Health Final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are the leading causes of death of teens and adults in the US? | Adults- heart disease, cancer, strokes, respiratory diseases (lifestyle diseases Teens- car accidents, homicide, suicide |
| What are risk behaviors that effect wellness? | 1. Sedentary Lifestyle 2. Alcohol and Other Drug Use 3. Sexual Activity 4. Behaviors That Cause Injury 5. Tobacco Use 6. Poor Eating Habits |
| What are the six components of wellness? | 1. Physical Health 2. Emotional Health 3. Social Health 4. Mental Health 5. Spiritual Health 6. Environmental Health |
| What are the types of peer pressure? | Direct Pressure- when someone tries to et you to do something that you wouldn't normally do Indirect Pressure- Being swayed to do something because someone that you look up to is doing it |
| What are refusal skills? | A strategy to avoid doing something you don't want to do |
| What is self-esteem? | A measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself |
| What are some biological stressors? | Mental or physical illnesses, disabilities, injuries, car accident, etc. |
| What are some environmental stressors? | Being poor, pollution, noise, overcrowding in a classroom, natural disasters |
| What are thinking stressors? | How you percieve a situation or what you are expecting, "stinking thinking", what if |
| What are some behavioral stressors? | Using tobacco/alcohol/drugs, sexual activity, insomnia, time management |
| What are life situations that could cause stress? | Death, divorce, problems with friends, marriage, newborns, college |
| What are the physical effects of the fight or flight response? | -pupils dialated -mouth is dry -muscles are tense -heart pumps fast -sweating -breathing fast and shallow |
| What are the hidden effects of the fight or flight response? | -brain gets ready for action -adreneline is released -blood pressure rises -liver releases glucose to provide energy for muscles -digestion slows/stops -immune system is depressed |
| Why is good communication important? | -Prevents misunderstanding -Builds healthy relationships -Express yourself |
| What is passive communication? | Gives into pressure and gives up when challanged |
| What is assertive communication? | Expresses self in a direct, respectful way |
| What is agressive communication? | Hostile and unfriendly |
| What are the stress-related immune, respiritory, and muscular disorders? | Cold and flu, athsma and pnemonia, tense muscles and TSM |
| What are the stress-related cardiovascular disorders? | Heart diseases, stroke, high blood pressure, migraines, and headaches |
| What are the stress-related digestive disorders? | Ulcers, diarrhea, irritible bowel syndrome |
| What are the stress-related mental illnesses? | Anxiety disorders, OCD, depression, suicide, moodiness, anger |
| What are the effects of behavioral stress? | Insomnia and chronic fatigue |
| What is depression? | A sadness and hopelessness that keeps a person from carrying out everday activities |
| What are the benefits of high self esteem? | Increased self-respect, increased ability to reach goals, increased willingness to try, and increased feelings of value |
| What are some characteristics of depression? | Insomnia, panic attacks, suicide attempts, self-harming, feelings of helplessness/hopelessness, can't cope, changes in behavior |
| What are the warning signs of suicide? | Highs and lows, keepin to themselves, giving things away |
| What can you do if someone tells you they are going to committ suicide? | Tell a trusted adult ASAP |
| What are the benefits of exercise? | -Live longer -Less risk of heart disease -Low blood pressure -Maintain healthy body weight -Stronger muscles, bones, and joints -Improves posture -Increases energy level |
| What are the mental benefits of exercise? | -Reduce stress -Increase energy -More productive -Feel/Look better -Regrow nueron connections |
| What are the social benefits of exercise? | -Builds social skills -Increased self-esteem/opprotunities -Make new friends |
| What are the 5 components of health related fitness? | 1. Muscle Strength 2. Muscle Endurance 3. Cardiorespiratory Endurance 4. Body Composition 5. Flexebility |
| What are the benefits of getting a good night's sleep? | It allows your body to repair itself, you feel more awake in the morning, it is good for your health |
| What are the essential nutrients? | Carbohydrates, protiens, fats/oils, vitamins, minerals, and water |
| What are carbohydrates used for? | Energy |
| What are proteins used for? | Building new structures and repairing old ones in the body |
| What are fats/oils used for? | Insulation and "padding" |
| What are vitamins used for? | Catylsts |
| What are minerals used for? | Enzyme activity, bone formation |
| What is water used for? | It is necassary for almost all functions? |
| What is a calorie? | A quantity of food capable of producing energy |
| What is a drug? | Any substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state |
| What are some examples of drugs? | A perscription drug, OTC drugs, psychoactive drugs |
| How do you know if you are dependant upon a drug? | You depend on it for normal function |
| What is drug abuse? | The improper or unsafe use of drugs |
| What is drug tolerance? | You have to have a greater amount of a drug to feel the same effects as you did the first time |
| What is addiction? | You can't function at all without the drug |
| What are the short term effects of alcohol in the body? | -Slurred speech -Stumbling -Enhanced emotions -Confusion -Uncoordinated movements |
| What are the long term effects of alcohol on the body? | -Increased risk of pancreatic cancer -Personality changes -Memory loss -Cirrhosis -Loss of bladder control |
| What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)? | The amount of alcohol in a person's blood |
| What is the scrotum? | A sack of skin that holds the testicles |
| What are the testes? | Controls the production of sperm and testosterone |
| What is the epididymus? | A tube in the back of the testes that stores sperm after production. Sperm mature and gain the ability to move and swim here. |
| What is the vas deferens? | A tube that recieves sperm from the epididymus of each testicle and joins at the urethra |
| What is semes and what organs produce it? | Semen is white alkaline fluid that contains fructose and protects and nourishes sperm as they trie to impregnate the female. Semincal vesicles, Cowper's Gland, and the Prostate Gland produce semen |
| What is the penis? | Sperm in released through the penis |
| What are the ovaries? | During puberty, they produce one ripened egg every 28 days during ovulation |
| What are the fallopian tubes? | Small tubes that carry the egg to the uterus. Fertilization/conception occurs here |
| What is the uterus? | A muscular, pear shaped organ between the ovaries. The baby grows and develops here |
| What are the most effective contraceptives? | Male condom, cervical cap, female condom, diaphragm |
| What are the consequences of becoming sexually active? | Stress about becoming pregnant or contracting an STD, becoming self-conscious |
| What are the advantages of abstinence? | -It is a free "contraceptive" -It is the only 100% guarunteed method of prtoecting yourself against STD's and getting pregnant -Makes you feel good about yourself |
| What are the symptoms of most STD's? | Most STD's are asymptomatic |
| What are the steps to follow when responding to an emergency? | 1. Check- Check the scene for safety 2. Call- Call or have someone call 911 or local emergency number 3. Care- Care for the person based on thier situation |
| What are some life-threatening conditions? | Someone has passed out, seizures, breathing has stopped, conscious/unconscious choking |
| What are the steps for first aid on a choking victim? | 1. Ceck scene for safety 2. Call/Have someone call 911 3. Obtain consent 4. Lean person forward and give 5 back blows 5. Give 5 upward abdominal blows 6. Continue blows and thrusts |
| What are the steps for first aid on an unconscious victim? | 1. Check the scene for safety 2. Call/Have someone call 911 3. Check for breating for no more than 10 seconds 4. Give cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescure breaths 5. Continue cycles |
| When should you stop CPR? | -You find signs of life -The scene becomes unsafe -AED is ready to use -A trained professional takes over -You are too exhausted to continue |
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