Dimensions of Health
A problem in one dimension of health will not affect other dimensions of health. (True or False)
What is false?
body of knowledge based on peer-review, repeatable observation and experimentation
What is science?
The amount you pay for healthcare services each year before your insurance company begins to take on the cost is called a _____.
What is a deductible?
The Affordable Care Act was designed to address rising insurance costs and barriers to obtaining health insurance. (true/false)
What is true?
Life expectancy in the United States has decreased significantly over the past 50 years.
What is false?
the dimension of health that refers to how well your body functions.
What is Physical health?
someone who purchases goods and services
What is a consumer?
a regular fee paid monthly or annually for health insurance.
What is a premium?
Actual number of years a person lives.
What is life span?
Texting and driving is an example of what kind of risk factors?
What are behavioral risk factors?
Dimension of health that involves your mood, outlook on life, and beliefs about yourself
What is emotional health?
an illegal activity related to health products and services.
What is health fraud?
available for disabled people unable to work and those who are older than 65 years of age.
What is medicare?
State of complete physical, mental and emotional, and social well being; not just the absence of illness
What is Health?
The range of a person's health status can be described as a ______________.
What is a continuum?
a dimension of health that involves your ability to think clearly and critically, learn, and solve problems
What is intellectual health?
The healthcare industry has shifted its focus from treatment to prevention. (true/false)
What is true?
A fixed amount you pay every time you visit the doctor.
What is a co-pay?
refers to a person's ability to function positively and overall satisfaction that life's present conditions are good.
What is well-being?
The leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States is ____.
What are accidents?
When making good decisions, you must _____ before you select the best alternative.
What are defining the problem and exploring alternatives?
ability to locate, interpret, and apply information pertaining to your health
What is health literacy?
a type of health insurance is more expensive but allows for flexibility when choosing doctors.
What is a preferred provider organization?
aspects that increase risk.
What are risk factors?
The leading cause of death in the United States is ____.
What is heart disease?