Test Bank for ISE Health Education: Elementary
and Middle School Applications, 9th Edition, Susan
K. Telljohann
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,TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Personal appearance is a part of the physical domain of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The concept of health comprises only physical health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Health status is influenced by a large number of variables.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Perceived quality of life is reflected in the social domain of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Socially unhealthy people may focus attention on themselves and negatively affect the
people around them.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The spiritual dimension of health mainly focuses on the religious beliefs and values.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) As a result of compromised spiritual health, a student might feel isolated.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Optimal functioning means balancing the dimensions of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) People with physical disabilities rarely reach optimal functioning in the other domains of
health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Since the turn of the century, length and quality of life has improved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Nearly 50 percent of premature deaths in the United States are caused by environmental
factors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Vaccines led to the eradication of smallpox.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The CDC considers motor-vehicle safety improvements to be one of ten great public
health achievements of the twentieth century.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) Maternal and infant deaths have increased significantly since the 1900s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Tooth decay can be prevented by the fluoridation of water.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Risky health behaviors are responsible for approximately 20 percent of premature
morbidity and mortality.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Chronic conditions were the leading cause of death in the United States throughout the
1900s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Individuals have a large amount of control over behavioral risk factors that may lead to
premature death.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) The six CDC priority areas for health education in schools should be targeted through
risk-reducing educational strategies.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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and Middle School Applications, 9th Edition, Susan
K. Telljohann
Version 1 1
,TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Personal appearance is a part of the physical domain of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The concept of health comprises only physical health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Health status is influenced by a large number of variables.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Perceived quality of life is reflected in the social domain of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Socially unhealthy people may focus attention on themselves and negatively affect the
people around them.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The spiritual dimension of health mainly focuses on the religious beliefs and values.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) As a result of compromised spiritual health, a student might feel isolated.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Optimal functioning means balancing the dimensions of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) People with physical disabilities rarely reach optimal functioning in the other domains of
health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Since the turn of the century, length and quality of life has improved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Nearly 50 percent of premature deaths in the United States are caused by environmental
factors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Vaccines led to the eradication of smallpox.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The CDC considers motor-vehicle safety improvements to be one of ten great public
health achievements of the twentieth century.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) Maternal and infant deaths have increased significantly since the 1900s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Tooth decay can be prevented by the fluoridation of water.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Risky health behaviors are responsible for approximately 20 percent of premature
morbidity and mortality.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Chronic conditions were the leading cause of death in the United States throughout the
1900s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Individuals have a large amount of control over behavioral risk factors that may lead to
premature death.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) The six CDC priority areas for health education in schools should be targeted through
risk-reducing educational strategies.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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