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48 Cards in this Set
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what is health?
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not merely the absence of physical disease
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what is wellness
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ability to live life fully with vitality and meaning
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health can be determined by
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genes age other factors
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6 dimensions of wellness
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physical: healthy diet, exercise, checkups, prevention
emotional: self confid. control, esteem itellectual: openess to new ideas, humor, critical thinking spiritual: set of guiding beliefs, principles, interpersonal/social: satisfying reltionships enviromental/planetary: enviroment is protecting our wellness all 6 interact continously allowing change |
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what is an infectuous disease?
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communicable from 1 person to another ex. cold, herpes
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what is a chronic disease
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develops and becomes worse over a period of time usually caused by lifestyle factors
3 leadign causes of death: heart disease cancer stroke |
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what are the 2 goals of healthy people 2010
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to eliminate health disparities among americans
to increase quality and quantitiy of life |
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what is healty people 2010
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national wellness goals that the us govt. seeks to prevent uneccessary disease
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health issues among populations and gender
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sex/gender
ethnicity income and education disability geographic location sexual orientation |
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factors that influence your overall wellness
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smoking
drinking stress levels negative attitude diet hygienne drugs sleep acess to adequate health care enviroment |
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steps toward behavior change
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choose target behavior
obtain info. about your target behavior how does your lifestyle affect your behavior find outside help |
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how to create behavior change
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examine pros/cons
boost self-efficacy identify and learn how to overcome barriers to change |
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what is self efficacy
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your belief in your ability to successfully take action and perform a specific task
internal locus of control visualization self talk and encouragement |
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what is the transtheoretical model for change
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assists with understanding how behavior can create effective lifestyle changes
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trastheoretical stages
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-precontemplation: no thought to stop in the next 6 months
-contemplation: thoughts to stop with in next 6 months -preparation: decides to start trying w/in a month sets goals, rewards, etc -action: motivation to keep changing -maintenance: been successful for 6 months -termination: hardest stage to stay in No temptation to lapse...highest regard to self efficacy |
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what is stress
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the collective physiological and emotional responses to any stimuls that disturbs an individuals homestasis
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what is a stressor
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any physical or psyciologial event or condition
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distress
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stress resulting from an unpleasant stressor
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autonomic nervous system consists of & controls
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brain, spinal cord & nerves
controls basic body processes ex. digestion, heart rate, blinkin |
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autonomic nervous systems consists of 2 divisions
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sympathetic nervous syst
parasympathetic nerv. st. |
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sympathetic nervous system
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reacts to danger or other challenges by almost instantly acclerating body processes
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parasympathetic
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moderates the excitatory effect of the sympathetic division
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endocrine systems consists of
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glands, tissues, cells
helps control body's functions by releasing hormones and other chemical to bloodstream impt. target of sympathetic |
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what happens during stress
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neuro chemical message sent to hypothalamus
notifies pituitary gland: release ACTH into blood stream moves into adrenal gland above kidney and release cortisal and hormones into blood epinephrine (adrenaline) is released |
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what happens during fight or flight
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endocrine syst. releases epinephrine that effect functioning of organs involved in responding to a stressor otherwise known as?
-autonomic and endocrine prepare body to deal w/ emergency instantaneous changes give you heightened reflexes or strength |
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homeostasis
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state in which blood pressure etc are normally maintained
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what is general adaptation syndrome? (GAS)
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universal & predictive response pattern to all stressor
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3 stages of GAS
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alarm: sucessible to disease or injury result:headaches, anxiety
resistence: w/ continued stress body develops new level of homestasis more resistant to disease or injury exhaustion: prolonged succession of stressors disorganized thinkng |
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links b/t stress and specific conditions
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altered immune system
endocrine affects pregnancy digestive problems cardio disease |
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appropriate techniques for managing stress
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social support
communication exercise nutrition sleep time management skills |
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relaxation tech.
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relaxation response
progressive muscle relaxation visualization meditation biofeedback deep breathing hatha yoga |
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dangerous coping strategies
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smoking
drinking drugs binge eating |
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what is psychological health?
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absence of sickness or as the presence of wellness
-fulfillment of human potential -description of ideal mental health |
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maslow's hiearchy of needs
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-basic pshysiological integrity: body function, respiration, circulation, nutrition, etc.
-safety and security: sensory function, enviro. safety, legal and economic protection -belonging & love: communication, relationships, sexuality -ego strength and self esteem: effective coping, intellegiance, assertiveness -self actualization and fullfillment: enrighment, creativity, recreation and leisure |
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qualities of self actualization
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-realism: deal w/ world as it is and not demand otherwise
-acceptance: of themselves and others positive self concept and high self esteem -autonomy: independence, sense of being self directed aware of feelings and willing to express them -capacity for itimcay: physically and emotionally -creativity: fresh application for what goes on around them open to new experiences |
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what is self esteem
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having pride in yourself
treating self w/ respect considering self valuable |
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anxiety disorders
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generalized anxiety disorder
phobias panic disorder OCD post traumatic stress |
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mood disorders
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SAD: seasonal depression
Mania: excessive elation, etc. Bi-polar: happy/sad schizophrenia: hallucinations, caotic behavior |
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suicide warning signs
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sudden explicable lightening of mood eating disorders, etc
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psychological help options
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therapists, groups, friends, etc.
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what is enviromental health
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grew from efforts to control communicable diseases. pathogens found in water, etc.
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what is added to the water system for the past 50 years
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fluoride
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where is solid waste buried
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sanitary landfill
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worlds population is
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6.5 billion and increasing at the reate of 78 million per year
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factors which limit population growth
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food, availabe land and water, energy
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factors that contribute to pop growth
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high fertility rates
lack of family planning resources lower death rates |
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forms of indoor pollution
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enviromental tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide & other combustion by products
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types of chemical pollutants
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asbestos
lead pesticides mercury |
