HLE 1150 - Personal and Community Health » Spring 2021 » Quiz 1 Health in the 21st Century

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Question #1
The current life expectancy at birth in the United States is
A.   72.7 years.
B.   82.7 years.
C.   67.7 years.
D.   78.8 years.
Question #2
Health literacy includes the ability to
A.   decide what medications are actually necessary to treat a condition.
B.   describe symptoms to a physician.
C.   make medical choices based on gut instinct.
D.   understand and evaluate health information, and follow medical instructions.
Question #3
One of the two primary initiatives of Healthy People 2020 is to explore
A.   strategies to achieve health equity for all people.
B.   techniques to improve mental health.
C.   strategies to decrease substance abuse.
D.   strategies to increase awareness about immunizations.
Question #4
The leading cause of death in 15-24 year olds in the United States is
A.   heart disease.
B.   suicide.
C.   accidents/unintentional injuries.
D.   cancer.
Question #5
All of the following are true regarding college students and chronic illness risks except
A.   the majority of students report being at a healthy weight.
B.   college students experience lower rates of chronic illness than the adult population as a whole.
C.   over 50% of all college students meet the American Heart Association's recommendations for physical activity.
D.   college students often engage in behaviors that increase the risk of developing chronic illnesses.
Question #6
Infectious disease is a global health concern because
A.   some infections have become resistant to treatment.
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.   countries with more economic development face diseases that have been eradicated from other areas.
Question #7
The theory that a person progresses through six stages of change before achieving sustained behavior change is known as the
A.   health belief model.
B.   stress-diathesis model.
C.   general adaptation syndrome model.
D.   transtheoretical model.
Question #8
Rewarding yourself for successfully quitting smoking would be an example of a(n)
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.
Question #9
Proven strategies for successful behavior change include
A.   setting small, attainable goals.
B.   only considering making significant changes.
C.    stating change in the negative voice.
D.   learning behaviors by watching others fail repeatedly.
Question #10
Which of the following is true with respect to differences in health outcomes between men and women?
A.   Women have higher rates of heart disease.
B.   Women are more likely to abuse alcohol.
C.   Women are more likely to experience high blood pressure.
D.   Women tend to live about 4 years longer than men.

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