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: The maximum life span for any person is estimated to be _____ years.
	A: 90
	B: 100
	C: 120
	D: 250

2: One proven method for prolonging life is by
	A: antiaging drugs
	B: vigorous exercise
	C: caloric restriction
	D: sexual activity

3: Alzheimer's disease primarily affects the
	A: brain
	B: heart
	C: aging process
	D: family members

4: Diseases that occur most commonly among the elderly include
	A: Parkinson's disease
	B: Osteoporosis
	C: Alzheimer's disease
	D: all of the above

5: The drug L-dopa is used to treat
	A: Parkinson's disease
	B: Osteoporosis
	C: Alzheimer's disease
	D: Depression

6: Physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all states in the US except for
	A: California
	B: Oregon
	C: Texas
	D: Alaska

7: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used to reduce the risk of
	A: aging
	B: Alzheimer's disease
	C: osteoporosis
	D: all of the above

8: The most significant predictor of a healthy old age is
	A: high blood pressure
	B: obesity
	C: low serum glucose
	D: all of the above

9: Persons surviving to age 55 today can expect to live, on average, another _____ years.
	A: 10
	B: 15
	C: 20
	D: 25

10: An important environmental factor in preventing Alzheimer's disease is
	A: diet; vitamin E
	B: not smoking
	C: education
	D: reducing stress

11: Life expectancy is the average number of years any person is expected to live.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The US has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Having executed a living will means that everything that is medically possible will be done to keep you alive when you become sick.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Palliative care focuses on noncurative treatments for dying patients.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Many people facing death experience fear and anxiety.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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