NR 222 EXAM 1 HEALTH AND WELLNESS
ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Factors that define health Answer: age, sex, race or ethnic heritage,
comparison group, current health or physical condition, past conditions,
social or economic situation, geo- graphical location, or the demands of
various roles in society.
⫸ epidemiology Answer: the study of health and disease in society
⫸ wellness-illness continuum Answer: a dichotomized portrayal of
health and illness ranging from high-level wellness at the positive end to
depletion of health at the negative end.
⫸ High-level wellness Answer: conceptualized as a sense of well-being,
life satisfaction, and quality of life.
⫸ Low-level wellness Answer: adaptation to disease and disability
through various levels of functional ability.
⫸ ecological model of health Answer: useful for promoting health at
individual, family, community, and societal levels.
, ⫸ social determnants of health Answer: those factors in society that
have an influence on health and the options available to people to
improve or maintain their health.
⫸ person-centered care Answer: teaching individuals about individual
responsibilities and lifestyle choices
⫸ functional health or health-related quality of life (HRQoL) Answer:
multiple factors contributing to a person's perception of his or her health
⫸ role performance model of health Answer: defines health in terms of
individuals' ability to perform social roles
⫸ adaptive model of health Answer: people's ability to adjust positively
to social, mental, and physiological change is the measure of their health
⫸ clinical model of health Answer: absence of signs and symptoms of
disease indicates health
⫸ eudaimonistic model Answer: exuberant well-being indicates optimal
health. emphasizes the interactions between physical, social,
psychological, and spiritual aspects of life
⫸ wellness Answer: a positive state in which incremental increases in
health can be made beyond the midpoint
ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Factors that define health Answer: age, sex, race or ethnic heritage,
comparison group, current health or physical condition, past conditions,
social or economic situation, geo- graphical location, or the demands of
various roles in society.
⫸ epidemiology Answer: the study of health and disease in society
⫸ wellness-illness continuum Answer: a dichotomized portrayal of
health and illness ranging from high-level wellness at the positive end to
depletion of health at the negative end.
⫸ High-level wellness Answer: conceptualized as a sense of well-being,
life satisfaction, and quality of life.
⫸ Low-level wellness Answer: adaptation to disease and disability
through various levels of functional ability.
⫸ ecological model of health Answer: useful for promoting health at
individual, family, community, and societal levels.
, ⫸ social determnants of health Answer: those factors in society that
have an influence on health and the options available to people to
improve or maintain their health.
⫸ person-centered care Answer: teaching individuals about individual
responsibilities and lifestyle choices
⫸ functional health or health-related quality of life (HRQoL) Answer:
multiple factors contributing to a person's perception of his or her health
⫸ role performance model of health Answer: defines health in terms of
individuals' ability to perform social roles
⫸ adaptive model of health Answer: people's ability to adjust positively
to social, mental, and physiological change is the measure of their health
⫸ clinical model of health Answer: absence of signs and symptoms of
disease indicates health
⫸ eudaimonistic model Answer: exuberant well-being indicates optimal
health. emphasizes the interactions between physical, social,
psychological, and spiritual aspects of life
⫸ wellness Answer: a positive state in which incremental increases in
health can be made beyond the midpoint
