BYU HEALTH ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ You are influenced by your peers to not wear a safety belt when
driving. What type of risk factor is being described? Answer: social
◉ Adam fails the test on the digestive system in class. He tells his
teacher the reason he failed the test was that his mother had been
too demanding that he do the household chores, so he had no time
to study. What defense mechanism is he using? Answer: projection
◉ What is the correct order of needs as described by Maslow?
Answer: physical needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs,
self-actualization
◉ Which of the following risk factors poses a health threat that
would increase over time? Answer: eating fast foods every day
◉ Which of the following describes the physical and social
conditions in which we live? Answer: environment
◉ Melinda is confused about what she should do because she feels
like she has several voices talking to her and telling her to do
,different things. From which mood disorder does she most likely
suffer? Answer: schizophrenia
◉ Of the following, which would be the LEAST reliable website for
health information? Answer: www.medicine.com
◉ What is the most common mood disorder resulting in a constant
state of sadness? Answer: depression
◉ A person who is living out of their car and has little to eat will
mostly like function on what level of the Hierarchy of Human Needs?
Answer: physical needs
◉ When making a decision, which of the following should a person
not always consider? Answer: peers' opinions
◉ The ability to work with others best describes which of the
following? Answer: social health
◉ Using your mind to develop thinking skills is an example of which
of the following? Answer: mental health
,◉ What are signs and symptoms of the stress response? Answer:
increased heart rate, decreased digestion, increased breathing,
increased energy
◉ Which of the following best describes Maslow's hierarchy?
Answer: the needs must be met in order
◉ David does not do well in school because he can't read well, but he
dreams of a college scholarship because of his excellent basketball
abilities. What defense mechanism is David showing? Answer:
compensation
◉ What is positive stress that allows us to get our work done at
school or work? Answer: eustress
◉ Newlyweds Renee and Sam are on an extremely tight budget
while Sam goes back to school, yet Renee continues to make
expensive purchases, not controlling the family money. When Sam
talks to Renee about it she throws a childlike temper tantrum. Which
of the following defense mechanisms is she using during the
tantrum? Answer: regression
◉ Wayne has a good job but finds it difficult to get out of bed in the
morning because he has no energy and has been feeling sad. In fact,
he has called in sick ten days in one month. From which mood
disorder may he be suffering? Answer: depression
, ◉ In order to use the decision-making model effectively, what does
one need to recognize first, before looking for possible solutions?
Answer: problem
◉ You should compare the potential benefits of a decision against
which of the following? Answer: its risks
◉ Which of the following identifies the well-being of your body, your
mind, and your relationships with other people? Answer: health
◉ What is an action or condition that may negatively impact health?
Answer: risk factor
◉ The "fight-or-flight response" is also called the Answer: stress
response
◉ In what phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body
try to detect a change and start the fight-or-flight response to cope
with it? Answer: alarm
◉ What is the major hormone that allows us to cope with stress but
may also cause organ damage with chronic stress? Answer:
adrenaline
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ You are influenced by your peers to not wear a safety belt when
driving. What type of risk factor is being described? Answer: social
◉ Adam fails the test on the digestive system in class. He tells his
teacher the reason he failed the test was that his mother had been
too demanding that he do the household chores, so he had no time
to study. What defense mechanism is he using? Answer: projection
◉ What is the correct order of needs as described by Maslow?
Answer: physical needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs,
self-actualization
◉ Which of the following risk factors poses a health threat that
would increase over time? Answer: eating fast foods every day
◉ Which of the following describes the physical and social
conditions in which we live? Answer: environment
◉ Melinda is confused about what she should do because she feels
like she has several voices talking to her and telling her to do
,different things. From which mood disorder does she most likely
suffer? Answer: schizophrenia
◉ Of the following, which would be the LEAST reliable website for
health information? Answer: www.medicine.com
◉ What is the most common mood disorder resulting in a constant
state of sadness? Answer: depression
◉ A person who is living out of their car and has little to eat will
mostly like function on what level of the Hierarchy of Human Needs?
Answer: physical needs
◉ When making a decision, which of the following should a person
not always consider? Answer: peers' opinions
◉ The ability to work with others best describes which of the
following? Answer: social health
◉ Using your mind to develop thinking skills is an example of which
of the following? Answer: mental health
,◉ What are signs and symptoms of the stress response? Answer:
increased heart rate, decreased digestion, increased breathing,
increased energy
◉ Which of the following best describes Maslow's hierarchy?
Answer: the needs must be met in order
◉ David does not do well in school because he can't read well, but he
dreams of a college scholarship because of his excellent basketball
abilities. What defense mechanism is David showing? Answer:
compensation
◉ What is positive stress that allows us to get our work done at
school or work? Answer: eustress
◉ Newlyweds Renee and Sam are on an extremely tight budget
while Sam goes back to school, yet Renee continues to make
expensive purchases, not controlling the family money. When Sam
talks to Renee about it she throws a childlike temper tantrum. Which
of the following defense mechanisms is she using during the
tantrum? Answer: regression
◉ Wayne has a good job but finds it difficult to get out of bed in the
morning because he has no energy and has been feeling sad. In fact,
he has called in sick ten days in one month. From which mood
disorder may he be suffering? Answer: depression
, ◉ In order to use the decision-making model effectively, what does
one need to recognize first, before looking for possible solutions?
Answer: problem
◉ You should compare the potential benefits of a decision against
which of the following? Answer: its risks
◉ Which of the following identifies the well-being of your body, your
mind, and your relationships with other people? Answer: health
◉ What is an action or condition that may negatively impact health?
Answer: risk factor
◉ The "fight-or-flight response" is also called the Answer: stress
response
◉ In what phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body
try to detect a change and start the fight-or-flight response to cope
with it? Answer: alarm
◉ What is the major hormone that allows us to cope with stress but
may also cause organ damage with chronic stress? Answer:
adrenaline
