According to the direct instruction, which of the following is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States?
  • B. heredity
  • C. Accidents
  • B. tendencies
  • A. drug abuse
Which of the following is NOT a reason why communicable diseases, such as pneumonia, kill fewer people today than they did in the past?
  • C. following the advice of the media
  • B. slower population growth
  • A. drug abuse
  • C. hereditary diseases
Premature death can occur if the dimensions of health are underdeveloped.
  • True
  • False
A(n) _________ person is free from mental illness, has a desire to try new things, and high self esteem.
  • C. being responsible
  • True
  • C. Environmental
  • B. mentally healthy
Which of the following is a controllable risk factor of infectious diseases?
  • A. drug abuse
  • B. tendencies
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • C. following the advice of the media
How has the development of technology positively affected our wellness?
  • A. heredity, unhealthy behaviors, and the environment
  • B. tendencies
  • B. It has increased the quality and availability of treatments.
  • C. following the advice of the media
How can you increase your awareness of hereditary diseases?
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • D. all of the above
  • D. heredity, age, and gender
  • D. none of the above
Which of these choices is NOT a cultural influence on our wellness?
  • A. drug abuse
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • B. tendencies
  • D. heredity, age, and gender
The media's role is primarily entertainment, so it has little effect on our wellness.
  • True
  • False
Amanda (age 39) lives a very hectic life that allows for little sleep.
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • A. heredity, unhealthy behaviors, and the environment
  • D. all of the above
  • D. heredity, age, and gender
Someone who promotes health and chooses safe, healthy, and legal behaviors is demonstrating which of the following skills?
  • True
  • C. Environmental
  • C. being responsible
  • B. mentally healthy
Which of the following does NOT contribute to wellness?
  • A. drug abuse
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • B. tendencies
  • B. slower population growth
An individual is a fifty-year-old smoker that lives in a highly polluted city, gets no exercise, eats fast food every day, and has a family history of lung cancer. Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor?
  • C. Accidents
  • B. HEREDITY
  • B. tendencies
  • D. heredity, age, and gender
Falls are the leading cause of injury to seniors.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is NOT an effective way of taking charge of your health and wellness?
  • C. following the advice of the media
  • B. slower population growth
  • C. hereditary diseases
  • A. drug abuse
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