YEAR 10 PRACTICE EXAMINATION

SEMESTER 2 2013

Health

Student:

Teacher:
PRACTICE
Class:
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M

READING TIME: 10 minutes WRITING TIME: 60 minutes

Instructions:

1. Write your name in the provided space above.
2. Circle your teacher’s initials above.
3. Circle your form above.
4. The marks allotted to each part of each question are indicated at the end of the part and should be used as a guide to the depth of response required.
5. All written responses must be in English and completed in the space provided.

Section A
Section B
Mental Health 23 Marks
Health status, Lifespan and Nutrition 34 Marks

Section A: Mental Health
1) Describe why the mental health of youth is so important? Provide two specific real world examples in your response to support your answer.

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(4 Marks)
2) Compare and contrast the terms mental illness and mental health problem?

Compare:
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Contrast:
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3) Make one observation about the prevalence of mental disorders from each of the graphs shown below. In your response, provide a statement outlining associated determinants that correlate with each observation.

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Determinant:
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(6 Marks)
4) a) What is a stigma?

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