Chapter 1 Test

What is life expectancy?

• the ability to enjoy life

• the only factor used to evaluate health

• the average age of people in the population

• the number of years a person is expected to live

If you neglect your physical health,

• you should build up your social health

• the effects are irreversible

• your mental and social health can be affected

• you should take vitamins

The degree of overall satisfaction as person gets from life is called

• quality of life

• quality of health

• life expectancy

• life satisfaction

Which aspect of health refers to how you react to events in your life?

• emotional health

• physical health

• not part of our health

• social health

Which of the following is not a risk factor?

• tobacco use

• exercise program

• alcohol use

• physical inactivity

A trait associated with good social health is the ability to

• learn from your mistakes

• get along well with others

• recognize your achievements

• do daily tasks without getting too tired

A person at the midpoint of the wellness continuum is

• very ill

• perfectly well

• neither ill nor perfectly well

• unable to move on the continuum

The thing we use to represent wellness

• triangle

• circle

• continuum

• flute

A person's culture is part of their

• heredity

• indoor surroundings

• social environment

• physical environment

Your actions and behaviors

• will be passed on to the next generation

• affect only yourself

• are determined only by your parents

• affect you and others around you