Kinesiology Final Exam
Natural gas consumption emissions represent ___%
78
Blood Sugar (Glucose) Goals
<100mg/dL (normal fasting)
___________ is defined as a fasting blood glucose of 126mg/dL or more
Diabetes mellitus
When choosing a career, the steps that will help with this process include:
answers B, C & D
Emotion replacing logic
appeal to pity
Weight Goals
BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2
Organic waste sent to landfills emits
Emits methane
Wastewater treatment plants emits
Emits methane and nitrous oxide
____________ crimes are defined as the violence of intolerance and bigotry, intended to hurt and intimidate someone because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
Hate
__________ includes all gambling behavior patterns that compromise, disrupt or damage personal, family or vocational pursuits
Problem gambling
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes the following symptoms:
all of the above
Cancer can cause many different signs and symptoms. Some of them include:
all of the above
Short sleep duration is linked with:
all of the above
The EPA introduced ENERGY STAR in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Applicable products that have earned the ENERGY STAR label are:
all of the above
The following are risk factors for stroke:
all of the above
The following are some of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome:
all of the above
The more risk factors an individual has, the greater the chance that taking drugs can lead to addiction. The following can influence one's risk:
all of the above
What should you do when it comes to being responsible for your own checking account?
all of the above
What is the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on a credit card?
an interest rate if you carry over a balance
The greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States are:
electricity
According to standard economics, the most important commodity you can buy with additional wealth is choice.
true
Credit scoring is a system creditors use to help determine whether to give you credit.
true
Gratitude means that you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are in your life and is a lesson that needs to be reinforced often.
true
In 1980, Americans were ranked 11th in the world in longevity and now are ranked 42nd
true
It has been shown that men can reduce their risk of heart attack by 30% and women by 50% when at least a two-week block of vacation time is taken off from work rather than a day here and a day there.
true
It seems that a sense of well-being can make you more productive and more likely to show initiative and other traits that lead to a higher income.
true
Knowing when to say "no" means looking at what is being asked of you and then seeing if those things are a part of your life's important goals.
true
Studies find that optimism is associated with better health, performance, longevity, and social success but, in some situations, optimistic thinking can be associated with an underestimation of risks.
true
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act's (FACTA) gives people the right to free copy of your credit report and to obtain your credit score from each of the 3 major credit bureaus every year.
true
Tolerance is the outward extension of acceptance and when one learns to embrace all parts of others and allow them to be and express themselves fully.
true
When personality types matches up with a career, there is a tendency to find more support for challenges and greater understanding for failed attempts.
true
Sexually transmitted infections caused by __________ include hepatitis B, herpes, HIV and HPV.
virus
Getting agreement by paying compliments
Appeal to vanity
Gases used in air conditioning and refrigerators emit
Emits hydroflourocarbons
____________ is the single most preventable cause of death in the US
Smoking
Dr. Barry Schwartz discussed choice and why our decisions can be disappointing to us. __________, which is the decreased responsiveness to sights, sounds, odors and the like as people continue to experience them, demonstrates that humans respond less and less to any given environmental event as the event persists adding to the reasoning for the event of disappointment.
perceptual
When choosing a major, you should take two important factors into consideration:
personal satisfaction
Learning preferences are connected to:
personality
Which are the two biggest players in the category of containers and packaging when it comes to waste making up over 76 million tons of total municipal solid waste?
plastic & paper
Dr. Martin Seligman's ___________ is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play.
positive
Environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility. You can help by:
reducing & recycling
A strong indicator for happiness is whether one has a purpose in life- a sense of meaning about the past, present and future.
true
Blood Pressure Goals
<120/<80mmHg
Blood Cholesterol Goals
LDL: <100mg/dL and HDL: >60mg/dL
Combustion of natural gas and petroleum products for heating and cooking emits
CO2, methane, nitrous oxide of fossil fuels CO2 emissions.
"Everyone else is doing it" argument
appeal to common practice
An unhealthy work/life balance has not been shown to be detrimental to one's physical and mental health as well as personal & family life.
false
Triglyceride Goals
<150mg/dL
Using fear as a way of interfering or blocking rational thinking
Scare tactics
Having a good work/life balance means that your actions act alone not taking into account your priorities, morals and values.
false
One of the three S's of creativity, _____________, means working together and sharing ideas producing a result greater than what one person could produce alone:
Synergy
When getting an eye exam, normal results mean:
all of the above
Credit is your financial trustworthiness. Good credit means that your ____________, ____________ and ____________ makes you a good candidate for a loan and can translate into lower payments and more ease into borrowing money.
answers B, C & D
"We've always done it that way" argument
appeal to tradition
When choosing a vocation, identifying your personal needs when considering making career choices is key to self-exploration.
autonomy
Sexually transmitted infections caused by __________ include chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
bacteria
How do identity thieves get your personal information?
both A & B
What are some ways identity thieves use your personal information?
both A & B
You should do the following when you have a credit card:
both A & B
________________ is the value that appears far more in our actions than in our statements and what we hold about ourselves that is observable in moral and ethical actions taken in our lives consistent with the faith we developed.
character
___________ back pain is measured by duration- pain that persists for more than three months- which is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.
chronic
Even during college, it's important that you realize that you are building a ___________ that will be important as you apply for a loan or a job in the future.
credit record
When choosing a vocation, it's important to understand the meaning of the word vocation and how it differs from the word job or career. What is the definition of vocation?
doing what brings meaning & purpose to one's life via work
Most people will not find a sense of happiness and fulfillment as they selflessly give a portion of their hard-earned money charitably.
false
People can rely on the equity in their house to finance their retirement.
false
_____________ is the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
footprint
The inward motivation to financially invest in and support other worthwhile projects and to wisely use and invest money to provide for such support is called:
giving
Harvard professor, Dr. Howard Gardner, defined _______________ as the human ability to solve problems or to design or compose something valued in at least one culture which broadens the scope of human potential.
intelligence
Researchers are very clear about what forgiveness is "not." This includes the notion that forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation, is not forgetting, is not condoning or excusing and is not:
justice
Dr. Daniel Siegel's work on the examination of how one person focuses attention on the internal world of another (called attunement) suggests that the brain may grow in ways that promote balanced self-regulation and a process, called neural integration, enables flexibility and understanding. This along with the moment-to-moment awareness of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's work is considered a practice of:
midfulness
_________________ are the leading cause of death among people age 3 to 33:
motor vehicle accidents
Servanthood is expressed in a veriety of ways as we serve each other differently based on the intrinsic motivations placed within us. The inward motivation that to publicly speak out from internal convictions concerning what is perceived as right or wrong is called:
proclaiming
___________ serves as a diagnostic tool to detect and measure many medications as well as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, opiates and other drugs, hormones, environmental toxins and antibodies against viruses like HIV and hepatitis A and B
saliva
Balancing the needs of today with the prospects for the same or better quality of life for tomorrow's generations is referred to as:
sustainability
In cognitive psychology, the concept called _____________ and its interaction with long-term memory and the environment implies that humans do not like to think but, rather, when faced with a new situation draw on past memory and rely on that to decide how to act, assuming that applicable knowledge is stored in long-term memory.
working memory
