Test Bank: Journey Across The Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion, 6th Edition Polan Chapters 1 - 14

Test Bank: Journey Across The Life Span:
Human Development and Health Promotion,

6th Edition Polan
Chapters 1 - 14

,Test41Bank:41Journey41Across41The41Life41Span:41Human41Development41and41Health41P
romotion,416th41Edition41Polan


Table41of41Contents:
Chapter411.41Healthy41Lifestyles
Chapter412.41Communication
Chapter413.41Culture
Chapter414.41The41Family
Chapter415.41Theories41of41Growth41and41Development
Chapter416.41Prenatal41Period41to41141Year
Chapter417.41Toddlerhood
Chapter418.41Preschool
Chapter419.41School41Age
Chapter4110.41Puberty41and41Adolescence
Chapter4111.41Early41Adulthood
Chapter4112.41Middle41Adulthood
Chapter4113.41Late41Adulthood
Chapter4114.41Death41and41Dying

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Journey41Across41the41Life41Span,416th41Edition41Polan41Test

41Bank41Chapter411:41Healthy41Lifestyles4 1

1. In41early41civilization,41the41cause41of41illness41was41attributed41to:

a. Infectious41disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated41food41and41water
d. Natural41and41supernatural41forces

Answer:41d
Rationale:41In41early41civilization,41illness41was41attributed41to41natural41and41supernatural41forces.

Nursing41Process:41Assessment
Client41Needs:41Physiological41Integrity


2. The41first41understanding41of41disease41processes41occurred41in41(the):

a. Earlycivilization
b. 21st41century
c. 19th41century
d. Middle41Ages

Answer:41c
Rationale:41In41the4119th41century,41the41development41of41bacteriology41helped41in41the41unde
rstanding41of41disease41processes.

Nursing41Process:41Assessment


3. Despite41all41of41the41improvements41and41advancements41in41health41care,41several4
1infectious41diseases41have41recently41resurfaced,41including:


a. Strep41throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis

Answer:41b
Rationale:41Tuberculosis41is41one41of41several41diseases41that41have41recently41resurfaced.

Nursing41Process:41Planning
Client41Needs:41Psychosocial41Integrity

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4. Healthy41People41202041identifies41two41major41goals—eliminating41health41disparities41and:

a. Increasing41peace41and41prosperity
b. Eliminating41all41diseases
c. Increasing41the41quality41and41 years41of41healthy41living
d. Limiting41population41growth

Answer:41c
Rationale:41Increasing41the41quality41and41years41of41healthy41living41is41one41major41goal41set
41by41Healthy41People412020.


Nursing41Process:41Planning
Client41Needs:41Psychosocial41Integrity


5. An41external41force41that41can41affect41one’s41health41is41(the):

a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones

Answer:41b
Rationale:41Culture41is41an41external41force41that41can41have41many41influences41on41an41indivi
dual,41including41effects41on41health.

Nursing41Process:41Planning
Client41Needs:41Psychosocial41Integrity


6. Health41promotion41is:

a. Goal41oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special

Answer:41a
Rationale:41Health41promotion41sets41goals41leading41toward41optimal41wellness.

Nursing41Process:41Planning
Client41Needs:41Psychosocial41Integrity