High Levels of Stress, Overeating, and Unsafe Sexual Behavior Increase

question 352

Multiple Choice

High levels of stress, overeating, and unsafe sexual behavior increase the chance of injury or illness and are considered __________ risk factors.

• A)refusal skills
• B)moderate
• C)behavioral
• D)emotional

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Definitions:

Urbanization

The process by which cities grow or areas become more urban in character, often indicative of social, economic, and environmental change.

Demographic Transition Theory

A theory that describes the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Modernization Theory

A perspective that views the process of societal change towards adopting the characteristics of industrialized societies as inevitable and positive, associating it with economic growth and development.

Industrialization

The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production.