Focus on Health 11th Edition Test Bank | Complete Chapter Practice Questions, Exam Prep & Verified Solutions 2026–2027

Focus on Health 11th Edition Test Bank |
Complete Chapter Practice Questions & Exam
Prep 2026–2027
All chapters covered

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1. As opposed to rehabilitation, remediation of a loss of physical function means to
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A. accept the loss of one function but strengthen those that remain.
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B. correct the problem through alternative means.
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C. maintain what function remains. g g g




D. restore the original function.g g g




2. The term morbidity refers to
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A. illness and disease. g g




B. the process of death.
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C. the incidence of unhealthy though patterns.
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D. high risk behaviors.
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3. The traditional American approach to health care is
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A. multidimensional.
B. preventive.
C. episodic.
D. holistic.



4. Which of the following BEST illustrates the traditional American approach to health care?
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A. an emphasis on disease prevention
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B. seeing doctors only when sick or injured
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C. eliminating high-risk behaviors from your lifestyle g g g g g




D. taking advantage of your school or company's fitness center
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5. The goal of preventive medicine is to
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A. identify and reduce risk factors in the patient's life.
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B. promote managed health care over traditional insurance.
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C. prevent people from having to visit doctors.
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D. treat illness.g

,6. Of the following, which is not one of the central goals proposed by Healthy People 2020?
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A. Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
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B. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
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C. An increasing acceptance of integrative forms of health care including reflexology and herbalism.
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D. Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life.
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7. Which term BEST describes the process in which individuals or groups gain increasing control over their
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health?
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A. wellness
B. holistic health g




C. empowerment
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8. Which of the following BEST illustrates group-oriented health promotion as described in your text?
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A. A small rural town attracts a new physicians' clinic.
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B. A city receives federal funding to establish an AIDS awareness campaign.
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C. A new neighborhood is designed so that parks, stores, and medical clinics are easily reached by walking or by
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bus.
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D. An inner-city neighborhood creates volunteer groups to clean up parks, organize a crime watch program, and offer
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youth sports leagues.
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9. During which of Prochaska's Stages of Change would an individual think about making a change in behavior but
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have no actual intention of stopping in the next few months?
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A. Preparation Stage g




B. Precontemplation Stage g




C. Contemplation Stage g




D. Termination Stage g




10. According to the text, to define health g g g g g g




A. one must first understand the dynamics of illness and death.
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B. it is important to focus on illness prevention and the postponement of death.
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C. it is important to look past illness prevention and the postponement of death.
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D. none of these is correct.g g g g

, 11. Rodney has been in his first job only two months, but already some of his colleagues dislike him. He doesn't mean
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any harm; he just says what's on his mind. In which of the following areas does Rodney need improvement?
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A. independence
B. responsibility
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D. intimacy



12. Unlike most other concepts of health, holistic health considers
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A. intellectual and spiritual dimensions g g g




B. others' perceptions of your health
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C. your attitudes about your health
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D. tolerance for risk g g




13. Your body weight, visual ability, strength, and level of susceptibility to disease are components of which
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dimension of health?
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A. occupational
B. social
C. emotional
D. physical



14. Your ability to cope with stress, remain flexible, and compromise to resolve conflict encompasses which
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dimension of health?
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A. intellectual
B. emotional
C. spiritual
D. social



15. People who have good emotional health tend to
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A. be more dominant in social situations.
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B. accept rejection without complaint.
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C. enjoy life more.
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D. enjoy conflict.
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