Chapter 1 Taking Charge of Your Health
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Compared to previous generations, today’s college students take longer to graduate, are more diverse, and take fewer
courses per semester.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. It is young adults, not older persons, who are experiencing the greatest health deficits and losing the most years to
illness, disability, and premature death.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. According to their body mass index (BMI), the vast majority of undergraduates are overweight or obese.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Very few college students have high blood pressure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Almost all people who try to kick bad health habits achieve long-term success on their first try.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from external factors, such as having someone
tell you that you need to make a change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
10. To have an external locus of control, people must believe their actions will make a difference in their health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term best describes making a deliberate lifestyle choice that includes taking responsibility for achieving your
highest potential?
a. Psychology
b. Communication
c. Health
d. Wellness
ANSWER: d
12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your ability to think and learn from life experience?
a. Environmental
b. Emotional
c. Psychological
d. Intellectual
ANSWER: d
13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity?
a. Physical
b. Emotional
c. Social
d. Intellectual
ANSWER: a
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the feelings and thoughts of a person, that is, their emotional and mental
states?
a. Emotional
b. Financial
c. Intellectual
d. Social
ANSWER: a
15. Research has shown that students who start to have respiratory symptoms after they begin smoking move into which
stage(s) of change?
a. Contemplation
b. Action
c. Precontemplation and contemplation
d. Contemplation and preparation
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Health ANSWER: d
16. Which dimension of health includes finding a healthy balance between work and leisure time?
a. Emotional
b. Environmental
c. Cultural
d.
Occupational
ANSWER: d
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. Cultural
b. Environmental
c. Spiritual
d.
Psychological
ANSWER: b
18. On average, what is the life expectancy at birth for women?
a. 57.8 years
b. 68.1 years
c. 72 years
d. 79.1
years ANSWER:
d
19.Accordingtothetext,whichmajorfactorhascontributedtothedeclineinlifeexpectancyintheUnitedStates?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Unintentional injuries
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of
smoking ANSWER: b
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. Less than 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 18 percent
d. 38
percent
ANSWER: d
21. Compared to individuals of the same age who are not attending college, what is true of college students?
a. College students experience lower rates of interpersonal violence.
b. College students are less likely to be overweight or obese.
c. College students are more likely to smoke. Page 3
d. College students are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior
. ANSWER: b
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22. According to a national survey of more than 4,700 people, 97.3 percent get a failing grade in healthy lifestyle habits.
Those who live by these health guidelines have a lower risk of many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, and what other health outcome?
a. Intestinal disorders
b. Food allergies
c. Cancer
d. Liver disease
ANSWER: c
23. What are the leading causes of death for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States?
a. Cancer and diabetes
b. Heart disease and stroke
c. Asthma and depression
d. Hepatitis C and AIDS
ANSWER: b
24. Although African American and Hispanic people represent only about one-quarter of the U.S. population, they
account for about two-thirds of adult cases of which disease?
a. Heart disease
b. Hepatitis C
c. HIV/AIDS
d. Diabetes
ANSWER: c
25. As compared to individuals of the same age who are not attending college, college students are more likely to
experience which of the following?
a. Being overweight or obese
b. Interpersonal violence
c. Resistance to colds and respiratory infections
d. Consuming high-fat and low-fiber foods
ANSWER: b
26. What is true about the lifestyle and health choices college students make today?
a. These choices have a temporary impact and pronounced consequences on how they feel.
b. These choices have an immediate impact and long-term consequences on how they feel.
c. These choices have a low impact and moderate consequences on how they feel.
d. These choices have a negligible impact and immediate consequences on how they feel.
ANSWER: b
27. What is the best weapon against cancer and heart disease?
a. Attitude
b. Spiritual well-being
c. Prevention
d. Genetic testing
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1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Compared to previous generations, today’s college students take longer to graduate, are more diverse, and take fewer
courses per semester.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. It is young adults, not older persons, who are experiencing the greatest health deficits and losing the most years to
illness, disability, and premature death.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. According to their body mass index (BMI), the vast majority of undergraduates are overweight or obese.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Very few college students have high blood pressure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Almost all people who try to kick bad health habits achieve long-term success on their first try.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from external factors, such as having someone
tell you that you need to make a change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
10. To have an external locus of control, people must believe their actions will make a difference in their health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term best describes making a deliberate lifestyle choice that includes taking responsibility for achieving your
highest potential?
a. Psychology
b. Communication
c. Health
d. Wellness
ANSWER: d
12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your ability to think and learn from life experience?
a. Environmental
b. Emotional
c. Psychological
d. Intellectual
ANSWER: d
13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity?
a. Physical
b. Emotional
c. Social
d. Intellectual
ANSWER: a
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the feelings and thoughts of a person, that is, their emotional and mental
states?
a. Emotional
b. Financial
c. Intellectual
d. Social
ANSWER: a
15. Research has shown that students who start to have respiratory symptoms after they begin smoking move into which
stage(s) of change?
a. Contemplation
b. Action
c. Precontemplation and contemplation
d. Contemplation and preparation
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Health ANSWER: d
16. Which dimension of health includes finding a healthy balance between work and leisure time?
a. Emotional
b. Environmental
c. Cultural
d.
Occupational
ANSWER: d
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. Cultural
b. Environmental
c. Spiritual
d.
Psychological
ANSWER: b
18. On average, what is the life expectancy at birth for women?
a. 57.8 years
b. 68.1 years
c. 72 years
d. 79.1
years ANSWER:
d
19.Accordingtothetext,whichmajorfactorhascontributedtothedeclineinlifeexpectancyintheUnitedStates?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Unintentional injuries
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of
smoking ANSWER: b
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. Less than 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 18 percent
d. 38
percent
ANSWER: d
21. Compared to individuals of the same age who are not attending college, what is true of college students?
a. College students experience lower rates of interpersonal violence.
b. College students are less likely to be overweight or obese.
c. College students are more likely to smoke. Page 3
d. College students are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior
. ANSWER: b
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22. According to a national survey of more than 4,700 people, 97.3 percent get a failing grade in healthy lifestyle habits.
Those who live by these health guidelines have a lower risk of many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, and what other health outcome?
a. Intestinal disorders
b. Food allergies
c. Cancer
d. Liver disease
ANSWER: c
23. What are the leading causes of death for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States?
a. Cancer and diabetes
b. Heart disease and stroke
c. Asthma and depression
d. Hepatitis C and AIDS
ANSWER: b
24. Although African American and Hispanic people represent only about one-quarter of the U.S. population, they
account for about two-thirds of adult cases of which disease?
a. Heart disease
b. Hepatitis C
c. HIV/AIDS
d. Diabetes
ANSWER: c
25. As compared to individuals of the same age who are not attending college, college students are more likely to
experience which of the following?
a. Being overweight or obese
b. Interpersonal violence
c. Resistance to colds and respiratory infections
d. Consuming high-fat and low-fiber foods
ANSWER: b
26. What is true about the lifestyle and health choices college students make today?
a. These choices have a temporary impact and pronounced consequences on how they feel.
b. These choices have an immediate impact and long-term consequences on how they feel.
c. These choices have a low impact and moderate consequences on how they feel.
d. These choices have a negligible impact and immediate consequences on how they feel.
ANSWER: b
27. What is the best weapon against cancer and heart disease?
a. Attitude
b. Spiritual well-being
c. Prevention
d. Genetic testing
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