Question
You decide you are going to make more responsible health decisions. Which of the following risk factors can you control? (1 point) Responses There is a history of heart disease in your family. There is a history of heart disease in your family. Your friends have recently started smoking. Your friends have recently started smoking. There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group. There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group. Unintentional accidents are the leading cause of death for teens.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Among the options listed, the risk factor that you can control is related to your friends' behaviors:
- **Your friends have recently started smoking.**
While you cannot change the fact that there is a family history of heart disease or a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group, you can choose to avoid smoking and influence your friends by promoting healthier behaviors.
Unintentional accidents, while a risk, are not something you can control directly either, but you can take measures to minimize your risk (e.g., being cautious while driving, wearing seatbelts, etc.). Therefore, the most direct controllable factor here is your response to your friends' smoking behavior.
- **Your friends have recently started smoking.**
While you cannot change the fact that there is a family history of heart disease or a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group, you can choose to avoid smoking and influence your friends by promoting healthier behaviors.
Unintentional accidents, while a risk, are not something you can control directly either, but you can take measures to minimize your risk (e.g., being cautious while driving, wearing seatbelts, etc.). Therefore, the most direct controllable factor here is your response to your friends' smoking behavior.