Question

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select the correct answer.
which list includes only lifestyle factors that people can change to improve their health?
a. having many friends, parents with heart diseases, sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night
b. a family history of diabetes, lack of energy, thinking critically about health risks
c. knowledge of common risk factors, level of physical activity, ways of reacting to conflict
d. ways of interacting with others, changing the images in the media, resisting pressure from peers

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Explanation:

To solve this problem, we analyze each option to determine which contains only lifestyle factors people can change:

Analyzing Option A:

• "having many friends" – Social connections can be influenced, but "parents with heart diseases" is a genetic/family history factor (not changeable by the individual’s lifestyle). So A is incorrect.

Analyzing Option B:

• "family history of diabetes" – Genetic/family history (not changeable). "lack of access to nutritious food" – May be an environmental/resource issue (not solely a lifestyle choice the individual can change). So B is incorrect.

Analyzing Option C:

• "knowledge of common risk factors" – Can be learned (changeable).
• "level of physical activity" – A core lifestyle choice (changeable).
• "ways of reacting to conflict" – Emotional/behavioral responses can be modified (changeable).

All three are lifestyle factors people can actively change.

Analyzing Option D:

• "ways of interacting with others" – Changeable, but "changing the images in the media" – Individuals cannot unilaterally change media images (this is not a personal lifestyle factor). So D is incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer is \(\boldsymbol{C}\).

Answer:

To solve this problem, we analyze each option to determine which contains only lifestyle factors people can change:

Analyzing Option A:

• "having many friends" – Social connections can be influenced, but "parents with heart diseases" is a genetic/family history factor (not changeable by the individual’s lifestyle). So A is incorrect.

Analyzing Option B:

• "family history of diabetes" – Genetic/family history (not changeable). "lack of access to nutritious food" – May be an environmental/resource issue (not solely a lifestyle choice the individual can change). So B is incorrect.

Analyzing Option C:

• "knowledge of common risk factors" – Can be learned (changeable).
• "level of physical activity" – A core lifestyle choice (changeable).
• "ways of reacting to conflict" – Emotional/behavioral responses can be modified (changeable).

All three are lifestyle factors people can actively change.

Analyzing Option D:

• "ways of interacting with others" – Changeable, but "changing the images in the media" – Individuals cannot unilaterally change media images (this is not a personal lifestyle factor). So D is incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer is \(\boldsymbol{C}\).