,Your Health Today, 7e (Teague)
Chapter 1 Self, Family, and Community
1) Which of the following describes the process in which one adopts patterns of behavior that
lead to greater life satisfaction?
A) wellness
B) health
C) social determination
D) self-efficacy
Answer: A
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Wellness
Learning Objective: Define health; wellness; and the individual dimensions of wellness.
Bloom's: Remember
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2) Which of the following is considered a social determinant of health?
A) heredity
B) employment status
C) your values
D) the physical environment
Answer: B
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health; Social Determinants of Health
Learning Objective: Identify factors outside individual behavior that determine health.
Bloom's: Remember
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3) According to the socioecological model of health and wellness, which of the following is a
factor in a person's natural physical environment?
A) air quality
B) sanitation systems
C) access to health care services
D) housing
Answer: A
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health; Socioecological Model of Health and Wellness
Learning Objective: Define health; wellness; and the individual dimensions of wellness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,4) Which of the following depicts a society that supports equal opportunity for all people to
attain their full health potential?
A) geography
B) population health
C) health disparities
D) health equity
Answer: D
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health Equity/Health Disparities
Learning Objective: Identify factors outside individual behavior that determine health.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following statements about cells and genes is FALSE?
A) The sequencing of bases within a gene is of little significance.
B) Each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes.
C) Our bodies are made up of about 260 different types of cells.
D) Each chromosome contains hundreds to thousands of genes.
Answer: A
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, includes which of the following?
A) a triple helix
B) proteins
C) a nucleus
D) four bases
Answer: D
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 7) When a change occurs in a gene, it is called a(n)
A) recessive gene.
B) allele.
C) mutation.
D) chromosomal disorder.
Answer: C
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) Alternative forms of the same gene are called
A) recessive genes.
B) alleles.
C) mutations.
D) chromosomes.
Answer: B
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Genes and Mutations
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) Genetic disorders caused by multiple genes interacting with the environment are called
A) polygenic.
B) autosomal.
C) ecological.
D) multifactorial.
Answer: D
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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Chapter 1 Self, Family, and Community
1) Which of the following describes the process in which one adopts patterns of behavior that
lead to greater life satisfaction?
A) wellness
B) health
C) social determination
D) self-efficacy
Answer: A
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Wellness
Learning Objective: Define health; wellness; and the individual dimensions of wellness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is considered a social determinant of health?
A) heredity
B) employment status
C) your values
D) the physical environment
Answer: B
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health; Social Determinants of Health
Learning Objective: Identify factors outside individual behavior that determine health.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) According to the socioecological model of health and wellness, which of the following is a
factor in a person's natural physical environment?
A) air quality
B) sanitation systems
C) access to health care services
D) housing
Answer: A
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health; Socioecological Model of Health and Wellness
Learning Objective: Define health; wellness; and the individual dimensions of wellness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,4) Which of the following depicts a society that supports equal opportunity for all people to
attain their full health potential?
A) geography
B) population health
C) health disparities
D) health equity
Answer: D
Section: Your Health in Context
Topic: Health Equity/Health Disparities
Learning Objective: Identify factors outside individual behavior that determine health.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following statements about cells and genes is FALSE?
A) The sequencing of bases within a gene is of little significance.
B) Each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes.
C) Our bodies are made up of about 260 different types of cells.
D) Each chromosome contains hundreds to thousands of genes.
Answer: A
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, includes which of the following?
A) a triple helix
B) proteins
C) a nucleus
D) four bases
Answer: D
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 7) When a change occurs in a gene, it is called a(n)
A) recessive gene.
B) allele.
C) mutation.
D) chromosomal disorder.
Answer: C
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) Alternative forms of the same gene are called
A) recessive genes.
B) alleles.
C) mutations.
D) chromosomes.
Answer: B
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Genes and Mutations
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) Genetic disorders caused by multiple genes interacting with the environment are called
A) polygenic.
B) autosomal.
C) ecological.
D) multifactorial.
Answer: D
Section: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Topic: Heredity/Genetics
Learning Objective: Explain how heredity and genetics can influence an individual's patterns of
health and illness.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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