EXSC 387 Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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According to Ezra Taft Benson, what are the four basic areas that
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make a difference in health? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Righteousness, food, exercise, and sleep. |\ |\ |\ |\




A person can have a terminal disease and still have an optimal
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level of wellness. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Exercise is physical activity, but physical activity is not exercise. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Chronic diseases are sometimes called diseases of choice. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




The leading cause of death in the US is...? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) |\ |\




The leading ACTUAL cause of death in the US is...? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Tobacco |\




Which is a non-modifiable risk factor? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔age

, What term would describe the following statement from the
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abstract of the article: "Although the living of much longer lives is
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highly gratifying, understandable, all wish to have longer
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'healthy life expectancy,' i.e. to suffer as little as possible before
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death"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔compression of morbidity
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The gap between what is known scientifically about healthy living
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and what most US citizens actually do is small. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔False |\




What is the most prevalent (common) lifestyle related health risk
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in the US population? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Poor Diet
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Reducing disease at the end of life to the least amount possible
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is called - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Compression of Morbidity
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Aggressive penetrant genes that almost always cause disease |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


only account for about 5% of chronic diseases. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True |\




From a population perspective, what are three key health
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behaviors that can increase longevity and reduce risk of disease?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Don't smoke
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30 minutes of exercise/ moderate-intense physical activity on
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most days of the week |\ |\ |\ |\




Eat at a healthy diet
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