Fitness & Witness – Chapter 8 quiz – Flashcards
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____ health provides a unifying power that integrates the other dimensions of wellness.
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Spiritual
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Someone whose spirituality positively impacts his or her well-being is most likely to hold which belief?
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Life has a purpose.
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Of all deaths in the U.S., ____ percent are caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer, and ____ percent could be prevented by following a healthy lifestyle.
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53; 80
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In sedentary people, sudden, heavy duty physical activity such as shoveling snow is associated with a _____ increase in risk of a cardiovascular event.
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50 to 100 fold
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An increased risk for CHD has been established in people with low levels of ____.
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HDL-cholesterol
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Homocysteine is ____.
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a lactic acid
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Most successful ex-smokers have ____.
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quit on their own by going cold turkey or using self-help kits.
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A(n) _____ is formed when malignant cells migrate away from the original tumor and form a tumor elsewhere.
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metastasis
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The most common cause of death in people with diabetes mellitus is ____.
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cardiovascular disease
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Metabolic syndrome ____.
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results in low HDL-cholesterol.
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Nearly ____ percent of the one million basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers each year in the United States could have been prevented by using sun protection.
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90
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SPF 15 means that the skin takes _____ times longer to burn than it would with no lotion.
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15
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The incidence of CLRD increases with ____.
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tobacco use
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What is a common characteristic among chronic alcoholics?
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brain dysfunction
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Tobacco use is responsible for an estimated ____ percent of lung cancer.
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87
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A person who exercises and exhibits good lifestyle choices will ____.
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decrease their physiological age
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Methamphetamine effects include ____.
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increase in appetite
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Genetics plays a role in about ____ percent of cancers.
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10%
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Which statement is true of HIV?
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In the U.S., about 20% of people with HIV do not know they are infected.
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Altruism seems to enhance health and longevity.
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True
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CHD is the first leading cause of death in the United States.
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True
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HDL is considered the "bad" cholesterol.
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False
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Atherosclerosis is fatty/cholesterol deposits in the walls of the arteries leading to formation of plaque.
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True
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Diabetes mellitus is an array of metabolic abnormalities that contribute to the development of atherosclerosis triggered by resistance to insulin.
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False
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A stress causing event is known as a stressor.
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True
