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Describe the term health literacy.
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The ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve ones health.
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What is health?
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The overall well being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people.
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What risk factors can you control and not control in your health?
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Not control - Heredity, environment
Control - Level of physical activity, food intake, use of drugs or alcohol, use of protective gear, choice of friends |
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How can heredity influence your health?
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Heredity influences health because whatever traits your family before you has, you have a higher risk of.
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What is stress? How is it good? How is it bad?
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Stress is the response of your body and mind to being challenged or threatened. Stress can improve your ability to concentrate and perform at your best. Stress also can make it difficult to concentrate and causes you to make mistakes.
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What are the stages of stress? Describe each stage.
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Alarm stage - releases adrenaline
Resistance stage - body adapts to the continued presence of a stressor Exhaustion stage - your body can no longer keep up with the demands placed on it |
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List the four possible causes of mental disorders.
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Physical factors, heredity, early experiences, recent experiences
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How are disorders recognized?
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mental health experts see abnormal thoughts, feelings, or behaviors as signs, or symptoms, of a mental disorder.
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What is anorexia nervosa?
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Not eating enough food to maintain a healthy body weight
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What is cutting? Why might individuals injure themselves on purpose?
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Cutting is the use of a sharp object to intentionally cut or scratch one's body deep enough to bleed. they do it because they are trying to cope with emotions, stress, or traumatic events.
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Describe the factors that influence a person's BAC if they have been drinking.
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Rate of consumption, gender, body size, amount of food in stomach
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Short term effects of alcohol on the body.
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Brain activity slows down, impaired coordination, sensations and perceptions become less clear, sluggish reflexes, vomiting, heart rate and blood pressure increase, more blood flows to the skin's surface, core body temperature decreases, frequent urination, loss of water, blackouts
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What is alcoholism?
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A disease marked by a person being unable to control their use of alcohol.
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What is tolerance?
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With the repeated use of alcohol, its effects in the brain become reduced.
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What is a blackout?
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A period of time that the drinker cannot recall.
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How can extra dopamine release (during drug use) be harmful?
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Extra dopamine released during drug use can cause the user to ignore harmful effects, leads to intense cravings of the drug, no longer feel pleasure from normal activities
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What is drug synergism? What is drug antagonism?
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Synergism - when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone.
Antagonism - when each drug's effect is canceled out or reduced by the other. |
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list withdrawal symptoms from psychoactive drugs.
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Nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, fever, digestion problems, paranoia, tremors, seizures, or death
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Effects on brain from hallucinogen?
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Hallucinogens overload the brain with sensory information, causing a distorted sense of reality.
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What are some side effects of heroin?
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dazed and disoriented
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List some things you can do if someone offers you drugs.
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refuse them, remove yourself from the situation
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Describe what effects marijuana has on the body that would make it difficult to drive.
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drivers can be drowsy, makes it difficult to judge distances and react quickly to signals and sounds on the road
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Describe smokeless tobacco.
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tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose
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Carcinogens cause what?
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cancer
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Compared to cigarettes, how much nicotine is in smokeless tobacco?
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About the same
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What is the difference between chronic bronchitis and emphysema?
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Chronic bronchitis - the airways are constantly inflamed
Emphysema - a disorder in which alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly |
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What is the difference between mainstream and secondhand smoke?
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Mainstream smoke - exhaled from a smokers lungs
Secondhand smoke - exhaled smoke from lungs and the smoke that goes into the air directly from a cigarette |
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What is leukoplakia?
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White patches on the lining of the mouth and tounge
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What are the short term risks of tobacco use?
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increase mucus production, decreases muscle action in the lungs airways, causes breathing to become more shallow, increased saliva production, decreases the amount of insulin released, increases bowel activity, increases risk of blood clotting, reduces blood flow to skin, increases blood pressure, increases heart rate, activates the reward pathway, decreases some reflex actions, mimics neurotransmitters, increases nervous system activity level
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What are some things a person could do to stick to their decision about refraining from sexual activity?
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practice abstinence, avoiding drugs, choosing responsible friends
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Why should middle aged men be concerned about their prostate health?
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Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer death
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What are some things a woman should do to care for her reproductive system?
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Cleanliness, sexual abstinence, prompt treatment for infections, self exams, and regular medical checkups
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List some tips to use male condoms effectively.
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Condoms must go over an erect penis
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What is withdrawal?
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a group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
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How effective are condoms in preventing pregnancy and infection?
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If used correctly condoms are very effective.
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What do birth control pills prevent?
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pregnancy
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What are some high risk behaviors for contracting HIV?
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Sexual contact, shared needles, contact with blood, mother to baby
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What is AIDS?
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Fatal disease of the immune system in which the number of helper T cells are below 200
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What is the best way to avoid getting HIV?
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Sexual Abstinence
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what does HIV - positive mean?
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A person who is infected with HIV
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How does someone know if they have HIV?
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They experience symptoms such as weight loss, a persistent fever, diarrhea, or fungal infections
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What treatment is available for HIV?
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Drugs
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What are HIV antibodies?
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They recognize the HIV virus
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what is abstinence?
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refraining from sexual activity
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When should a person get tested for STD's/HIV?
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After high risk behaviors and then every 6 months
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what does asymptomatic mean?
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without symptoms
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Why is oral sex considered a risk for infection?
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Transfers body fluids
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How can STD's be spread?
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Sexual contact, shared needles, contact with blood
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Which STD is a common cause of cervical cancer?
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HPV
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Describe clinical depression. What are some symptoms.
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Feeling sad or hopeless for months
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Name the stages of the cycle of violence and describe each.
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Tension building- jealousy, small fights, threatens
Violent episode - uses force, causes injury Calm - apologizing |
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What is the most effective way to stop bullying?
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get bystanders involved
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What should you do if a friend reveals plans of violence to you?
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Tell someone
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what is the Law of Consent?
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The age in which a person can engage in sexual activity
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what are the risk factors for violence?
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poverty, family violence, media violence, availability of weapons, drug abuse, membership in gangs
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How are food ingredients listed on a food label?
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By weight in order from most to least
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What is the role of metabolism in the body?
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Breaking down food to release energy
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Describe carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
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Carbs - supply energy
Fats - form cells, maintain body temperature and protect your nerves Proteins - Grow and repair body tissue |
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What are trans fats?
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when manufacturers add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils
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What is the role of vitamins in the body?
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Assist chemical reactions
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According to my plate, what should your plate look like?
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half plate fruits and veggies, half plate grains and proteins, dairy included
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What are the components on fitness?
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Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body compisition
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what is BMI and what does it measure?
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Body mass index is a ratio of weight to height
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what are the benefits of aerobic activity?
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improve cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular endurance
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How many minutes a day should teens exercise?
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60 minutes a day
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What is dehydration and how can it effect the body?
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excessive water loss. it gives you muscle cramps, increase in body temperature, and unnecessary strain on your heart
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what are anabolic steroids? What effects does it have on the body?
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Anabolic steroids are artificial forms of the hormone testosterone. Effects are different appearance, damage organs, increase the risk of cancer, and cause depression.
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