1. Which of the following describes the process in which one adopts patterns of behavior
that lead to greater life satisfaction?
A. wellness
B. health
C. social determination
D. self-efficacy
Answer: A
Page(s): 2
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health in Context
Learning Objective: Demonstrate a basic understanding of common health terminology.
2. Which of the following is considered a social determinant of health?
A. heredity
B. employment status
C. your values
D. the physical environment
Answer: B
Page(s): 4
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health in Context
Learning Objective: Demonstrate a basic understanding of common health terminology.
3. According to the socioecological model of health and wellness, which of the following is
a factor in a person’s natural physical environment?
A. air quality
B. sanitation systems
C. access to health care services
D. housing
Answer: A
Page(s) : 4
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health in Context
Learning Objective: Demonstrate a basic understanding of common health terminology.
,4. Which of the following best demonstrates a socioecological model of health and
wellness?
A. seeking a natural balance between your own life forces and those in your
environment
B. being aware of hereditary risks and avoiding unhealthy environments and
behaviors
C. going to the doctor whenever you suspect an illness
D. seeking nontraditional medical treatments
Answer: B
Page(s): 3
Bloom’s: Understand
Topic: Your Health in Context
Learning Objective: Demonstrate a basic understanding of common health terminology.
5. Which of the following statements about cells and genes is FALSE?
A. The sequencing of bases within a gene is of little significance.
B. Each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes.
C. Our bodies are made up of about 260 different types of cells.
D. Each chromosome contains from hundreds to thousands of genes.
Answer: A
Page(s): 16
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Learning Objective: Explain how factors such as family health history or genetics can
influence a person’s patterns of health and illness.
6. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, includes which of the following?
A. a triple helix
B. proteins
C. a nucleus
D. four bases
Answer: D
Page(s): 15
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Learning Objective: Explain how factors such as family health history or genetics can
influence a person’s patterns of health and illness.
, 7. When a change occurs in a gene, it is called
A. a recessive gene.
B. an allele.
C. a mutation.
D. a chromosomal disorder.
Answer: C
Page(s): 17
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Learning Objective: Explain how factors such as family health history or genetics can
influence a person’s patterns of health and illness.
8. Alternative forms of the same gene are called
A. recessive genes.
B. alleles.
C. mutations.
D. chromosomes.
Answer: B
Page(s): 17
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Learning Objective: Explain how factors such as family health history or genetics can
influence a person’s patterns of health and illness.
9. Genetic disorders caused by multiple genes interacting with the environment are called
A. polygenic.
B. autosomal.
C. ecological.
D. multifactorial.
Answer: D
Page(s): 17
Bloom’s: Remember
Topic: Your Health and Your Family Health History
Learning Objective: Explain how factors such as family health history or genetics can
influence a person’s patterns of health and illness.
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