Exam 1: Taking Charge of Your Health

Occupational wellness is enhanced with high salaries and prestigious titles.

Discuss the role that lifestyle choices play in determining quality of life. Provide three examples of healthy lifestyle choices and explain how each promotes quality of life and the dimensions of wellness.

Describe which stage of change each of the following situations represents, and provide two appropriate strategies in each case to help the person move forward in the cycle of change. -José wants to get back into shape, but he can't figure out how to fit activity into his day and doesn't know what to do next about his desire to change. -Ellen has tried unsuccessfully to quit smoking in the past and now assumes that she won't ever be able to quit. -Gary has decided to improve his diet, beginning in two weeks; he has already started to change by eating cereal for breakfast at home one day per week rather than picking up his usual fast food breakfast on the way to his first class.

Carla has become very busy since she came to university. She is a full-time student and is very active in campus clubs and organizations. Her classes and campus activities leave her little time to socialize with her friends. She is beginning to feel as if she has let her friends down because she has had to cancel several activities that they had planned, but she also feels guilty if she isn't able to meet her other obligations. Carla has always thoug that she was in control of her life and has managed well up until now. She wants to spend more time with her friends without giving up her other activities. If Carla succeeds in improving her target area of wellness, she will most likely see a corresponding improvement in her wellness.

A target behaviour can best be defined as

The technique of visualization is one of the best ways to

Prior to the twentieth century, a person was most likely to die of a chronic disease.

All of the following are key aspects of occupational wellness, EXCEPT

The single most important factor in determining an individual's level of wellness is

The health determinant over which we have least control is

Someone you know at work who is attempting to lose weight has been repeatedly "derailed" by coworkers who bring high-calorie snacks to work every day. It would be fair to say that this person does NOT

The 'A' in SMART goals stands for

The top three causes of death among Canadians age 15 to 24 are

Which of the following is a positive social influence on health behaviours?

A comparison survey of North American smokers and non-smokers found that

When devising a plan of action for behaviour change, all of the following are important steps, EXCEPT

Income and education are closely linked with health status. The the poverty rate and the the education level, the better the health.

Entries made into a health journal about a behaviour should note all the following, EXCEPT

Length of life is synonymous with quality of life.