Multiple Choice
Which of the Following factors that influence health do individuals have the least control over?
a. Heredity
b. social environment
c. attitude
d. behavior
a. Heredity
Which of the following does NOT have a positive impact on your position on the health continuum?
a. eating nutritious foods
b. avoiding risk behaviors
c. having a chronic disease
d. having a positive social environment
c. having a chronic disease
collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
a. risk behaviors
b. culture
c. media
d. technology
e. cumulative risks
Culture
avoiding harmful behaviors
a. heredity
b. prevention
c. environment
d. peers
e. abstinence
abstinence
There are three main components of your social health.
False
Eating high-fat foods every day at lunch is an example of
a. cumulative risks.
b. prevention.
C. abstinence.
d. chronic disease.
a. Cumulative Risks
Safe parks, clean water, and nutritious foods are all components of a healthy
a. social environment.
b. attitude.
c. culture.
d. physical environment.
d. physical environment.
various methods for communicating information
a. risk behaviors
b. culture
c. media
d. technology
e. cumulative risks
Media
all the traits that are biologically passed from parent to child
a. heredity
b. prevention
c. environment
d. peers
e. abstinence
heredity
Social health pertains to the health of the body.
False
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the health triangle?
a. You can work on only one side at a time.
b. It's most important to work on physical health.
c. Good overall health requires a balance between all three sides.
d. If you work on social health, other areas of health will automatically improve.
c. Good overall health requires a balance between all three sides.
Which is an example of positive peer pressure?
a. A teen encouraging a friend to drink alcohol.
b. A student asking others to join the leadership club.
c. A teacher telling his students to have a safe weekend.
d. A parent telling her son to wear his seatbelt.
b. A student asking others to join the leadership club.
actions that threaten your health and the health of others
a. risk behaviors
b. culture
c. media
d. technology
e. cumulative risks
risk behaviors
the sum of an individual's surroundings
a. heredity
b. prevention
c. environment
d. peers
e. abstinence
environment
An individual's position on the health continuum continues to change as he or she moves through life.
True
Being constantly overwhelmed by everyday challenges is a sign of poor
a. physical health.
b. mental/emotional health.
c. spiritual health.
d. social health.
b. mental/emotional health.
A reliable source of information on the Internet would most likely be
a. a site that advertises the products of a prescription drug manufacturer.
b. a chat forum to which anyone can post.
c. a site run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
d. a site that claims to have information about a miracle cure.
c. a site run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
radio, television, and the Internet
a. risk behaviors
b. culture
c. media
d. technology
e. cumulative risks
technology
taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
a. heredity
b. prevention
c. environment
d. peers
e. abstinence
prevention
Clean, safe bike paths are a health-enhancing part of a(n) physical environment.
True
Which of the following describes a health disparity?
a.Men and women have different rates of survival after a heart attack.
b.Individuals learn to access valid health information on the Internet.
c. Communities promote health and wellness through various programs.
d. National health goals are revised every 10 years.
a. Men and women have different rates of survival after a heart attack.
Getting regular check-ups with a doctor and a dentist is an example of
a. prevention.
b. cumulative risk.
c. risk behavior.
d. abstinence.
a. prevention.
related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
a. risk behaviors
b. culture
c. media
d. technology
e. cumulative risks
cumulative risks
people of the same age who share similar interests
a. heredity
b. prevention
c. environment
d. peers
e. abstinence
peers
Peers are a part of your mental/emotional network.
False