PHC 4101 final exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
The fact that drugs are illegal discourages most people from using them.
T/F - Answers True
Which of the following leading actual causes of death has resulted in significantly fewer deaths over the
past century:
A. Microbial agents
B. Poor diet and inactivity
C. Misuse of alcohol
D. Tobacco - Answers A
Poor diet and inactivity contribute to all of the following causes of death except:
A. Diabetes
B. Cardiovascular disease
C. Cancer
D. Infectious diseases - Answers D
Which of the following factors is considered the leading actual cause of death in the U.S.:
A. Cardiovascular disease
B. Cancer
C. Motor vehicle crashes
D. Tobacco - Answers D
Poor people have higher mortality rates for all the following reasons except:
A. Poor nutrition
,B. Adverse environmental conditions
C. More stress
D. Genetics - Answers D
Recent thinking about promotion of health behavior focuses on which of the following factors:
A. Health beliefs
B. Self efficacy
C. The social environment
D. Health education - Answers C
Social support can mitigate the effects of stress on one's health?
T/F - Answers T
Which of the following factors refers to self efficacy:
A. Belief that one's life is determined by chance
B. A sense of control over one's behavior
C. Previous experience of being unsuccessful
D. Learned helplessness - Answers B
Health promotion programs often times need to be adapted to meet the needs of those at highest risk?
T/F - Answers T
Metals with harmful health effects include all of the following except:
A. Lead
B. Arsenic
, C. Mercury
D. BPA - Answers D
Which of the following statements about factory farms is NOT true:
A. They are a source of meat for the American market
B. They inspire neighbors to complain of respiratory and other problems
C. They create manure stored in lagoons
D. They are regulated under the Clean Air Act - Answers D
Workers tend to be exposed to larger amounts of harmful substances than the general population.
T/F - Answers T
Which of the following statements is NOT true of occupational exposures?
A. Some carcinogens were first recognized by finding clusters of cancer in workers exposed to them on
the job
B. Workers are more likely to be exposed to large amounts of toxic chemicals than ordinary citizens.
C. Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the past century
D. The Occupational Safety and Health Act empowered the federal government to set standards for
occupational exposures - Answers C
Acid rain in the eastern U.S. comes from pollutants produced in:
A. The Midwest
B. Canada
C. Southern China
D. The former Soviet Union - Answers A
Sulfur dioxide is produced by burning coal.
The fact that drugs are illegal discourages most people from using them.
T/F - Answers True
Which of the following leading actual causes of death has resulted in significantly fewer deaths over the
past century:
A. Microbial agents
B. Poor diet and inactivity
C. Misuse of alcohol
D. Tobacco - Answers A
Poor diet and inactivity contribute to all of the following causes of death except:
A. Diabetes
B. Cardiovascular disease
C. Cancer
D. Infectious diseases - Answers D
Which of the following factors is considered the leading actual cause of death in the U.S.:
A. Cardiovascular disease
B. Cancer
C. Motor vehicle crashes
D. Tobacco - Answers D
Poor people have higher mortality rates for all the following reasons except:
A. Poor nutrition
,B. Adverse environmental conditions
C. More stress
D. Genetics - Answers D
Recent thinking about promotion of health behavior focuses on which of the following factors:
A. Health beliefs
B. Self efficacy
C. The social environment
D. Health education - Answers C
Social support can mitigate the effects of stress on one's health?
T/F - Answers T
Which of the following factors refers to self efficacy:
A. Belief that one's life is determined by chance
B. A sense of control over one's behavior
C. Previous experience of being unsuccessful
D. Learned helplessness - Answers B
Health promotion programs often times need to be adapted to meet the needs of those at highest risk?
T/F - Answers T
Metals with harmful health effects include all of the following except:
A. Lead
B. Arsenic
, C. Mercury
D. BPA - Answers D
Which of the following statements about factory farms is NOT true:
A. They are a source of meat for the American market
B. They inspire neighbors to complain of respiratory and other problems
C. They create manure stored in lagoons
D. They are regulated under the Clean Air Act - Answers D
Workers tend to be exposed to larger amounts of harmful substances than the general population.
T/F - Answers T
Which of the following statements is NOT true of occupational exposures?
A. Some carcinogens were first recognized by finding clusters of cancer in workers exposed to them on
the job
B. Workers are more likely to be exposed to large amounts of toxic chemicals than ordinary citizens.
C. Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the past century
D. The Occupational Safety and Health Act empowered the federal government to set standards for
occupational exposures - Answers C
Acid rain in the eastern U.S. comes from pollutants produced in:
A. The Midwest
B. Canada
C. Southern China
D. The former Soviet Union - Answers A
Sulfur dioxide is produced by burning coal.
