Multiple Choice—Health and Fitness

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Select the answer that correctly completes each statement.

This activity contains 17 questions.

Middle-aged adults are likely to attribute their health complaints to ___________________.

chronic diseasestemporary infections

_ are more likely than _ to suffer from fatal illnesses.

Men, womenWomen, men

Our understanding of health in middle and late adulthood is limited because _________________.

the research was done too long ago to be relevant to today’s health situationmost studies of risk factors, prevention, and treatment have been carried out on men

Longitudinal research has shown that sexual activity _______________ from early adulthood into middle adulthood.

remains fairly stablechanges dramatically

Menopause is negatively evaluated when it is viewed as a _______________.

medical problemsymbol of aging

Due to physical changes associated with climacteric, the intensity of sexual response in midlife ____________.

decreasesincreases

There _________ a substantial gender difference in age-related sexual activity in middle adulthood.

isis not

The leading causes of death in middle age are _____________________.

cancer and motor vehicle collisionscancer and cardiovascular disease

In the last 10 years, the incidence of lung cancer has decreased _______________.

among both men and womenonly among men

Damage to the p53 gene is involved in a _______________ of cancers.

majority minority

__________ percent of people with cancer are cured (that is, are cancer-free for 5 years of more).

FortyEighty

A buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries is known as ___________________.

artherosclerosiscardiovascular disease

In a study in which researchers had male and female actors present identical symptoms of angina to over 700 doctors, the doctors were _____________ to suspect heart problems in the women.

less likelymore likely

Osteoporosis affects ____________ over age 70.

most women but few menthe majority of people of both sexes

African Americans are __________ likely than Caucasian Americans to be affected by osteoporosis.

moreless

Anger and hostility, which are associated with heart disease and other health problems, are generally displayed by people with a __________ behavior pattern.

Type AType B

Hostility _______________ health problems when other risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and being overweight are controlled for.

predictsno longer predicts

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Multiple Choice—Health and Fitness

Middle-aged adults are likely to attribute their health complaints to ___________________.

___________ are more likely than ___________ to suffer from fatal illnesses.

Our understanding of health in middle and late adulthood is limited because _________________.

Longitudinal research has shown that sexual activity _______________ from early adulthood into middle adulthood.

Menopause is negatively evaluated when it is viewed as a _______________.

Due to physical changes associated with climacteric, the intensity of sexual response in midlife ____________.

There _________ a substantial gender difference in age-related sexual activity in middle adulthood.

The leading causes of death in middle age are _____________________.

In the last 10 years, the incidence of lung cancer has decreased _______________.

Damage to the p53 gene is involved in a _______________ of cancers.

__________ percent of people with cancer are cured (that is, are cancer-free for 5 years of more).

A buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries is known as ___________________.

In a study in which researchers had male and female actors present identical symptoms of angina to over 700 doctors, the doctors were _____________ to suspect heart problems in the women.

Osteoporosis affects ____________ over age 70.

African Americans are __________ likely than Caucasian Americans to be affected by osteoporosis.

Anger and hostility, which are associated with heart disease and other health problems, are generally displayed by people with a __________ behavior pattern.

Hostility _______________ health problems when other risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and being overweight are controlled for.

_ are more likely than _ to suffer from fatal illnesses.