Chapter 1 overview

What role does culture play in health and wellbeing?

• It has no impact

• It influences how people view health and wellbeing

• It dictates a universal standard

• It is irrelevant to health

What is a possible perception of health for someone who has a minimal impact from a chronic condition?

• Poor health

• Good health

• Irrelevant health

• Declining health

Which of the following best describes the nature of health and wellbeing?

• Static and objective.

• Dynamic and subjective.

• Unchanging and factual.

• Predictable and measurable.

Which of the following is a characteristic of dynamic health and wellbeing?

• It is predictable.

• It is continually changing.

• It is unaffected by beliefs.

• It is static.

Which of the following is an example of a subjective experience of illness?

• Blood pressure reading

• Pain threshold

• Temperature measurement

• Heart rate

Expressing emotions is a characteristic of what dimension of health and wellbeing?

• Emotional

• Mental

• Physical

• Spiritual

Levels of fitness is a characteristic of what dimension of health and wellbeing?

• Social

• Physical

• Spiritual

• Emotional

What can the explanation of dimensions include for 2 marks?

• An explanation and an example

• Only examples

• A one sentence definition

What is a key component of social health and wellbeing?

• Ability to adapt to social situations

• Ability to lift heavy weights

• Ability to memorize facts

• Ability to paint

What does optimal emotional health and wellbeing involve?

• Effectively expressing and managing emotional actions and reactions

• Ignoring emotional actions and reactions

• Suppressing emotional actions and reactions

• Avoiding emotional actions and reactions