Wellness and Nutrition Flashcards
Dawn wanted to be accepted to a competitive training program. She worked hard to get good grades, and she volunteered at the hospital. As a result, she was accepted to the program. What type of wellness did she exhibit? Physical Emotional Social Mental and intellectual
Mental and intellectual
Which of the following is true?
Lien is driving to the grocery store. He does not need to wear his seatbelt to drive such a short distance.
Physical activity only includes formal exercise, such as aerobics, weight lifting, and stretching.
A patient is regularly falling asleep during breakfast. This patient’s issue may be caused by getting too much sleep at night.
Finding healthy ways to deal with stress can help you avoid using harmful substances.
Finding healthy ways to deal with stress can help you avoid using harmful substances.
Who has the right to make health care decisions for patients?
Patients’ physicians
Patients themselves
Government programs
Patients themselves
Which of the following would NOT be a result of more people becoming concerned with their own wellness?
Health care systems begin offering holistic health classes and programs.
Incidences of disease and infection increase.
Traditional providers may recommend holistic treatments or have patients ask about them.
Insurance companies would begin to pay for some wellness programs.
Incidences of disease and infection increase
Which of the following is true of bloodborne pathogens?
Testing is the only way to know if a patient is infected with HBV, HCV, or HIV.
Patients can be tested for HIV without giving their permission.
HIV/AIDS patients give up their right to privacy once they are diagnosed.
Health care employers are required to provide hepatitis C vaccination to their employees.
Testing is the only way to know if a patient is infected with HBV, HCV, or HIV.
Eating a nutritious diet, exercising regularly, and reducing stress may do which of the following?
Increase your risk of heart attack
Prevent medications from being absorbed by the bloodstream
Decrease your risk of heart disease
Increase your risk of cancer
Decrease your risk of heart disease
Holistic health care uses therapies from biomedical, complementary, and what other source? Alternative medicine Regulated medicine Insurance-covered practices Emotional wellness
Alternative medicine
How can people prevent injuries?
Know their local emergency telephone numbers
Learn first aid and CPR
Have information on medications written down
Use smoke detectors
Use smoke detectors
At least how much physical activity should a person get every day? 10 to 15 minutes 20 to 30 minutes 1 to 2 hours 45 to 60 minutes
20 to 30 minutes
Which of the following is the best definition of wellness?
Preventing and treating health problems
Reducing the cost of health treatments
Keeping the body in shape for competition
Eating healthy and exercising
Preventing and treating health problems
What type of wellness is acquired through good relationships with other people? Spiritual Social Physical Emotional Mental and intellectual
Social
What is the virus that causes AIDS? HBV HCV HIV AIDS is not caused by a virus.
HIV
Which organization researches, promotes, and trains professionals in complementary medical practices?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Public Health
Federal Drug Administration
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Which of the following is true of alternative and complementary therapies?
Naturopathic medicine uses medications derived from chemicals.
Patients choose the same treatment for the same type of health problem.
Complementary therapies combine alternative and biomedical therapies.
Patients do not need to evaluate an alternative therapy before using one.
Complementary therapies combine alternative and biomedical therapies.
How do you achieve emotional wellness?
By understanding your feelings and expressing them appropriately
Through personal achievements and self-confidence
Living according to values and finding purpose in life
Practicing safety and avoiding harm
By understanding your feelings and expressing them appropriately
How can HBV, HCV, and HIV be transmitted?
Through contaminated intravenous needles
Through contaminated piercing and tattooing equipment
Through items that may have blood on them, such as razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers
Through unprotected sexual contact
All of the above
Through contaminated intravenous needles; Through contaminated piercing and tattooing equipment; Through items that may have blood on them, such as razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers; Through unprotected sexual contact (All the above)
Kaylie wants to increase her fiber intake. What should Kaylie eat? Baked goods Fish Vegetables Yogurt
Vegetables
From what nutrient should 20% to 35% or less of a person’s diet come?
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
What nutrient can the body live only a few days without? Carbohydrates Proteins Vitamins and minerals Water
Water
What kind of carbohydrates are found in whole-grain bread, cereal, rice, pasta, vegetables, dry beans, and nuts?
Simple carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates
Anaya has heart disease. What kind of diet does her doctor recommend? A high-calorie diet A low-protein diet A bland diet A low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
A low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
What kind of proteins are found in animal sources, such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, and cheese?
Incomplete proteins
Complete proteins
Complete proteins
What source do oils come from? Plants and fish Meat and poultry Grains Water
Plants and fish
What do nutrients do?
Enable the body to grow, maintain, and repair itself
Give the body energy
Help different systems in the body work properly
All of the above
Enable the body to grow, maintain, and repair itself; Give the body energy; Help different systems in the body work properly (All of the above)
According to ChooseMyPlate.gov, half your plate should consist of what? Protein Dairy Grains Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and Vegetables
What is a function of vitamins and minerals? Build, maintain, and repair cells Cushion the organs and bones Give the body energy All of the above
Build, maintain, and repair cells
What foods are usually high in calories and low in other nutrients?
Fruits and milk
Vegetables, dry beans, and nuts
Candy, soft drinks, baked goods, and jellies
Whole-grain bread, cereal, rice, pasta,
Candy, soft drinks, baked goods, and jellies
What is the body’s main source of energy?
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
People should eat a variety of which type of food? Vegetables and fruits Grains Milk Meat
Vegetables and fruits
What does the body use to build, maintain, and repair cells?
Proteins
What is a therapeutic diet?
An alternative health practice
Modification of a normal diet for a health reason
Adding nutrients to a regular diet to improve emotional well-being
A diet aimed at helping athletes
Modification of a normal diet for a health reason
Which foods are part of the Meat and Beans group and the Vegetable group?
Dry beans
Starchy vegetables
Nuts
Dry beans
What is any food that is made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, rye, etc.? Meat or bean Vegetable Grain Fruit
Grain
Ismael wants to eat well. Which is the healthiest fat that he can use to sauté chicken? Margarine Canola oil Shortening Butter
Canola oil
Which food is part of the Milk group? Butter Cheese Cream All of the above
Cheese
Which of these types of fat are liquid at room temperature? Saturated fat Trans fat Unsaturated fat All of the above
Unsaturated fat
Which defense mechanism involves not believing that a problem exists? Withdrawal Projection Displacement Denial
Denial
A stress-resolution plan is also known as what? Identifying a problem Setting goals Problem-solving method A way of seeing the "big picture"
Problem-solving method
Which fight or flight situation is most likely to cause health problems?
Occasional stress
A lot of stress over time
A short burst of stress that motivates the person to finish a project
A stress that the person decides to avoid
A lot of stress over time
Which of the following is NOT a healthy stress-reducing technique?
Plan ahead
Meditating or talking with another person
Ask for and accept help
Trying to change other people
Trying to change other people
Which of the following is true of stress?
All stress is difficult and harmful.
Stressors affect everyone the same way.
The way a person responds to stress determines whether the stress is positive or negative.
Stress is an emotion and does not affect your health.
The way a person responds to stress determines whether the stress is positive or negative.
Which defense mechanism involves using an excuse that is likely to be more acceptable instead of the real reason? Compensation Daydreaming Suppression Rationalization
Rationalization
What hormone is released when a person is stressed? Insulin Estrogen Endorphins Adrenaline
Adrenaline
