TAMU HLTH 210 FEHR EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Health - ANSWER State of complete mental, physical, and social well being- not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity; dynamic state that is multidimensional
How is a young adult different from the young adult 25 years ago? - ANSWER -Continuous
connectivity
-Continuous socialization
-Continuous interruption
What can you base your decisions off of? - ANSWER Consequences (pros/cons) and identity
(who am I?)
Health Education - ANSWER Any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence
based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge,
attitudes, and skills needed adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
Health Promotion - ANSWER Any planned combination of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions
to the health of individuals, groups, and communities
Disease Prevention - ANSWER The process of reducing risks and alleviating disease to
,promote, preserve, and restore health and minimize suffering and distress
Global Health - ANSWER Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national
boundaries and are beyond the control of individual nations, and are best addressed by
cooperative actions and solutions
Population Health - ANSWER The health status of people who are not organized and have no
identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health
Wellness - ANSWER always a positive quality that enables a person to strive to reach an
optimum state of health in all dimensions (all people can achieve wellness even when there is
areas of deficiencies)
4 Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors - ANSWER 1) Lack of physical activity
2) Poor nutrition
3) Tobacco use
4) Excessive alcohol consumption
Noblesse Oblige - ANSWER (nobility obliges) the inferred responsibility of privileged people
to act with generosity and nobility toward those less privileged
4 Types of Change - ANSWER 1) Change for the sake of change (enjoy it)
, 2) Inevitable change (accept it)
3) Change through decision making (practice it)
4) Change via crisis (avoid it)
Forces impacting a decision - ANSWER -Facts (accuracy ?)
-Values (ideals)
-Culture (perspective)
-Momentum (what's pushing you?)
Epidemiology - ANSWER The study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and
injuries in human populations
Incidence/Prevalence - ANSWER The number of new cases/the number of cases overall
Rates - ANSWER Measure of some event, disease, or condition in relation to a unit of
population
Crude Rate - ANSWER Rate expressed for a total population
Adjusted Rate - ANSWER Also expressed for a total population but is statistically adjusted for
certain characteristics, such as age
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Health - ANSWER State of complete mental, physical, and social well being- not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity; dynamic state that is multidimensional
How is a young adult different from the young adult 25 years ago? - ANSWER -Continuous
connectivity
-Continuous socialization
-Continuous interruption
What can you base your decisions off of? - ANSWER Consequences (pros/cons) and identity
(who am I?)
Health Education - ANSWER Any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence
based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge,
attitudes, and skills needed adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
Health Promotion - ANSWER Any planned combination of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions
to the health of individuals, groups, and communities
Disease Prevention - ANSWER The process of reducing risks and alleviating disease to
,promote, preserve, and restore health and minimize suffering and distress
Global Health - ANSWER Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national
boundaries and are beyond the control of individual nations, and are best addressed by
cooperative actions and solutions
Population Health - ANSWER The health status of people who are not organized and have no
identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health
Wellness - ANSWER always a positive quality that enables a person to strive to reach an
optimum state of health in all dimensions (all people can achieve wellness even when there is
areas of deficiencies)
4 Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors - ANSWER 1) Lack of physical activity
2) Poor nutrition
3) Tobacco use
4) Excessive alcohol consumption
Noblesse Oblige - ANSWER (nobility obliges) the inferred responsibility of privileged people
to act with generosity and nobility toward those less privileged
4 Types of Change - ANSWER 1) Change for the sake of change (enjoy it)
, 2) Inevitable change (accept it)
3) Change through decision making (practice it)
4) Change via crisis (avoid it)
Forces impacting a decision - ANSWER -Facts (accuracy ?)
-Values (ideals)
-Culture (perspective)
-Momentum (what's pushing you?)
Epidemiology - ANSWER The study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and
injuries in human populations
Incidence/Prevalence - ANSWER The number of new cases/the number of cases overall
Rates - ANSWER Measure of some event, disease, or condition in relation to a unit of
population
Crude Rate - ANSWER Rate expressed for a total population
Adjusted Rate - ANSWER Also expressed for a total population but is statistically adjusted for
certain characteristics, such as age
