Week 2 Quiz - Healthy Living
According to a major U.S. consensus statement, most adults should get how many hours of sleep per night for optimal health?
7 or more
Which of the following statements about crime in the United States is true?
More than half of all violent victimizations that occur in the United States are not reported to police.
Which of the following is TRUE about ethnoviolence and hate crimes?
Prejudice and discrimination are always at the base of hate crimes and ethnoviolence.
Rudy lives behind a train depot. The train runs from 5AM until midnight, and causes significant noise and pollution. Rudy gets quite a few upper respiratory infections, which are likely due to
background distressors
You have learned how to intentionally slow your heart rate to calm yourself during an exam. Which method are you using to manage stress?
biofeedback
During non-REM sleep
body temperature and energy use drop
Doing some type of activity, such as texting or eating, while driving can cause accidents and is known as
distracted driving
The use of force to control and maintain power over another person in the home environment is
domestic violence
The leading cause of accidental death in the United States is
drug overdose
Carol believes that she sleeps reasonably well at night, yet she feels chronically sluggish and frequently nods off during classes. Carol is most likely experiencing
excessive daytime sleepiness
Stress management consists of
finding balance and developing coping strategies.
During stage 4, a sleeping person's pituitary gland releases which of the following hormones?
growth hormone
Howard is 88 years old and in excellent health. All his life, he has thrived on just 5 hours of sleep a night. The most likely explanation for Howard's good health despite his lifelong short sleep habit is that he
has a genetic variant affecting his circadian rhythm
Falls are the most common cause of
head injury
Chronic stress has a strong connection to all of the following medical conditions EXCEPT
hearing loss
The part of the brain involved in controlling the body's overall reaction to stress is the
hypothalamus
How does sleep deprivation affect drivers?
impairs motor skills
Violence that occurs between two people in a current or former marriage or sexual or dating relationship is
intimate partner violence
The hormone released by the pineal gland that causes drowsiness is
melatonin
Chronic stress may cause structural degeneration and impaired function of the brain, increasing the risk for all of the following EXCEPT
meningitis
The restful, restorative period of sleep is
non-REM sleep
Which of the following statements about the role of gender in sleep is true?
As compared to women, men are less likely to seek help for sleep disorders.
Which of the following is a useful strategy to prevent explosive anger?
Develop realistic expectations of yourself and others
Which of the following is TRUE about the cycle of intimate partner violence?
Women who have experienced the cycle more than once tend to develop battered woman syndrome.
The anxiety Phoebe experienced before her French test actually sharpened her ability to focus. This response is explained by the
Yerkes-Dodson law of arousal.
Hearing a piercing scream late at night while walking on a campus path would likely trigger which phase of the general adaptation syndrome?
alarm
The difference between hours of sleep needed and actual hours slept is
sleep debt
Social and cultural factors that increase the likelihood of violence include all of the following EXCEPT
social support
The willful, repeated, and malicious following, harassing, or threatening of another person is
stalking
As Joe prepares to spar with a Taekwondo opponent, his heart rate and respiration rate increase. These are indicators that which branch of the nervous system has been activated?
sympathetic