Study Guide
The World Health Organization defines health as
a. access to appropriate medicines.
b. the absence of disease or infirmity.
c. whatever brings personal satisfaction.
d. State of complete, mental, and social well-being. - correct answer State of complete, mental, and
social well-being.
The top three causes of death among young people ages 15-24 are
a. accidents, homicides, and suicides.
b. accidents, smoking, and cancer.
c. homicides, smoking, and cancer.
d. Smoking, high blood pressure, and homicides. - correct answer accidents, homicides, and suicides.
According to the text, what major factors have contributed to the decline in life expectancy in the
United States?
a. Elimination of health 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 - correct answer Unintentional injuries and suicide
Those things that encompasses our emotional and mental states that is out feelings and emotions are
known as ____________ health.
a. spiritual
b. physical
,c. financial
d. psychological - correct answer psychological
The___________________ is a model of behavioral change focuses on the individual's decision making
and includes a sequence of six stages of change.
a. Moral model
b. Enlightenment model
c. Behavioral model
d. Transtheoretical model - correct answer Transtheoretical model
A goal of Healthy People 2020 is to_________________.
a. eliminate childhood illness.
b. promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors.
c. increase medical school tuition.
d. reduce the amount of profit that health care providers make. - correct answer promote quality of
life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors.
The highest Level of the "Maslow Pyramid" of human needs is _____________.
a. Safety
b. Self-esteem
c. Belonging
d. Self-Actualization - correct answer Self-Actualization
Which of the following approaches to practicing positive psychology requires a person to expect positive
experiences from life?
a. Boosting one's emotional intelligence
b. Managing moods
c. Becoming optimistic
d. Ignoring the criticism of others - correct answer Becoming optimistic
, What is the first step in the process of values clarification?
a. Publicly affirm your values by sharing them with others.
b. Act out your values.
c. Chooses freely from among all available options.
d. Carefully consider the consequence of each choice. - correct answer Carefully consider the
consequence of each choice.
People who are autonomous _______________.
a. allow their decisions to be dictated by external influences
b. have absolute control over their destiny
c. are true to themselves
d. have difficulty coping with challenges - correct answer are true to themselves
Stage 2 of NREM sleep consists of __________________.
a. irregular, rapid electrical waves
b. unconsciousness
c. sudden bursts of electrical activity
d. fingers and toes twitch - correct answer sudden bursts of electrical activity
A mentally healthy individual is all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Can function and carry out responsibilities
b. Rational and logical
c. Helpless
d. Cope with adversity - correct answer Helpless
Stress is defined as _____________.
a. A negative emotional state related to fatigue and similar to depression.
b. A response to any event or situation that either upsets or excites us.
c. The end result of the general adaption syndrome.