HLTH 250 CAL POLY CLEGG FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Be able to recognize Mental Health, Emotional Health, Social Health, and Spiritual Health
- ANSWER Physical health: shape/size of body, body functioning, susceptibility to disease
Social health: ability to have broad social network/maintain interpersonal relationships,
able to give and receive love
Intellectual health: able to think clearly, reason objectively, analyze critically, use
brainpower
Spiritual health: having sense of meaning or purpose in life, feel apart of bigger
spectrum, feel peace
Environmental health: understanding health of environment you live, work, and play
(working to protect/improve conditions for everyone)
Mental health: a person's condition with regard to their psychological and emotional
well-being.
Understand the terms Self-efficacy and Self-esteem. - ANSWER Self esteem: realistic
sense of self respect or self worth (internal but influenced by relationships)
Self efficacy: belief in one's ability to complete a task successfully
General Adaptation Syndrome - Stages and Homeostasis; Physiological changes that
occur with the stress response. - ANSWER Alarm Phase (fight or flight-a survical instinct)
when stressor disrupts body's stability and resistance to stress goes up (you are on high
alert ready to respond/defend self)
,Resistance Phase: body resources are mobilized to combat stressor, body's resistance to
stress even higher
Exhaustion Phase: body runs out of adaption energy stored to adjusting to stressor,
resistance drops below normal
Pipephrine (adrenaline) released and stimulates body in response to stress
Cortisol: released by adrenal glands that makes stored nutrients more readily available to
meet energy demands
Types of Sleep: REM and NREM Sleep - ANSWER Non-REM: body temperature and
energy use drops, sensation is dulled, heart rate/brain waves/breathing slows, digestive
process speeds up/body stores nutrients, "slow wave sleep"-you don't dream
REM: brain wave activity almost identical to someone awake, likely dreaming, body
paralyzed, rapid eye movement, short term may suffer without enough REM sleep
What occurs in the different Sleep Stages? - ANSWER Stage 1: waking and sleep
transition, lightest stage lasting for a few minutes, brain begins producing theta slow
brain waves, may experience falling sensation with quick jerky movements
Stage 2: eyes close, body movement slows and you disengage from environment
Stages 3&4: brain generates slow large amplitude delta waves, blood pressure drops,
respiration slows, human growth hormone released signaling body to repair worn tissues
, calorie - ANSWER A unit of measure that indicates the amount of energy obtained from
a particular food
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ANSWER water, carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins,
minerals
nutrients that provide calories - ANSWER proteins, carbs, and fats
nutrients that don't provide calories - ANSWER water, vitamins, and minerals
Calories per gram of fat - ANSWER 9
calories per gram of alcohol - ANSWER 7
Calories per gram of protein - ANSWER 4
calories per gram of carbohydrate - ANSWER 4
What is definition of RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowances) - ANSWER daily nutrient
intake levels meeting the nutiritional needs of 97-98% of healthy individuals
What is the definition of AMDR's (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges? -
ANSWER ranges of protein, carbohydrate, and fat intake that provide adequate nutrition,
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Be able to recognize Mental Health, Emotional Health, Social Health, and Spiritual Health
- ANSWER Physical health: shape/size of body, body functioning, susceptibility to disease
Social health: ability to have broad social network/maintain interpersonal relationships,
able to give and receive love
Intellectual health: able to think clearly, reason objectively, analyze critically, use
brainpower
Spiritual health: having sense of meaning or purpose in life, feel apart of bigger
spectrum, feel peace
Environmental health: understanding health of environment you live, work, and play
(working to protect/improve conditions for everyone)
Mental health: a person's condition with regard to their psychological and emotional
well-being.
Understand the terms Self-efficacy and Self-esteem. - ANSWER Self esteem: realistic
sense of self respect or self worth (internal but influenced by relationships)
Self efficacy: belief in one's ability to complete a task successfully
General Adaptation Syndrome - Stages and Homeostasis; Physiological changes that
occur with the stress response. - ANSWER Alarm Phase (fight or flight-a survical instinct)
when stressor disrupts body's stability and resistance to stress goes up (you are on high
alert ready to respond/defend self)
,Resistance Phase: body resources are mobilized to combat stressor, body's resistance to
stress even higher
Exhaustion Phase: body runs out of adaption energy stored to adjusting to stressor,
resistance drops below normal
Pipephrine (adrenaline) released and stimulates body in response to stress
Cortisol: released by adrenal glands that makes stored nutrients more readily available to
meet energy demands
Types of Sleep: REM and NREM Sleep - ANSWER Non-REM: body temperature and
energy use drops, sensation is dulled, heart rate/brain waves/breathing slows, digestive
process speeds up/body stores nutrients, "slow wave sleep"-you don't dream
REM: brain wave activity almost identical to someone awake, likely dreaming, body
paralyzed, rapid eye movement, short term may suffer without enough REM sleep
What occurs in the different Sleep Stages? - ANSWER Stage 1: waking and sleep
transition, lightest stage lasting for a few minutes, brain begins producing theta slow
brain waves, may experience falling sensation with quick jerky movements
Stage 2: eyes close, body movement slows and you disengage from environment
Stages 3&4: brain generates slow large amplitude delta waves, blood pressure drops,
respiration slows, human growth hormone released signaling body to repair worn tissues
, calorie - ANSWER A unit of measure that indicates the amount of energy obtained from
a particular food
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ANSWER water, carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins,
minerals
nutrients that provide calories - ANSWER proteins, carbs, and fats
nutrients that don't provide calories - ANSWER water, vitamins, and minerals
Calories per gram of fat - ANSWER 9
calories per gram of alcohol - ANSWER 7
Calories per gram of protein - ANSWER 4
calories per gram of carbohydrate - ANSWER 4
What is definition of RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowances) - ANSWER daily nutrient
intake levels meeting the nutiritional needs of 97-98% of healthy individuals
What is the definition of AMDR's (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges? -
ANSWER ranges of protein, carbohydrate, and fat intake that provide adequate nutrition,
