30 Multiple Choice Questions on Health and Wellness

Which chakra is known as the solar plexus chakra and associated with self-respect?

1. Which chakra is known as the solar plexus chakra and associated with self-respect?

a. Fourth chakra

b. Second chakra

c. Third chakra

d. Seventh chakra

2. The Yerkes-Dodson principle theorized some stress is necessary for health and performance:

a. True

b. False

3. Which principle reminds us to work with nature and not in opposition to it or control over it?

a. Principle of Cyclical Growth

b. Principle of Harmonious Action

c. Principle of Oneness

d. Principle of Dynamic Balance

4. What is codependency?

a. Self-sacrificing martyrs

b. Crisis managers

c. Manipulators

d. All of the above

5. Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs includes all of the following except:

a. Physiological needs

b. Belongingness and love

c. Need for excessive amounts of money

d. Self-actualization

6. Which theorist coined the term leftover guilt?

a. Viktor Frankl

b. Carl Jung

c. Wayne Dyer

d. Sigmund Freud

7. Which gland is known as the master gland?

a. Pituitary gland

b. Hypothalamus

c. Adrenal gland

d. None of the above

8. Cortisol is a stress hormone that prepares the body for fight or flight mode?

a. True

b. False

9. Which of the following improves sleep hygiene?

a. Daily physical exertion

b. Tech-free zone bedroom

c. Avoid alcohol and caffeine beverages after 6:00pm

d. All of the above

10. Vitamin D deficiency is due to a lack of exposure to sunlight and poor dietary habits:

a. True

b. False

11. Which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome addresses the body achieving homeostasis?

a. Stage one

b. Stage two

c. Stage three

d. None of the above

12. Which hormone secreted in the brain is related to sleep?

a. Acetylcholine

b. Epinephrine

c. Melatonin

d. Serotonin

13. Which chakra is known as the sacral chakra associated with sex organs and personal power?

a. First chakra

b. Fourth chakra

c. Sixth chakra

d. Second chakra

14. Virtual water describes the amount of water used to create a product:

a. True

b. False

15. Anabolic functioning is a physiological process that prevents body cells from regeneration?

a. True

b. False

16. Which personality type describes a person who has given up on life?

a. Helpless-Hopeless Personality

b. Type A Personality

c. Hardy Personality

d. Type D Personality

17. Which ego defense mechanism involuntarily removes thoughts, feelings, and memories from the conscious mind?

a. Denial

b. Repression

c. Suppression

d. Displacement

18. Americans use approximately 100 gallons of water per day compared to 5 gallons per day in developing nations:

The Yerkes-Dodson principle theorized some stress is necessary for health and performance:

a. True

b. False

19. Which neurotransmitter is responsible for immediate physical readiness to stress?

a. Melatonin

b. Acetylcholine

c. Norepinephrine

d. Serotonin

20. Spiritual dormancy is a term that conveys a lack of spiritual direction, values, or less than desirable behaviors:

a. True

b. False

21. People with an internal locus of control place responsibility on factors like luck or weather:

a. True

b. False

22. Which author of Man’s Search for Meaning coined the term logotherapy?

a. Viktor Frankl

b. Wayne Dyer

c. Carl Jung

d. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

23. What is a means to rise above the mundane existence to see a higher order to things?

a. Spiritual hunger

b. Spiritual bankruptcy

c. Spiritual dormancy

d. Transcendence

24. Which of the following is not a stage of grieving?

a. Depression

b. Bargaining

c. Catharsis

d. Acceptance

25. It takes 2500 gallons of water to make 1 pound of beef:

a. True

b. False

26. What is the study of the relationship between the mind and the soul?

a. Perennial Philosophy

b. Psychic equilibrium

c. Polyphasia

d. Psychospirituality

27. Which neurotransmitter is associated with mood?

a. Epinephrine

b. Serotonin

c. Acetylcholine

d. Melatonin
28. Which ego defense mechanism reinterprets current reality to match the truth they like?

a. Repression

b. Denial

c. Rationalization

d. Humor

29. Deepak Chopra’s Law of Karma is a reminder to go with the flow with things we cannot control:

a. True

b. False

30. Spiritual bankruptcy is a state in which someone chooses not to recognize the importance of the spiritual dimension of life:

a. True

b. False

31. Which stage of Scott Peck’s hierarchical stages of spiritual growth shuns all religious dogma?

a. Chaotic-antisocial

b. Formal-institutional

c. Skeptical

d. Mystic-communal

32. Only 2.5% of earth’s water supply is considered fresh:

a. True

b. False

33. According to Maslow, self-actualized people display all of the following characteristics except?

a. Democratic character

b. Human kinship

c. Creativity

d. Apathy

34. Which of the following are anger management strategies?

a. Develop a support system

b. Known your anger style

c. Stay in shape

d. All of the above

35. Nature deficit disorder occurs when people do not get outside enough:

a. True

b. False
36. Presenteeism occurs when you go to work but are unproductive and unmotivated:

a. True

b. False

37. According to the National Safety Council, which of the following is not a reason for job stress?

a. Inadequate training

b. Adequate child care

c. Unrealistic deadlines

d. Workplace violence

38. Elements of technostress include all of the following except:

a. Boundaries

b. Identity theft

c. Environmental disconnect

d. Privacy

39. Which of the following is a limited understanding of complicated issues caused by information grazing?

a. Technostress

b. Shallow effect

c. Digital toxicity

d. Future shock

40. All of the following are types of present shock except:

a. Fractalnoia

b. Overwinding

c. Digiphrenia

d. Paranoia

41. The reticular activating system are the neural fibers that link the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system:

a. True

b. False

42. Sociology is the field of study based on the principle the mind and body are one:

a. True

b. False

43. Which lymphocytes work with natural killer (NK) cells to improve your immune system?

a. T-cytotoxic cells

b. T-helpers

c. T-suppressors

d. All of the above

44. Which ego defense mechanism transfers emotional pain from an unacceptable object to a nonthreatening object?

a. Humor

b. Denial

c. Displacement

d. Projection

45. Two-thirds of all fresh water is frozen:

a. True

b. False

46. Which diseases occur due to an overactive immune system?

a. Arthritis

b. Cancer

c. Lupus

d. Both a & c

47. Sympathetic nervous system is responsible for triggering the fight or flight response:

a. True

b. False

48. Which anger management style expresses anger by inflicting mild abuse on individuals in his or her proximity?

a. Underhanders

b. Exploders

c. Self-punishers

d. Somatizers

49. Which chakra is known as the crown chakra and associated with matters of the soul?

a. Fifth chakra

b. Seventh chakra

c. First chakra

d. Sixth chakra

50. Useful anxiety is characterized as rational:

a. True

b. False