care proxy and a living will.
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