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Quiz on Concepts of Health and Well-being Unit 3

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

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1.

What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organisation?

a)

The ability to function normally in society and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

b)

A state of complete physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

c)

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

2.

What does the term 'ill-health' refer to?

a)

A state in which an individual is unable to function normally because of the presence of something negative like a disease or the absence of something positive like adequate nutrition.

b)

A state in which an individual is unable to function normally because of the presence of a disease or the absence of something positive like nutrition.

c)

A diagnostic label for a set of symptoms.

3.

Which of the following best describes 'disease'?

a)

A diagnostic label for a set of signs or symptoms, usually long term eg heart disease.

b)

The absence of stress-related symptoms.

c)

A temporary feeling of discomfort.

4.

What is meant by 'stress-related illness'?

a)

A disease with long-term symptoms which result from the physiological effects that occur when a person feels anxious and unable to cope with stressors like work or financial or family problems e.g headaches, palpitations and stomach problems.

b)

A state of mental well-being which results from the physiological effects that occur when a person feels anxious and unable to cope with stressors like work or financial or family problems e.g headaches, palpitations and stomach problems.

c)

refers to physical symptoms which result from the physiological effects that occur when a person feels anxious and unable to cope with stressors like work or financial or family problems e.g headaches, palpitations and stomach problems.

5.

How is 'mental health' defined?

a)

Is not just the absence of a mental illness, but a form of subjective well being, in which an individual feels able to cope with life.

b)

A psychological condition with abnormal behavior.

c)

The absence of any mental illness.

6.

Mental illness refers to a (a)   condition that is characterized by behaviour which is abnormal and is often linked to chemical changes in the brain e.g depression.