Deck 2: Building Wellness Skills

Question 1

You are introduced to someone new and immediately assume that they are very wealthy based on their clothing. Your assumption is most likely based on which of the following?

A) critical thinking
B) a health belief
C) previous experience
D) a perception

Answer 1

a perception

Question 2

What is the study of how people's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, and/or implied presence of others?

A) social psychology
B) community
C) an ecosystem
D) a social support network

Answer 2

social psychology

Question 3

Which of the following describes the likelihood that you will perform a behavior?

A) subjective norm
B) behavioral intention
C) perceived behavioral control
D) attitude

Answer 3

behavioral intention

Question 4

The Alameda County Study found which of the following?

A) Eating breakfast every day had no affect on overall health and longevity.
B) Consuming an alcoholic drink 1-2 times a week is beneficial to one's health.
C) Practicing many of the 7 health behaviors studied resulted in longer life expectancy.
D) Living in Alameda County had a negative effect on health when compared to living in the neighboring county.

Question 5

Our friends, homes, community, natural resources, and the planet we live on are an example of which of the following?

A) a network
B) social wellness
C) an ecosystem
D) friendship

Question 6

Under which circumstance are people more likely to get tested for HIV infection?

A) They have friends who have HIV.
B) They are not sexually active.
C) They are an ethnic minority.
D) They believe they are susceptible to HIV.

Question 7

What is the belief that a person has the skills and resources to perform a behavior?

A) subjective norm
B) behavioral intention
C) perceived behavioral control
D) attitude

Question 8

Which of the following is information included on the Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) questionnaire?

A) satisfaction with current job
B) physical and behavioral measures
C) income level
D) intelligence

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a good employee health promotion program?

A) requiring all employees to lose 5% of their body weight
B) offering a small gift certificate to employees who participate in a lunchtime walking group at work
C) prohibiting employees from bringing junk food to work
D) offering a cash bonus to the employee who can lose 5 lbs the quickest

Question 10

In the Theory of Planned Behavior, which of the following is an example of a subjective norm?

A) choosing to eat fast food because it is convenient
B) taking up smoking because your friends do
C) having the belief that drug use is unhealthy
D) wanting to go to the gym

Question 11

Both the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Planned Behavior include which component?

A) perceived behavioral control
B) susceptibility
C) subjective norms
D) genetics and family history

Question 12

Which of the following describe the Health Risk Appraisal (HRA)?

A) determines a person's "health age"
B) determines the risk for occupational injury at your current job
C) does not inquire about family history
D) has no medical basis

Question 13

Which of the following is considered to be a health indicator?

A) communication
B) physical activity
C) income
D) osteoporosis

Question 14

Which of the following actions would best improve your emotional health?

A) buying a gift for someone
B) trying not to make big worries out of small problems
C) making an effort to recycle
D) trying to learn something new

Question 15

How can employee wellness programs and health promotion activities benefit corporations?

A) by allowing employees to spend more time with their families
B) by reducing the amount companies have to pay employees
C) by reducing overall costs to the company
D) by reducing the number of employees needed

Question 16

Which of the following behaviors may help to prevent cancer?

A) consuming alcohol in moderation
B) using chewing tobacco instead of smoking tobacco
C) consuming a diet high in animal fat
D) taking long, hot showers at least once a day

Question 17

What is the definition of wellness ?

A) the process of incorporating behaviors in your daily life to positively impact your health
B) your quality of life
C) the most important dimension within the four dimensions of health
D) your life expectancy

Question 18

Adopting behaviors that you think important people you know will approve of is part of which model?

A) Health Belief Model
B) Wellness Motive
C) Theory of Planned Behavior
D) Health Promotion

Question 19

What two diseases account for nearly 2/3 of American deaths each year?

A) influenza and pneumonia
B) Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
C) diabetes and HIV/AIDS
D) heart disease and cancer

Question 20

A free nutrition education program for pregnant woman is an example of which of the following?

A) a health risk assessment
B) a subjective norm
C) social wellness
D) health promotion

Question 23

The sum of knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and values that give you reason to practice a wellness behavior is an example of which of the following?

A) a wellness motive
B) health promotion
C) a health indicator
D) emotional health

Question 24

Why is tobacco use such a concern for U.S. public health officials?

A) Cigarette companies are gaining more and more freedom in advertising.
B) More people smoke tobacco in the United States compared to any other country.
C) Tobacco use is becoming more common among those 70 years old and older.
D) Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of disease and death in the United States.

Question 25

Why is it important to focus on diabetes and diabetes information in the United States?

A) Those with diabetes have a life expectancy of only 21 years.
B) Diabetes is 100% curable.
C) Diabetes is difficult to diagnose.
D) Many people with diabetes have not been educated about how to manage the disease.

Question 28

Which of the following is one of the most important steps in making a health change?

A) making a change completely on your own without the support of others
B) choosing a health behavior that doesn't sound very appealing to you
C) trying to make the change as quickly as possible
D) establishing goals to keep you focused

Question 29

You plan to become more physically healthy by eating more nutritional foods. Which of the following will help you achieve success toward your goal?

A) trying a new diet that you saw advertised on TV
B) making the goal very broad and general
C) keeping a food log and evaluating it at the end of the week
D) trying not to eat out with your friends as much

Question 30

Describe three of the health indicators that our nation needs to focus on to improve health and quality of life.

Question 32

Which of the following is a first step toward wellness?

A) exercising five times a week
B) working on your social health
C) developing a positive attitude toward health and wellness
D) adapting principles from the medical model

Question 33

What is the major difference between public health and the "medical model"?

Question 34

One of the focus areas of Health People 2010 is to increase the number of households in the United States who have Internet access. Why is this a health concern?

A) Improving Internet access may help to improve access to health information and health literacy.
B) Information on the Internet is more accurate than print information.
C) Improving Internet access would help drug companies to advertise their products.
D) Most doctors today require making an appointment online instead of over the phone.

Question 35

Trying to avoid drinking and driving is an example of which of the following types of wellness?

A) personal wellness
B) emotional wellness
C) spiritual wellness
D) social wellness

Question 37

According to research, which of the following is true about wellness behaviors?

A) People who eat breakfast have a higher risk of premature death.
B) People who sleep 7-8 hours a night are usually healthier than those people who sleep less.
C) Life expectancy is not influenced by regular exercise.
D) Drinking heavily has been shown to reduce stress.

Question 38

Which of the following describes domains of wellness?

A) They are the same as dimensions of health.
B) They are a list of risky behaviors.
C) They influence all dimensions of health.
D) They do not include social health.