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What are the four types of eating disorders?
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anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating disorder
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What is anorexia nervosa?
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a sickness in which a person experiences extreme wieight loss due to excessive dieting
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What is bulimia nervosa?
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a sickness in which a person goes through a cycle of binge eating and then purging
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How do anorexics usually differ from bulimics?
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Bulimics usually realize they have a problem, while anorexics usually do not
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what is binge eating disorder?
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a sickness in which a person will eat until they are uncomfortably full (binge), and then feel guitly and disgusted afterward
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How are bulimia and binge eating similar?
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same behavior, except in binge eating the person does not purge after
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What is compulsive overeating disorder?
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a sickness in which a person eats uncontrollably, resulging in weight gain; overeaters are usually eating to cope with hidden feelings
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How many calories do you need to burn to lose one pound?
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3500
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What is body composition?
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the relative percentage of muscle, fat, bone, and other tissues that make up the body
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What is essential fat? What is it needed for?
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the minimum amonut of total body weight that needs to be composed of fat
temperature regulation, shock absporption, and regulation of essential body nutrients |
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What is nonessential fat?
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extra fat or fat reserves stored in the body
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What is amenorrhea?
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the absence of, or infrequent, menstruation
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What percentage of body fat should men & women possess?
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men- no less than 5%
women- no less than 10% |
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What is chlamydia?
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a microscopic parasite spread by vaginal and anal sex
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What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
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discharge, burning urination, abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, swelling of testicles
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What can chlamydia cause? How can it be treated?
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sterility, and PID in women
antibiotics |
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What is gonorrhea?
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a disease caused by a bacteria and spread by sex
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symptoms of gonorrhea
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burning urination, menstrual irregularity, abodominal pain, discharge
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What can gonorrhea cause? How can it be treated?
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PID, premature labor, still birth, & sterility
oral antibiotics |
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What is Hepatitis B?
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a virus spread through semen, saliva, blood, and urine
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What is HIV?
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a virus spread through unprotected sex (can be spread from mother to child during nursing)
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symptoms of HIV
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purple bruises, diarrhea, weight loss, high fevers, and night sweats
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What can HIV cause?
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AIDS
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symptoms of Hepatitis B
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fever, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, dark urine, grey-colored stool
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Which STIs have no cure
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Hepatitis B, HIV, Herpes
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What is HPV? How can it be treated?
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a virus spready by vaginal and anal sex
treatment only to get rid of warts, not get rid of the infection |
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symptoms of HPV
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watrs, painful intercourse, vaginal bleeding
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What is herpes?
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a virus spread when a person kisses, touches, or has sex with a person who has an outbreak of it
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symptoms of herpes
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blister sores on body, burning urination, fever, headache
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What is syphilis?
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an illness in which an organism called spirochete is transimtted through kissing or sex
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symptoms of syphilis
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sores, body rashes, sore throat
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How is syphilis treated?
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antibiotics
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What is trichomoniasis?
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a protozoan spread by sexual intercourse
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symptoms of trichomoniasis
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burning urination, itching in vaginal area, foul-smelling discharge, swelling in groin, blood in discharge
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How is trichomoniasis treated?
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metronidazol
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What is genital lice? How is it treated?
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a louse spread by close contact to an infected person or their belongings
over-the-counter medication |
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symptoms of genital lice
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genital or anal itching, fatigue, mild fever
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What is scabies? How is it treated?
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skin mites that burrow under the skin, spready by close contact with an infected person or their belongings
over-the-counter medication |
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Name all of the common STIs
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chlamydia, gonnorhea, genital lice, hepatitis B, HIV, HPV, herpes, syphilis, scabies, trichomoniasis
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What are the most common STIs?
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chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, and trichomoniasis
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What are the barrier contraceptive methods?
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male & female condoms, cervical cap, contraceptive sponge, diaphragm
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What are the hormonal contraceptive methods?
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the pill, nuva ring, the patch, DepoProvera, and Implanon
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What are the sterilization contraceptive methods?
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tubal ligation and vasectome
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What are the behvioral contraceptive methods?
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basal body temperature, cervical mucus, abstinence, rhythm
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Name and describe the contraceptive method that is in its own category.
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IUD (intra-uterine device)- a device that stops the egg from implanting in the uterin wall
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What are the advantages of the male & female condoms?
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1. STI protection
2. no drugs or clinics **best option |
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What are the disadvantages of the male & female condoms?
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1. can break
2. possible allergies |
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Which contraceptive methods use spermicides?
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contraceptive sponge, diaphraghm, cervical cap
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Rank the barrier methods from most to least reliable.
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1. male condom
2. female condom 3. diaphragm 4. sponge/cervical cap (equal) |
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What is the most effective method of preventing pregnancy? What is its disadvantage? How does it work?
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the pill, but it does not protect against STIs
stops ovulation from occurring |
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What is a tubal ligation? vasectome?
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cut & tie the fallopian tubes
cut & tie the vas deferens (tube that carries sperm) |
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What is the nuva ring?
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a ring insterted into the uterus that stops ovulation from occuring
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What is the patch?
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a patch placed on the skin that releases estrogen & progestin to mimic pregnancy
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Which contraceptive methods release estrogen & progestin?
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the pill, nuva ring, and patch
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How does DepoProvera work?
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contains only progestin, which is given as a shot at the doctor
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What is Implanon? How long does it last? Failure rate? waht does it cause?
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a small tube inserted under the skin in the arm
3 years .5% 20% of women stop menstruating |
