PE 101 Chapter 1

A person with an internal locus of control

has a high level of self-efficacy.

Learning a second language is most likely to improve ________ wellness

intellectual

Which of the following is a financial advantage of having a high level of wellness

lower health care costs

Shaping is defined as

making a series of small changes.

Research has shown that ________ decreases a person's risk for chronic disease.

physical activity

Recent research has shown that most Americans are

physically inactive

Your friend is morbidly obese. When you express your concern to him about his health, he denies that his obesity will have any effect on his health and cites the example of his father, who is also obese and apparently healthy. Which stage of behavior change is your friend in regarding his obesity?

precontemplation

Which of the following is attributed to regular physical activity

reduced risk of weight gain

The degree to which a person believes in his or her ability to achieve a goal is known as

self-efficacy

The ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships is which of the following

social wellness

A person believes that he may develop lung cancer if he continues to smoke. This is an example of perceived

susceptibility.

Mentally picturing success in reaching a goal is known as which of the following?

visualization

ACSM recommends that adults perform at least ________ minutes of moderate physical activity per week

150

The average healthy life expectancy for males is which of the following

67

In the United States the average life expectancy for a female is

80.6

________ is a component of spiritual wellness

Altruism

An organized, deliberate effort to alter or replace a habit or activity is known as

Behaviour change

The dimensions of wellness are independent of one another and not interconnected (t/f)

False

Time should not be specified in goals (T/F)

False

Winning the approval of someone else is a good reason to change a behavior. (t/f)

False

Which of the following is a specific, time-oriented goal for weight loss?

I will lose 2 pounds in the next month

Which of the below is an action-oriented objective in a SMART goal setting system

Increase my running speed to an 8 1/2-minute mile pace.

In the maintenance stage, people work to prevent relapse into old habits (t/f)

True

Increasing physical activity is a major heath goal identified by the Surgeon General (T/F)

True

The more strongly you state an intention to change a wellness habit, either verbally or on paper, the more likely it is you will succeed (t/f)

True

The transtheoretical model divides behavioral change into chronological stages (t/f)

True

Which of the following kills more Americans ages 15-24 than almost all other causes combined

accidents

The number-one killer in the United States among adults of all ages is

cardiovascular disease

Substituting a healthy behavior for an unhealthy behavior is known as what?

countering

Recycling and using public transportation are examples of ________ wellness.

environmental