Journey Across The Lifespan Ch. 1-3
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Anxiety - Answer-The response to a stressful situation
Apathy - Answer-A lack of interest in one's surroundings
Disease prevention - Answer-Divided into three levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Aimed at disease prevention, includes proper education, nutrition, exercise, and
immunizations. Early diagnosis and treatment help to prevent permanent disability.
When permanent disability arises, the aim is to maximize the level of functioning.
Emotions - Answer-Expressed feeling tones that influence a person's behavior
Empowerment - Answer-A form of self responsibility that demands that people take
charge of their own decision making
Equilibrium - Answer-A balance or a state of homeostasis
Fight - or- flight response - Answer-A state of readiness to attack or flee caused by a
perceived threat
General adaptation syndrome (GAS) - Answer-A response to stress that was described
by Hans Selye
Health - Answer-A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
Health promotion - Answer-Health care directed toward increasing one's optimum level
of wellness
Health restoration - Answer-Begins once the disease process is stabilized
Holistic - Answer-Including not only physical aspects of health but also psychological,
social, cognitive, and environmental influences
Life expectancy - Answer-The average number of years of person is likely to live
Lifestyle - Answer-A person's habits and usual practices common to daily
Malnutrition - Answer-poor dietary practice that results from the lack of essential
nutrients or from failure to eat available food
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Anxiety - Answer-The response to a stressful situation
Apathy - Answer-A lack of interest in one's surroundings
Disease prevention - Answer-Divided into three levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Aimed at disease prevention, includes proper education, nutrition, exercise, and
immunizations. Early diagnosis and treatment help to prevent permanent disability.
When permanent disability arises, the aim is to maximize the level of functioning.
Emotions - Answer-Expressed feeling tones that influence a person's behavior
Empowerment - Answer-A form of self responsibility that demands that people take
charge of their own decision making
Equilibrium - Answer-A balance or a state of homeostasis
Fight - or- flight response - Answer-A state of readiness to attack or flee caused by a
perceived threat
General adaptation syndrome (GAS) - Answer-A response to stress that was described
by Hans Selye
Health - Answer-A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
Health promotion - Answer-Health care directed toward increasing one's optimum level
of wellness
Health restoration - Answer-Begins once the disease process is stabilized
Holistic - Answer-Including not only physical aspects of health but also psychological,
social, cognitive, and environmental influences
Life expectancy - Answer-The average number of years of person is likely to live
Lifestyle - Answer-A person's habits and usual practices common to daily
Malnutrition - Answer-poor dietary practice that results from the lack of essential
nutrients or from failure to eat available food
