ch 1 test

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 other 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

• action plan
• value
• health habit
• risk factor

What is one of the broad goals of Healthy people 2020

• 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