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75 Cards in this Set
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At the turn of the 20th century in the U.S. the life expectancy was___________
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48 years old
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The average lifespan today is ___________
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76 years old
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The leading cause of death in children and adolescents is ______________
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Accidental injuries
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Influence of having been born and raised at a different time is called __________
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The Cohort Effect
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Free love in the 60s and 70's and A.I.D.S in the 80's is an example of ______________
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The Cohort Effect
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__________ is the study you would use to find the cohort effect.
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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional Study
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Cohort Effect helps health psychologists ______________
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understand why people do or don't practice healthy lifestyles
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A disease that is a neuropsychiatric disease, copper poisoning, and accumulates in the brain is____________
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The Wilson Disease
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The Wilson Disease usually comes out during __________
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Adolescents or early adulthood
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The Wilson Disease is a genetic disease because it is ___________
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Autosomal Recessive
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Recieving information is the job of the __________
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Dendrites
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Axons have the job of __________
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Carrying information away.
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MS results from ____________
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Deterioration of the Myelin Sheath
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The space between neurons is __________
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The Synapse
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The Synapse carry ___________
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Neurotransmitters or chemicals in the brain that transmit energy
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Chemicals in the brain that transmit energy are ________
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Neurotransmitters
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The 2 halves of the brain are ____________
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The right half and left half
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The 2 halves of the brain work _____________
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Contralaterality
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The side that manages language is the __________
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left side
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The side that manages visuospatial is the ________
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Right side
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The part of the brain that connects and communicates flow between the 2 halves is ________
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The Corpus Callosum
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The outer covering of the brain is called ____________
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The Cerebral Cortex
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___________ lobe makes a person distinctly human
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Frontal
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The cerebellum is located in the __________
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Back of the brain (hind brain)
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Somato sensory functions or Touch, temperature, pain, and taste are controlled by __________
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Parietal lobe
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Visual processing is controlled by __________
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The Occipital
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The Temporal lobe controls ____________
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Memory function and hearing
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__________ maintains balance, and coordinates movements precisely
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Cerebellum
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__________ manages heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
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Medulla
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True or False: The older you are the harder it is for the brain to repair.
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True
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___________ uses only chemical (Hormonal)messages to influence behavior.
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Endocrine System
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__________ study was the type of study used to watch women with breast cancer over a period of 5-15 year span.
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Longitudinal Study
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Personality affects __________
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Health
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Women who scored high on helpless measure had a greater chance of __________
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Dying
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Lack of objective signs that the body is not working is called ___________
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Health
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Lack of subjective symptoms is called ___________
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Health
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A positive state of physical and mental well being is _________
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Health
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The number 1 goal of health psychology is to __________
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Promote and maintain health
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Doses of a mood drug given to people is ___________
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Independent variable
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Scores on a questionaire about mood is the __________
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Dependent Variable
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Cortisol is released by the ___________ during stressful times.
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Adrenal Gland
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Age and Gender are 2 determinations of your ___________
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Biological make up
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_____________ regulates level of blood sugar or glucose and produces glucagon and insulin.
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Pancreas
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___________ raises glucose
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Glucagon
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___________ lowers glucose
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Insulin
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Nutrients are good for _____________
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Energy, Growth, and repair
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Digestive system takes food and converts it to ____________
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Chemicals
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The _____________ tells the salivary glands to release saliva.
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Brain stem
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Hepatitis is an inflamation of the ____________
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Liver
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Type A hepatitis is found in _________________
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Contaminated food and water and utensils
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Type B hepatitis is found in ______________
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Blood
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True or False: You don't have control over your metabolism.
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False
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_____________ burns more calories at rest than fat.
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Muscle
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___________ is normal blood pressure
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120/80
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A blood pressure of 150/95 is ____________
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Stage 1 hypertension
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A blood pressure of 135/87 is ___________
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Prehypertension
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African American are more suceptible to high blood pressure because of ________
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salt sensitive gene
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Genetics, age, body weight, and race are all risk factors of ____________
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Blood pressure
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Mild cardio infarction is a __________
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Disease of the heart
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__________ deprives the body of oxygen.
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Smoking
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______________ system defends the body against foreign invaders
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Immune system
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Any substance that can trigger an immune system is called ___________
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Antigen
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Skin is the ____________
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Body's 1st line of defense.
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________________ are 2 things that weaken the body's immune system.
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poor diet and smoking
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Fever, MS, Lupus, and AIDS are examples of _____________
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Auto-immune diseases
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_______________is a neurological disease that is also an example of a genetic disease where the child has a 50-50 chance of getting it.
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Huntington's Disease
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Children get Tay Sachs disease when ____________
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Both parents have the mutated gene
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2 Components of stress is ___________
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Physical and Psychological
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A psychological and physiological response to a stressor is _____________.
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Strain
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Kate recently lost her ability to walk, she explored her options in her commnity is an example of ___________
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Secondary Appraisal
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Johnny got demoted at work, he asked how important this is in his life is an example of ___________
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Primary Appraisal
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The 3 stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are __________
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Alarm Reaction
Resistance Exhaustion |
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Family, community, church, friends, co-workers, and pets are ____________
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Social support
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The purpose of social support is to ____________
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Modify stress
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The problem with social networks is ______________
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They deal with quantity not quality.
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