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| The non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it. |
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| Any factor causing stress (examples: illness, accidents, etc.) |
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| The adaptation (or reaction) to stress. Previously known as General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS). |
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| Flight-or-Flight Response (Alarm Reaction Stage) |
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| The body prepares to cope with the stressor and decides to flee or fight the stressor. |
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| The body actively resisits and attempts to cope with the stressor. Eventually, the body will lose the ability to keep up and wears out. |
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| Flight-or-Fight reappear. Immunity breaks down. |
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| Happy and pleasant feelings (ex. holidays, getting married, etc.) |
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| Unpleasant or harmful stress (flunking an exam, breakup, etc.) |
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| A point at which eustress and distress are instense enought to motivate and physically prepare us to perform optimally. |
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| The events or interactions in your daily life that you find bothersome, annoying, or negative in some way. |
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| Postivie evants that make us feel good. (Friday, paydays, shopping, etc.) |
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| How can daily hassles and daily uplifts affect the body? |
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| An appropriate balance between halssles and uplifts is the important ingredient in your overall health and well-being. |
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| Thinking ahead, planing, and making lists of things that need to be done. |
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| Commitment - Coping Skill |
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| Having a meaningful involvement in life. Has a sense of purpose. |
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| Challenge - Coping Skills |
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| See's life change as a potential opportunity and a challenge rather than a threat. |
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| Choices in Lifestyle - Coping Skills |
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| Making lifestyle choices that enhance health and reduce stress. Reduce caffieine, nicotine, alcohol, sugar.. incorporate relaxation. |
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| Connectedness - Coping Skill |
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| Developing a network of social support that includes helping and being helped by others. |
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| Physiology of Relaxation Response |
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| Decreased oxygen consumption, increased alpha brain waves, reduced blood lactates, decreased anxiety, slowed rate of aging, decrease in blood pressure, reduced heart rate, decreased muscle tension, increased blood flow to arms and legs, improved quality of sleep. |
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| Five Strategies for Managing Stress |
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Exercise, Relaxation, Lifestyle Change, Reframing (reinterpreting a situation in a postitive manner), Laughter/Humor, and Creating a Memory Bank.
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| Jacobson's Progressive Relaxation |
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| Emphasizes the relaxation of voluntary skeltal muscles progressing from one muscle to another. |
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| Major Nutrients--Purpose,cal/gram,% of daily need |
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Carbohydrates (energy; 4/g; 45-65%),
Fats (adds texture and flavor; 9/g; 20-35%), Proteins (build and repair tissue; 4/g; 10-35%), Vitamins (initate body's metabolism),
Minerals (enzyme functions),
Water (serves as transportation for nutrients) |
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| How much cholesterol should a person have daily? |
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| Which oil is the most healthy out of other options? |
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| What diesease does too much sodium cause? |
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| How much sodium should a person have daily? |
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| What three things are fast food high in? |
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| Why is insoluble fiber good? |
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It absorbs water as it passes through digestive tract and increases fecal bulk.
Wheat |
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| If fat-like substance found in animal tissue. Limit to 300mg/day. Too much will lead to atherosclerosis. |
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Are primarily in foods of animal orgin. Contain cholesterol. Too much can lead to heart disease and stroke.
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| What are monounsaturated fats? |
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Come from plant foods. decrease total LDL choleesteral and raise HDLs.
Olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, most nuts. |
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| What are polyunsaturated fats? |
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Come from plant foods and are a healthier fat to consume.
Corn, soybeans, sunflower oils, mayo, margarine, salad dressings. |
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Linked to cornary artery disease and some cancers. Raise "bad" LDL cholesterol and lower "good" HDL cholesterol in the blood.
Deep fried foods. |
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Are compounds that come to the aid of every cell in the body.
apples, green tea, white wine, dark chocolate |
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| When reading a food label, how do you know which ingredient has the most content in the food? |
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| It is the first one on the label. |
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| What are the six health conditions associated with obesity? |
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| Heart disease, cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease. |
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| What can fat distrubuted in the abdominal area (apple-shaped obesity) be linked to? |
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| Increased risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, cancer |
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| What can fat distributed in the lower extremetes (around hips, buttocks, and thighs--pear shaped obesity) do to health? |
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| Does not present a great risk. |
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| How can you calculate the waist-to-hip ratio and describe what the numbers mean. |
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| Divide the smalles part of the waist circumfrence by the biggest part of the hip circumfrence. A woman <0.80 and men <0.95 is at risk. |
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| How does the energy balance factor to obesity? |
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| Energy input (calories consumed) must equal to engery output (calories expended) for body weight to remain constant. |
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| What are the three major components of effective lifetime weight management? |
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| Food management, emotional management, excercise management |
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| What's the differece between bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa? |
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Bulimia Nervosa- binge and purge
Anorexia Nervosa- self-inflicted starvation |
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| Where does cancer rate in overall death statistics? |
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| Number 2 leading cause of death |
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| What are the four guidlines for preventing sun overexposure? |
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| Avoid proglonged exposure, plan activieties for early morning or late evening, apply sunscrean, avoid tanning. |
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| What are the major controllable risk factors for cancer? |
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| Don't smoke or chew tobacco, limit sun exposure, eat more plant foods, be physically active, and maintain a healthy weight |
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| What is the ABCDE test for malignant melanoma? |
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| Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving |
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| What are the five factors that affect alcohol absorption? |
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| Body weight, gender, food intake, beverage type, speed of consumption |
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| <0.08 BAC, five drinks for a man, four drinks for a woman in about 2 hours. |
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| What BAC is a person legally drunk? |
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| What are the harmful effects of alcohol? |
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Brain damage (speeds death of brain cells), damage nerve endings, weakens bones,
depress immune system, gastritis, pancreatitis, anxiety, delirium tremens (DTs),
malnutrition, liver failure, increased risk of cancer,
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| What is fetal alcohol syndrome? |
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| A condition acquired by the unborn fetus and caused by the mother drinking during pregnancy. |
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What are the health hazards related to passive smoking (secondhand smoke)?
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| Lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, worsens medical conditions. |
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| What are the symptoms of AIDS? |
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| night sweats, pneumonia, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, frequent infections, immunodeficiency |
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| What are the most common curable STDs? |
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Bacterial vaginosis, chancroid, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, pubic lice, scabies,
syphilis, trichomonas
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| What are the most common incurable STDs? |
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| AIDS, Genital herpes, Hepatitis B |
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| What are four ways that HIV is transmitted? |
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Sex, sharing of needles,
pregnant mothers pass to new-born children,
transfusion of blood (rare)
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| What is the latency period for AIDS? |
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| Waht can be done to decrease the likelyhood of getting an STD? |
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Abstinence, chose low-risk sexual activities, safe sex
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