HLTH 250 - MODULE AND QUIZ 1 (INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HLTH 250 - MODULE AND QUIZ 1 (INTRODUCTION TO
HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Actions that increase susceptibility to negative health outcomes are known as __________.
Answer:
risk behaviors

Question:
2. Which dimension of health includes characteristics such as body size and function?
Answer:
physical

Question:
3. What is the leading cause of death and disability in America today?
Answer:
chronic diseases

Question:
4. Americans without health insurance are more likely to _____________ than Americans with health
insurance are.
Answer:
delay medical treatment

Question:
5. All of the following contribute to health disparities in America EXCEPT __________.
Answer:
access to the internet

Question:
6. The word health is often used to mean the same as __________.
Answer:
wellness

Question:
7. The two leading causes of death among the overall U.S. population are __________.
Answer:
heart disease and cancer

Question:
8. Taking small steps to achieve a change in behavior is known as __________.
Answer:
shaping

, Question:
9. Johan decides to stop eating at fast food restaurants at lunchtime and to pack a healthy lunch instead.
This behavior change is an example of __________.
Answer:
countering

Question:
10. Dante's friends are all active and enjoy various forms of exercise such as hiking, bike-riding, and going
to the gym. As a result, he exercises more than he used to. This is an example of __________.
Answer:
an enabling factor

Question:
11. Tobacco smoking and the high blood pressure it often causes are responsible for how many deaths in
the United States each year?
Answer:
1 in 5

Question:
12. Jesse regards walking outdoors with a friend as a sociable and relaxing activity. How she thinks about
this activity is her __________.
Answer:
belief

Question:
13. An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task successfully is the quality known as
__________.
Answer:
self-efficacy

Question:
14. A view of health that sees the development of disease as resulting from an individual's interaction with
his or her social and physical environment is the __________.
Answer:
public health model

Question:
15. Laura now sets time aside to read to her daughter each night before bedtime. This behavior will
enhance her daughter's __________.
Answer:
social health

Question:
16. In any behavior change plan, stumbling blocks are possible. Which of the following can become
barriers to behavior change?
Answer:
overambitious goals