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PHC 4101 Final Exam questions wellanswered to pass
Which of the following statements is NOT true about deaths caused by the leading actual causes:
A.They account for half of all deaths
B.They are genetic
C.They are preventable
D.Many cause premature deaths - correct answer ✔✔B.They are genetic
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the "war on drugs?"
A.The fact that drugs are illegal keeps drugs cheap and drug dealers out of the picture.
B.The fact that drugs are illegal keeps the level of police corruption lower.
C.The fact that drugs are illegal discourages addicts from committing crimes.
D.The fact that drugs are illegal discourages most people from using them. - correct answer ✔✔D.The
fact that drugs are illegal discourages most people from using them.
Which of the following educational efforts by the government has been shown to significantly reduce the
prevalence of the targeted behavior:
A.Surgeon general's 1964 report on smoking and health
B."Just say no" antidrug advertising
C.Abstinence only sex education in schools
D.Labeling of prepared foods - correct answer ✔✔A.Surgeon general's 1964 report on smoking and
health
Which of the following regulations by the government have not been shown to significantly reduce the
prevalence of the targeted behavior:
A.Laws against smoking in indoor public places
B.Laws requiring seat belt use
C.Laws against drunk driving
,D.Laws requiring premarital screening for venereal diseases - correct answer ✔✔D.Laws requiring
premarital screening for venereal diseases
Which of the following leading actual causes of death has resulted in significantly fewer deaths over the
past century:
A.Microbial agents
B.Poor diet and inactivity
C.Misuse of alcohol
D.Tobacco - correct answer ✔✔A.Microbial agents
Which of the following statements is true of education as a way of changing people's behavior?
A.The Food and Drug Administration's practice of requiring labels stating the fat content of prepared
foods has had no effect on the fat content of people's diets.
B.The Food and Drug Administration's practice of requiring labels stating the fat content of prepared
foods has not reduced the prevalence of obesity in the United States.
C.Sex education in schools is not effective in reducing rates of adolescent pregnancy.
D.The 1964 surgeon general's report on smoking and health had no effect on people's smoking behavior
- correct answer ✔✔B.The Food and Drug Administration's practice of requiring labels stating the fat
content of prepared foods has not reduced the prevalence of obesity in the United State
Poor people have higher mortality rates for all the following reasons except:
A.More stress
B.Adverse environmental conditions
C.Poor nutrition
D.Genetics - correct answer ✔✔D.Genetics
Low SES is considered a social determinant of poor health? (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Social support can mitigate the effects of stress on one's health? (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
, The model that describes five stages of change of health behavior (precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, and maintenance) - correct answer ✔✔transtheoretical model
Low SES is considered a social determinant of poor health. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Having a higher SES has no influence on one's ability to access services that are made available?
(T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, focused on the harmful environmental effects of what substance? -
correct answer ✔✔DDT
Which of the following statements is NOT true of occupational exposures?
A. The Occupational Safety and Health Act empowered the federal government to set standards for
occupational exposures
B. Some carcinogens were first recognized by finding clusters of cancer in workers exposed to them on
the job
C. Workers are more likely to be exposed to large amounts of toxic chemicals than ordinary citizens.
D. Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the past century -
correct answer ✔✔D. Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the
past century
The federal government is responsible for environmental health (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Asbestos exposure has caused documented cancers in all of the following except:
A. Montana residents
B. School children
C. Miners
D. Manville Corporation employees - correct answer ✔✔School children
Which of the following is NOT known to be true of environmental pollutants?
A. Radiation causes cancer in humans
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