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