Topic: 01-03 New Opportunities, New Responsibilities
14. Most health problems occur at the same rate for men and women.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe the influence of gender; ethnicity; income; disability; family history; and environment on health.
Topic: 01-03 New Opportunities, New Responsibilities
15. The estimated total cost of illness, disability, and death attributed to chronic diseases in Canada is $150 billion.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Identify major health problems in Canada today.
Topic: 01-04 The Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy
16. Women are more likely to be afflicted with Alzheimer's disease than men are.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
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
17. Groups who have high poverty rates most often have the worst health status.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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
18. The costs associated with behaviour change far outweigh the benefits.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
19. Short-term benefits of behaviour change are important as a motivating force.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
20. Belief that you are in control of your own life is known as having an internal locus of control.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
21. Having an external locus of control is associated with motivation and commitment to change behaviour.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
22. Social support is not important for motivation during a behaviour change program.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
23. Expecting success in behaviour change actually decreases the likelihood of achieving success.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
24. Health journals are most effective as a behaviour change tool when they address only the specific target behaviour.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Explain the importance of personal decision making and behaviour change in achieving wellness.
Topic: 01-10 Building Motivation to Change
25. The transtheoretical model has been shown to be an effective approach to lifestyle self-management.
TRUE