NAME:___________________

Health and Wellness Examination

Fall 2015
Purpose: The health and wellness examination is utilized to determine student
understanding and application of critical content in the introduction to health unit. The
results of this examination will determine student proficiency in the health educational
standards 1, 2, and 7.
Multiple Choice: please pick the best option for each question.
(2 points each)
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1. Which influence on your health is considered and uncontrollable risk.

a. Gender
b. Age
c. Both A and B.
d. None of the Above.
____ 2. Which of the following controllable risks would negatively influence health
over time?
a. Resisting Drugs and Alcohol.
b. Exercising on regular basis.
c. Poor performance on homework and schoolwork.
d. Eating a well rounded diet.
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3. Which of the following best describes the concept of wellness.

a. You only need to focus on one or two components of health to achieve
wellness.
b. You should only focus on one component of health at a time to achieve
wellness.
c. All components of health are equally important and there should be a
balance toward achieving wellness.
d. Wellness is something that I am born with, I cannot achieve it through
constant analysis and work.
4. Which of the following is not a step in the Decision Making Process.
a. Give thought to the problem.
b. Consider what your friends would do.
c. Review your choices
d. Think it over afterwards.
5. Which would be a controllable factor towards personal health and wellness.
a. Heredity
b. Attitude
c. Media
d. Technology

____ 6. The values, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of
people at a certain time is known as.
a. Society
b. Township
c. Culture
d. Neighborhood environment.
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7. Which of the following actions contribute to your environmental health?

a. Keeping your air and water clean
b. Keeping your food safe
c. Keeping your surroundings safe and enjoyable.
d. All of the above

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8. A persons self esteem

a. cannot be changed
b. is an important for step towards being successful and happy.
c. Does not influence his/her behavior
d. Is an uncontrollable risk factor.

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9. People who have low self esteem often.

a. utilize negative self-imaging
b. Possess great character.
c. Work constantly toward self-acceptance
d. Possess optimal wellness.

____ 10. Wellness is

a. Practicing behaviors to avoid illness
b. Working out and looking your best
c. The achievement of a persons best in all six components of health.
d. State of well-being.
____ 11. What steps are necessary to follow in order to make wise decisions?
a. Think it over afterward, Evaluate the consequences of each choice, Assess and
choose the best choice, Give thought to the problem, and review your choices.
b. Give throught to the problem, review your choices, evaluate the consequences
of each choice, assess and choose the best choice, and think it over afterward.
c. Review your choices, evaluate the consequences of each choice, give thought
to the problem, assess and choose the best choice, and think it over afterward.
d. Assess and choose the best choice, give thought to the problem, think it over
afterward, review your choices, evaluate the consequences of each choice.
____ 12. Stress can be relieved through
a. Exercise, proper nutrition, and proper sleep
b. Proper nutrition, staying up late, and exercise.
c. Breathing Exercises, five hours of sleep , and proper nutrition
d. Tension-releasing exercises, six hours of sleep, and proper exercise.

____ 13. Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor.

a. Exercise
b. Weight
c. Gender
d. Smoking
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the corresponding term that completes the
sentence or statement.
(5 points each)
15. Please list the six components of health, and give a brief description of each
component. Description must demonstrate understanding.
1. _______________________ 2. _______________________ 3. _______________________ 4. _______________________ 5. _______________________ 6. _______________________ 17. Making affirming statements about ones-self to ones-self is known as ____________
_________ _____________. Doing this on a regular basis will lead the development of
increases self esteem and worth.
18. The view of learning that emphasizes the ability to learn by observing a model is
known as ______________ _________________ __________________.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: The following questions will demonstrate not only
understanding of health concepts, but the ability to apply the health concepts to daily live
and the advancement toward optimal wellness.
(10 points each)
Demonstration and application of all three questions will lead to an A (advanced) score
concerning the health standards.
Demonstration and application of two out of the three questions will lead to a P
(Proficient) score concerning the health standards.
Demonstration and application in parts of all questions will lead to a PP (partially
proficient) score concerning the health standards.
Inability to demonstrate understanding and application of the following concepts will
lead to an U (unsatisfactory) score concerning the health standards.
18. The culture, media, and technology will always play a great role in the health,
wellness, and behavior of a society at any given time. Please compare the culture, media,
and technology of the 1950s to todays world, and give specific examples on the effects
of health and behavior in each era.

19. Optimal wellness is an ideal that should always be strived for, and constant analysis
of personal wellness is essential in order to maintain ones wellbeing. Please describe
what optimal wellness includes, and how to assess personal wellness?

20. G.R.E.A.T decision making directly relates to the achievement of personal goals.
Please describe the relationship between long term and short term goals, and describe the
relationship of decision making on achieving those goals.