Health and Wellness Quiz 1 Review

Which of the following were cited by college students in a national survey as the top two impediments to performing well academically?

• Pressure from parents and relationship difficulties

• Stress and anxiety

• Repeated infections and financial concerns

• Depression and carrying a too-heavy course load

Jerome eats healthy foods, exercises regularly, gets eight hours of sleep each night, and rarely becomes ill. His ability to ward off illness exemplifies which dimension of health?

• Social

• Intellectual

• Physical

• Emotional

Which of the following activities exemplifies disease prevention?

• Vaccination

• Setting a wrist fracture in a cast

Determinants of health are defined as a range of

• personal, social, economic, and environmental factors.

• physical, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional factors.

• health-related beliefs, values, and behaviors.

• genetic and lifestyle factors.

During an argument with her friend Drew, Jesse practices mindfulness by

• taking deep breaths to help her tune out Drew's accusations.

• quietly requesting that Drew lower his voice.

• watching Drew's facial expressions and body language, listening to his words, and noticing the volume and tone of his voice.

• imagining herself sitting in the lotus position completely at peace.

Which of the following methods is the best example of successful lifestyle change?

• Making a New Year's resolution to stop smoking again after failing in the past

• Creating a demanding workout plan in hopes of someday losing weight

• Beginning a daily walking program and gradually increasing your time and distance

• Stopping smoking "cold turkey"

Among the world's eleven wealthiest industrialized nations, the United States ranks

• highest in health equity.

• among the top three in health equity.

• sixth in health equity.

• lowest in health equity.

Ezra's instructor hands back exams the class took three weeks ago. When he sees his low grade on the exam, Ezra reminds himself that he has been studying harder and earning full credit on quizzes since the exam date. What component of mindfulness best describes this attitude?

• gratitude

• connection

• compassion

Which of the following statements about gratitude is TRUE? Gratitude requires us to ignore our experiences of pain. Gratitude is an occasional expression of thanks. Gratitude can reveal the beauty present even within pain. The word gratitude is derived from a Latin phrase meaning "to suffer with."

• Gratitude requires us to ignore our experiences of pain.

• Gratitude is an occasional expression of thanks.

• Gratitude can reveal the beauty present even within pain.

• The word gratitude is derived from a Latin phrase meaning "to suffer with."

The term psychological health encompasses which four dimensions of health?

• Mental, physical, social, and environmental

• Mental, emotional, physical, and environmental

• Mental, physical, environmental, and spiritual

• Mental, emotional, social, and spiritual