Deck 1: Shaping Your Health

Question 1

As opposed to rehabilitation, remediation of a loss of physical function means to

A) accept the loss of one function but strengthen those that remain.
B) correct the problem through alternative means.
C) maintain what function remains.
D) restore the original function.

Answer 1

correct the problem through alternative means.

Question 2

The term morbidity refers to

A) illness and disease.
B) the process of death.
C) the incidence of unhealthy though patterns.
D) high risk behaviors.

Answer 2

illness and disease.

Question 3

The traditional American approach to health care is

A) multidimensional.
B) preventive.
C) episodic.
D) holistic.

Answer 3

episodic.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST illustrates the traditional American approach to health care?

A) an emphasis on disease prevention
B) seeing doctors only when sick or injured
C) eliminating high-risk behaviors from your lifestyle
D) taking advantage of your school or company's fitness center

Question 5

The goal of preventive medicine is to

A) identify and reduce risk factors in the patient's life.
B) promote managed health care over traditional insurance.
C) prevent people from having to visit doctors.
D) treat illness.

Question 6

Of the following, which is not one of the central goals proposed by Healthy People 2020?

A) Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
B) Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
C) An increasing acceptance of integrative forms of health care including reflexology and herbalism.
D) Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life.

Question 7

Which term BEST describes the process in which individuals or groups gain increasing control over their health?

A) wellness
B) holistic health
C) empowerment
D) health promotion

Question 8

Which of the following BEST illustrates group-oriented health promotion as described in your text?

A) A small rural town attracts a new physicians' clinic.
B) A city receives federal funding to establish an AIDS awareness campaign.
C) A new neighborhood is designed so that parks, stores, and medical clinics are easily reached by walking or by bus.
D) An inner-city neighborhood creates volunteer groups to clean up parks, organize a crime watch . program, and offer youth sports leagues.

Question 9

During which of Prochaska's Stages of Change would an individual think about making a change in behavior but have no actual intention of stopping in the next few months?

A) Preparation Stage
B) Precontemplation Stage
C) Contemplation Stage
D) Termination Stage

Question 10

According to the text, to define health,

A) one must first understand the dynamics of illness and death.
B) it is important to focus on illness prevention and the postponement of death.
C) it is important to look past illness prevention and the postponement of death.
D) none of these is correct.

Question 11

Rodney has been in his first job only two months, but already some of his colleagues dislike him. He doesn't mean any harm; he just says what's on his mind. In which of the following areas does Rodney need improvement?

A) independence
B) responsibility
C) social skills
D) intimacy

Question 12

Unlike most other concepts of health, holistic health considers _____ to be part of overall health.

A) intellectual and spiritual dimensions
B) others' perceptions of your health
C) your attitudes about your health
D) tolerance for risk

Question 13

Your body weight, visual ability, strength, and level of susceptibility to disease are components of which dimension of health?

A) occupational
B) social
C) emotional
D) physical

Question 14

Your ability to cope with stress, remain flexible, and compromise to resolve conflict encompasses which dimension of health?

A) intellectual
B) emotional
C) spiritual
D) social

Question 15

People who have good emotional health tend to

A) be more dominant in social situations.
B) accept rejection without complaint.
C) enjoy life more.
D) enjoy conflict.

Question 16

Your ability to process information, clarify values and beliefs, and exercise decision-making ability lies primarily in which dimension of health?

A) social
B) spiritual
C) physical
D) intellectual

Question 17

The dimension of health that focuses on your relation to others, the nature of human behavior, and your willingness to serve others is the ______________ dimension.

A) social
B) spiritual
C) physical
D) intellectual

Question 18

This dimension of health that encompasses the ability to interact comfortably in diverse settings.

A) social
B) physical
C) intellectual
D) spiritual

Question 19

The significant contribution that the occupational dimension makes to the wellness movement is that it

A) affords many people material needs.
B) defines for many the importance of the workplace to their sense of well being.
C) allows many people to fill their days without boredom.
D) adds to the gross national product of the United States.

Question 20

Many physicians say they have little time to practice preventative medicine because insurance companies will not reimburse them for that care.

Question 21

Health promotion programs are not legally defined as medical practices and, thus, do not require the involvement of physicians.

Question 22

In the multidimensional concept of health, you are considered healthy if you have achieved full access to growth and development opportunities in any single dimension.

Question 23

Holistic health is view of health in terms of physical, social, and emotional makeup.

Question 24

To improve your spiritual health, you must gain an appreciation for a transcendent truth that unifies the material world.

Question 25

Your occupation should not be considered another dimension of health.

Question 26

Wellness differs from other kinds of health care because it has no interest in morbidity and mortality.

Question 27

You are less likely to be happy and have a meaningful direction if you do not have a theist-based perception of life's meaning.

Question 28

Describe preventive medicine, and explain its benefits and limitations.

Question 29

List and briefly explain Prochaska's Stages of Change.

Question 30

Describe the five developmental tasks of young adults.

Question 31

Describe the basic difference between the conventional Western view of health and the definition of health proposed by your authors.

Question 32

Explain why behavior change is often difficult.