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| the world health organization |
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| desribes health as "a state of complete physical mental, and social well being and not merely the absence or disease or infirmity" |
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| "the five Ds: death, disease, discomfort, disability, and dissatisfaction" Relies on biological explanations. |
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| measure of the health status of a population |
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| desribes the predominance of a disease in a population |
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| the occurence of particular diseases, the frequency at which certain diseases occur, the number of people or contract a disease or illness in a given period of time |
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| Enviromental model of health |
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| based on analysis of ecosystems and enviromental risks to health, sich as socioeconomic status, level of education and various enviromental factors. health is defined as a persons ability to adapt to the enviroment. |
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| encompasses the physiological,mental, emotional, social, spirtiual and enviromental aspects of individuals and communities. self healing is possible. |
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| six dimensions of health and wellness |
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| emotional, intellectual, spirtiual, occupational, social, physical |
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| causes of death before modern medicine |
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| tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhea and enteritis (infectious disease) |
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| causes of death after modern medicine |
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| heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic resp. disease (chronic illness) |
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| Lifestyle factors that affect health |
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| smoking is number 1! unhealthy diets and inactivity, overuse of antibiotics, enviroment, firearms, cars and lack of health insurence |
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| What health issues do college students face? |
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| mental health, food and wieght, health care, substance use and abuse, sex and relationship health, and accidents and injury |
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| dialates pupils, stimulates the adrenal gland, dialates bronchi, dialates bladder, inhibits digestion (gets you ready for fight or flight) |
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| constricts pupils, stimulates salivation, constricts bonchi, slows heartbeat, inhibits adrenal gland. contracts bladder. (ready to relax) |
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| what does the ANS control |
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| controls virtually all of the body's organs and functions |
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| healing brought about by belief in treatment that has no medical value in itself. Almost any physiological or psychological condition resonds to placebos. (as much as 50% of a drugs effectiveness is because of the placebo effect) |
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| when doctors say things such as "im sure youll feel better soon" you may begin to believe it. especially when the mind is focused and relaxed. |
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| caused by mental states thast harmfully change physiology, the symptoms are real but there is no medical explanation. for this to occur somatization must occur. |
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| is the occurence of physical symptoms without any bodily disease or injury present |
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| the fight-or-flight response |
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| a physical response to stress. A defenseive reaction that prepares the organism for conflict or escape by triggering hormonal, cardiovascular, metabolic, and other changes. (sympathetic nervous system) |
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| hypothalamo-pituatary-adrenal Axis |
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| a physical response to stress. stressful thoughts activate secretion of corticotophin realing factor (CRF) from the hypothalamus. CRF releases ACTH from pituatary. ACTH stimulates cortisol from the adrenal glands. Cortisol produces energy for stress response but extended cortisol will suppress the immune system. |
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| General adaption syndrome |
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prolonged stress produces a characteristic response called the GAS
this can lead to profound chanes in vital body organs.
stage 1: Alarm (the ability to withstand or resist a stressor is lowered by the need to deal with the stressor
stage 2: resistance (the body adapts to the continued presence of the stressor by producing more epinephrine, increasing alertness and blood pressure and supressing the immune system)
stage 3: exhaustion (when the ability to ressit is deplated, the person becomes ill. this can take months to years) |
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| Posttraumatic stress disorder |
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| a serious long lasting pyschological condition produced by stress. PTSD results from stress caused by war,natural disaster, rape, assult, life-threating illness, or any other traumatic experience |
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| elimating interation with the stressor, changing the belief and goals, seeking support, problem focused coping and emotion-focused coping. |
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| the act or process of knowing in the broadest sense. Includes 1. perception,2. learning,3. response. |
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| (social anxiety disorder) fear of being observed and evaluated by others in all social situations most of the time. |
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| basic needs and mental health |
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| maintence needs and growth needs, basically needs need to be met in an order. Starting iwth physiological needs and ending with self-actualization |
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| maslows hierarchy of human needs |
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1: food, water and pain avoidance
2: safety, security, stability
3:belongingness and love, affection, conformity and identification
4:esteem, prestige and self respect
5: self-actualization |
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| involve social belonging , self-esteem, and mental, psychological and spiritual stimulation |
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| physical saftey and survival. |
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| a drop in grades, inability to concentrate on schoolwork, reading material becomes overwhelming, sleep disturbances, consuming more alcohol than usual. negative thinking. changing mind ofteb, loss of intrest in sex, social withdrawl, lowered self esteem |
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| ranks among the 10 most frequent causes of death. it is the third leading cause of death among people 15-24 in the united states. |
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| causes of mental disorders |
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| chemical imbalance, injury, infection, toxins and genetic disorders |
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to provide chemical constituents of the body and regulate the body functions (forty essential nutrients are obtained from food)
2. to provide energy for life
3. to provide pleasure |
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| one calorie is the energy needed required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 14.5c to 15.5c |
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| makes up about 20% of body mass. they are made of amino acids linked in a chain. 20 different amino acids. (8 essential and nonessential) enzymes, antibodies, hemoglobin, and some hormones. without you would have some problems with chemical reactions, antibodies, hemoglobin and cell recptors |
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| principle for body's energy, used to manufacture DNA, prevents breakdown of body protien. Simple and complex, simple is blood sugar |
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| body fat, cholesterol (occurs in bile, blood, brain and nerve tussue, liver) Lecithin- essential to cell membranes. linoleic (the only essential lipid) |
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| biological molecules that are needed (9 water soluble and 4 fat soluble) inhibit the oxidation of free radicals |
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| non-organic chemical elements. |
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| plant matter, help destroy toxins acquired from enviroment |
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| an essentiaol nutrient that is a major component of cells and blood |
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| types of beneficial excersices |
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| stress reduction/heart/maintain wieght/strength/endurance and power/flexability |
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| physical, psychological, orientation, behavioral, relationship |
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