BPK 140 MIDTERM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ First cause of mortality.
Answer: heart disease
◉ Second cause of mortality.
Answer: stroke
◉ third cause of mortality.
Answer: respiratory infections
◉ fourth cause of mortality.
Answer: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
◉ fifth cause of mortality.
Answer: lung cancer
◉ sixth cause of mortality.
Answer: diabetes
,◉ seventh cause of mortality.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
◉ eighth cause of mortality.
Answer: Diarrhea
◉ ninth cause of mortality.
Answer: Tuberculosis
◉ tenth cause of mortality.
Answer: Road Traffic Injuries
◉ Mechanistic model.
Answer: focuses on the disorder rather than the person
◉ Illness (medical) model.
Answer: - health is viewed as the absence of disease
- you go to a physician when you have signs/symptoms of disease
- goal is to prevent morbidity and mortality
- focuses on treatment
◉ signs.
,Answer: something that you can see
◉ symptoms.
Answer: something you feel
◉ morbidity.
Answer: illness
◉ mortality.
Answer: death
◉ Health Promotion Model.
Answer: - it is focused on prevention instead of treatment and
empowers the individual to be responsible for their health
- Relates the main causes of mortality in a population to known risk
factors
- "The process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health" - WHO
◉ community prevention of illness.
Answer: health promoters can target high-risk groups and focus on
prevention and-or early detection
, ◉ individual prevention of illness.
Answer: it is then the responsibility of the person to change their
health behaviours to reduce risk
◉ health care provider prevention of illness.
Answer: physicians can act as a resource to raise awareness and
impart knowledge of risk factors
◉ Determinants of health.
Answer: - Choices: Our lifestyle decisions (ex. Smoking, physical
activity, diet)
- Chances: our genetic make-up (ex. Ethnicity, sex, age, early
childhood experiences)
- Circumstances: ex. Our neighbourhood, work environment, our
community members, colleagues, and our natural environment
- All of these can influence the level of health
◉ Seven dimensions of wellness.
Answer: 1. Social
2. Emotional
3. Spiritual
4. Environmental
5. Occupational
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ First cause of mortality.
Answer: heart disease
◉ Second cause of mortality.
Answer: stroke
◉ third cause of mortality.
Answer: respiratory infections
◉ fourth cause of mortality.
Answer: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
◉ fifth cause of mortality.
Answer: lung cancer
◉ sixth cause of mortality.
Answer: diabetes
,◉ seventh cause of mortality.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
◉ eighth cause of mortality.
Answer: Diarrhea
◉ ninth cause of mortality.
Answer: Tuberculosis
◉ tenth cause of mortality.
Answer: Road Traffic Injuries
◉ Mechanistic model.
Answer: focuses on the disorder rather than the person
◉ Illness (medical) model.
Answer: - health is viewed as the absence of disease
- you go to a physician when you have signs/symptoms of disease
- goal is to prevent morbidity and mortality
- focuses on treatment
◉ signs.
,Answer: something that you can see
◉ symptoms.
Answer: something you feel
◉ morbidity.
Answer: illness
◉ mortality.
Answer: death
◉ Health Promotion Model.
Answer: - it is focused on prevention instead of treatment and
empowers the individual to be responsible for their health
- Relates the main causes of mortality in a population to known risk
factors
- "The process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health" - WHO
◉ community prevention of illness.
Answer: health promoters can target high-risk groups and focus on
prevention and-or early detection
, ◉ individual prevention of illness.
Answer: it is then the responsibility of the person to change their
health behaviours to reduce risk
◉ health care provider prevention of illness.
Answer: physicians can act as a resource to raise awareness and
impart knowledge of risk factors
◉ Determinants of health.
Answer: - Choices: Our lifestyle decisions (ex. Smoking, physical
activity, diet)
- Chances: our genetic make-up (ex. Ethnicity, sex, age, early
childhood experiences)
- Circumstances: ex. Our neighbourhood, work environment, our
community members, colleagues, and our natural environment
- All of these can influence the level of health
◉ Seven dimensions of wellness.
Answer: 1. Social
2. Emotional
3. Spiritual
4. Environmental
5. Occupational
