Personal Health and Wellness

Which of the following is a controllable risk factor of infectious diseases?

A. drug abuse

Lifestyle diseases are caused by a combination of __________.

A. heredity, unhealthy behaviors, and the environment

An individual is a fifty-year-old smoker that lives in a highly polluted city, gets no exercise, eats fast food every day, and has a family history of lung cancer. Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor?

B. HEREDITY

How has the development of technology positively affected our wellness?

B. It has increased the quality and availability of treatments.

If someone is predisposed to a disease, they are more likely to contract the disease due to __________.

B. heredity

A(n) _________ person is free from mental illness, has a desire to try new things, and high self esteem.

B. mentally healthy

Which of the following is NOT a reason why communicable diseases, such as pneumonia, kill fewer people today than they did in the past?

B. slower population growth

Which of the following does NOT contribute to wellness?

B. tendencies

According to the direct instruction, which of the following is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States?

C. Accidents

Sarah has optimal health, but she lives in a metro area that has high levels of air pollution. Which dimension of health will be lower for Sarah?

C. Environmental

Someone who promotes health and chooses safe, healthy, and legal behaviors is demonstrating which of the following skills?

C. being responsible

Which of the following is NOT an effective way of taking charge of your health and wellness?

C. following the advice of the media

Which of these choices is NOT a cultural influence on our wellness?

C. hereditary diseases

How can you increase your awareness of hereditary diseases?

D. all of the above

Amanda (age 39) lives a very hectic life that allows for little sleep.

D. heredity, age, and gender

Spiritual health is defined by __________.

D. none of the above

Close to 1 million premature deaths are caused by air pollution each year around the world.

FALSE

Deaths due to lifestyle diseases have declined since the early 1900s.

FALSE

Making good lifestyle choices will prevent all diseases.

FALSE

The media's role is primarily entertainment, so it has little effect on our wellness.

False

A risk factor can be defined as anything that increases the likelihood of injury or disease.

TRUE

An advocate speaks out in favor of something they believe in.

TRUE

Heart disease and cancer were two of the most common causes of death in 2006.

TRUE

Overall health is related to a balance of the six dimensions of health.

TRUE

Two components of your environment that can affect your wellness are peer influence and role models.

TRUE

Wellness is a goal for which we all strive by improving each of the six dimensions of health.

TRUE

Falls are the leading cause of injury to seniors.

True

Premature death can occur if the dimensions of health are underdeveloped.

True