Component 3, Health and Well-being
Practice Exam Questions And Actual
Answers.
Positive definition of health - Answer How physically fit and mentally stable a person is
Negative definition of health - Answer The absence of physical illnesses, diseases and mental distress
Holistic definition of health - Answer Health is a combination of physical health and social and
emotional well-being
Genetic inheritance - Answer Some conditions are inherited which means they are passed down from
one generation to another
Dominant genes - Answer If only one parent has the gene, the child may inherit the disease, eg.
Huntington's disease
Recessive genes - Answer The child inherits the condition only is both parents have the condition, eg.
cystic fibrosis
Predisposition - Answer When someone is more likely to suffer from a particular condition
Acute illness - Answer A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Chronic illness - Answer An on-going illness
Balanced diet - Answer A diet that contains the combinations of foods that provide the proper
proportions of nutrients
Eatwell guide - Answer This outlines what the UK government says we need to eat to keep us healthy
, Monitor exercise - Answer Check progress of your exercise over time
Hormones - Answer Chemical messengers that instruct our bodies on how to behave
Obesity - Answer Having an excess amount of body fat
Stroke - Answer Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
Coronary Heart Disease - Answer Illness of the heart caused by a blockage in the coronary arteries
Osteoporosis - Answer A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
Down's Syndrome - Answer A disorder caused by having an extra Chromosome 21.
Substance abuse - Answer The addictive use of tobacco, alcohol, medications, or illegal drugs
Nicotine - Answer The addictive drug found in tobacco
Addiction - Answer Not having control of doing/taking something to the point where it becomes
harmful
Binge drinking - Answer The consumption of large amounts of alcohol at one sitting
Asthma - Answer Episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed airways
Illegal drugs - Answer Drugs that are against the law
Prescription drugs - Answer Drugs that are available through healthcare providers. May be abused
Practice Exam Questions And Actual
Answers.
Positive definition of health - Answer How physically fit and mentally stable a person is
Negative definition of health - Answer The absence of physical illnesses, diseases and mental distress
Holistic definition of health - Answer Health is a combination of physical health and social and
emotional well-being
Genetic inheritance - Answer Some conditions are inherited which means they are passed down from
one generation to another
Dominant genes - Answer If only one parent has the gene, the child may inherit the disease, eg.
Huntington's disease
Recessive genes - Answer The child inherits the condition only is both parents have the condition, eg.
cystic fibrosis
Predisposition - Answer When someone is more likely to suffer from a particular condition
Acute illness - Answer A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Chronic illness - Answer An on-going illness
Balanced diet - Answer A diet that contains the combinations of foods that provide the proper
proportions of nutrients
Eatwell guide - Answer This outlines what the UK government says we need to eat to keep us healthy
, Monitor exercise - Answer Check progress of your exercise over time
Hormones - Answer Chemical messengers that instruct our bodies on how to behave
Obesity - Answer Having an excess amount of body fat
Stroke - Answer Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
Coronary Heart Disease - Answer Illness of the heart caused by a blockage in the coronary arteries
Osteoporosis - Answer A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
Down's Syndrome - Answer A disorder caused by having an extra Chromosome 21.
Substance abuse - Answer The addictive use of tobacco, alcohol, medications, or illegal drugs
Nicotine - Answer The addictive drug found in tobacco
Addiction - Answer Not having control of doing/taking something to the point where it becomes
harmful
Binge drinking - Answer The consumption of large amounts of alcohol at one sitting
Asthma - Answer Episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed airways
Illegal drugs - Answer Drugs that are against the law
Prescription drugs - Answer Drugs that are available through healthcare providers. May be abused
