Here are the answers to your true or false questions and multiple-choice questions:
- TRUE: Optimists usually have a higher degree of wellness than pessimists.
- TRUE: Language, diet, and family background are components of culture.
- FALSE: Your friends are a part of your physical environment.
- TRUE: Risk behaviors are behaviors that can harm your health.
- TRUE: Consumer advocates are groups or individuals who can help with consumer issues.
- TRUE: Heredity is an influence on health that you cannot control.
- FALSE: Practicing abstinence usually leads to a(n) low level of wellness.
- TRUE: Understanding health education empowers people to improve their quality of life.
- Refusal skills: Which health skill will be most useful for a teen whose friend invites him to drink alcohol?
- of individuals with good mental and emotional health: A positive outlook is a characteristic that includes good physical health.
- Practicing healthful behaviors: A teen who wears a bicycle helmet every time he rides his bike is demonstrating which health skill?
- Accessing information: Which health skill is used by an individual who carefully evaluates the validity of the health information found on a Web site?
- FALSE: A web site that ends in .gov or .edu is probably unreliable.
- Communicating well with others: Which of the following would have the least impact on physical health?
- Decision making: Which health skill involves using thoughtful processes to make a healthful decision?
- TRUE: Your likes and dislikes are personal beliefs that can influence your health.
- FALSE: Individuals cannot control most risk behaviors.
- FALSE: Malpractice is the sale of a worthless product or service that claims to prevent disease or cure health problems.
- FALSE: Exercising, relaxation, and time management are all decision-making skills.
- TRUE: A health-literate individual knows how to find health information.
- FALSE: The first step of the goal-setting process is to state the situation.
- FALSE: Achieving goals takes planning and luck.
- Physical health is the most important area of your health triangle: Which of the following statements about your Total health is NOT true?
- TRUE: Refusal skills can be used to help you say "no" to activities that go against your values.
- TRUE: Acquiring a chronic disease moves an individual to a lower level of wellness.
- TRUE: Self-management skills include practicing healthful behaviors and managing stress.
- Use only as directed: Which of these is NOT a claim that indicates a product is most likely fraudulent?
- paying attention to all three sides of the health triangle: Good total health can best be achieved by
- Having a chronic disease: Which of the following does NOT have a positive impact on your position on the health continuum?
- physical environment: Safe parks, clean water, and foods are all components of a healthy
- mental/emotional health: Being constantly overwhelmed by everyday challenges is a sign of poor
- Cumulative risks: Eating high-fat foods every day at lunch is an example of
- goal: Something you aim for that takes planning and work is a
- analyzing influences: The health skill that involves taking the time to understand the factors that impact your health is
- The quality of the site's graphics: Which of the following is NOT an important consideration when evaluating health information on the internet?
- Men and women have different rates of survival after a heart attack: Which of the following describes a health disparity?
- values: Your ideas, attitudes, and beliefs are your
- TRUE: An advertisement that uses testimonials usually features a famous person.
- identify and achieve goals: Action plans are used to
- TRUE: Having regular doctor's appointments is one way to practice prevention.
- Stress management: Which of the following health skills does NOT involve exchanging information with others?
- "My whole weekend is ruined. Nothing ever works out for me": It rained on the day of an event several students had been planning. Which reaction demonstrates a pessimistic attitude?
- Abstinence: Which of the following is Not a risk behavior?
- FALSE: Getting eight hours of sleep each night is an example of a cumulative risk.
- TRUE: A person's position on the health continuum continues to change as he or she moves through life.
- a complete range of health from loss of health to a high level of wellness: The health continuum is used to show
- TRUE: Using "I" messages is a part of advocacy.
- Showing disrespect to other students: Which of the following behaviors would have a negative impact on an individual's total health?
- A student asking others to join the leadership club: Which is an example of positive peer pressure?
- FALSE: The three main components of health are physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or need clarification on any of the answers!