BPK 140 SFU Final UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
measures of population health - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Life expectancy and IMR (infant
mortality rate)
Lifespan - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔number of years that, as a species, we are biologically
wired to live
As of 2017, What is the life expectancy for males and females - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔79 yrs. males; 83 yrs. females
Health - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The overall condition of the body or mind and the
presence or absence of illness or injury
"a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity". (WHO definition)
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔something you can see
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔something you feel
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔sickness
mortality - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔death
social determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Income, Education, Job security,
Early childhood development, Food insecurity, Housing, Social exclusion, Social safety net,
Health services, Indigenous status, Gender, Ethnicity, Disability
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the
dimensions of wellbeing
, 7 Dimensions of Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔physical, intellectual, emotional,
interpersonal, spiritual, environmental, financial
Stages of Change - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pre contemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance, termination
Self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔belief in one's ability to achieve a goal
Internal locus of control/reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔reliance on internal
rather than external sources of motivation
Hierarchy of Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Experimental, Epidemiological, Clinical,
Personal, Anecdotal
3/5 deaths in Canada are due to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cancer or cardiovascular
disease
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔affects 1 in 4 Canadians, High Blood Pressure,
causes more strain on heart and blood vessels
Five Guiding Principles of the Canada Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Public
administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility
Main differences in Canadian Health Care system compared to other countries - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Operates on a 'welfare state' model, Physicians are self-employed, Not a
'socialist' model (e.g. Cuba), Not a 'free enterprise' model (e.g. U.S.)
Five domains of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) practices - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔alternative medical systems, mind-body interventions, biologically based
therapies, manipulative and body-based methods, energy therapies.
infection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔occurs when a microorganism (bacteria, virus, fungi,
protozoan) invades the body of a host; typically accompanied by damage to cells
