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Human Development and Health Promotion
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6THEDITION x
By:Polan|Taylor
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ACROSS THE LIFE
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SPAN6THEDITION x x x
ByPolan|TaylorFull
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CHAPTERS.BEST
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SOLUTION
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,Journey Across the Life Span, 6th 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 x
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water x x x
d. Natural and supernatural forces x x x
Answer: d x
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 x
b. 21st century x
c. 19th century x
d. Middle Ages x
Answer: c x
Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the understanding of
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disease processes.
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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 x
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer: b x
Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
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Nursing Process: Planningx x
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 x x x
b. Eliminating all diseases x x
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
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d. Limiting population growth x x
Answer: c x
Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by Healthy People
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2020.
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Nursing Process: Planning x x
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 x
Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have manyinfluences on an individual, including
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effects on health.
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Nursing Process: Planning x x
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. Health promotion is: x x
a. Goal oriented x
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer: a x
Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
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Nursing Process: Planning x x
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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