Praxis II- Health and Physical Education- Content Knowledge (5857) questions with answers

Praxis II: Health and Physical Education- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Which of the following should a teacher do first when planning for
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the beginning of the school year? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Assess
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students' prior knowledge |\ |\




Which of the following best describes the use of a behavior
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management intervention for a health class? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔Assisting to stop a behavior after it develops
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The tendency of adolescents to imagine they are always being
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scrutinized by others is best described as - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔the imaginary audience
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Which of the following is the most appropriate resource a health
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teacher can use to implement a coordinated approach to school
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health? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A school wellness committee
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a
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national database of behavioral data for adolescents that can
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assist health educators in planning programs. The title of the
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database is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Youth Risk Behavior
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Surveillance System (YRBSS) |\ |\

,Which of the following correctly defines mortality and morbidity? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mortality= death rate
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morbidity= illness rate |\ |\




Which of the following behaviors are likely to be characteristic of a
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health-literate person? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gathers current, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



reliable health information from a variety of sources before
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deciding on a dieting program
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Advocates for daily physical activity in local schools
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Implements conflict-management skills to resolve a family dispute
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Two types of knowledge are included in the National Health
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Education Standards. The first type is knowledge of health
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content. The second type is knowledge of - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔process and skills as applied to healthy living |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following is the best way for health educators to keep
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up with new technology and trends in their field? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Attending health seminars and conferences
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Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the
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mortality and morbidity of teenagers? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors
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that result in injury
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, The primary purpose of physical education within a coordinated
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school health program is to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔provide a
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planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong
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activity


Which of the following pairs of federal agencies are responsible for
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creating and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Department of Agriculture and the|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



Department of Health and Human Services |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Ms. Kwan has designed a new sex education curriculum for her
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district's health education program. She would like to get some
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preliminary impressions from the parents of her students before
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implementing the curriculum. Which of the following techniques is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



the best for her to use? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Assembling a
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focus group |\




Isabella and Rosa have been best friends since they were in high
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school, however, Rosa has developed a new set of friends since
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she went to college. Rosa notices that Isabella has not been
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successful in forming new friendships with other people. Which of
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the following strategies would best help Rosa maintain a friendly
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relationship with Isabella despite their different interests? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Reassuring Isabella that although her
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interests are changing, she still values their friendship
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Which of the following is a characteristic most associated with a
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student who is considered a bully? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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student enjoys the rewards gained from aggressive acts
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