Health Chapter 1

Life expectancy is

• the ability to enjoy life.

• the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

• the absence of illness.

• the number of years a person can expect to live.

Having enough energy to go to school and being able to carry out everyday tasks without becoming overly tired are signs of good

• mental health

• emotional health

• social health

• physical health

How well you get along with others is called

• social health

• mental health

• emotional health

• physical health

Which of these is a sign of wellness

• enthusiasm for life

• isolation from others

• low energy level

• frequent aches and pains

You are most likely to move toward the wellness end of the health continuum if you decide to

• get little sleep

• wear a helmet while bicycling

• smoke cigarettes

• isolate yourself from others

All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child are considered

• culture

• heredity

• gender

• environment

One risk factor you CANNOT control is your

• choice of friends

• level of physical activity

• skin color

• intake of fat, sugar, or salt

The ability to gather, understand, and use health information is called

• prevention

• goal setting

• advocacy

• health literacy

A series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal is known as a(n)

• action plan

• value

• health habit

• risk factor

What is one of the broad goals of Healthy People 2010?

• Increase the years of healthy life for each American

• Increase the population of Americans

• Eliminate differences in health based on gender and age

• Eliminate death in the United States