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1. Which of the following have an interconnectedness, according to Indigenous wellness, as guided by holism?
a. the mind and the spiritual world b. the body, mind, and spirit
c. the individual and health care d. the individual and the spiritual world
ANSWER: b
2.AccordingtotheFirstNationsPerspectiveonHealthandWellness,whatdoesthecentreofthecirclerepresent?
a. the role of Elders in promoting health and wellness
b. the function of the community in promoting health and wellness
c. the influence of balance on health and wellness
d. the individual’s responsibility for health and
wellness ANSWER: d
3. How does the World Health Organization define health?
a. physical health accompanied by sound mental health
b. having regular medical checkups
c. a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
d. being sound in body, mind, and spirit
ANSWER: c
4. Which group of four elements is included in the Health Field Concept framework?
a. health-care organizations, lifestyle, environment, human biology
b. lifestyle, health-care organizations, human biology, illness prevention
c. health promotion, human biology, lifestyle, health-care organizations
d. human biology, environment, health-care organizations, health promotion
ANSWER: a
5. Which term is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and improve it?
a.wellness b.intellectual health c.holistic
healthd.healthpromotion
ANSWER: d
6. Which three national health challenges were identified in the 1986 report titled Achieving Health for All: A
Framework for Health Promotion?
a. reducing inequities, increasing prevention effort, enhancing people’s capacity to cope
b. increasing prevention effort, reducing disease rates, reducing inequities
c. enhancing people’s capacity to cope, increasing prevention effort, reducing disease rates
d. reducing disease rates, reducing inequities, enhancing people’s capacity to cope
ANSWER: a
7. In the Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion report, which three mechanisms to
health promotion were identified?
a. healthy eating, supportive care, supportive environment
b. healthy environments, supportive care, healthy eating
c. healthy environments, self-care, mutual aid
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d. supportive environments, self-care, mutual aid
ANSWER: c
8. Which three life domains are identified in the Quality of Life Model?
a. beginning, belonging, and becoming b. being, belonging, and becoming
c. being, belonging, and togetherness d. belonging, becoming, and togetherness
ANSWER: b
9. What does the term “population health” refer to?
a. predisposing factors concerning health in the Canadian population
b. population density and its impact on the health of Canadians
c. the accessibility of health care for Canadians
d. the social and economic forces that shape the health of Canadians
ANSWER: d
10. Suppose that the local health unit has released a report on the number of people diagnosed with cancer in the
region. Which type of study would this report be an example of?
a. epidemiologic b. epidemic
c. analytic d. diagnostic
ANSWER: a
11. Which best describes the term “wellness”?
a. having a positive outlook
b. having the capacity to live life to the fullest
c. being psychologically healthy
d. the absence of disease or infirmity
ANSWER: b
12. Which dimension of health is associated with building healthy communities?
a. psychological b. emotional
c. social d. spiritual
ANSWER: c
13. Finding something you like to do while also having time to spend with your family and friends is reflected by which
dimension of health?
a. emotional b. intellectual
c. social d. occupational
ANSWER: d
14. Which of the following best describes spiritual wellness?
a. experiencing love, joy, peace, and fulfillment
b. feeling excited about oneself and one’s life
c. attending church on sacred holidays
d. actively seeking out new friendships
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ANSWER: a
15. Which of the following is an essential step toward maintaining optimal physical wellness?
a. taking an aspirin every day b. regular aerobic activity
c. moderate alcohol consumption d. counting calories
ANSWER: b
16. Which dimension of health is learning from our mistakes an example of?
a. social b. mental
c. environmental d. intellectual
ANSWER: d
17. What does emotional wellness refer to?
a. intelligence quotient (IQ) b. the absence of problems or illness
c. expressing and managing feelings d. critical thinking
ANSWER: c
18. Which of the following is the best example of an initiative to support environmental wellness?
a. creating high occupancy vehicle lanes on highways
b. installing water bottle refill stations at worksites
c. avoiding filling up your car if fuel prices are too high
d. only purchasing organic foods
ANSWER: b
19. What is a difference in women’s health compared to men’s health?
a. Women are more likely to be overweight than men.
b. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol problem than men.
c. Women are more likely to have a lower life expectancy than men.
d. Women are more likely to be physically active than men.
ANSWER: a
20. What is a difference in men’s health compared to women’s health?
a. Men are more likely to be overweight than women.
b. Men are more likely to live longer than women.
c. Men are more likely to be physically active than women.
d. Men are more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than women.
ANSWER: c
21. What are the three types of factors that influence our behaviours?
a. enabling, predisposing, reinforcing b. enhancing, predisposing, positive praise
c. enabling, confirming, reinforcing d. enhancing, positive praise, confirming
ANSWER: a
22. Mandy is trying to eat a healthier diet and decides to take a cooking class on how to prepare healthier meals. Which
factor best describes Mandy’s learning how to cook healthier?
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1. Which of the following have an interconnectedness, according to Indigenous wellness, as guided by holism?
a. the mind and the spiritual world b. the body, mind, and spirit
c. the individual and health care d. the individual and the spiritual world
ANSWER: b
2.AccordingtotheFirstNationsPerspectiveonHealthandWellness,whatdoesthecentreofthecirclerepresent?
a. the role of Elders in promoting health and wellness
b. the function of the community in promoting health and wellness
c. the influence of balance on health and wellness
d. the individual’s responsibility for health and
wellness ANSWER: d
3. How does the World Health Organization define health?
a. physical health accompanied by sound mental health
b. having regular medical checkups
c. a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
d. being sound in body, mind, and spirit
ANSWER: c
4. Which group of four elements is included in the Health Field Concept framework?
a. health-care organizations, lifestyle, environment, human biology
b. lifestyle, health-care organizations, human biology, illness prevention
c. health promotion, human biology, lifestyle, health-care organizations
d. human biology, environment, health-care organizations, health promotion
ANSWER: a
5. Which term is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and improve it?
a.wellness b.intellectual health c.holistic
healthd.healthpromotion
ANSWER: d
6. Which three national health challenges were identified in the 1986 report titled Achieving Health for All: A
Framework for Health Promotion?
a. reducing inequities, increasing prevention effort, enhancing people’s capacity to cope
b. increasing prevention effort, reducing disease rates, reducing inequities
c. enhancing people’s capacity to cope, increasing prevention effort, reducing disease rates
d. reducing disease rates, reducing inequities, enhancing people’s capacity to cope
ANSWER: a
7. In the Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion report, which three mechanisms to
health promotion were identified?
a. healthy eating, supportive care, supportive environment
b. healthy environments, supportive care, healthy eating
c. healthy environments, self-care, mutual aid
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d. supportive environments, self-care, mutual aid
ANSWER: c
8. Which three life domains are identified in the Quality of Life Model?
a. beginning, belonging, and becoming b. being, belonging, and becoming
c. being, belonging, and togetherness d. belonging, becoming, and togetherness
ANSWER: b
9. What does the term “population health” refer to?
a. predisposing factors concerning health in the Canadian population
b. population density and its impact on the health of Canadians
c. the accessibility of health care for Canadians
d. the social and economic forces that shape the health of Canadians
ANSWER: d
10. Suppose that the local health unit has released a report on the number of people diagnosed with cancer in the
region. Which type of study would this report be an example of?
a. epidemiologic b. epidemic
c. analytic d. diagnostic
ANSWER: a
11. Which best describes the term “wellness”?
a. having a positive outlook
b. having the capacity to live life to the fullest
c. being psychologically healthy
d. the absence of disease or infirmity
ANSWER: b
12. Which dimension of health is associated with building healthy communities?
a. psychological b. emotional
c. social d. spiritual
ANSWER: c
13. Finding something you like to do while also having time to spend with your family and friends is reflected by which
dimension of health?
a. emotional b. intellectual
c. social d. occupational
ANSWER: d
14. Which of the following best describes spiritual wellness?
a. experiencing love, joy, peace, and fulfillment
b. feeling excited about oneself and one’s life
c. attending church on sacred holidays
d. actively seeking out new friendships
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ANSWER: a
15. Which of the following is an essential step toward maintaining optimal physical wellness?
a. taking an aspirin every day b. regular aerobic activity
c. moderate alcohol consumption d. counting calories
ANSWER: b
16. Which dimension of health is learning from our mistakes an example of?
a. social b. mental
c. environmental d. intellectual
ANSWER: d
17. What does emotional wellness refer to?
a. intelligence quotient (IQ) b. the absence of problems or illness
c. expressing and managing feelings d. critical thinking
ANSWER: c
18. Which of the following is the best example of an initiative to support environmental wellness?
a. creating high occupancy vehicle lanes on highways
b. installing water bottle refill stations at worksites
c. avoiding filling up your car if fuel prices are too high
d. only purchasing organic foods
ANSWER: b
19. What is a difference in women’s health compared to men’s health?
a. Women are more likely to be overweight than men.
b. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol problem than men.
c. Women are more likely to have a lower life expectancy than men.
d. Women are more likely to be physically active than men.
ANSWER: a
20. What is a difference in men’s health compared to women’s health?
a. Men are more likely to be overweight than women.
b. Men are more likely to live longer than women.
c. Men are more likely to be physically active than women.
d. Men are more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than women.
ANSWER: c
21. What are the three types of factors that influence our behaviours?
a. enabling, predisposing, reinforcing b. enhancing, predisposing, positive praise
c. enabling, confirming, reinforcing d. enhancing, positive praise, confirming
ANSWER: a
22. Mandy is trying to eat a healthier diet and decides to take a cooking class on how to prepare healthier meals. Which
factor best describes Mandy’s learning how to cook healthier?
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