Invitation To Health Live It Now Brief Edition 9th Edition By Dianne Hales - Test Bank

Chapter 01 The Power of Now

TRUEFALSE

1. A holistic approach to the body focuses on the integration of body, mind, and spirit.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

2. Health is a static state and does not depend on decisions made or behaviors practiced every day.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

3. Life expectancy at birth in the United States has decreased to an all-time low.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

4. The Americans experiencing the greatest health deficits and most years lost to illness, disability,

and premature death are the elderly.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

5. Adults in the United States between the ages of 20 and 34 have the highest BMIs (body mass

indexes) of any developed country.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

6. Perceptions of social norms are always accurate.(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

7. Between 40 and 80 percent of those who try to kick bad health habits lapse back into their

unhealthy ways within six weeks.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

8. To make a change in behavior, reinforcement must come from external factors.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

9. People can only cycle through the stages of changes once.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

10. An individual's locus of control is internal if they believe their actions will make a difference in

their health. The locus of control is external if the belief that external factors play a greater role.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

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11.

What is the process of discovering, using, and protecting all the resources within our bodies, minds,

spirits, families, communities, and environment?

(A) protection(B) prevention

(C) health

(D) wellness

(E) holistic

Answer : (C)

12.

With regard to overall health, this chapter focuses on five _____.

(A) challenges

(B) illnesses

(C) initiatives

(D) dimensions

(E) facets

Answer : (D)

13.

Recent definitions conceive _____ health as "an optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-

being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".

(A) physical

(B) psychological

(C) social

(D) intellectual

(E) environmental

Answer : (A)

_____ health refers to both the emotional and mental states of a person-that is, to feelings and

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thoughts.

(A) Psychological

(B) Emotional(C) Intellectual

(D) Total

(E) Good

Answer : (A)

15.

Identifying one's own purpose in life, and enjoying love, joy, and peace are aspects of _____ health.

(A) psychological

(B) total

(C) intellectual

(D) spiritual

(E) holistic

Answer : (D)

16.

Health educators are placing greater emphasis on _____ health in its broadest sense as they expand

the traditional individualistic concept of health to include the complex interrelationships between

one person's health and the health of the community and environment.

(A) total

(B) environmental

(C) holistic

(D) social

(E) global

Answer : (D)

17.

Which dimension of health refers to an individual's ability to think and learn from life experience, be

open to new ideas, and develop a greater capacity to question and evaluate information?

(A) total

(B) intellectual

(C) holistic(D) mental

(E) social

Answer : (B)

18.

Which of the following describes the concept of critical thinking?

(A) openness to new ideas

(B) the ability to think and learn from life experiences

(C) emotional stability

(D) the capacity to question and evaluate information

(E) the capacity to question and evaluate information

Answer : (D)

19.

What is the physical and social setting that can impact an individual's health?

(A) home

(B) school

(C) peer group

(D) environment

(E) family

Answer : (D)

20.

_____ health refers to protecting