Deck 8: Adolescents, young Adults, and Adults

Question 1

The percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes has decreased significantly over the past 20 years.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is considered to be a relatively easy transition for most.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The racial/ethnic group of high school students most likely to report current cigarette usage is

A)White Americans
B)Black Americans
C)Hispanic Americans
D)Asian Americans

Answer 3

White Americans

Question 4

The percentage of children younger than 18 living in a single-parents family has been decreasing ever since 1965.

Question 5

Obesity in the United States is considered an epidemic.

Question 6

The years of life between the ages of 15 and 64 are considered some of the most productive years of people's lives.

Question 7

The two factors affecting community health that need special attention when dealing with health problems of adolescents and young adults are community organizing and physical factors.

Question 8

When looking at violence and behaviors of high school students,females are more likely than males to get in a fight or carry a weapon.

Question 9

Mortality during adult years of life are primarily characterized by chronic diseases stemming from poor health behaviors and poor lifestyle choices made during the earlier years of life.

Question 10

Over the last several decades,the death rate for adolescents and young adults has significantly increased.

Question 11

Adults are categorized as those ages 25-64.

Question 12

Male high school students are more likely than female high school students to engage in sufficient physical activity.

Question 13

The diseases that cause considerable morbidity in adolescents and young adults are

A)heart diseases
B)lung diseases
C)sexually transmitted diseases
D)autoimmune diseases

Question 14

Adolescents and young adults are classified as those ages

A)12-20
B)15-24
C)18-24
D)12-21

Question 15

Most of the physical threat to health for adolescents and young adults stems from

A)disease
B)genetics
C)behavior
D)social class

Question 16

Alcohol and drugs are involved in a majority of homicides.

Question 17

Nearly half of all new STD cases are acquired by the 15-24-year-old population.

Question 18

About one third of adults with hypertension are unaware they have it.

Question 19

TStatistics indicate that the more education a person has,the more likely he or she is to use tobacco.

Question 20

A critical period in life health-wise,during which many health-related beliefs,attitudes,and behaviors are adopted and consolidated is

A)adolescence and young adulthood
B)adulthood
C)childhood
D)older adulthood

Question 21

What are the factors affecting community health that need the most attention when dealing with the health of adolescents and young adults and why?

Question 22

Homicide and suicide rates for adolescents and young adults have

A)increased significantly over the last 50 years
B)decreased significantly over the last 50 years
C)stayed the same over the last 50 years
D)increased slightly over the last 50 years

Question 23

What lifestyle changes have adults made in recent decades that have improved outcomes with preventable conditions?

Question 24

What are two strategies that college campuses have taken to try to change the culture on campus to reduce drinking alcohol?

Question 25

Approximately how many female college students reported experiencing some form of sexual abuse/assault in the past school year?

A)5%
B)25%
C)50%
D)75%

Question 26

Exercise and nutrition programs that help reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease for adults are examples of

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above

Question 27

Provide two examples of community prevention efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality from chronic conditions in adults.

Question 28

An increase in federal tobacco taxes is being used to help fund

A)The State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
B)Social Security
C)WIC
D)Political campaigns

Question 29

Provide at least three examples of behaviors related to unintentional injuries of high school students that are assessed as part of the YRBSS.

Question 30

For adults,the greatest risk of injuries involve

A)falls
B)drug overdose
C)motor vehicles
D)drownings

Question 31

Describe what types of prevention programs are needed to change the culture as it relates to adolescents' use of alcohol.

Question 32

The number one cause of death in the adult age group is

A)heart disease
B)unintentional injuries
C)cancer
D)diabetes

Question 33

Provide at least two reasons why the adolescent and young adult age group is seeing significant permanent changes in labor-force participation.

Question 34

Programs for adults that emphasize self of clinical screenings to identify and control disease processes in their early stages,such as mammography,are examples of

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above

Question 35

Describe the adverse consequences of excessive alcohol intake and college students.

Question 36

Monitoring the Future is a current data source available regarding health behaviors of

A)high school students
B)college students
C)young adults not receiving any form of higher education
D)adolescents

Question 37

The highest rates of smokeless tobacco use in high school students is in

A)black males
B)Hispanic males
C)black females
D)white males

Question 38

Describe some of the negative consequences of excessive alcohol consumption in adults.

Question 39

The best single behavioral change Americans can make to reduce morbidity and mortality is to

A)stop smoking
B)start exercising
C)wear seatbelts
D)get mammograms

Question 40

What are the leading types of cancer that account for the large numbers in the adult age group?