HLST 159 Health Foundations UPDATED TOP
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
12 determinants are: - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. income and social status- the degree of
control people have over their lives and their ability to act also significantly affect their health
status (higher income= more control)
2. social support network: being able to express feelings or talk about it in groups
3. education and literacy: education=job=higher social status, better problem solvers
4. employment and working condition: poor health when stressed at work, unemployment
5. social environment: how people behave, gender, culture, ethnicity, volunteering, social
stability
6. physical environment: natural (food, water, air) and manufactured (where they live, roads,
schools)
7. personal health practices and coping skills: self-imposed risk behaviour, health beliefs, health
behaviours, self esteem, self control
8. healthy child development
9. biology and genetic endowment
10. health services: diagnosis, treatment, disease prevention, health promotion, availability of
primary care services and of health promotion and disease prevention
11. gender: gender identity, socially constructed roles
12. culture
Which is the most important determinant of health? - CORRECT ANSWERS Income and
social status
What is socioeconomic gradient (SES gradient)? - CORRECT ANSWERS It is a measurement
of health or health inequalities as they relate to a person's or population's socioeconomic
circumstances. Those at the top of the gradient have the highest level of health.
, What is the definition of health? - CORRECT ANSWERS A state of being sound and
generally suggested a soundness or wholeness of the body. An individual must have both a
healthy state of mind and physical well-being to be considered in good health. WHO says it is
multidimensional.
What is the definition of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Goes beyond good physical and
mental health, it considers how a person feels about his or her health and quality of life. A
person may be ill but still be well. Lead a healthy balanced life and avoid self-imposed risk
behaviours.
What are the dimensions of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Spiritual
-Emotional
-Occupational
-Environmental
-Social
-Intellectual
-Physical
What's etiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS The study of causes
What's spiritual wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS A sense of belonging to something
greater than self.
Environment wellness includes... - CORRECT ANSWERS External and internal wellness
(taking care of your health like eye sight)
What is illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS How a person feels about their health. There can be
no disease but they can feel ill from being tired, stressed etc
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
12 determinants are: - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. income and social status- the degree of
control people have over their lives and their ability to act also significantly affect their health
status (higher income= more control)
2. social support network: being able to express feelings or talk about it in groups
3. education and literacy: education=job=higher social status, better problem solvers
4. employment and working condition: poor health when stressed at work, unemployment
5. social environment: how people behave, gender, culture, ethnicity, volunteering, social
stability
6. physical environment: natural (food, water, air) and manufactured (where they live, roads,
schools)
7. personal health practices and coping skills: self-imposed risk behaviour, health beliefs, health
behaviours, self esteem, self control
8. healthy child development
9. biology and genetic endowment
10. health services: diagnosis, treatment, disease prevention, health promotion, availability of
primary care services and of health promotion and disease prevention
11. gender: gender identity, socially constructed roles
12. culture
Which is the most important determinant of health? - CORRECT ANSWERS Income and
social status
What is socioeconomic gradient (SES gradient)? - CORRECT ANSWERS It is a measurement
of health or health inequalities as they relate to a person's or population's socioeconomic
circumstances. Those at the top of the gradient have the highest level of health.
, What is the definition of health? - CORRECT ANSWERS A state of being sound and
generally suggested a soundness or wholeness of the body. An individual must have both a
healthy state of mind and physical well-being to be considered in good health. WHO says it is
multidimensional.
What is the definition of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Goes beyond good physical and
mental health, it considers how a person feels about his or her health and quality of life. A
person may be ill but still be well. Lead a healthy balanced life and avoid self-imposed risk
behaviours.
What are the dimensions of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Spiritual
-Emotional
-Occupational
-Environmental
-Social
-Intellectual
-Physical
What's etiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS The study of causes
What's spiritual wellness? - CORRECT ANSWERS A sense of belonging to something
greater than self.
Environment wellness includes... - CORRECT ANSWERS External and internal wellness
(taking care of your health like eye sight)
What is illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS How a person feels about their health. There can be
no disease but they can feel ill from being tired, stressed etc
