Exam #1 Chapters 1-6

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  1. It is possible that the key to overall mental health may be found in the concept of:

    2. Your answer:
    authentic self
    self actualization
    self esteem
    accepting others

  2. The defense mechanism that allows one to "escape" by becoming more childlike is:

    3. Your answer:
    regression
    projection
    displacement
    repression

  3. Once under the influence of a stressor, most people's physiological systems respond in ways that are:

    4. Your answer:
    varied
    unpredictable
    predictable
    unique

  4. The most common type of mental disorder is:

    5. Your answer:
    suicidal depression
    worry
    minor depression
    psychosis

  5. The fight-or-flight syndrome occurs during the:

    6. Your answer:
    resistance stage
    alarm stage
    exhaustion
    recovery stage

  6. The body's preferred state of functional efficiency is:

    7. Your answer:
    relaxation
    eustress
    homeostasis
    positive self concept

  7. Persons with a Type A personality are said to suffer from a phenomenom known as:

    8. Your answer:
    Achiever sickness
    eustress
    yuppieism
    hurry sickness

  8. Which one of the following activities is thought of primarily as an anaerobic activity?

    9. Your answer:
    bicycle touring
    sprinting
    walking
    distance jogging

  9. Anaerobic literally means:

    10. Your answer:
    without strength
    without oxygen
    fatigue producing
    with oxygen

  10. Gradually increasing the resistance load that muscles must move, is the basis for which training principle?

    11. Your answer:
    the weight principle
    the gradual principle
    the overload principle
    the specificity principle

  11. The ability to move joints through their range of motion describes:

    12. Your answer:
    contractility
    mobility
    agility
    flexibility

  12. Cardiorespiratory fitness programs should rely on activities that are:

    13. Your answer:
    monotonous and boring
    strenous and tiring
    continous and repetitive
    restful and enjoyable

  13. The number of times per week exercise is needed to achieve a training effect is know as:

    14. Your answer:
    frequency
    mode of activity
    intensity
    duration

  14. Training a heart rate above your target heart rate will probably:

    15. Your answer:
    help you reach a training effect
    improve your fitness
    endanger your life
    produce quick fatigue

  15. Of the products listed below, which is the most effective body fluid replacement for a person doing typical fitness activities?

    16. Your answer:
    commercial fluid replacements
    saline solution
    water
    fruit juice

  16. The nutrients that provide our bodies with calories are all of the following except:

    17. Your answer:
    fats
    vitamins
    carbohydrates
    proteins

  17. The percentage of calories per day that should come from carbohydrates is:

    18. Your answer:
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%

  18. The number of calories per gram that fats provide is:

    19. Your answer:
    3
    12
    9
    6

  19. How many servings from the bread, pasta, and rice group are recommended for adults every day?

    20. Your answer:
    5 to 10
    2 to 7
    6 to 11
    4 to 9

  20. Adult women need to increase their dairy product intake to help prevent a condition calleddf:

    21. Your answer:
    arteriosclerosis
    atherosclerosis
    osteoporosis
    osteoarthritis

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