Question 1 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

"Holistic Health", refers to the multidimensional concept of health.

Answer Key: True
Question 2 of 25

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A holistic perception of health is a perception totally focused on the structure

and function of the body.
Answer Key: False
Question 3 of 25

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According to the Transtheoretical Model of Health and Behavior Change, the

fifth stage "
Answer Key: True
Question 4 of 25

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An important tool in asssessing risk for metabolic diseases such as;

cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, is an accurate family history.
Answer Key: True
Question 5 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Many women cut short their undergraduate education or defer graduate

school to marry and raise children.(learning from our diversity)
Answer Key: True
Question 6 of 25

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Morbidity pertains to death.

Answer Key: False
Question 7 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Nontraditional-age students are defined as students who fall outside of the

range of 18-24 years.
Answer Key: True
Question 8 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

One of the critical questions an older adult must ask in regards to

establishing their sense of integrity is "Would I do it over again?"

Answer Key: True

Question 9 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Persons with diagnosed disabilities, both visable and hidden, compose less
than 5 percent of the current college student population.
Answer Key: False
Question 10 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Risk factor refers to a biomedical index like cholesterol readings and

behavioral patterns such as smoking associated with developing a chronic
illness.
Answer Key: True
Question 11 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Several factors can influence a person's desire to change high-risk health

behaviors. If one or more of these conditions are not in place it will greatly
diminish the individuals ability to make this change.
Answer Key: True
Question 12 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

The loss of functionality is a reality for most older adults; however it can be
possible to bring back a high level of function in certain areas.
Answer Key: True
Question 13 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

The term "Generativity" means in general, that people in middle adulthood

are able to select activities that best use their abilities to contribute to the
good of society.
Answer Key: True
Question 14 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Which of the following is not a stage of the Transtheoretical Model of Health

Behavior Change?
A.

Precontemplation Stage

B.

Contemplation Stage

Correct

C.

Completion Stage

D.

All the above are stages of the model.

Answer Key: C
Question 15 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Which of the following statements is not true in regards to longevity of

women compared to men in our society:
A. Men are more likely to ignore symptoms, and less likely to schedule
checkups or seek follow-up treatments.
B. Women are twice as likely to visit their doctor on an annual basis
and explore preventive medical treatments than are men.
Correct

C. More women smoke than men.

D. These are all correct statements.

Answer Key: C
Question 16 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Which Statement is true: Of the 22 million office visits made in 2006A. Men where more likely to visit the physician than women.
Correct
B. People living in metropolitan areas were more likely to visit a
physician than people living in nonmetropolitan areas.
C. Asian Americans are more likely to visit physicians than other American
ethnic groups.
D. Adults under the age of 65 make twice as many visits per year as adults
over the age of 65
Answer Key: B
Question 17 of 25

Score: 0 (of possible 2 points)

Which statement is true regarding American ethnic visits to health care

physicians office visits in 2006.
A. 79% of Whites, 65% of Blacks, and 75% of Asians visited a physician office
for illness and/or preventive medicine.
B. 80% of Whites, 79% of African Americans, 75% of Asian Americans, 84% of
Native Americans, 68% of Hispanic Americans, and 63% of Mexican
Americans made a physician office visit for illness and/or preventive
medicine.

C. 65% of Asians, and 64% of Whites younger than the age of 22 made a
physician office visit for illness and/or preventive medicine.
Incorrect D. None of the above are correct.
Answer Key: B
Question 18 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Using medical care to identify early indicators of risk is called episodic health
care.
Answer Key: False
Question 19 of 25

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Cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS have all but been eliminated due to
high sophisticated health care.
False- summary on page 17
Question 20 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

episodic health (medical) health care refers to preventive medicine.

False- page 7
Question 21 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Males' shorter life expectancy, compared with that of females, results almost
completely from males' greater genetic weakness.
False- review question located on the first page and answered on page 17
Question 22 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

Society holds developmentally oriented expectations for young adults, but

not for middle-aged and older adults.
False- review question located on 1st page of chapter and anwer on page 17
Question 23 of 25

Score: 0 (of possible 2 points)

The contemplation stage is the stage in which the individual thinks about
change but finds it to difficult and avoids doing it.
False- page 11
Question 24 of 25

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The nurturing of an individual's or group's ability to be responsible for their

own health and well-being is labeled empowerment.

True- page 8
Question 25 of 25

Score: 2 (of possible 2 points)

A study involving primary care physician medical records suggests that

prehaps one out of every seven patient files is missing information important
to providing comprehensive health care.
Answer Key: True