HCAD 201: UNIT 2 STUDY GUIDES
Which of the following causes more preventable deaths and diseases than any other
behavioral risk factor?
A. Cardiovascular Disease
B. Tobacco use
C. Breast cancer
D. AIDS - Correct Answers -B. Tobacco use
Which of the following are the four leading behavioral risk factors that lead to death?
Select all that apply.
A. tobacco use
B. unprotected sex
C. alcohol abuse
D. lack of seatbelt use
E. sedentary lifestyle
F. unhealthy diet - Correct Answers -A. tobacco use
C. alcohol abuse
E. sedentary lifestyle
F. unhealthy diet
Mark, a friend of yours, has recently begun talking about quitting smoking. He has
spoken with his doctor and is gathering information from some of his friends who have
successfully quit. He plans on actually quitting in about 3 months, right after the holiday
season. Which stage of the stages-of-change model of health behavior change is Mark
currently in?
A. pre-contemplation
B. contemplation
C. preparation
D. action - Correct Answers -B. contemplation
Approximately what percentage of American adults are either overweight or obese?
A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 70% - Correct Answers -D. 70%
Which of the following is the basic principle behind health insurance?
, A. Pooled risks
B. Copayments
C. Subsidies for low-income patients
D. Health care for all - Correct Answers -A. Pooled risks
The largest share of total U.S. health care expenditures usually pays for which of the
following?
A. Personal health care services provided to individuals
B. Public health services
C. Medical research
D. Administrative costs of running the health care delivery and financing system -
Correct Answers -A. Personal health care services provided to individuals
Enrollment in Medicare has doubled since its passage, but annual expenditures have
A. Doubled
B. Tripled
C. Fallen to half
D. Increased 40-fold - Correct Answers -D. Increased 40-fold
Which of the following agencies operates the largest integrated health care system in
the United States?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Veterans Health Administration
C. Social Security Administration
D. Indian Health Service - Correct Answers -B. Veterans Health Administration
The Snyder Act of 1921 established a program of health services for which of the
following?
A. Military veterans and their families
B. People with disabilities
C. Members of federally recognized Indian tribes and their descendants
D. Undocumented immigrants - Correct Answers -C. Members of federally recognized
Indian tribes and their descendants
Which of the following is true of the workers' compensation program?
A. Employer and employee are expected to share the burden of loss from job-related
injuries
B. Only union employees are covered
C. The federal government administers the program
D. Only injuries are covered, not illness - Correct Answers -A. Employer and employee
are expected to share the burden of loss from job-related injuries
Which of the following requires employers to extend health insurance benefits to former
employees for up to 18 months?
A. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
B. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Which of the following causes more preventable deaths and diseases than any other
behavioral risk factor?
A. Cardiovascular Disease
B. Tobacco use
C. Breast cancer
D. AIDS - Correct Answers -B. Tobacco use
Which of the following are the four leading behavioral risk factors that lead to death?
Select all that apply.
A. tobacco use
B. unprotected sex
C. alcohol abuse
D. lack of seatbelt use
E. sedentary lifestyle
F. unhealthy diet - Correct Answers -A. tobacco use
C. alcohol abuse
E. sedentary lifestyle
F. unhealthy diet
Mark, a friend of yours, has recently begun talking about quitting smoking. He has
spoken with his doctor and is gathering information from some of his friends who have
successfully quit. He plans on actually quitting in about 3 months, right after the holiday
season. Which stage of the stages-of-change model of health behavior change is Mark
currently in?
A. pre-contemplation
B. contemplation
C. preparation
D. action - Correct Answers -B. contemplation
Approximately what percentage of American adults are either overweight or obese?
A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 70% - Correct Answers -D. 70%
Which of the following is the basic principle behind health insurance?
, A. Pooled risks
B. Copayments
C. Subsidies for low-income patients
D. Health care for all - Correct Answers -A. Pooled risks
The largest share of total U.S. health care expenditures usually pays for which of the
following?
A. Personal health care services provided to individuals
B. Public health services
C. Medical research
D. Administrative costs of running the health care delivery and financing system -
Correct Answers -A. Personal health care services provided to individuals
Enrollment in Medicare has doubled since its passage, but annual expenditures have
A. Doubled
B. Tripled
C. Fallen to half
D. Increased 40-fold - Correct Answers -D. Increased 40-fold
Which of the following agencies operates the largest integrated health care system in
the United States?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Veterans Health Administration
C. Social Security Administration
D. Indian Health Service - Correct Answers -B. Veterans Health Administration
The Snyder Act of 1921 established a program of health services for which of the
following?
A. Military veterans and their families
B. People with disabilities
C. Members of federally recognized Indian tribes and their descendants
D. Undocumented immigrants - Correct Answers -C. Members of federally recognized
Indian tribes and their descendants
Which of the following is true of the workers' compensation program?
A. Employer and employee are expected to share the burden of loss from job-related
injuries
B. Only union employees are covered
C. The federal government administers the program
D. Only injuries are covered, not illness - Correct Answers -A. Employer and employee
are expected to share the burden of loss from job-related injuries
Which of the following requires employers to extend health insurance benefits to former
employees for up to 18 months?
A. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
B. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
