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EXSC 221 HAGER FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
In many cases, there are no cures for chronic illness unless ________. - ANS
✓Lifestyle changes are made
A chronic disease is defined as ________. - ANS ✓that which develops over time
and lasts a long time
Mental health is a state of well-being that includes the ________.
All OF THESE
capability to work productively
realization of one's own abilities
ability to make contributions to society
ability to cope with the normal stresses of life - ANS ✓All OF THESE
The leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States is
________. - ANS ✓Tobacco use
Risk factors are those behaviors that lead to ________. - ANS ✓Chronic Disease
Physical activity is cathartic. This means that physical activity ________. - ANS
✓Is therapeutic
The most popular recreational activity is ________. - ANS ✓Bowling
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Inactive leisure time is a ________. - ANS ✓Precious time to be used wisely
Interval training is good for ________. - ANS ✓Fat burning
A MET is a measure of ________. - ANS ✓the metabolic cost of an activity
Genes must be acted upon or they cannot act. This calls into question the
concept of ________. - ANS ✓Genetic Determinism
When you blame someone or something, you are assuming that you have no
________. - ANS ✓Choice to act
Comparing epigenetics to a computer, ________. - ANS ✓the DNA is like the
hardware and the epigenome is like the software
Lifestyle medicine is most effective for treating ________. - ANS ✓Chronic
diseases
Antibiotic resistance has resulted from ________. - ANS ✓The misuse and
overuse of antibiotics
the body mind spirit response when homeostasis or allostasis are
threatened is what? - ANS ✓Stress
What are the side effects of stress? - ANS ✓Hypertension, depression, immune
deficiency, and autoimmune disease
-Know the statistics of stress found in the workplace in textbook
_____ of employees feel more stressed at work than workers did a
generation ago
over _____ reported they are very stressed due to their work
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