A Twelve-Year Study by Sui and Colleagues (2007) Determined That

question 31

Multiple Choice

A twelve-year study by Sui and colleagues (2007) determined that being ____ is the critical factor for long life.

• A) fitness may prevent some obesity-related health problems
• B) only normal weight individuals benefit from fitness
• C) fitness may paradoxically increase risk of death among obese individuals
• D) fitness increases survival only among underweight individuals

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Definitions:

Conscious Determinants

Factors that are consciously recognized and understood to influence an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Cognitive

Relating to mental activities such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to a theory of psychology and method of psychotherapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind.

Personality

The characteristic set of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors.