EXSC 221 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
lifestyle |and |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-80% |of |disease |is |contributed |to |lifestyle |factors
What |is |considered |the |second |brain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Enteric |nervous |system |(ENS): |
the |system |of |nerves |and |neurotransmitters |in |the |gastrointestinal |system. |
Also |referred |to |as |the |"brain |in |the |belly," |it |controls |digestion |and |plays |a |role |in |our |
emotional |or |mental |state.
materialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |ultimate |reality |is |something |that |has |
material |properties |and |that |which |is |immaterial |does |not |exist |(I |am |only |my |body)
immaterialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |ultimate |reality |is |something |that |has |
no |material |properties; |this |reduces |matter |to |that |which |is |not |real |(I |am |only |my |mind)
holism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |"I |am |my |body |and |I |am |my |mind" |
- |the |mind |and |body |in |holism |are |more |alike |than |different |and |work |together |to |constitute |
our |human |reality |
- |mind |and |body |are |compatible |and |comparable |in |importance
wellness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |a |state |of |being |that |maximizes |quality |of |life |
- |internal |harmony, |optimal |energy, |and |aliveness
- |more |than |just |avoiding |disease; |wellness |living |captures |the |desire |and |the |capacity |to |
thrive |
- |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |and |social |well-being, |and |not |merely |the |absence |of |
disease |or |infirmity
,dimensions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical, |mental, |social, |and |emotional |are |dimensions |of
|the |whole |person, |while |"wellness" |is |the |overall |harmony |of |those |dimensions
Thoughts |and |feelings |affect |how |the |cells |function, |according |to |__________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-psychoneuroimmunology
Immaterialism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
not |matter
Materialism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-only |
the |body
Holism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mind |and
|body
Wellness |includes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |optimal |energy
- |the |desire |and |capacity |to |thrive |
- |feelings |of |peace |and |harmony |of |being
- |health, |fitness, |and |overall |well-being
Psychoneuroimmunology |(PNI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |research |arm |that |supports |
behavioral |medicine |and |investigates |the |manner |in |which |thoughts |and |feelings |affect |the |
immune |system |and |cause |increased |or |decreased |susceptibility |to |disease
neurotransmitters |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemicals |that |facilitate |communication |from |one |
nerve |cell |(neuron) |to |another |across |a |synapse, |neuropeptides |are |one |form |of |
neurotransmitters |that |neurons |use |to |communicate |via |cell |receptors
, brain, |behavior, |and |immunity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |too |much |stress |can |make |you |age |
faster
- |physical |activity |can |make |you |smarter
Brain-derived |neurotrophic |factor |(BDNF) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |human |protein |that |
promotes |growth |of |neurons |and |synapses |in |the |brain
neuroplasticity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ability |of |the |brain |to |change |neural |connections |
and |reorganize |neural |pathways, |this |can |occur |at |any |age
cartesian |dualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |mind |and |body |are |two |incompatible |entities |
causing |one |to |be |antagonistic |to |the |other
Traditional |Chinese |Medicine |(TCM) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |number |of |medical |methods |
that |work |to |rid |a |person |of |disharmony |and |restore |harmony |and |thus |health |and |healing
paradigm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |or |pattern |that |affects |how |a |person |views |reality; |
a |paradigm |shift |is |a |conscious |effort |to |see |things |in |a |new |way
chronic |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-human |health |condition |or |disease |that |has |long-
lasting |effects |and |for |which |there |may |not |be |a |cure
epigenome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cellular |changes |that |result |due |to |influences |other |than |
genes |that |occur |while |the |DNA |of |the |cell |remains |unchanged
preventive |medicine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-medical |treatments |that |seek |to |prevent |disease
|and |illness |rather |than |finding |cures |for |people |who |are |already |sick
Correct Answers
lifestyle |and |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-80% |of |disease |is |contributed |to |lifestyle |factors
What |is |considered |the |second |brain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Enteric |nervous |system |(ENS): |
the |system |of |nerves |and |neurotransmitters |in |the |gastrointestinal |system. |
Also |referred |to |as |the |"brain |in |the |belly," |it |controls |digestion |and |plays |a |role |in |our |
emotional |or |mental |state.
materialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |ultimate |reality |is |something |that |has |
material |properties |and |that |which |is |immaterial |does |not |exist |(I |am |only |my |body)
immaterialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |ultimate |reality |is |something |that |has |
no |material |properties; |this |reduces |matter |to |that |which |is |not |real |(I |am |only |my |mind)
holism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |"I |am |my |body |and |I |am |my |mind" |
- |the |mind |and |body |in |holism |are |more |alike |than |different |and |work |together |to |constitute |
our |human |reality |
- |mind |and |body |are |compatible |and |comparable |in |importance
wellness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |a |state |of |being |that |maximizes |quality |of |life |
- |internal |harmony, |optimal |energy, |and |aliveness
- |more |than |just |avoiding |disease; |wellness |living |captures |the |desire |and |the |capacity |to |
thrive |
- |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |and |social |well-being, |and |not |merely |the |absence |of |
disease |or |infirmity
,dimensions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical, |mental, |social, |and |emotional |are |dimensions |of
|the |whole |person, |while |"wellness" |is |the |overall |harmony |of |those |dimensions
Thoughts |and |feelings |affect |how |the |cells |function, |according |to |__________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-psychoneuroimmunology
Immaterialism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
not |matter
Materialism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-only |
the |body
Holism |claims |that |the |reality |of |human |life |is |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mind |and
|body
Wellness |includes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |optimal |energy
- |the |desire |and |capacity |to |thrive |
- |feelings |of |peace |and |harmony |of |being
- |health, |fitness, |and |overall |well-being
Psychoneuroimmunology |(PNI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |research |arm |that |supports |
behavioral |medicine |and |investigates |the |manner |in |which |thoughts |and |feelings |affect |the |
immune |system |and |cause |increased |or |decreased |susceptibility |to |disease
neurotransmitters |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemicals |that |facilitate |communication |from |one |
nerve |cell |(neuron) |to |another |across |a |synapse, |neuropeptides |are |one |form |of |
neurotransmitters |that |neurons |use |to |communicate |via |cell |receptors
, brain, |behavior, |and |immunity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |too |much |stress |can |make |you |age |
faster
- |physical |activity |can |make |you |smarter
Brain-derived |neurotrophic |factor |(BDNF) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |human |protein |that |
promotes |growth |of |neurons |and |synapses |in |the |brain
neuroplasticity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ability |of |the |brain |to |change |neural |connections |
and |reorganize |neural |pathways, |this |can |occur |at |any |age
cartesian |dualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |mind |and |body |are |two |incompatible |entities |
causing |one |to |be |antagonistic |to |the |other
Traditional |Chinese |Medicine |(TCM) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |number |of |medical |methods |
that |work |to |rid |a |person |of |disharmony |and |restore |harmony |and |thus |health |and |healing
paradigm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |or |pattern |that |affects |how |a |person |views |reality; |
a |paradigm |shift |is |a |conscious |effort |to |see |things |in |a |new |way
chronic |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-human |health |condition |or |disease |that |has |long-
lasting |effects |and |for |which |there |may |not |be |a |cure
epigenome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cellular |changes |that |result |due |to |influences |other |than |
genes |that |occur |while |the |DNA |of |the |cell |remains |unchanged
preventive |medicine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-medical |treatments |that |seek |to |prevent |disease
|and |illness |rather |than |finding |cures |for |people |who |are |already |sick
