Question

select the correct answer.

which list includes only lifestyle factors that people can change to improve their health?

having many friends, parents with heart diseases, sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night
a family history of diabetes, lack of energy, thinking critically about health risks
knowledge of common risk factors, level of physical activity, ways of reacting to conflict
ways of interacting with others, changing the images in the media, resisting pressure from peers

Explanation:

Analyze the question requirements

The question asks to identify the list containing only lifestyle factors that individuals can personally change to improve their health.

Evaluate the first option

• "having many friends" (controllable/social)
• "parents with heart diseases" (genetic/hereditary, which cannot be changed)
• "sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night" (controllable behavior)

Since parental genetics cannot be changed, this list is incorrect.

Evaluate the second option

• "a family history of diabetes" (genetic/hereditary, which cannot be changed)
• "lack of energy" (symptom/state)
• "thinking critically about health risks" (controllable behavior)

Since family history cannot be changed, this list is incorrect.

Evaluate the third option

• "knowledge of common risk factors" (can be acquired/changed)
• "level of physical activity" (can be modified/changed)
• "ways of reacting to conflict" (behavioral, can be learned/changed)

All three factors are controllable lifestyle choices and behaviors that a person can actively change to improve their health.

Evaluate the fourth option

• "ways of interacting with others" (controllable behavior)
• "changing the images in the media" (societal/environmental factor, not a personal lifestyle factor an individual can directly change)
• "resisting pressure from peers" (controllable behavior)

Since changing media images is a broad societal factor rather than an individual lifestyle factor, this list is incorrect.

Answer:

• (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 (Correct answer)
• (D) ways of interacting with others, changing the images in the media, resisting pressure from peers