BPK 140 final questions with complete
solutions
Information acquired through personal experience is not valid scientific evidence. - correct
answer ✔✔true
To achieve optimal wellness, an individual must seek to develop at least four of the six
dimensions of wellness. - correct answer ✔✔false
Poor lifestyle choices can be directly linked to mortality rates in the late twentieth century. -
correct answer ✔✔true
Working toward realistic goals will increase your chances of success. - correct answer ✔✔true
Wellness is largely determined by the decisions you make about how you live. - correct answer
✔✔true
A commonly used quantitative indicator of health is - correct answer ✔✔life expectancy
The 'S' in SMART goals stands for - correct answer ✔✔specific
The health determinant over which we have least control is - correct answer ✔✔Genetic
makeup
All are important considerations whenever you encounter health-related information, EXCEPT -
correct answer ✔✔determine if bias is present
, The precontemplation stage is best characterized by - correct answer ✔✔a belief that there is
no need for change.
Canadian physicians are paid by on a "fee-for-service" model - correct answer ✔✔true
Western medicine is firmly based on the scientific method of obtaining knowledge and
explaining health-related phenomena. - correct answer ✔✔true
In BC, residents must enrol in but no longer pay fees for the Medical Services Plan. - correct
answer ✔✔true
There are regions in Canada where the number of specialists per 10,000 people is 0. - correct
answer ✔✔true
Complementary and Alternative Medicine tends to focus on the mind, body and spirit. - correct
answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is considered a problem with health care in Canada? - correct answer
✔✔all of the above
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Canada's health care system? - correct answer ✔✔It
mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
Generic drugs are drugs that - correct answer ✔✔contain the same active ingredients as the
brand name product but generally cost less money.
Which model best describes the Canadian Heath Care system? - correct answer ✔✔welfare
state model
solutions
Information acquired through personal experience is not valid scientific evidence. - correct
answer ✔✔true
To achieve optimal wellness, an individual must seek to develop at least four of the six
dimensions of wellness. - correct answer ✔✔false
Poor lifestyle choices can be directly linked to mortality rates in the late twentieth century. -
correct answer ✔✔true
Working toward realistic goals will increase your chances of success. - correct answer ✔✔true
Wellness is largely determined by the decisions you make about how you live. - correct answer
✔✔true
A commonly used quantitative indicator of health is - correct answer ✔✔life expectancy
The 'S' in SMART goals stands for - correct answer ✔✔specific
The health determinant over which we have least control is - correct answer ✔✔Genetic
makeup
All are important considerations whenever you encounter health-related information, EXCEPT -
correct answer ✔✔determine if bias is present
, The precontemplation stage is best characterized by - correct answer ✔✔a belief that there is
no need for change.
Canadian physicians are paid by on a "fee-for-service" model - correct answer ✔✔true
Western medicine is firmly based on the scientific method of obtaining knowledge and
explaining health-related phenomena. - correct answer ✔✔true
In BC, residents must enrol in but no longer pay fees for the Medical Services Plan. - correct
answer ✔✔true
There are regions in Canada where the number of specialists per 10,000 people is 0. - correct
answer ✔✔true
Complementary and Alternative Medicine tends to focus on the mind, body and spirit. - correct
answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is considered a problem with health care in Canada? - correct answer
✔✔all of the above
Which of the following is FALSE regarding Canada's health care system? - correct answer ✔✔It
mandates that private insurance be purchased by all residents
Generic drugs are drugs that - correct answer ✔✔contain the same active ingredients as the
brand name product but generally cost less money.
Which model best describes the Canadian Heath Care system? - correct answer ✔✔welfare
state model
