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1. Which of the following statements about your total health is NOT true?
a. Your health triangle includes physical, mental/emotional, and social health.
b. It's important to pay attention to all three areas of your health triangle.
c. Physical health is the most important area of your health triangle.
d. Spiritual health is a part of mental/emotional health.
c. Physical health is the most important area of your health triangle.
collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
Culture
True/False
There are three main components of your social health.
False
Total Health
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.
2. 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
various methods for communicating information
Media
Social health refers to the health of the body
False
Physical Health
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.
3. Which of the following is NOT a risk behavior?
a. Tobacco use
b. Violence
c. Alcohol use
d. Abstinence
d. Abstinence
actions that threaten your health and the health of others
Risk Behaviors
An individual’s position on the health continuum continues to change as he or she moves through life
True
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
4. Eating high-fat foods every day at lunch is an example of
a. cumulative risk.
b. prevention.
c. abstinence.
d. chronic disease.
a. cumulative risk.
radio, television, and the Internet
Technology
A health literacy is a difference in health outcomes between groups
False
Disparity
It rained on the day of an event several students had been planning. Which reaction demonstrates a pessimistic attitude?
a. “We can just reschedule for next weekend. I’m sure it will be sunny then.”
b. “We can move the event indoors—let me make some phone calls and get it arranged.”
c. “My whole weekend is ruined. Nothing ever works out for me.”
d. “If we reschedule, we’ll have time to make the event even bigger and better.”
c. “My whole weekend is ruined. Nothing ever works out for me.”
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.
related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
Cumulative Risks
Peers are a part of your mental/emotional network.
False
Social
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.