Deck 7: Health and the Individual

Question 1

A personal support worker is asked by his patient what an exacerbation of his disease means.Which of the following is the correct response?

A)The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease.
B)The patient is showing no symptoms of his disease at the present time.
C)The patient is showing a group of symptoms.
D)The patient is feeling unhealthy, even though he has no active disease at the present time.

Answer 1

The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease.

Question 2

What does social wellness refer to?

A)An ability to make appropriate, informed decisions
B)Relating effectively to others
C)An ability to understand oneself and to recognize personal strengths and limitations
D)Seeking to contribute to society

Answer 2

Relating effectively to others

Question 3

Which of the following is the most current definition of wellness?

A)The absence of disease
B)The absence of risk factors in an individual's life
C)The perception that an individual has of his or her risk factors
D)The way an individual feels about his or her health and quality of life

Answer 3

The way an individual feels about his or her health and quality of life

Question 4

Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both males and females?

A)Colorectal cancer
B)Breast cancer
C)Pneumonia
D)Lung cancer

Question 5

What is a criticism of the medical model?

A)The emphasis is on prevention.
B)The scope is too narrow.
C)It is impossible to achieve.
D)It is focused on the determinants of health.

Question 6

Which of the following is the correct order of steps in the transtheoretical model of health behaviour?

A)Contemplation, maintenance, termination
B)Termination, action, maintenance
C)Action, contemplation, termination
D)Preparation, pre-contemplation, termination

Question 7

What statistic is often used as a measure of the effectiveness of a country's health care system?

A)Mortality rates from heart disease
B)Cancer-related death rate
C)Infant mortality rate
D)Life expectancy

Question 8

What behaviour might be observed during the transitional phase stage of illness?

A)The individual is unable to ignore his or her symptoms and seeks medical help.
B)The individual receives a diagnosis and seeks a second opinion.
C)The individual acknowledges the presence of symptoms and continues with his or her regular activities.
D)The individual analyzes his or her symptoms and self-treats.

Question 9

Which of the following lists incorporates three holistic elements of wellness?

A)Financial, physical, emotional
B)Fitness, intellectual, spiritual
C)Absence of disease, emotional, social
D)Physical, emotional, intellectual

Question 10

Which of the following are considered primary risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease?

A)Inactivity, smoking and weight loss
B)Inactivity, obesity and low blood pressure
C)Inactivity, smoking and high cholesterol
D)Smoking, low blood pressure, obesity

Question 11

How is the holistic model of health described?

A)It is a model that states that health is the absence of disease.
B)It is a model that proposes that health is a process that evolves and progresses.
C)It is a model that considers all parts of the person.
D)It is a model that measures one's state of health.

Question 12

Historically, health was described as absence of disease.How did the World Health Organization (WHO) define health in 1948?

A)As a high level of physical fitness
B)As a sense of wellness
C)As being multidimensional
D)As a condition caused by social circumstances

Question 13

Which of the following is a definition of sick role behavior?

A)The inability to accept a diagnosis
B)The change of behavior of hospitalized clients
C)A person's response to disease or illness
D)Noncompliance to medication schedule

Question 14

Which of the following are examples of self-imposed risk behaviors?

A)Smoking, sedentary lifestyle, low income
B)Smoking, sexual promiscuity, sedentary lifestyle
C)Smoking, substandard living conditions, sedentary lifestyle
D)Smoking, sedentary lifestyle, lack of education

Question 15

Over the past several decades, how has the infant mortality rate in Canada changed?

A)Increased, more slowly than other developed nations
B)Decreased, more slowly than other developed nations
C)Increased, more quickly than other developed nations
D)Decreased, more quickly than other developed nations

Question 16

Compensation lies at the center of the health illness continuum.What does this mean?

A)The client is close to an optimal health state.
B)The client is close to a poor health state.
C)The client is in an optimal physical health state but is mentally unhealthy.
D)The client is neither in an optimal nor poor health state but is able to continue with life activities.

Question 17

Which of the following describes a disease that occurs when there is a blockage of blood flow leading to the brain?

A)High blood cholesterol
B)Cerebrovascular disease
C)Cardiovascular disease
D)Peripheral vascular disease

Question 18

What behavior might be observed during the acknowledgement stage of illness?

A)The individual is unable to ignore his or her symptoms and seeks help.
B)The individual denies the diagnosis and seeks a second opinion.
C)The individual acknowledges the presence of symptoms and continues with his or her regular activities.
D)The individual analyzes his or her symptoms and self-treats.

Question 19

Which of the following is a health model that considers the mental, physical, cultural, and spiritual well-being of an individual and the entire community?

A)Wellness model
B)Holistic model
C)Medicine wheel theory
D)Indigenous wholistic theory for health

Question 20

What term best describes a symptom-free period of a long-term disease?

A)Exacerbation
B)Remission
C)Exculpation
D)Remittal