Health and Heredity Definitions Quiz
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What is heredity also known as?

  • Determinant
  • Protective factor
  • Health status
  • Inheritance (correct)

What are protective factors?

  • All living and non-living things occurring naturally
  • Conditions or attributes that help people deal more effectively with stressful events (correct)
  • Variables associated with an increased risk of disease or infection
  • Outcomes of an experiment to which a probability is assigned

In epidemiology, what is a risk factor?

  • Conditions or attributes that help people deal more effectively with stressful events
  • A variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection (correct)
  • A set of outcomes of an experiment to which a probability is assigned
  • The passing on of traits from parents to their offspring

What does the term 'natural environment' encompass?

<p>All living and non-living things occurring naturally (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does health care aim to improve?

<p>Prevention of disease and illness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of public health, what does behavior change refer to?

<p>Efforts to change personal habits and attitudes to prevent disease (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does resistance skills development aim to enhance in children?

<p>Ability to resist negative peer pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does risk involve according to the text?

<p>Uncertainty about undesirable consequences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a wrong decision defined in the text?

<p>A decision believed to be successful but turned out not to be (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is calculated risk related to according to the text?

<p>Finance and economic decisions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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