Test Bank
,Chapter 1 - Taking Charge of Your Health
1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Compared to the past, more college students take longer to graduate, have jobs, and take fewer courses per semester.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. It is young adults, not the elderly, who are experiencing the greatest health deficits and losing the most years to
illness, disability, and premature death.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. According to their body mass index (BMI), the vast majority of undergraduates are overweight or obese.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Very few college students have high blood pressure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Almost all people who try to kick bad health habits achieve long-term success on their first try.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from such external factors as having someone
tell you that you need to make a change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
10. To have an external locus of control, people must believe their actions will make a difference in their health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term best describes making a deliberate lifestyle choice that includes taking responsibility to achieve your
highest potential?
a. Psychology
b. Communication
c. Liberation
d. Health
e. Wellness
ANSWER: e
12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your ability to think and learn from life experience?
a. Environmental
b. Emotional
c. Psychological
d. Intellectual
e. Cultural
ANSWER: d
13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity?
a. Physical
b. Emotional
c. Social
d. Intellectual
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the feelings and thoughts of a person, that is, their emotional and mental
states?
a. Emotional
b. Financial
c. Intellectual
d. Social
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a
15. Research has shown that students who start to have respiratory symptoms after they begin smoking move into which
stage(s) of change?
a. Contemplation
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b. Preparation
c. Action
d. Precontemplation and contemplation
e. Contemplation and preparation
ANSWER: e
16. Which dimension of health focuses on the complex interrelationships between one person’s health and the health of
the community and environment?
a. Emotional
b. Environmental
c. Cultural
d. Community
e. Occupational
ANSWER: d
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. Cultural
b. Environmental
c. Spiritual
d. Psychological
e. Social
ANSWER: b
18. On average, what is the life expectancy at birth for women?
a. 57.8 years
b. 68.1 years
c. 72 years
d. 81.4 years
e. 99.7 years
ANSWER: d
19. According to the text, which major factor has contributed to the decline in life expectancy in the United States?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Greater acceptance of the transtheoretical model on college campuses
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of smoking
e. Unintentional injuries and suicide
ANSWER: e
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. Less than 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 18 percent
d. 38 percent
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1. Simply defined, health means being free of disease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The World Health Organization defines health as the absence of disease or illness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Compared to the past, more college students take longer to graduate, have jobs, and take fewer courses per semester.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. It is young adults, not the elderly, who are experiencing the greatest health deficits and losing the most years to
illness, disability, and premature death.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. According to their body mass index (BMI), the vast majority of undergraduates are overweight or obese.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Very few college students have high blood pressure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Almost all people who try to kick bad health habits achieve long-term success on their first try.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement must come largely from such external factors as having someone
tell you that you need to make a change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages of behavioral change several times.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
10. To have an external locus of control, people must believe their actions will make a difference in their health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term best describes making a deliberate lifestyle choice that includes taking responsibility to achieve your
highest potential?
a. Psychology
b. Communication
c. Liberation
d. Health
e. Wellness
ANSWER: e
12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your ability to think and learn from life experience?
a. Environmental
b. Emotional
c. Psychological
d. Intellectual
e. Cultural
ANSWER: d
13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity?
a. Physical
b. Emotional
c. Social
d. Intellectual
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a
14. Which dimension of health refers to both the feelings and thoughts of a person, that is, their emotional and mental
states?
a. Emotional
b. Financial
c. Intellectual
d. Social
e. Environmental
ANSWER: a
15. Research has shown that students who start to have respiratory symptoms after they begin smoking move into which
stage(s) of change?
a. Contemplation
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b. Preparation
c. Action
d. Precontemplation and contemplation
e. Contemplation and preparation
ANSWER: e
16. Which dimension of health focuses on the complex interrelationships between one person’s health and the health of
the community and environment?
a. Emotional
b. Environmental
c. Cultural
d. Community
e. Occupational
ANSWER: d
17. Which dimension of health focuses on the impact your world has on your well-being?
a. Cultural
b. Environmental
c. Spiritual
d. Psychological
e. Social
ANSWER: b
18. On average, what is the life expectancy at birth for women?
a. 57.8 years
b. 68.1 years
c. 72 years
d. 81.4 years
e. 99.7 years
ANSWER: d
19. According to the text, which major factor has contributed to the decline in life expectancy in the United States?
a. Elimination of racial disparities in health
b. Greater acceptance of the transtheoretical model on college campuses
c. More widespread use of e-cigarettes
d. Lower rates of smoking
e. Unintentional injuries and suicide
ANSWER: e
20. What percentage of Americans eat a healthy diet?
a. Less than 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 18 percent
d. 38 percent
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