Health Semester Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 belief | the appraisal of the relationship between some object and idea |
| preventive/protective | healthy eating habits, adequate sleep, weight management |
| behavior control | involves the ability to take concrete action to reduce risks to your health |
| reinforcing factors | money, popularity, and family support |
| intensions | products of attitudes and beliefs of what others may want you to do |
| sick role | receiving treatment from a health care providers |
| behavior | something we do to refrain from doing consciously/ involuntary |
| attitude | stable set of beliefs, feeling and tendencies to something or someone |
| personal control | the ability to make decisions and take effective actions to produce healthful outcomes |
| overload | feelings of over stimulation by the demand of us |
| automony | ability of care for oneself emotionally, physically, and socially |
| epinephrine | adrenaline;a hormone secreted by adrenal glands |
| PNS | bring stress arousal phase under control |
| OCD | D/O characterized by obsessive thoughts or habituals behavior; uncontrollable |
| simple phobias | fear of animals, heights, flying etc |
| environmental factors | floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and forest fires |
| background stressors | noise, chemical pollution, crowding ,and urban comutting |
| stressor | physical, social, and psychosocial event triggers a stress reaction |
| distress | stress that can have a negative or debilitate effect on health |
| conditioning | system of reward or punishment used in behavioral psychology for desired response |
| manic depression D/O | violent mood swings |
| habit | behavior resulting from repetition |
| withdrawl | abstaining from an addictive chemical or behavior |
| compulsion | an overwhelming need to perform a behavior |
| obsession | excessive preoccupation with an addictive object/ behavior |
| denial | inability to interpret the effects of an addictive behavior |
| addiction | involvement with a mood altering object or activity |
| tolerance | larger doses of drugs and more intense involvement |
| PTSD | recognized in combat soldiers (unresolved trauma) |
| relapse | returning to an addiction behavior after abstaining |
| 12 step program | support group designed to keep addicts free of addiction |
| acetaminophen | an aspirin substitute found in Tylenol and related medications |
| antihisti | CNS depressant that dries runny nose and clears post nasal drip ans sinus congestion |
| GRAE | drug that recognized as effective |
| GRAS | drug recognized as safe |
| EPA | Environmental Protective Agency |
| antipyretic | fever- reducing drug |
| nutrition | science investigating physiological function and essential elements of foods we eat |
| hunger | the physiological desire to eat |
| appetite | the psychological desire to eat |
| calories | unit of measure that indicates the amount of energy we obtain from certain food |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | the first comprehensive definition was provided by the |
| physical | body size, body functioning, and susceptibilty to disease and disorders |
| spiritual | the component of health that extends to a sense of being part of some larger form of existence is |
| social | the health component that includes interactions with others and our daily behavior is |
| emotional | As a child therapist, Heidi is comfortable sharing feelings to her clients. Her ability to express her feelings relates to |
| enviromental | When David learned more about how much pollution is caused by gasoline-ran lawn mowers, he bought an electric one instead.His decision relates to which health component? |
| health belief model | the ___________ model explains how beliefs may/ may not influence subsequent behaviors. |
| dizziness, sweating, and heart palpitation | What is a system of a panic attack? |
| Fats | Calories are eaten in the form protein, carbohydrates, and _____________. |
| depression | What is the most common emotional disorder in the United States? |
| amino acids | What are proteins comprised of? |
| fruit | Simple sugars can be found___________. |
| carbs | What part of the diet supplies with the energy to sustain normal daily activity |
| 30 billion dollars a year | How much money do Americans spend on prescription drugs? |
| nicoten | ________________ decreases the stomach contractions that signal hunger. |
| 16 | Smoking has been estimated to be responsible for almost ___percent of all deaths in the U.S. each year. |
| caffeine | _____________ is the most popular and widely used consumed drug in the U.S. |
| 10 to 30 minutes | How quickly are the effects of ingesting a caffeine-containing product? |
| 66.0 years | What is the lifetime expectancy of a black male? |
| 72.6 years | What is the lifetime expectancy of a white male? |
| U.S. | Which industrialized country has the greatest number of violent deaths? |
| depression | What has been described the "common cold of mental illness?" |
| depression | The most emotional disorder in the U.S.? |
| fights infection | What is the function of red blood cells? |
| rest, ice, compress, elevate | What does RICE stand for? |
| reduces CHD, prevents hypertension, and weight control | What are some reasons for physical fitness to be beneficial? |
| 220 - Age | What is the formula for finding your target heart rate? |
| 1. exchange of body fluids2.a blood transfusion prior to 1985 3. injecting drug users4.mother to infant | The transmission of AIDS is possible by ____________ |
| have the belief that they can control their usage | People who drug problems begin____________. |
| illegal | The definition of illicit is _________. |
| syphilis | ______________ is called the "great imitator" because its symptoms resemble those of several other diseases. |
| restitution for your harm you have done to others | If you make a wrong decision you should _____________. |
| yourself | The person most responsible for the quality of your health is _____________. |
| you believe in your ideas, feelings, and decisions | When you re self- confident |
| behavior | A________ is the way you act or choose to act in a situation. |
| OTD | A drug purchased w/out a prescription is called an |
| side effect | An unwanted body change from a drug is called a |
| prescription | A written order by a health professional for a drug is a |
| gateway | A _________ is a drug that likely increases the likelihood that a person will use other harmful drugs. |
| ectaxy | _______________ can harm the memory and pleasures centers of the brain having effects thats last between three to six hours causing dehydration, heart, or kidney failure |
| depressant | _________ slow down or depress the central nervous system (CNS) |
| stimulant | __________________ speeds up the activities of the (CNS) |
| steriods | A group of synthetic drugs that are related to hormones are called |
| 1.4 billion | How much money does McDonald's spend on direct advertisement each year? |
| Mississippi | What state is considered to be the most obese in America? |
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