A. 10 000
B. 17 000
C. 30 000
D. 37 000
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the dimensions of wellness.
Topic: 01-01 Wellness: The New Health Goal
158. What percentage of Canadians aged 15 and older have some level of disability?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 9
D. 14
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe the influence of gender; ethnicity; income; disability; family history; and environment on health.
Topic: 01-05 Health Issues for Diverse Populations
Short Answer Questions
159. Define the six dimensions of wellness discussed in the text and, for each dimension, list two behaviours or habits that would promote its development.
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the dimensions of wellness.
Topic: 01-02 The Dimensions of Wellness
160. Discuss the role that lifestyle choices play in determining quality of life. Provide three examples of healthy lifestyle choices and explain how each promotes quality of life and the dimensions of wellness.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-03 New Opportunities, New Responsibilities
161. Describe which stage of change each of the following situations represents, and provide two appropriate strategies in each case to help the person move forward in the cycle of change.
· José wants to get back into shape, but he can't figure out how to fit activity into his day and doesn't know what to do next about his desire to change.
· Ellen has tried unsuccessfully to quit smoking in the past and now assumes that she won't ever be able to quit.
· Gary has decided to improve his diet, beginning in two weeks; he has already started to change by eating cereal for breakfast at home one day per week rather than picking up his usual fast food breakfast on the way to his first class.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-05 List some available sources of health information and explain how to think critically about them.
Topic: 01-09 Getting Serious About Your Health
162. List the six major steps in a behaviour change plan of action. Select a target behaviour, and briefly describe how you would apply the steps to that behaviour.
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-11 Enhancing Your Readiness to Change