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: Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can result from
	A: rape
	B: war combat
	C: physical abuse
	D: all of the above

2: Homicide
	A: is responsible for over a million deaths a year in the US.
	B: is the leading cause of death among persons age 25 and older.
	C: injures about 10,000 persons a year in the US.
	D: none of the above

3: Women who are physically abused by a male partner may later suffer from
	A: a miscarriage
	B: menstrual cramps
	C: anorexia
	D: depression

4: The injury suffered by Phineas Gage is important because it showed that
	A: drinking leads to violence
	B: the brain controls violent behavior
	C: sexual violence is preventable
	D: surgery can cure violent behavior

5: The most common harm children experience is from
	A: physical abuse
	B: emotional abuse
	C: sexual abuse
	D: neglect

6: At least _______ American children die each year from neglect and physical abuse.
	A: 1500
	B: 2000
	C: 5000
	D: 10,000

7: About half of all firearm deaths in the US are
	A: accidental
	B: suicides
	C: among soldiers
	D: due to defective guns or ammunition

8: Violence is a verbal or physical behavior in which the intent is to harm someone.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: Causes of domestic violence include stress in the family and watching violent programs on television.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Children who are exposed to parental violence may suffer from eating disorders and poor school performance.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Millions of children in the US are taken to hospitals each year as a result of child abuse.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Handicapped children are at less risk of child abuse than other children.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Forcible rape has declined significantly in the United States in recent years.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Violence in the US is less than in most other countries.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Every society in the world believes that violence among people is inevitable.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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