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Vocabulary
True or False
Multiple Choice
Health Knowledge
Critical Thinking
100
the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
What is health
100
Your feeling about yourself and how well you cope with stress are both parts of your social health.
What is FALSE; mental/emotional
100
A health-literate individual: a. understands basic health information and services and uses these sources to promote health and wellness. b. put his/her own health before ay other consideration. c. understands that serious disease only strikes the elderly. d. believes only what he or she want to believe about health.
What is A. understands basic health information and services and uses these sources to promote health and wellness.
100
The three sides of the health triangle.
What is physical, mental/emotional, and social
100
Longevity refers to how long a person lives. How does attitude affect longevity?
What is having positive can increase longevity and quality of life. Having a negative attitude can decrease longevity and lead to a poor quality of life.
200
practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury
What is prevention
200
When several risk factors come together to increase the danger of a situation, they are said to be cumulative risks.
What is TRUE
200
Which of the following is an incorrect statement if you are in good physical health? a. You are able to resist diseases. b. You can cope with everyday stresses and challenges. c. You are able to protect yourself from injury. d. You do not have the energy to perform daily tasks.
What is D. You do not have the energy to perform daily tasks.
200
When two sides of the health triangle are strong, the third will take care of itself.
What is FALSE
200
What are some components of culture? (5)
What is Food, Holidays, Religion, Traditions, and Language
300
related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
What is cumulative risks
300
Your environment, the media, and technology are among the important influences on your health.
What is TRUE
300
The dynamic nature of our health means that: a. it is constantly changing. b. we have little control over it. it changes very slowly. it is largely inherited.
What is A. It is constantly changing.
300
List 3 lifestyle factors.
What is 8-10 hours of sleep, breakfast, variety of nutritious foods, physically active for at least 30 minutes a day, maintaining a healthy weight, avoid ATD, abstinence from sexual activity, managing stress, positive relationships, practice safe behaviors to prevent injury
300
What is health literacy, and why is it important?
What is People who are health literate are able to learn about and understand basic health information and services. They are able to use there resources to promote their health and wellness. It is important because there is so much health information available today; we need to be able to understand and evaluate it so we can make good decisions.
400
the sum of your surroundings
What is environment
400
Health comes from a balance between the physical, mental/emotional, and environmental elements of your life
What is FALSE; social
400
Your personal behavior: a. is not influenced by the environment. b. can affect your friends and family. c. is dictated by heredity. d. has consequences for you only.
What is B. Can affect your friends and family.
400
The dynamic nature of our health continuum means that
What is constantly changing
400
Explain the difference between risk factors and lifestyle factors.
What is Risk Factors are specific actions or behaviors that pose a potential health threat. Examples are smoking, eating a high-fat diet, and driving recklessly. Lifestyle factors are behaviors or habits related to the way you live that help determine your level of health. They can be positive, such as eating right, or negative, such as abusing alcohol or drugs.
500
the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices
What is health education
500
Heredity influences superficial traits such as eye color, and does not play a part in your general health
What is FALSE; and does play a part in your general health
500
Which of the following is a cumulative risk? a. not wearing a seatbelt. b. riding a bike without a helmet. c. eating a high-fat diet. d. abstaining from the use of alcohol.
What is C. Eating a high-fat diet. *Diet is the key word here*
500
Your personal behavior has consequences for you only.
What is FALSE
500
In what ways can a person's actions and behaviors affect the health of others? Give examples.
What is Everything a person does affects someone else in some way, including health behaviors. For example, when one person smokes, people nearby breathe the smoke as well, exposing them to the risks of secondhand smoke. As another example, if an older sibling exercises regularly, a younger sibling will likely develop the same habit.