Deck 2: Health Issues and Behavior

Question 1

According to data from the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted in 2015-2016, nearly 40% of adults and 18.5% of youth in the United States are obese, as measured by which of the following?

A) Body weight
B) Caloric intake
C) Body mass index
D) Anthropometric measurements

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The prevalence of which of the following tends to cluster in spatial terms, suggesting the role of common causal circumstances among clustered populations?

A) Obesity
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Youth violence
D) Diabetes mellitus

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which types of models integrate the various influences on health behavior, including interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy factors?

A) Health Belief Models
B) Ecological Models
C) Transtheoretical Models
D) Social Cognitive Models

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The World Health Organization (WHO) views which of the following as "one of the leading public health issues of our time"?

A) Obesity
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Youth violence
D) Alcohol use/drug use

Question 5

Which of the following can be defined as "the mental image one has of oneself"?

A) Self-control
B) Self-concept
C) Self-efficacy
D) Self-esteem

Question 6

Since the 1980s, when the disease was first identified, the global pandemic of which of the following has become one of the worst global health crises in history?

A) HIV/AIDS
B) Obesity
C) Zika virus
D) Ebola virus

Question 7

Because the trends in overweight/obesity are recent, most agree that biological factors are the cause rather than interactions between people's behavior and the environment.

Question 8

Explanations for the relatively sudden and "epidemic" increases in body weight among Americans and populations in other countries generally emphasize lifestyles associated with increased overall energy consumption and inactivity.

Question 9

Although many behaviors may threaten long-term health, the immediate benefits of risky behavior may be seen to enhance one's state of well-being.

Question 10

In the spirit of an ecological approach, youth risk behaviors such as violence have been viewed as health disparities, where involvement in violence and the causes of involvement differ by the socioeconomic status of particular groups.