Health (Module 1): Personal Wellness

The Wellness Model emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT:

Abstinence

U.S. legislation passed in 2013 to improve medical coverage and provide everyone access to medical care regardless of income, age, and health status.

Affordable Care Act

When adopting a healthy lifestyle, you need all of the following EXCEPT

An expensive gym membership

Lifestyle factors that may cause heart disease include all of the following except:

Bacteria

Heart, disease, cancer and diabetes are examples of

Chronic disease

Healthy People 2020 has three goals; which of the following is not a goal?

Create a public health. D) Eliminate health disparities.

College students do not have to think about their health.

False

Dimensions of wellness function in isolation

False

Health and wellness are the same thing.

False

Health is best defined as the absence of disease.

False

Life expectancy 100 years ago was largely determined by chronic diseases.

False

Once a person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, there is nothing that can be done to reverse it.

False

The leading causes of death today are infectious diseases.

False

The government's health objectives for the nation to achieve by the year 2020.

Healthy People 2020

The top three leading causes of death are:

Heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory diseases heart diseases, diabetes, and stroke

The tendency for body systems to interact and to maintain a constant physiological state is called:

Homeostasis

Intellectual wellness

Involves having a mind open to new ideas and concepts.

Today most of the serious illnesses among Americans are caused by:

Personal lifestyles

Jasmine has many friends, is respected by her coworkers, and maintains a great relationship with her boyfriend. Her ability to interact with others is an example of which dimension of health?

Social

Health is a dynamic process that is affected by the decisions we make everyday. It is a way of life. This definition describes ______________

The Wellness Model

Moving from thinking about starting an exercise program to joining a club, working with a trainer to set goals, and showing up for workouts is an example of which model of behavior change?

Trans theoretical model

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are called lifestyle diseases.

True

For every 20% increase in weight, the chance of diabetes doubles.

True

Wellness recognizes the interrelatedness of physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental factors.

True

___________ defines health as, "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity."

World Health Organization (WHO)