Which of the following statements accurately describes how risk ...

[arivle123]

Which of the following statements accurately describes how risk factors may increase a person's chances for illness or injury? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Risk factors are unrelated to the person or event.
  B) All risk factors are modifiable.
  C) An increase in risk factors increases the possibility of illness.
  D) A family history of breast cancer is not a modifiable risk factor.
  E) School-aged children are at high risk for communicable diseases.

Question 2

A client states, I must be in poor health because I am a senior citizen. That's what my neighbor says and she is older than I am. This statement is based on which of the following factors?
 
  A) Age
  B) Gender
  C) Peer influence
  D) Illness factors

[wshriver]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C, D, E
A risk factor is something that increases a person's chances for illness or injury. Like other components of health and illness, risk factors are often interrelated. Risk factors may be further defined as modifiable (able to be changed, such as quitting smoking) or nonmodifiable (unable to be changed, such as a family history of cancer). As the number of risk factors increases, so does the possibility of illness. School-aged children are at high risk for communicable diseases. Multiple sexual relationships increase the risk for sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., gonorrhea or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS).

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Peer influence, personality characteristics, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors may affect a person's response to illness.