Test Bank For Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion 7th Edition by Elaine U. Polan. PDF. 2025

,Test Bank: Journey Across The Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion
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, 7th Edition Polan
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles
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Chapter 2. Communication
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Chapter 3. Culture
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Chapter 4. The Family
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Chapter 5. Theories of Growth and Development
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Chapter 6. Prenatal Period to 1 Year
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Chapter 7. Toddlerhood
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Chapter 8. Preschool
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Chapter 9. School Age
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Chapter 10. Puberty and Adolescence
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Chapter 11. Early Adulthood
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Chapter 12. Middle Adulthood
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Chapter 13. Late Adulthood
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Chapter 14. Death and Dying
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Journey Across the Life Span, 7th Edition Polan Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles – Questions With Answers and Rationales
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1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
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a. Infectious disease nf


b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water nf nf nf


d. Natural and supernatural forces nf nf nf




Answer: d nf


Rationale: In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
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a. Early civilization nf


b. 21st century nf


c. 19th century nf


d. Middle Ages nf




Answer: c nf


Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the understanding of
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disease processes.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
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diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
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a. Strep throat nf


b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis

Answer: b nf


Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
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a. Increasing peace and prosperity nf nf nf


b. Eliminating all diseases nf nf


c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
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d. Limiting population growth nf nf




Answer: c nf


Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by Healthy
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People 2020. nf




Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
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a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones

Answer: b nf


Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual, includi
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ng effects on health.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. Health promotion is: nf nf




a. Goal oriented nf


b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special

Answer: a nf


Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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