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Chapter 1
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/23/2011

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Term
chronicle age
Definition
age since birth
Term
Functional Age
Definition
the way your body acts when given a strenuous task to perform
Term
Major causes of death in 19th Century
Definition
Infectious Diseases
.tuberculosis
.pnemonia
.diarrhea
.enteritis
Term
Life Expectancy in 19th Century
Definition
47 yrs
Term
Played a part in spreading disease
Definition
.Sanitation
.Hygiene
.Mass industrialization caused overcrowding in cities that either had poor or nonexistent water supplies
Term
Poor Water supplies lead to
Definition
TB
thyphoid
chloria
dysentry
influenza
Term
20th Century decline of infectious disease
Definition
Government established health departments brought better sanitation, drinking water and waste management
Term
Vaccinations
Definition
nearly eliminated to threat of death by infection
Term
Antibiotics
Definition
.contributed to a new found wellness
.Penicillin allowed medical professionals to fiht infectious bacteria and became widely used during WWI
Term
Five leading causes of death
Definition
.heart disease
.cancer
.stroke
.cardio-respiratory disease
Term
Chronic disease
Definition
non-communicable illnesses that are prolonged in duration, do not resolve spontaneously and are rarely cured completely
.most common diseases and most expensive to treat
Term
Causes of heart disease,stroke, and cancer
Definition
Tobacco use
.inssuffient physical activity
.poor diet
.alcohol
.drug overuse
Term
The risks of chronic disease are reduced by
Definition
.increasing physical activity
.ensuring proper nutrition
.cutting tobacco use
Term
7 components of total wellness
Definition
.physical
.environmental
.social
.occupational
.intellectual
.emotional
.spiritual
Term
Physical
Definition
.our ability to take care of ourselves, absence of disease, and our body's overall condition.
cardiovascular fitness
muscle fitness
flexibility
overall body composition
Term
Environmental
Definition
.access to clear air, portable water, food, clothing & degree of violence. Need to feel safe & secure.
.achieved by existing in an environment that excludes environmental threats such as ultraviolet radiation, pollution & second hand smoke.
Term
Emotional
Definition
.ability to understand and deal with our feelings
Term
Emotionally happy
Definition
.able to remain happy through unexpected challenge
.being able to identify problems
.find solutions
.direct behaviors
Term
Intellectually Well
Definition
Changing our minds & feeling comfortable with new facts & ideas
Term
Intellectually Well People
Definition
.open-minded
.accepting of other's ideas and belief while maintaing their own identities & beliefs this ability instills del confidence that contributes to total wellness
Term
Social
Definition
.ability to interact & relate with others
.ability to care for & respect others to a higher degree of concern for humanity & environment
Term
Social People
Definition
.loyal
.compassionate
.have ability to maintain close relationships with others
Term
Spiritual
Definition
.gives meaning & direction to life
.through other avenues lie art, nature, meditation, altruism, music & religion
Term
Occupation
Definition
.a series of roles, activities & responsibilities
.as long as we feel rewarded in some away by our work & everyone's idea of "reward" is different, & thrive we ca achieve occupational wellness
Term
Locus of Control
Definition
our belief in how much we control our own health
Term
Internal Locus Control
Definition
.believe their health & well-being are dependent on their decisions, choices &action
.believe that they have control of their own destines & have the power to shape their futures
.More likely to develop own plans of action to remain healthy & to achieve their goals.
Term
External Locus of Control
Definition
believe that outside focus affect their health status
.do not believe their actions make different & instead credit health status to "others" such as doctors health care system, the government, friends, families & even chance
.they are less lily to take personal intuitive to ensure good health & total wellness
Term
Managing Lifestyle Factors
Definition
.Making good choices to manage your lifestyle is important to maintaing physical and mental health.
. When a human body is not physically acive it loses muscle mass, joints become stiff nd bones become less dense
Term
Sedentary Death Syndrome
Definition
as the shortening of a life due to lack of physical activity
.reduces Healthy life Expectancy (HALE)
Term
Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE)
Definition
the average number of year that a person can expect to live in "full health."
.calculated by subtracting years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury from the total number of years of life.
Term
Short-term benefits of being physically active
Definition
.not only physical but mental
.better ability to concentrate
.longer attention spans
.less likely to develop feeling of anxiety or depression
.reduces risk of dying prematurely
.developing diabetes
. high good pressure
.helps older adults become stronger
.reduce factors attributed to
.aging
.weight gain
.fatigue
.muscle
.boneloss
Term
Five basic components of physical fitness
Definition
.cardiovascular endurance
.Muscular strength
.Muscular endurance
.flexibility
.body composition
Term
Cardiovascular endurance
Definition
.ability of the heart, lungs, circulatory system and reparatory system to bring O2 to the cells of the body.
.Oxygenated muscles can sustain activity for a longer time.
.provides protection against several of the most common chronic disease
Term
Muscular strength
Definition
ability of a muscle or group of muscles to use over a period of time, rather than a single event, without exhibiting fatigue.
Term
Flexibility
Definition
defined as ability of a joint to move through a full range of motion.
Term
Body Composition
Definition
.the ratio of fat tissues to the non-fat tissues in the body
.to have a healthy body composition, you must have a proportionally low level of body fat to fat-free areas
Term
The Principle of Progressive Overload
Definition
to make improvements, whether those improvement safe physical, cardiovascular or reparatory we have to push our bodies past their comfort point
Term
Adaptation
Definition
how your body turns new skill into second nature
.after a while body will become used to the exercise
Term
Principle of Individual Differences
Definition
tell us that each person has a different response to an exercise program and needs to exercise accordingly
Term
Reversibility
Definition
.a fancy way of saying "use it or lose it"
.When you discontinue an exercise program and don't enlace it, the changes you did see will eventually vanish
Term
Principle of Specificity
Definition
We must train in the manner that will best benefit the skill, exercise, system, or pot part we wish to improve
Term
Four Factors tat will lead to improvement
Definition
.Frequency
.Intensity
.Type(mode)
.Time(duration)
Term
Frequency
Definition
How much days per week you exercise
Term
Intensity
Definition
How are your body must work during the exercise
Term
Type (mode)
Definition
The exercise you have chosen (walking, rowing, etc)
Term
Time(duration)
Definition
the number of minutes of exercise section
Term
Behavior Change
Definition
.pinpointing unhealthy behaviors an looking for ways to develop healthy ones in their place
Term
Target Behavior
Definition
taking small steps toward change by finding the behavior you wish to change
Term
Five characteristics of a SMART goal
Definition
.Specific
.Measurable
.Attainable
.Realistic
.Time
.Wellness
Term
Specific
Definition
write a series of short ten goals to guide you rather than one big, overreaching goal.
.each goal should describe exactly why you want to accomplish
Term
Measurable
Definition
a goal that you will perform gradually
ex. 10 pull ups a day
Term
Attainable
Definition
Something you could reasonably accomplish in the time given
Term
Time
Definition
constrained
.have a time limit
Term
Wellness
Definition
.the active and deliberate pursuit of spiritual, social, mental, emotional and physical well-being
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