Women's Health Care Final Exam Test Questions with Answers
1. Which of the following applies to foods labeled as "all-natural"?
They must be free of processing.
They must be grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals.
They must be produced in an eco-friendly manner.
None of these is correct.: None of these is correct
2. Which of the following vitamins are fat soluble?
B and C
L, M, N, O, and P
A, D, E, and K
A, B, C, and D: A, D, E, and K
3. Which of the following statements concerning malnutrition is true?
95% of cases of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) occur in Africa, South
America, and Australia.
All of these are correct.
The malnourished become ill more easily and stay ill longer than those who
are well-nourished.
Malnourishment is creating an entire generation of widows because of
hunger's disproportionate effects on elderly and middle-aged men.: The mal-
nourished become ill more easily and stay ill longer than those who are well-nour-
ished.
4. Which of the following statements is true?
Once formed, bone cells harden and die.
After 50 years of age, bone formation begins to exceed bone resorption.
Men are twice as likely as women to develop osteoporosis as they age.
Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women.-
: Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women.
5. Metabolic syndrome includes which of the following risk factors?
Elevated waist circumference
Elevated triglycerides
Reduced HDL cholesterol
Smoking: Elevated triglycerides
Reduced HDL cholesterol
Smoking
, Women's Health Care Final Exam Test Questions with Answers
6. A chronic, powerful sense of tension and worry is called:
a phobia.
panic disorder.
a compulsion.
generalized anxiety disorder.: generalized anxiety disorder.
7. Which of the following mental illnesses is more common among women
than among men?
All of these are correct.
Anorexia nervosa
Seasonal affective disorder
Depression: All of these are correct.
8. About of all Americans will experience mental illness in their
lifetimes.: 50%
9. Which of the following chronic diseases appears roughly equally in both
sexes?
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Diabetes
Lupus: Diabetes
10. Eating a high-fiber diet may protect against:
All of these are correct.
liver cancer.
heart disease.
osteoporosis.: heart disease.
11. Congenital heart disease occurs at birth and consists of which of the
following?
A hole in the septum
Imperfectly formed blood vessels
Valvular damage
All of these are correct.: All of these are correct.
12. About % of an average healthy woman's weight is fat.: 25
13. What causes osteoarthritis?
Hormone imbalances caused by osteoporosis
, Women's Health Care Final Exam Test Questions with Answers
Excess buildups of uric acid in the body
Erosion of the cartilage between bones
The body's immune system attacking the cells in the joints: Erosion of the
cartilage between bones
14. When are autoimmune diseases most likely to appear in women?
At childhood
During or after menopause
During their childbearing years
At birth: During their childbearing years
15. Which of the following statements concerning posttraumatic stress disor-
der (PTSD) is true?
People with PTSD often become emotionally numb to the world around them.
All of these are correct.
Repeated exposure to different traumatic events "toughens up" a person's
psyche, making him or her less vulnerable to PTSD.
Women are three times more likely than men to experience traumatic events in
their lives.: People with PTSD often become emotionally numb to the world around
them.
16. Which mental illness is commonly mistaken for dementia (or seen with
dementia) in the elderly?
Phobias
Panic disorder
Depression
Bipolar disorder: Depression
17. The female athlete triad consists of:
disordered eating, depression, and diabetes.
disordered eating, bingeing, and personality disorder.
disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.
disordered eating, anxiety, and depression.: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and
osteoporosis.
18. is the "good" cholesterol, and is "bad" choles-
terol.
Low-density lipoproteins; High-density lipoproteins
1. Which of the following applies to foods labeled as "all-natural"?
They must be free of processing.
They must be grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals.
They must be produced in an eco-friendly manner.
None of these is correct.: None of these is correct
2. Which of the following vitamins are fat soluble?
B and C
L, M, N, O, and P
A, D, E, and K
A, B, C, and D: A, D, E, and K
3. Which of the following statements concerning malnutrition is true?
95% of cases of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) occur in Africa, South
America, and Australia.
All of these are correct.
The malnourished become ill more easily and stay ill longer than those who
are well-nourished.
Malnourishment is creating an entire generation of widows because of
hunger's disproportionate effects on elderly and middle-aged men.: The mal-
nourished become ill more easily and stay ill longer than those who are well-nour-
ished.
4. Which of the following statements is true?
Once formed, bone cells harden and die.
After 50 years of age, bone formation begins to exceed bone resorption.
Men are twice as likely as women to develop osteoporosis as they age.
Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women.-
: Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women.
5. Metabolic syndrome includes which of the following risk factors?
Elevated waist circumference
Elevated triglycerides
Reduced HDL cholesterol
Smoking: Elevated triglycerides
Reduced HDL cholesterol
Smoking
, Women's Health Care Final Exam Test Questions with Answers
6. A chronic, powerful sense of tension and worry is called:
a phobia.
panic disorder.
a compulsion.
generalized anxiety disorder.: generalized anxiety disorder.
7. Which of the following mental illnesses is more common among women
than among men?
All of these are correct.
Anorexia nervosa
Seasonal affective disorder
Depression: All of these are correct.
8. About of all Americans will experience mental illness in their
lifetimes.: 50%
9. Which of the following chronic diseases appears roughly equally in both
sexes?
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Diabetes
Lupus: Diabetes
10. Eating a high-fiber diet may protect against:
All of these are correct.
liver cancer.
heart disease.
osteoporosis.: heart disease.
11. Congenital heart disease occurs at birth and consists of which of the
following?
A hole in the septum
Imperfectly formed blood vessels
Valvular damage
All of these are correct.: All of these are correct.
12. About % of an average healthy woman's weight is fat.: 25
13. What causes osteoarthritis?
Hormone imbalances caused by osteoporosis
, Women's Health Care Final Exam Test Questions with Answers
Excess buildups of uric acid in the body
Erosion of the cartilage between bones
The body's immune system attacking the cells in the joints: Erosion of the
cartilage between bones
14. When are autoimmune diseases most likely to appear in women?
At childhood
During or after menopause
During their childbearing years
At birth: During their childbearing years
15. Which of the following statements concerning posttraumatic stress disor-
der (PTSD) is true?
People with PTSD often become emotionally numb to the world around them.
All of these are correct.
Repeated exposure to different traumatic events "toughens up" a person's
psyche, making him or her less vulnerable to PTSD.
Women are three times more likely than men to experience traumatic events in
their lives.: People with PTSD often become emotionally numb to the world around
them.
16. Which mental illness is commonly mistaken for dementia (or seen with
dementia) in the elderly?
Phobias
Panic disorder
Depression
Bipolar disorder: Depression
17. The female athlete triad consists of:
disordered eating, depression, and diabetes.
disordered eating, bingeing, and personality disorder.
disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.
disordered eating, anxiety, and depression.: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and
osteoporosis.
18. is the "good" cholesterol, and is "bad" choles-
terol.
Low-density lipoproteins; High-density lipoproteins
