,TEST BANK for Your Health Today: Choices in a Changing
Society 8th Edition by Michael L. Teague
Chapter 1: Self, Family, and Community
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Health is conceptualized as having several domains, such as physical, mental, social, and
spiritual domains.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Individual choice is the only factor governing a person's ability to live a healthy lifestyle.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Health disparities occur when all people have the equal opportunity to attain their full
health potential.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Factors such as income level, available health care services, and literacy are examples of
social determinants of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) In the United States, poor health outcomes are associated with environmental pollution,
low educational attainment, and poverty.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Of our 23 chromosome pairs, 22 are the same for women and men.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,7) The complete set of DNA is called a person's genome.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In a person's complete set of DNA, one pair of genomes is labeled with an X or a Y
rather than with a number. Females have two X genomes; males have an X and a Y genome.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) Genetic mutations can be beneficial or harmful—or neither—to one's health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) If an individual receives a faulty, mutated copy of a gene from his or her mother, that
person will most likely acquire a genetic disorder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Most genetic disorders are caused by single-gene mutations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Multifactorial disorders are those caused by the interaction of both environmental and
genetic factors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) A family health tree is also called a genogram or a genetic pedigree.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
14) The most relevant information from a family health tree includes age and major diseases,
as well as cause of death for deceased relatives.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) A pattern of illness on your family tree means that you will most likely be affected by
that disease and should seek genetic counseling.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) When evaluating a family health tree, a family member who has a heart attack at age 70
raises more genetic concerns than a relative who develops colon cancer at age 28.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Sade's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 50. Courtney's grandmother
was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 82. Sade's mother's disease is more likely to have
a genetic component.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) One key difference between the Health Belief Model and the Stages of Change Model for
understanding individual health behavior change is that the Health Belief Model acknowledges
the role of perception, while the Stages of Change Model does not.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Society 8th Edition by Michael L. Teague
Chapter 1: Self, Family, and Community
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Health is conceptualized as having several domains, such as physical, mental, social, and
spiritual domains.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Individual choice is the only factor governing a person's ability to live a healthy lifestyle.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Health disparities occur when all people have the equal opportunity to attain their full
health potential.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Factors such as income level, available health care services, and literacy are examples of
social determinants of health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) In the United States, poor health outcomes are associated with environmental pollution,
low educational attainment, and poverty.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Of our 23 chromosome pairs, 22 are the same for women and men.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,7) The complete set of DNA is called a person's genome.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In a person's complete set of DNA, one pair of genomes is labeled with an X or a Y
rather than with a number. Females have two X genomes; males have an X and a Y genome.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) Genetic mutations can be beneficial or harmful—or neither—to one's health.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) If an individual receives a faulty, mutated copy of a gene from his or her mother, that
person will most likely acquire a genetic disorder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Most genetic disorders are caused by single-gene mutations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Multifactorial disorders are those caused by the interaction of both environmental and
genetic factors.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) A family health tree is also called a genogram or a genetic pedigree.
Version 1 2
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
14) The most relevant information from a family health tree includes age and major diseases,
as well as cause of death for deceased relatives.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) A pattern of illness on your family tree means that you will most likely be affected by
that disease and should seek genetic counseling.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) When evaluating a family health tree, a family member who has a heart attack at age 70
raises more genetic concerns than a relative who develops colon cancer at age 28.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Sade's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 50. Courtney's grandmother
was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 82. Sade's mother's disease is more likely to have
a genetic component.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) One key difference between the Health Belief Model and the Stages of Change Model for
understanding individual health behavior change is that the Health Belief Model acknowledges
the role of perception, while the Stages of Change Model does not.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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