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EDUC 103/ Personal Health
Chapters 1 - 7 of Focus on Health, 10th Edition - Hahn, Payne, Lucas
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morbidity
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pertaining to illness and disease
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mortality
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pertaining to death
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preventive or prospective medicine
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physician-centered medical care in which areas of risk for chronic illnesses are identified so that they might be lowered
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risk factor
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a biomedical index such as serum cholesterol level or a behavioral pattern such as smoking associate with a chronic illness
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high-risk health behavior
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behavioral patterns such as smoking, that is associated with a high risk of developing a chronic illness
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empowerment
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the nurturing of an individuals ability to be responsible for their own health and well being
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prochaska's transtheoretical model of health behavior change
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six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintainence, termination
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holistic health
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view of health in terms of its physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, and occupational makeup
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psychological health
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broadly based concept pertaining to cognitive functioning in conjunction with the way people express their emotions, cope with stress, adversity, and success, and adapt to changes in themselves and their environment
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biopsychological model
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a model that addre4sses how biological, psychological, and social facctors interact and affect psychological health
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nature
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biological factors
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nurture
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environmental factors
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basic needs
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deficiency needs that are viewed as essential. belonging and love, physiological, safety and security, esteem
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metaneeds
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secondary concerns: beauty, creativity, curiosity, philosophy, justice
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permanence
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first dimension of learned optimism, whether certain events are viewd as temporary or long lasting
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pervasiveness
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second dimension of learned optimism. whether events are seen as specific or general
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mania
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extremely excitable state characterized by excessive energy, racing thoughts, impulsive and reckless behavior
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stress
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psysiological and spychological state of disruption caused by the presence of an unanticipated, disruptive, or stimulating event
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distress
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stress that diminishes the quality of life
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eustress
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stress that is good on a day to day basis
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fight or flight
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response to a stressor that prepares the body for confrontation or avoidance
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alarm stage
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1st stage in stress response. physiological, involuntary changes that are controlled by hormonal and nervous system
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resistance stage
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2nd stage of stress response. body attempts to reestablish its equilibrium or internal balance
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exhaustion stage
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last stage of stress response. physical and psychological resources used to deal with stress have been depleted
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yerkes-dodson law
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bell shaped curve showing that there is an optimal level of stress for peak performance
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intrapsychic stressors
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internal worries
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circadian rhythms
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internal biological clock that helps with light/dark
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physical fitness
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set of attributes that people have that relates to the ability to perform physical activity
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physical activity
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bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure
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exercise
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planned, structured, repetitive in the sense that an improvement
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anaerobic energy production
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body's means of energy production when necessary amount of oxygen is not available
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aerobic energy production
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the body's means of energy production when the respiratory and circulatory ststems are able to proess and transport a succicient amount of oxygen o muscle cells
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muscular fitness
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ability of muscles to perform contractions
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muscular strength
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deals with ability to contract skeletal muscles to a maximal level
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isometric exercises
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muscular strength training exercises in which the resistancce is so great tha the object cannot be moved
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isokinetic exercises
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machines are used to provide variable resistances at different speeds
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static stretching
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slow lengthening of a muscle group to extend its stretch
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sarcopenia
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reduction in size of muscle fibers, related to aging
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anabolic steroids
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drugs that funciton like testosterone to produce increases in muscle mass, strength, endurance, and aggressiveness
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