Quiz 1 Health in the 21st Century

A  Women are more likely to abuse alcohol.

B  Women tend to live about 4 years longer than men.

C  Women have higher rates of heart disease.

D  Women are more likely to experience high blood pressure.

A   stating change in the negative voice.

B  only considering making significant changes.

C  learning behaviors by watching others fail repeatedly.

D  setting small, attainable goals.

A  enabling factor in behavior change.

B  reinforcing factor in behavior change.

C  self-efficacy factor in behavior change.

D  predisposing factor in behavior change.

A  health belief model.

B  general adaptation syndrome model.

C  stress-diathesis model.

D  transtheoretical model.

A  countries with more economic development face diseases that have been eradicated from other areas.

B  airplane travel is a primary means of spreading diseases.

C  vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the United States and Europe have increased the prevalence of deficiency diseases, such as rickets and scurvy.

D  some infections have become resistant to treatment.

A  college students often engage in behaviors that increase the risk of developing chronic illnesses.

B  over 50% of all college students meet the American Heart Association’s recommendations for physical activity.

C  college students experience lower rates of chronic illness than the adult population as a whole.

D  the majority of students report being at a healthy weight.

A  heart disease.

B  suicide.

C  accidents/unintentional injuries.

D  cancer.

A  techniques to improve mental health.

B  strategies to decrease substance abuse.

C  strategies to achieve health equity for all people.

D  strategies to increase awareness about immunizations.

A  make medical choices based on gut instinct.

B  decide what medications are actually necessary to treat a condition.

C  describe symptoms to a physician.

D  understand and evaluate health information, and follow medical instructions.

A  67.7 years.

B  72.7 years.

C  78.8 years.

D  82.7 years.