HED 100 - EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HED 100 - EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Justine, who has___disorder, has periods of depression followed by periods of mania.
Answer:
bipolar

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2. Which of the following is true with respect to differences in health outcomes between men and women?
Answer:
women tend to live about 4 years longer than men

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3. Self-efficacy, as it relates to behavior change:
Answer:
the belief that you can make successful change

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4. Which of the following mental health professionals has the authority to prescribe medications?
Answer:
psychiatrists

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5. All of the following are symptoms of schizophrenia except:
Answer:
the ability to distinguish what is real from what is imaginary

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6. The current life expectancy at birth in the United States is:
Answer:
78.8 years

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7. Health literacy includes the ability to:
Answer:
understand and evaluate health information, and follow medical instructions

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8. Intellectual health is characterized by:
Answer:
an openness to new ideas and skills and a capacity to think critically

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9. Commonly, college students exhibit behaviors that may lead to chronic disease in adulthood, including:

, Answer:
less than half of college students meet national recommendations for physical activity

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10. Which of the following is the most effective way to deal with feelings of anger?
Answer:
express feelings of anger in a way that releases emotions without damaging relationships

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11. Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorders:
Answer:

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12. Which of the following are examples of enabling factors that influence health behavior?
Answer:
the financial ability to afford health care and personal motivation

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13. Under-and malnourishment, a major concern in developing countries can lead to:
Answer:
increases in infection susceptibility

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14. The most common health problem reported by students in a recent nationwide study was:
Answer:
allergies

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15. The demographic group with the highest rate of cancers is:
Answer:

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16. Antidepressants medications are often helpful because they regulate:
Answer:
neurotransmitters in the brain

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17. Which of the following factor in the Health Belief Model of behavior change help in predicting the
likelihood of behavior change?
Answer:
perceived benefit healthy of change

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18. Which of the following is not true of antidepressants?
Answer:
there is no reported increase in suicidal behaviors