KPER 1200- Final Exam Question with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
What is health? - Answers Overall condition of a person's body or mind and the presence or
absence of illness or injury
What is Health and Wellness? - Answers A "dynamic ever-changing process of trying to achieve
one's individual potential in each of the interrelated dimensions"
What are the Dimensions of Wellness? - Answers physical
emotional
intellectual
spiritual
social
occupational
environmental
How much exercise should you do each week? - Answers - 150 minutes of moderate-vigorous
aerobic activity
- bone and muscle strengthening 2 times
- several hours of light physical activity
How often should you get up and move when you are sedentary? - Answers Every 20-30 minutes
Why is too much or too little sleep not recommended? - Answers - Immune system
- Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
- Healthy metabolism
- Memory, attention, cognitive abilities
- Motor performance
- Mental health
- Hormones- cortisol
- Weight control
Alcohol Use - Answers - Women = max 2 drinks per day, 10 drinks per week
- Men = max 3 drinks per day, 15 drinks per week
,What is a healthy weight? - Answers BMI between 18.5- 24.9
BMI and status - Answers - <18.5 = underweight
- 18.5- 24.9 = normal
- 25- 29.9 = overweight
- >30 = obese
What is spiritual health? - Answers The innermost part of us that helps us identify meaning,
purpose, and value in our lives
What is social health? - Answers The ability to develop and sustain satisfying relationships,
interact efficiently with others and being able to adapt to a variety of social situations
What is environmental health? - Answers Our actions, reactions and compassion to the earth
What is mental health a combination of? - Answers - Spiritual health
- Emotional health
- Intellectual health
- Social health
What are risk factors? - Answers Behaviours, attitudes or situations that increase the likelihood
of an outcome
What are non-modifiable factors? - Answers - Age
- Health history
- Environment
- Sex
- Genetics
What are modifiable factors? - Answers - Physical Activity
- Smoking
- Diet
- Stress
- Alcohol
- Personal Safety Habits
,What are some examples of social determinants of health - Answers - Education
- Housing
- Food security
- Social exclusion
- Gender
- Race
What are the top 3 causes of death in Canada? - Answers 1. Cancer
2. Heart disease
3. Stroke
When where residential schools made? - Answers 1800s
What was the purpose of residential schools? - Answers Made to assimilate Indigenous
population into Western culture
What was the first residential school? - Answers Mohawk Institute (Ontario)- 1831
What is the centre circle? - Answers The human being
- Taking responsibility for your own health and wellness
What is the outer circle? - Answers People
- Symbolizes connectedness, community
What are the First Nation's wellness streams? - Answers - Be active
- Eat healthy
- Nurture spirit
- Respect tobacco
What is the circle of courage? - Answers - A medicine wheel with a solar cross
- Made to represent Native American child development
Circle of Courage: Belonging - Answers - A sense of belonging and emotional connection
promotes feelings of positive self-worth
Circle of Courage: Mastery - Answers - Feeling competent in one's skills and abilities
, - willing to try new things, seeing situations as an opportunity to learn
Circle of Courage: Independence - Answers - Self-sufficiency and self-governance
- Accepting responsibility and proving oneself to be trustworthy
Circle of Courage: Generosity - Answers - Engaging in helpful and thoughtful behaviours
- Empathetic to others and wanting to help others
What are the seven sacred laws and their animal? - Answers - Respect: Buffalo
- Love: Eagle
- Courage: Bear
- Honesty: Sabe
- Wisdom: Beaver
- Humility: Wolf
- Truth: Turtle
What are values? - Answers Lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture
What are attitudes? - Answers A predisposition or tendency to respond positively or negatively
towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation
What are behaviours? - Answers A response of an individual to an action, environment, person,
or stimulus
What are the 3 factors influencing decision making? - Answers 1. Relationships
2. Knowledge
3. Personality
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Relationships - Answers If we strongly value the
relationships we have with our parents, we are not likely to make a decision that contradicts
their beliefs or wishes
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Knowledge - Answers - Does not equate to behaviour
- Previous experiences: whether positive or negative - also influences our choices
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Personality - Answers - Upholder: scheduler, meets
expectations
What is health? - Answers Overall condition of a person's body or mind and the presence or
absence of illness or injury
What is Health and Wellness? - Answers A "dynamic ever-changing process of trying to achieve
one's individual potential in each of the interrelated dimensions"
What are the Dimensions of Wellness? - Answers physical
emotional
intellectual
spiritual
social
occupational
environmental
How much exercise should you do each week? - Answers - 150 minutes of moderate-vigorous
aerobic activity
- bone and muscle strengthening 2 times
- several hours of light physical activity
How often should you get up and move when you are sedentary? - Answers Every 20-30 minutes
Why is too much or too little sleep not recommended? - Answers - Immune system
- Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
- Healthy metabolism
- Memory, attention, cognitive abilities
- Motor performance
- Mental health
- Hormones- cortisol
- Weight control
Alcohol Use - Answers - Women = max 2 drinks per day, 10 drinks per week
- Men = max 3 drinks per day, 15 drinks per week
,What is a healthy weight? - Answers BMI between 18.5- 24.9
BMI and status - Answers - <18.5 = underweight
- 18.5- 24.9 = normal
- 25- 29.9 = overweight
- >30 = obese
What is spiritual health? - Answers The innermost part of us that helps us identify meaning,
purpose, and value in our lives
What is social health? - Answers The ability to develop and sustain satisfying relationships,
interact efficiently with others and being able to adapt to a variety of social situations
What is environmental health? - Answers Our actions, reactions and compassion to the earth
What is mental health a combination of? - Answers - Spiritual health
- Emotional health
- Intellectual health
- Social health
What are risk factors? - Answers Behaviours, attitudes or situations that increase the likelihood
of an outcome
What are non-modifiable factors? - Answers - Age
- Health history
- Environment
- Sex
- Genetics
What are modifiable factors? - Answers - Physical Activity
- Smoking
- Diet
- Stress
- Alcohol
- Personal Safety Habits
,What are some examples of social determinants of health - Answers - Education
- Housing
- Food security
- Social exclusion
- Gender
- Race
What are the top 3 causes of death in Canada? - Answers 1. Cancer
2. Heart disease
3. Stroke
When where residential schools made? - Answers 1800s
What was the purpose of residential schools? - Answers Made to assimilate Indigenous
population into Western culture
What was the first residential school? - Answers Mohawk Institute (Ontario)- 1831
What is the centre circle? - Answers The human being
- Taking responsibility for your own health and wellness
What is the outer circle? - Answers People
- Symbolizes connectedness, community
What are the First Nation's wellness streams? - Answers - Be active
- Eat healthy
- Nurture spirit
- Respect tobacco
What is the circle of courage? - Answers - A medicine wheel with a solar cross
- Made to represent Native American child development
Circle of Courage: Belonging - Answers - A sense of belonging and emotional connection
promotes feelings of positive self-worth
Circle of Courage: Mastery - Answers - Feeling competent in one's skills and abilities
, - willing to try new things, seeing situations as an opportunity to learn
Circle of Courage: Independence - Answers - Self-sufficiency and self-governance
- Accepting responsibility and proving oneself to be trustworthy
Circle of Courage: Generosity - Answers - Engaging in helpful and thoughtful behaviours
- Empathetic to others and wanting to help others
What are the seven sacred laws and their animal? - Answers - Respect: Buffalo
- Love: Eagle
- Courage: Bear
- Honesty: Sabe
- Wisdom: Beaver
- Humility: Wolf
- Truth: Turtle
What are values? - Answers Lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture
What are attitudes? - Answers A predisposition or tendency to respond positively or negatively
towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation
What are behaviours? - Answers A response of an individual to an action, environment, person,
or stimulus
What are the 3 factors influencing decision making? - Answers 1. Relationships
2. Knowledge
3. Personality
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Relationships - Answers If we strongly value the
relationships we have with our parents, we are not likely to make a decision that contradicts
their beliefs or wishes
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Knowledge - Answers - Does not equate to behaviour
- Previous experiences: whether positive or negative - also influences our choices
Factors Influencing Decision Making: Personality - Answers - Upholder: scheduler, meets
expectations
