chapter 1
Health promotion
The combined educational, organizational, procedural, environmental, social, and financial supports that help individuals and groups reduce negative health behaviors and promote positive change
Health and wellness are best described as:
a dynamic
Emotional health can best be described as being able to
express emotions and maintain a level of self-confidence
All the following causes of death are linked to modifiable lifestyle behaviors EXCEPT
genetic disease
Spiritual health can best be described as
having a sense of meaning and purpose in one's life
Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these factors have on her health?
her dimensions of health
Healthy People 2020 is a plan designed to
imporve the health-related quality of life and years of life for all americans
Determinants of health are a range of factors in a person's life that
influence the health status of individuals or popualtions
The ability to think clearly, analyze information, and use one's mental capacity to meet life's challenges is known as
intellectual health
The expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as at birth, is known as:
life expectancy
The model of health that is concerned with curing disease affecting a particular tissue or organ is the
medical model
The achievement of the highest level of health possible in each of several dimensions is
optimal functioning
To successfully change a behavior, a person must recognize that change is a(n)
process that occurs in stages
Having unprotected sex is considered a
risk behavior
Missy is motivated to lose weight. She has begun taking a 30-minute walk every morning, has worked with a nutrition counselor to design a new diet, and on Monday will begin following new eating plan. According to the transtheoretical model of behavior change, Missy is in a stage of
action
Eve is always upset about something, and it seems that she is never really happy. Her mental outlook is likely to adversely affect
all six dimensions of her health
Which of the following is an example of a SMART goal?
specific- the goal of becoming a high school strength teacher is specific
Which of the following were cited by college students in a national survey as major impediments to performing well academically?
stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties
The contemporary definition of wellness is:
the dynamic process of trying to achieve one's potential
People with an internal locus of control believe that events turn out as they do based on
their own actions
