EXHS155 Horn Health Promoting Behaviors review

Exercise has many benefits, select what is NOT true about the benefits.

Decreases HDL cholesterol

Decreases resting heart rate and blood pressure

Promotes cognitive functioning

Promotes growth of new neurons in the brain

Several studies have confirmed the usefulness of the ______ to increase physical activity among people.

Theory of Planned Behavior

Protection Motivation Theory

Health Belief Model

Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change

_____ are the single greatest cause of accidental death among people

Poisoning by inappropriate drug use

Falls

Drowning

Automobile accidents

Based on research study, interventions that incorporate principles of _______ can bring about successful change in exercise habits.

Passive coping

Self-control and motivation

Self-reinforcement and extraversion

Vigilant coping

Routine colorectal screening has been recommended by medical guidelines for ______.

Adolescent girls

Adolescent boys

Older adults

Young adults

Aerobic exercise characteristics include _______.

Long duration and need for endurance

Short duration

Low intensity

No need for endurance, as an aerobic exercise is a light walk

Diet is related to _____ in the body.

Serum lipid levels

Acetaldehyde concentrations

C-reactive protein levels

Hemogoblin levels

A diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, peas and beans, poultry and fish, and low in refined grains, potatoes, and red/processed meat lowers risk of _______.

Type 1 diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Rheumatoid arthritis

Hypertension

Identify what's NOT needed when developing a healthy diet.

Family support

Knowledge about dietary issues

Strong sense of self-efficacy

Money

Identify what isn't true about the sleep stages.

Stage 1: Sounds are tuned out around us, although one can easily be awakened by any lound sound.

Stage 2: Heart rate stays the same as stage 1, as stage 2 is the lightest stage of sleep. Although, experience rapid eye-movement and can easily be awakened in this stage.

Stage 2: Breathing and heart rate evens out, body temperature drops, and brain waves alternate between short bursts called sleep spindles and large K-complex waves.

Stages 3 & 4: Deep sleep characterized by delta waves that restore energy, strenthen the immune system, and promt body to release growth hormones.

Chronic insomnia can compromise the ability of the body to secrete and respond to _______.

Glucagon

Epinephrine

Insulin

Vasopressin

Health behaviors that involve restorative activities such as relaxation and renewal help restore ________ among people.

Emotional balance

Motor functioning

Hormonal balance

Visual Functioning

_______ interventions have been successfully employed to alter diet.

Health-system

Preventive

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapeutic

Structural-Behavioral

Identify the true statement about breast cancer and its screening through mammograms.

Mommography detects subtle heat changes that point to an area of evolving pathology in the breast.

A yearly mammogram is also recommended for women who are not at a particular risk between ages 40 & 50.

One in every 20 women in the United States develops breast cancer.

The majority of breast cancers are detected in women above age 40.

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