WGU C458 – Health, Wellness & Fitness (2025–2026
OA Study Guide) Focus: Health promotion, fitness
concepts, nutrition, wellness behavior change, and
preventive care strategies.
Health Promotion & Dimensions of Wellness
1. What is the primary goal of health promotion?
a) To treat existing diseases
b) To diagnose illnesses early
c) To enable people to increase control over and improve their health ✓
d) To fund medical research
2. Which dimension of wellness is most closely associated with one's sense of purpose
and meaning in life?
a) Physical
b) Social
c) Spiritual ✓
d) Intellectual
3. The ability to interact effectively with others and to establish and maintain satisfying
relationships defines which wellness dimension?
a) Emotional
b) Social ✓
c) Interpersonal
d) Environmental
4. A person who recycles, conserves water, and respects nature is demonstrating a high
level of which dimension of wellness?
a) Social
b) Environmental ✓
c) Occupational
d) Physical
5. Which of the following is a key principle of the Health Belief Model?
a) Self-efficacy is the only factor that matters.
b) People will take health action if they feel a threat and believe the action will be
, beneficial. ✓
c) Behavior change is solely dependent on social pressure.
d) Change happens in five distinct, non-linear stages.
6. In the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), what is the stage where a person is
not even considering a change in the next 6 months?
a) Contemplation
b) Precontemplation ✓
c) Preparation
d) Maintenance
7. According to the Transtheoretical Model, which stage involves individuals intending to
take action within the next 30 days?
a) Contemplation
b) Preparation ✓
c) Action
d) Maintenance
8. Self-efficacy, a critical component of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, is best defined
as:
a) The belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. ✓
b) The observation of others' behaviors.
c) The emotional response to a stimulus.
d) The knowledge of health risks.
9. A public health campaign that uses billboards, social media influencers, and TV ads to
promote quitting smoking is leveraging which concept from the Social Cognitive
Theory?
a) Self-efficacy
b) Behavioral Capability
c) Observational Learning ✓
d) Reinforcement
10. Which dimension of wellness involves engaging in stimulating mental activities and
continuous learning?
a) Intellectual ✓
b) Emotional
c) Occupational
d) Spiritual
, Fitness Concepts & Exercise Physiology
11. What is the definition of cardiorespiratory endurance?
a) The ability of a muscle to exert force.
b) The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles during
sustained physical activity. ✓
c) The range of motion around a joint.
d) The ratio of fat mass to lean mass.
12. The FITT principle for developing cardiorespiratory fitness includes all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) Frequency
b) Intensity
c) Time
d) Type ✓
(Note: "Type" is part of FITT, but the question asks for what is NOT part of it. This is a
trick question; all are part of FITT. A better incorrect option would be needed, but as
written, D is the intended "exception" if the question is flawed. Let's assume a correct
version: "Which is NOT a component of the FITT principle?" with "Duration" as an option
instead of "Time.")
Let's correct and answer a valid question:
Which of these is a component of the FITT-VP principle for exercise prescription?
a) Frequency ✓
b) Volume
c) Progression
d) All of the above ✓
13. Muscular strength is best developed by which type of training?
a) Low weight, high repetitions
b) High weight, low repetitions ✓
c) Long-duration, moderate intensity
d) Static stretching
14. The ability to move a joint through its full range of motion is known as:
a) Muscular endurance
b) Flexibility ✓
c) Dynamic strength
d) Body composition
OA Study Guide) Focus: Health promotion, fitness
concepts, nutrition, wellness behavior change, and
preventive care strategies.
Health Promotion & Dimensions of Wellness
1. What is the primary goal of health promotion?
a) To treat existing diseases
b) To diagnose illnesses early
c) To enable people to increase control over and improve their health ✓
d) To fund medical research
2. Which dimension of wellness is most closely associated with one's sense of purpose
and meaning in life?
a) Physical
b) Social
c) Spiritual ✓
d) Intellectual
3. The ability to interact effectively with others and to establish and maintain satisfying
relationships defines which wellness dimension?
a) Emotional
b) Social ✓
c) Interpersonal
d) Environmental
4. A person who recycles, conserves water, and respects nature is demonstrating a high
level of which dimension of wellness?
a) Social
b) Environmental ✓
c) Occupational
d) Physical
5. Which of the following is a key principle of the Health Belief Model?
a) Self-efficacy is the only factor that matters.
b) People will take health action if they feel a threat and believe the action will be
, beneficial. ✓
c) Behavior change is solely dependent on social pressure.
d) Change happens in five distinct, non-linear stages.
6. In the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), what is the stage where a person is
not even considering a change in the next 6 months?
a) Contemplation
b) Precontemplation ✓
c) Preparation
d) Maintenance
7. According to the Transtheoretical Model, which stage involves individuals intending to
take action within the next 30 days?
a) Contemplation
b) Preparation ✓
c) Action
d) Maintenance
8. Self-efficacy, a critical component of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, is best defined
as:
a) The belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. ✓
b) The observation of others' behaviors.
c) The emotional response to a stimulus.
d) The knowledge of health risks.
9. A public health campaign that uses billboards, social media influencers, and TV ads to
promote quitting smoking is leveraging which concept from the Social Cognitive
Theory?
a) Self-efficacy
b) Behavioral Capability
c) Observational Learning ✓
d) Reinforcement
10. Which dimension of wellness involves engaging in stimulating mental activities and
continuous learning?
a) Intellectual ✓
b) Emotional
c) Occupational
d) Spiritual
, Fitness Concepts & Exercise Physiology
11. What is the definition of cardiorespiratory endurance?
a) The ability of a muscle to exert force.
b) The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles during
sustained physical activity. ✓
c) The range of motion around a joint.
d) The ratio of fat mass to lean mass.
12. The FITT principle for developing cardiorespiratory fitness includes all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) Frequency
b) Intensity
c) Time
d) Type ✓
(Note: "Type" is part of FITT, but the question asks for what is NOT part of it. This is a
trick question; all are part of FITT. A better incorrect option would be needed, but as
written, D is the intended "exception" if the question is flawed. Let's assume a correct
version: "Which is NOT a component of the FITT principle?" with "Duration" as an option
instead of "Time.")
Let's correct and answer a valid question:
Which of these is a component of the FITT-VP principle for exercise prescription?
a) Frequency ✓
b) Volume
c) Progression
d) All of the above ✓
13. Muscular strength is best developed by which type of training?
a) Low weight, high repetitions
b) High weight, low repetitions ✓
c) Long-duration, moderate intensity
d) Static stretching
14. The ability to move a joint through its full range of motion is known as:
a) Muscular endurance
b) Flexibility ✓
c) Dynamic strength
d) Body composition
