Final Exam Review

Health is a complete state of physical, mental & social well-being, not merely the absence of:

• risk behaviors
• poor choices
• disease or infirmity (illness)
• poor lifestyle patterns

Many leading causes of death among teens/adults can be prevented through _  & are _ diseases:

• gene therapy, non-communicable
• new and better medical treatment, communicable
• lifestyle changes, non-communicable
• changes in the environment, communicable

Which of these behaviors can reduce or lower a person’s quality of life:

• eating several grams of trans fat daily
• getting 8 hours of sleep nightly
• eating foods high in unsaturated fat such as avocados
• engaging in regular cardiorespiratory activity weekly

Which % most closely represents how much lifestyle impacts our health?

• 50
• 20
• 25
• 10

Heart/ lung disease and cancer are the top 3 killers in the U.S. They are caused mostly by 

• poor diet and poor sexual choices
• lack of exercise and heroin use
• smoking cigarettes and poor diet
• lack of sleep and poor sexual choices

Events+Thoughts=Feelings emphasizes the importance of which factor in experiencing stress?

• our emotions 
• our behavior (what we say or do)
• the event itself
• perception of event

Long ago, the general adaptation syndrome (stress response) allowed us to

• access fruit

• build shelters from weather

• survive physical threats

• reproduce efficiently

What type of stress would death of a loved one be considered?

• eustress 
• distress
• stressor
• homeostasis

This picture represents which personality type related to stress?

• Type A 
• Type B
• Type C
• Type AB

Who does the organization NAMI support?

• people with STDs
• people struggling with sexual decisions
• teen moms and dads
• people struggling with mental illness