COURSE TITLE- SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION OF HEALTH

MODULE -4
Avoiding Risks and Harmful Habits
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of addiction?
a. Negative consequences
b. Loss of control
c. Habitual behaviour
d. Denial
2. Excessive use of any drug constitutes.
a. Drug abuse
b. Drug addiction
c. Drug misuse
d. Drug tolerance
3. Chemical that relays messages(impulse) from one nerve cell to another cell are called.
a. Chemoreceptors
b. Enzymes
c. Neurotransmitters
d. Synapses
4. What are the reasons for taking drugs?
a. To feel good
b. To feel better
c. To do better
d. All the above
5. Is addiction a
a. Physical disorder
b. Mental disorder
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
6. Transdermal drug administration means that a drug is.
a. Inhaled
b. Absorbed through the skin.
c. Injected into a vein.
d. Placed under the tongue.
7. Which of the following statements about amphetamines is true?
a. They have no known side effects
b. They are not addictive
c. They can cause a dangerous drop-in heart rate and respiratory rate.
d. They are stimulants.
8. PCP was originally developed as
a. A drug to induce vomiting.
b. An experimental psychiatric medication
c. An anaesthetic with which a person remains conscious but feels no pain.
d. An anaesthetic used in veterinary practice.
9. The illicit drug most used in the United States is.
a. Amphetamines
b. Marijuana
c. Cocaine
d. Heroin
10. The psychoactive drug mescaline is obtained from which plant?
 a. Mushrooms
b. Peyote cactus
c. Poppy
d. Marijuana
11. An individual who knowingly tries to protect an addict from natural consequences of
his or her destructive behaviourist.
a. Shelling
b. Intervening
c. Enabling
d. Encouraging
12. Which term describes the use of a drug for a purpose for which it was not intended?
a. Misuse
b. Abuse
c. Addiction
d. Tolerance
13. What states can do to avoid addictions?
a. Adding higher tax on sweetened beverages
b. Benefits for organic fruits
c. Availibity of healthy foods
d. All the above
14. Aggressive behaviour in childhood is.
a. Protective factor
b. Risk factor
c. Both risk and protective factor
d. None of the above.
15. Recovering from addiction include
a. Seeking professional support
b. Exercise
c. Evidence based care.
d. All the above

16. Temporary physical and psychological symptoms that occur when use of an addictive
a. Compulsion
b. Relapse
c. Withdrawal
d. Addiction.
 17. Which of the following is an example of health compromising behaviour?
a. Eating balanced diet
b. Exercising regularly
c. Substance abuse
d. Getting enough sleep
18. What can help reduce the risk of addiction?
a. Unhealthy lifestyle
b. No lifestyle changes.
c. Positive lifestyle changes
d. Neglecting self-care
19. What can increase the risk of addiction?
a. No tolerance
b. Tolerance
c. Decreased tolerance
d. No increase in risk
20. What is common characteristic of health compromising behaviour?
a. Healthy
b. Safe
c. Risky
d. Beneficial
21. What is a characteristic of physical inactivity as a health compromising behaviour?
a. Sedentary
b. Vigorous
c. Active
d. Dynamic
22. What can help individual to avoid addiction?
a. Substance abuse
b. Ignoring triggers
c. Lack of support
d. Identifying triggers
23. What can be an effective way to avoid addiction and get on the path to recovery?
a. Substance abuse
b. No professional help
c. Professional help
d. Ignoring the problem
24. What can contribute to the development of addiction?
a. No exposure to drugs
b. No peer pressure.
c. Exposure to drugs and alcohol
d. No stress

25.What can addiction lead to?

 a. Positive consequence
b. No negative consequence
c. Negative consequence
d. No consequence
26. What type of addiction involves the use of drugs and alcohol?
a. Substance use disorder.
b. No substance uses disorder.
c. Process addiction
d. Behavioural addictions
27. Gaming addiction leads to
a. Social isolation
b. Sleep disturbance
c. Academic problems
d. All the above
28. What is one mental health issue that can be associate with addiction?
a. Improved mood
b. Decreased risk of depression
c. Increased risk of anxiety
d. Improved sleep quality
29. Which of the following is a common effect of alcohol addiction?
a. Liver damage
b. Improved immunity
c. Improved cardiovascular health.
d. Increased mental clarity.
30. What is one way to develop a supportive network for recovery?
a. Isolation
b. Building a network of supportive family and friends
c. Avoiding community resources
d. Cutting off friends and family
31. what is one type of behaviour addiction?
a. Alcohol addiction
b. Opioid addiction
c. Food addiction
d. Tobacco addiction
32. What is one way that addiction can decrease a person’s overall quality of life?
a. Improved work performance
b. Increased motivation
c. Improved social life.
d. Decreased motivation
33. What is sign of addiction?
a. Increased responsibility
b. Improved relationships
c. Physical dependence
d. Better health
34.What is a sign of an individual losing control over their substance use?
 a. Controlled use
b. Limited use
c. Difficulty stopping or limiting use.
d. Increased responsibility
35. Addiction involves an excessive
a. preoccupation with the addictive behaviour.
b. amount of debt or financial problems.
c. risk of losing one and job or failing out of school.
d. tolerance for alcohol or drugs.
36. Process addictions include all of the following EXCEPT
a. compulsive gambling that results in the need to borrow money.
b. the use of Ritalin to help concentration when studying.
c. compulsive buying, both in stores and online.
d. exercise addiction to the point of working out at least 3 hours a day.
37. Which of the following is an important factor in substance abuse?
a. Whether the substances are regularly used by other family members.
b. whether the family environment is rural or urban.
c. whether you are a twin.
d. whether you are born in the winter.
38. Which of the following is an example of a substance use disorder (SUD)?
a. Alcohol related disorders
b. caffeine related disorders
c. inhalant related disorders
d. All of the above
39. The part of brain affected when a person consumes alcohol leading to loss of balance is
a. cerebral cortex
b. thalamus
c. cerebellum
d. medulla
40. Tobacco addiction occurs due to
a. caffeine
b. nicotine
c. cocaine
d. histamine
41. A disease sometimes found in persons above 40 and is characterised by poor
CNS coordination, forgetfulness and tremor of hands is
a. Epilepsy
b. Alzheimer’s disease
c. Schizophrenia
d. Migraine
42. A person showing unpredictable mood, outbursts of emotions, quarrelsome
behaviour and conflict with this is suffering from
a. addictive disorders
b. schizophrenia
c. borderline personality disorder
d. mood disorders
43. SUD stands for
a. substance use disorder.
b. substance uses diagnosis.
c. both (a) &and (b)
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44. Types of addictive behaviour
a) Alcoholism
b) Drugs-Opium
c) Video gaming
d)All the above
45. When is International Day Against Drug Abuse celebrated?
a) 26th June
b) 12th August
c) 14th September
d) 1st December
46. A long-term user of cocaine may well develop symptoms of other psychological
disorders, such as:

a. Major depression
b. social phobia
c.eating
disorders d.All
the above
47. Which of the following is a diuretic drug?
a) Morphine
b) Barbiturates
c) Codeine
d) Caffeine
48. The harmful effects of addiction can include
a. Cancer
b.Hepatitis B and C
c.Lung disease
d. All of the above
49. What is the full form of LSD?
a. Lanthanide stimulated drug
b. Lysergic acid diethylamide
c. Lanthanide steric drug
d. Lysergic drug
50. LSD is extracted from which of the
following organism?
a. A fungus
b. An algae
c. An animal
d. A bacterium

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 Scientific Foundations of Health-BSFHK158 Module -5
SYLLABUS

Preventing and fighting against diseases for good health:

Process of infections and reasons for it, How to protect from different types of transmitted
infections such as Current trends of socio economic impact of reducing your risk of disease,
How to reduce risks for good health, Reducing risks and coping with chronic conditions,
Management of chronic illness for Quality of life, Health and Wellness of youth: a challenge
for the upcoming future Measuring of health and wealth status

1. Quality of Life can tell us about:

a. Whether the patient’s illness is diminishing
b. Whether various aspects of well-being are improving
c. Can predict resilience
d. Can predict vulnerability

2. Depression occurs at a rate of about among patients with chronic liver

disease.
a. 5% b. 10%
c. 20% d. 30%

3. Which of the following is a hereditary disease?

a) Rabies b) Colour blindness
c) Polio d) Small pox

4. Deficiency of Vitamin B complex causes

a) Dermatitis b) Peliagra
c) Rickets d) Scurvy

5. Select out the odd one

a) DPT – Vaccine b) DOTS – TB
c) AB+ – Universal donor d) Adrenalin – Harmone

6. Which of the following is not a hereditary disease?

a) Haemophilia b) Hypertrichosis
c) Encephalitis d) Thalassemia
7. Hepatitis is caused due to
a) Infected blood transfusion b) Use of contaminated water
c) Addiction of drug d) Dialysis

8. The type of hepatitis which caused after blood transfusion

a) Hepatitis-A b) Hepatitis-B
c) Hepatitis-C d) Hepatitis-D

9. A kind of an injury or damage, which results in the premature death of all

the nearby cells in a tissue or an organ through autolysis is called .
a) Neurosis b) Necrosis
c) Apoptosis d) Cellular senescence

10. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?

a) Smallpox b) Rinderpest
c) Polio d) All of the above

11 The is at its largest in children, but with the onset of puberty,

it eventually shrinks and gets replaced by fat.
a) Thymus b) Hypothalamus
c) Parathyroid gland d) None of the above

12 Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes aids by attacking a type of

white blood cell called .
a) CD4 b) CD3
c) CD8 d) None of the above

13 A chronic illness is best described as

a.a long-term condition that has the ability to be treated but never cured
b.a condition which can be treated and cured with the correct therapy and/or medication
c.a condition which may be treated and will be cured within six months to one year
d.a condition which has the ability to be treated and cured immediately

14 What is a common side effect of a chronic illness and can affect up to one-third of
those who suffer from chronic illnesses?
a.Depression b. Nausea
c. Diarrhea d.Fatigue

15 What are the reasons for taking drugs?

a)To feel good b)To feel better
c)To do better d)All of the above

16 Social health hazards includes

a)Stigma b) Anti social behavior
c)Higher crime records d)All of the above

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17 Risk factors that increases a person’s illness or injury due to
a)Smoking b)Extreme physical activity
c)Alcohol drinking d)All of the above

18 Wellness dimensions are

a)4 b)2
c)6 d)8

19 Symptoms of substance use disorder is

a)Impaired control b)Social Problems
c)Risky use d)All of the above

20 STIs (sexually transmitted diseases)sare most common in which age group?

a.Teens and young adults up to age 24 b. B. People ages 30 to 45
c. People 60 and older d. All of the above

21 Which is the most common STI caused by bacteria?

a. Gonorrhea b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia d. Genital warts

22 Which of these is a health problem that can be caused by STIs in women?

a. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) b. Ectopic pregnancy
c. Higher risk for cervical cancer d. All of the above

23 Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted via infectious droplets?

Rubella Common cold
Influenza None of the above

24. What proportions of patients with coronary heart disease are thought to be clinically
depressed?
a.A quarter b. A third (or more)
c. All d. Half

25. Which of the following is one of the adaptive tasks required as a result of chronic
illness
a.Managing dietary needs
b.Maintaining spiritual beliefs
c. Dealing with changes in relationships with family and friends
d.Rising to the challenges of the illness

26. The benefits of social support in times of poor health or stress include:
a.less distress/better emotional adjustment.
b.increased adherence to treatment and self-care.

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d. All of the above

27. The purpose is to limit the incidence of disease by controlling causes and risk factors
a. Primordial prevention b. Primary prevention
c. Secondary prevention d. Tertiary prevention

28 Occurrence in the community of a number of cases of disease that is unusually large

or unexpected
a. Endemic b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic d. Infection

32 How are infectious diseases, such as colds and influenza, most commonly spread?
A. Breathing viruses in air B. Hand-to-face contact
C. Drinking infected water D. Eating contaminated food

33 Which of the following increases your risk for type 2 diabetes?

a. Not getting enough exercise b. Eating too much sugar
c. Being overweight d. a and c

34 What is the most common way for a virus to kill a cell?

a) Dissolves the cellular membrane b) Induces apoptosis via caspases
c) Fragments cellular DNA d) Totally blocks cellular transcription

35 Many virus infections result in immune pathology, this is caused predominantly by

which of the following?
a) A cytokine storm
b) Antibody mediated reactions
c) A response of killer T cells (CD-8)
d) A decline in function of the immune system

36 Community health aims -

a) Improvement of health of all
b) care of infant and old
c) improvement of health of children
d) care of infirms

37 Which one of the following is an unhealthy habit -

a) eating without washing ones hand
b) sharing food
c) bathing twice a day
d) drinking boiled water

38. In 2015 the global prevalence of HIV was -

a) 0.8 percent
b) 0.4 percent
c) 0.6 percent

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39. The influence of families, schools and and neighbourhoods in explaining social
inequalities in health can be categorised in which of the following systems?
a) microsystem
b) mesosystem
c) exosystem
d) macrosystem

40. Cleanliness , physical exercise ,rest and sleep are a part of

a) personal hygiene
b) hygiene
c) social hygiene
d) none of the above

41. Which philosopher was central to the conceptualization of human beings as composed
of mind and body ?
a) Rene Descartes
b) Confucius
c) Plato
d) John Locke

42. In H J Eysenck’s 20th century theory of personality how did he reinterpret the classical
phlegmatic temperament?
a) stable introvert
b) stable extravert
c) unstable introvert
d) unstable extravert

43. A mentally sick person has

a) Tendency to get upset with change of routine
b) Feeling of friendship and trust for all
c) Tendency to perform all the daily chores by oneself
d) Tendency to solve all the problems without aid of others

44. In , blood glucose homeostasis ceases to function because the beta cells of the
pancreatic islets are destroyed.
a) type 1 diabetes mellitus
b) type 2 diabetes mellitus
c) gestational diabetes
d) both type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes

45 Which of the following diseases is also called as “Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi”?
a) Typhoid
b) Malaria
c) Diarrhea

46. Which of the following is the main cause for transmission of the Hepatitis
virus?
a) The bite of a mosquito
b) Sharing drug needles
c) Drinking contaminated water
d) All of the above

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47. Which of the following statements is true about contamination?
a) Contamination is caused by the entry of germs by an insect bite
b) Contamination is caused by the entry of germs by an animal bite
c) Contamination is caused by the entry of germs into drinking water or edible
foods.
d) None of the above

48. Which of the following factors is necessary for a healthy person

a) Vaccination
b) Balanced diet
c) Personal hygiene
d) All of the above

49. Pelvis consists of number of bones

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

50. Which part of eye can be transplanted?

a) Retina
b) Cornea
c) Optic nerves
d) Complete eye

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