Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: A model of health that does not consider the effects of socioeconomic status on health is the
	A: medical
	B: environmental
	C: holistic
	D: WHO

2: The basic tenet of the traditional medical model is
	A: spiritual well-being fosters physical well-being
	B: health is the absence of disease
	C: disabled or ill people can feel well
	D: wellness is more than not being sick

3: Data that describe the degree of sickness and death in a population of people are called
	A: prevalence
	B: cost control data
	C: incidence
	D: vital statistics

4: Which is NOT a goal of Healthy People 2010?
	A: to eliminate health disparities among the US population
	B: to help individuals of all ages live longer
	C: to help individuals improve the quality of their life
	D: to keep people from ever being sick

5: Presently in the United States and other industrialized countries, the leading causes of death are related to
	A: infections from tuberculosis
	B: careless behaviors that lead to AIDS
	C: lifestyle factors that contribute to heart disease, diabetes and stroke
	D: stress

6: A factor that contributes to major health issues facing the most U.S. college students is
	A: alcohol overuse
	B: stress
	C: insufficient sleep
	D: sexual issues

7: Illnesses that result from choices and behavior are called
	A: lifestyle diseases
	B: holistic illnesses
	C: health indicators
	D: infectious diseases

8: Physical wellness is the dimension that refers to a healthy body. The dimension of wellness that refers to a state of harmony with yourself and others is ____________.
	A: occupational
	B: emotional
	C: intellectual
	D: spiritual

9: The model that defines health in terms of the whole person (body, mind, spirit, and relationship to the social and physical environment is ____________.
	A: medical
	B: holistic
	C: environmental
	D: vital statistic

10: Diseases that result from people's behavior are called ____________.
	A: infections
	B: accidents
	C: lifestyle diseases
	D: injuries

11: According to the World Health Organization, health is defined as the absence of disease
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The medical model of health relies on the analysis of vital statistics
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: The holistic model of health requires that illness be treated with the most up-to-date medical technologies and methods.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Nearly half of all deaths in the U.S. are caused by lifestyle choices and behaviors.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: The Action Phase of the Transtheoretical Model states that health behavior change is implementing a plan for behavior change.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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