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| Disorders of the heart and blood vessel system including stroke and coronary heart disease |
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| A chronic disease in which the arteries that supply the heart become narrowed or clogged ;results from either atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis |
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| A chronic disease in which cholesterol and other fats are deposited on the inner walls of the coronary arteries reducing circulation to heart tissue |
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| A serine bro vascular accident that results in damage to the brain due to lack of oxygen usually caused by atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis |
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| A sustained elevation of diastolic and systolic blood pressure |
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| Cardiovascular reactivity |
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| And individuals characteristic reaction to stress including changes in heart rate blood pressure and hormones |
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| Competitive hurried hostile people who may be at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease |
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| More relaxed people who are not pressured by time considerations and thus tend to be more coronary disease resistant |
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| A disorder of the interest and system in which the body is unable to produce insulin ,type 1 ,or is unable to properly utilize this pancreatic hormone ,type 2 |
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| The extent to which a chronic illness disrupts an individuals life by interfering with valued activities and interests reducing perceptions of personal control, self efficacy, and self esteem. |
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| a set of diseases in which abnormal body cells multiply and spread in uncontrolled fashion forming a tissue mass call a tumor |
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| Process by which malignant bell shells proliferate in number and spread to surrounding blood tissue |
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| a cancer-causing agent such as tobacco ultraviolet radiatireminding environmto sinto sin |
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| The overall ability of the immune system at any given time to defend the body against the haemful effects ham foreign agents |
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| ChemotherpY in which medications are used to support or enhance the immune system's ability selectivsly target cancer cells |
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| Systematic desensitization |
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| A form of behavior therapy, used for overcoming phobiad in which the person is exposed to a series of increasingly fearful situations while remaining deeply relaxed |
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| Pain that requires medical treatment |
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| Skin cancer potentially deadly |
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| Sharp stinging pain that is short-lived and usually related to tissue damage |
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