,Table of Contents
1. Healthy Lifestyles
2. Communication
3. Culture
4. The Family
5. Theories of Growth and Development
6. Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7. Toddlerhood
8. Preschool
9. School Age
10. Puberty and Adolescence
11. Early Adulthood
12. Middle Adulthood
13. Late Adulthood
14. Death and Dying
,Polan, Journey Across the Life Span, 6e
Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles – Test Questions
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
a. Infectious disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water
d. Natural and supernatural forces
Answer:
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle Ages
Answer:
3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
a. Strep throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer:
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
a. Increasing peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
Answer:
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
, Polan, Journey Across the Life Span, 6e
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Answer:
6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer:
7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This action
demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Answer:
8. A future national goal for health care is the:
a. Reduction of services
b. Decrease in managed care
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
d. Elimination of disparities in health care
Answer:
9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
1. Healthy Lifestyles
2. Communication
3. Culture
4. The Family
5. Theories of Growth and Development
6. Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7. Toddlerhood
8. Preschool
9. School Age
10. Puberty and Adolescence
11. Early Adulthood
12. Middle Adulthood
13. Late Adulthood
14. Death and Dying
,Polan, Journey Across the Life Span, 6e
Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles – Test Questions
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
a. Infectious disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water
d. Natural and supernatural forces
Answer:
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle Ages
Answer:
3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
a. Strep throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer:
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
a. Increasing peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
Answer:
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
, Polan, Journey Across the Life Span, 6e
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Answer:
6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer:
7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This action
demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Answer:
8. A future national goal for health care is the:
a. Reduction of services
b. Decrease in managed care
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
d. Elimination of disparities in health care
Answer:
9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
