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