Modules 8-13 quizzes (women's health)
All of these are correct. (plaques, stiffening of the arteries, twisted arteries)
Causes of atherosclerosis include:
All of these are correct (stigma, lack of knowledge about where to find services, lack of money to pay for care)
Factors preventing Americans from getting adequate health care include:
depend on a woman's symptoms, medical history, and personal preferences.
For most women, the use of hormone therapy should:
25%
In the United States, a woman has about what percent chance of facing some form of violence from an intimate partner during her lifetime?
teachers, secretaries, managers, or cashiers
Nearly one out of every five employed women in the United States work as:
False
True or False: In the United States, most healthcare providers are reluctant to perform hysterectomies unless absolutely necessary.
False
True or False: On average, a woman can expect to live 10 to 15 years after menopause.
False
True or False? Texas, Utah, and Alabama do not legally recognize rape within marriage as a crime.
False
True or false: Acute, or short-term, instances of stress usually have serious consequences for mental health.
True
True or false: Battering during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of miscarriage, premature labor, and low birthweight.
False
True or false: Overall, more men than women die of cardiovascular diseases.
True
True or false: Some forms of chemotherapy can cause a woman to experience early menopause
true
True or false: Today, American adults eat about 300 calories more on average than they did 30 years ago.
nutrition facts label
What informational tool can consumers use to compare the nutritional quality of various foods?
hot flashes
What is the most common symptom of menopause?
during their childbearing years
When are autoimmune diseases most likely to appear in women?
arrhythmia
When the heart begins to beat irregularly, the condition is called:
All of these are correct. (smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes)
Which of the following are major risk factors for heart disease?
All of these are correct. (Trouble speaking or understanding speech, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, sudden weakness)
Which of the following are signs of a stroke?
They must be grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals they must be produced in an eco-friendly manner they must be free of processing
Which of the following choices do not apply to foods labeled as "all-natural"?
African American women
Which of the following groups is at the highest risk for HIV infection and of AIDS-related death?
Syphilis
Which of the following is a curable STI that, if untreated, can spread to the whole body and cause serious injury or death?
STIs are a major cause of infertility in women.
Which of the following is true?
Trans fat
eating which of the following raises LDL levels and reduces HDL levels?
70%
what percent of women in the workforce have young children?
All of these are correct (living in poverty, living in a rural area, living in an area where women have little political power)
which of the following are global risks for violence against women?
more than one-fourth of families maintained by women live below the poverty line
which of the following statements is true?
fallen by about 20%
Since 1999, the number of new HIV cases around the world has:
American Indian and Alaskan Native
In the United States, which group of women are more likely to report rape victimization than women of other backgrounds?
usually work best when paired with some form of psychotherapy
Medications for treating mental illness:
150
The U.S. Physical Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults get at least how many minutes of moderate exercise per week?
all of these are correct (anorexia nervosa, Depression, seasonal affective disorder)
Which of the following mental illnesses is more common among women than among men?
Genetics and lifestyle factors play the biggest role in how chronic diseases appear and develop.
Which of the following statements is true?
Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women.
Which of the following statements is true?
None of these are correct
Which of the following will reliably detect a recent STI infection?
True
true or false: A combination of biological, environmental, and cultural factors contribute to mental illness.
true
true or false: Racial differences in how chronic diseases affect women may be due to both genetics and socioeconomic trends.
true
true or false: about 60% of women over the age of 16 are currently employed or looking for work.
True
true or false: half of all women over 50 years of age will have an osteoporosis-related fracture at some point in their lives.
true
true or false: women who work in the healthcare setting may face hazards such as anaphylactic shock and needles tick injuries.
