Lesson 2
The life expectancy for the average American is: 82.7 77.5 68.3 74.8
77.5
Wellness is best described as: A static process Determined by genes Determined by environment A dynamic process
A dynamic process
Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these have on her dimensions of health?: They affect her physical health only. They affect all her dimensions of health. They affect her ability to recover from illnesses. They affect her health only if she has a family history of health problems related to obesity.
They affect all her dimensions of health.
Predisposing factors include all the following EXCEPT: knowledge skills attitudes beliefs
skills
Psychological health includes all the following EXCEPT: thoughts emotional states spirituality mental states
spirituality
Purposeful, enjoyable living best describes: wellness social health holistic living spiritual well-being
wellness
Which of the following is not one of the components of health? physical social environmental economic
economic
Having resources, facilities and mental capabilities are: preventive factors enabling factors reinforcing factors enhancing factors
enabling factors
One of the most important goals of Healthy People 2020 is to: Reduce health care costs for all Americans. Increasing funding for research on certain diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Eliminate health disparities and improve the health of all population groups. Increase the number of public health departments in every state.
Eliminate health disparities and improve the health of all population groups.
Successful change depends on all the following EXCEPT: positive reinforcements only self-talk locus of control self-efficacy
positive reinforcements only
