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What is the definition of health?
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the combination of your physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. Health is not an absolute state, being healthy means striving to be the best you can be at any given time.
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What are the three elements of health?
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1. physical health
2. mental and emotional health 3. social health |
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What is the definition of wellness?
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an overall state of well-being, or total health. Achieving wellness is an ongoing, lifelong commitment to physical, mental/emotional, and scial health.
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What is a health continuum?
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health is a dynamic meaning it fluctutes along a continuum. There are many different points along it where your health can be located at any given time. Found on page 7.
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What are factors that influence one's health?
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(1) Your heredity
(2) Your environment; physical social cultural (3) Your behavior |
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What are risk factors?
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actions or behaviors that represent a potential health threat.
Six categories of personal health risk factors are: 1. behaviors that contribute to unintentional an intentional injuries 2. tobacco use 3. alcohol and other drug use 4. sexual behaviors 5. unhealthy eating behaviors 6. physical inactivity |
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What is a cumulative risk?
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risks that increase gradually and may add up to a total that is greater than expected.
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What are protective factors?
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1. postive role models: inspire you to work harder
2. positive values: beliefs and standards of conduct that you find important. positive values lead to positive character traits. |
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What is the function, examples, types and definitions of carbohydrates?
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Definition: the starches and sugars found in foods.
Examples: potatoes, pasta, and bread Types: 1. Simple: sugars, are present naturally in fruits, some vegetables, and milk. 2. Complex: starches, are found in great supllu in rice and other grains, seends, and nuts. Function: they are converted to simple sugars and stored or used for energy. |
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What is the function, examples, types, and definition of fats?
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Definition: lipids: fatty substance that does not dissolve in water.
Examples: oils Types: 1. Saturated: fatty acid holds all the hydrogen atoms it can. 2. Unsaturated: does not hold all the hydrogen atoms possible. Function: essential for growth and healthy skin. |
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What is the function, examples, types, and definition of proteins?
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Definition: nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues
Types: 1. Complete proteins: foods that contain all the essential amino acids that the body needs and in the proper amounts. 2. incomplete: foods that lack some of the essential amino acids. Functions: enzymes, hormones, structural, and antibodies. |
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Function of water?
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Nutrient that makes up the greatest percentage of your body. Water is a regulator and is vital to every body function.
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What is the function, examples, types, and definitions of minerals?
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Definition: inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture but that act as catalysts, regulating many vital body processes.
Examples: calcium, sodium, and iron Functions: included in definition. |
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What is the function, examples, types and definition of vitamins?
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Definition: compounds tht help regulate many vital body processes, including the digestion, absorbtion, and metabolism of other nutrients.
Examples: C, Niacin, and Folic acid. Types: 1. Water-soluble vitamins: dissolve in water 2. fat-soluble vitamins: are absrbed and transported by fat. Functions: included in definition. |
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What is the definition of nutrient dense?
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foods high in nutrients relative to their caloric content
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What is the definition of electrolytes?
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minerals that become eletrically charged when in solution. Elctrolytes play an important role in regulating body fluids.
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What is carbohydrate loading?
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storing extra glycogen in the muscle, before strenuous excersise. Best for endurance sports but not advised for teens because their growing bodies are still developing.
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What are fad diets?
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approaches to weight control that are popular for a short time they come and go but rarely have any lasting effect.
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What is weight cycling?
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The cycle of losing, remaining, losing, and regaining. Weight cycling may be less healthy than being slightly over-weight.
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What are food allergies?
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The body's immune system overreacts to substances in some foods. Substances are usually proteins.
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What are anorexia and bulimia?
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Anorexia: a disorder in which the irrational fear coming obese remains in severe weight loss from self-induced starvation.
Bulmia: a disorder in which cycles of overeating are allowed by some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract. |
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What are vegan diets?
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vegetarians who eat only foods of plant origin. Because vegans do not eat milk or other dairy products, they must make sure to get adequate witamin D and calcium from other sources.
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What are dietary needs for atheletes?
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Atheletes have a increased need for calories. Nutrient-dense foods are the best for this purpose. Need more electrolytes. and restore body fluids.
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What are the benefits of excersise?
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1. It burns calories, which promotes loss of body fat.
2. It tones and builds muscles to give a firm, lean body shape. Without excersise, the weight lost may be lean tissue as well as body fat. 3. It helps promote a normal appetite response, which helps anyone trying to gain, lose, or maintain weight. 4. It helps relieve the stress that often leads to overeating or undereating. 5. It helps increase metabolic rate, so the body burns more calories for several hours, even while resting. It takes more calories to maintain muscle tissue than body fat. Exercise may help lower your set point. 6. It increases self-esteem, which helps keep your plan on track. |
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What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
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ranked lit of hose needs essential to human growth and development presented in ascending order from the most basic to the most fulfilling or satisfying.
self-fulfilling asthetic emotional physical |
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What are the signs of good mental health?
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mental health: generally having a positive outlook, being coforable with yourself and others, and being able to meet life's challenges and demands.
Some signs of good mental health: 1. are realistic about their strengths and weaknesses. 2. are responsible for their personal behavior. 3. avoid high-risk behaviors, such as using tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs. 4. are open-minded and flexible. 5. are fun-loving and able to relax alone or with others. 6. respect both their own and other's needs. 7. respect everyone's value as a human being-including their own. 8. express their emoions in ways that do not hurt themselves or others. 9. invest time and energy into nourishing relationships. 10. put their talents and abilities to good use. 11. view change as a challenge and an opportunity. |
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What is resilience?
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the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.
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What is self-talk?
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negative self-talk is hurtful or non-constructive messages that you send yourself can erode your self-esteem as much and sometimes even more than negative feedback from others.
Use constructive criticism. |
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What is modeling?
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copying the behaviors of those you are exposed to
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What are common defense mechanisms?
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REPRESSION: involuntary, unconscious pushing of unpleasant feelings below the surface and out of conscious thought.
SUPPRESSION: conscious, intentional pushing of unpleasantess from one's mind. RATIONALIZATION: making excuses to try to explain a situation or behavior rather than directly taking responsibiliy for it. REGRESSION: reverting, or turning back, to behaviors more characteristic of an earlier stage of development rather than dealing with the conflict in a more mature manner. DENIAL: unconscious, involuntary lack of acknowledgement of something in one's environment that is obvious to others. COMPENSATION: wanting to cover up weakness and mistakes by making up for them through gift-giving, hard work, or other extreme efforts. PROJECTION: Being unaware of attributing one's own feelings or faults to another person or group even when these attributes do not apply. IDEALIZATION: seeing someone else as perfect or more ideal, or worthy, than everyone else. |
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What are the stages of stress response?
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ALARM: first stage in the stress response, when the body and min o on high alert.
RESISTANCE: the second stage in the stress response, when the body tries to repair its damage from the stressful even and return to its normal state. FATIGUE: the third stage of the stress response, resulting in a tired feeling that lowers one's level of activity. |
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What is the difference between type A and type B personalities?
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type A: competitve, high-achieving personality type less likely to suffer from heart disease.
type B: laid-back, non-competitive personality type less likely to suffer from heart disease. |
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What are the kinds of fatigue?
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1. physical fatigue
2. pathological fatigue 3. psychological fatigue |
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What are the stages of loss?
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1. Denial
2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance |
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What are the diseases of the Respiratory system when using tobacco?
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1. chronic brochitis: condition in which the broncho are irritated.
2. emphysema: condition that involves the destruction of the tiny air sacs in the lungs through which oxygen is absorbed into the body. 3. lung cancer: directly linked to cigarette smoking, is the leading cause of cancer deaths among males. |
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What is nicotine?
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the addictive drug in ciggarettes
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What is the affect of smoke on the nonsmoker?
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passive smoke: cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke inhaled by nonsmokers as well as smoke that remains in a closed environment after the smoker is through smoking.
mainstream smoke: the smoke that a smoker blows off sidestream smoke: the smoke that comes from burning tobacco. Passive smoke causes eye irritation, headaches, and coughing.Causes more frequent ear infections, asthma attacks and other resspiratory problems and aggravates exisiting heart and lung diseases. |
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What are the effects on the body from alcohal (long and short)?
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brain: slows the work of the central nervous system. liver: changes alcohol to water but cannot speed up the process.blood vessels: blood vessels dialate. heart:causes an increase in heart rate. kidneys: they produce more urine therefore the person feels dehydrated. stomach: does not have to be digested.
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Why do teens drink?
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friends influence them and there is too much pressure.
family is another major influence on a teen's attitudes and behavior with respect to drinking. Advertisments also affect teens. |
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What are the withdrawl symptoms of alcohol?
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range from jumpiness, sleeplesness, sweating, and poor appetite to severe tremors, convulsions, and hallucinations.
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What is the multiplier effect?
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When alcohol is mixed with another depressant such as a tranquilizer, the effets can be particlarly devastating.
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What is FAS?
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fatal alcohol system: a condition in which a fetus has been adversely affected mentally and physically by its mother's heavy alcohol use during pregnancy.
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What is a DUI?
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Driving under the influence. when the BAC (blood alcohol concentration) is over the state limit.
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What is the definition, types, and effects of cannabis?
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cannabis is the scientific name for marijuana.
The types of marijuana are smoked, eaten, or drunk. Cannabis is a hallucinogen and stimulant. |
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What is the definition, types, and effects of depressants?
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drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system
types of depressants are: barbiturates, tranquilizers, methaqualone effects: relax muscles, relieve feelings of tensions and worry, and bring on sleep. |
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What is the definition, types, and effects of designer drugs?
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Definition: synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of narcotics and hallucinogens.
Types: ecstacy/MDMA Effects: stimulant and hallucinagen, short term euphria. |
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What is the definition, types, and effects of look alike drugs?
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Definition: drugs made so as to physically resemble specific illegal drugs.
Types: speed Effects: fast heart rates, changes in blood pressure, strange behavior, nerbousness, and breathing problems. |
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what are the definitions, examples, and effects of stimulants?
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Definition: drugs that speed p the central nervous system
Examples: meth and cocaine Effects: increase heart and respiratory rates, high blood pressure, dilated pupils, and decreased appetite. |
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What are the definitions, examples, and effects of narcotics?
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Definition: drugs derived from the opium plant that have a sedative effect.
Examples: opium poppy flower drugs Effects: cause drowsiness and can result in physiological dependence. |
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What is the definition, examples, and effects of hallucinogens?
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Definition: drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.
Examples: PCP, LSD, Mescaline Effects: mentioned in definition |
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What are the stages of syphilis?
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STD that attcks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete.
1. chancre: painless reddish sore 2. circulated in the blood: non-itching rash 3. usually begins about two or more years after the initial infection. all signs disappear. 4. if untreated moves into neurosyphilis stage. |
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What is an STD?
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epidemic: an outbreak of an infectious disease that affects a large population.
STD: sexually transmited disease. |
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What are genital warts?
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pink or reddish warts with cauliflowerlike tops that appear on the genital.
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What is a PID?
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pelvic inflammatory disease: a painful infection of the ovaries, fallopin tubes, and/or uteris
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HIV and AIDS
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I did my report on that so you will have to study that on your own.
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Jenny Meade
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You will have to study that on your own also.
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