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Contemporary Heath Issues
Final
111
Health Care
Undergraduate 3
12/07/2013

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Term
The CDC considers ___ a form of chronic disease
Definition
Violence
Term
Maintaining and improving skills and abilities that help oneself stay satisfied with what they do is what dimension of wellness
Definition
Vocational
Term
Retirement is an example of ____
Definition
Social Age
Term
One of the barriers to the Building on Strength program was
Definition
Long Term Funding
Term
___ age refers to a persons habit and roles relative to society’s expectations
Definition
Social
Term
What was utilized based on the case regarding the smoking cessation kit
Definition
Social marketing
Term
The act of inhaling common household items to get high
Definition
Huffing
Term
Texas currently has the____ highest teen pregnancy rate in the US
Definition
3rd
Term
The cycle of violence begins with which stage
Definition
Tension building
Term
Community capacity is a good example of which dimension of heath
Definition
Psychosocial
Term
Event that is causing a stress reaction
Definition
Stressor
Term
Stress
Definition
Result of a stressor
Feeling or reaction
Term
Deliberate, repetitive, impulsive, non-lethal harming of ones self
Definition
Self Injury
Term
Habitually taking double the recommended dosage of a pain killer (habit)
Definition
Drug abuse
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
Balance of all bodily systems
Term
The best indicator of ‘aging gracefully’
Definition
Quality of life index
Term
A major factor in the high teen pregnancy rates in the US
Definition
Media
Term
___ results from drinking large amount of alcohol in a short period of time and can cause death
Definition
binge drinking
Term
drugs legally produced and prescribed by doctors and those illegally produced and sold outside of medial channels are known as (if someone is addicted and abuse)
Definition
Illicit Drugs
Term
ADHD Rx is 2nd only to _______ as the most commonly abused drug in the US
Definition
marijuana
Term
Violence involving family or marital legal union of two partners is known as
Definition
Domestic violence
Term
Is states did not comply with the MLDA law, they would lose ____
Definition
Highway funding
Term
A feeling that is created when we react to particular events is
Definition
Stress
Term
Quality of life Standard indicators include:
Definition
Wealth
Employment
Built environment
Physical & mental health
Education
Recreation & leisure time
Social belonging
The best indicator of “aging gracefully”!
Term
Successful aging Factors that affect our quality of life as we age, such as:
Definition
high level of engagement with life
low risk of disease
high physical & cognitive function levels
Term
Core fabric of social communities
Definition
Social capital
Term
the attitude, spirit and willingness of people to engage in collective, civic activities
Definition
Social capital
Term
Over time, develops Strategic Social Plan
Definition
Social capital
Term
Strategic Social Plan
Definition
Safety and security
Friendship and community
A sense of civic identity, etc.
Term
Refers to a person's habits and roles relative to society's expectations
Examples: Retirement, Grandparenthood, Parenthood
Definition
Social age
Term
E.g., Becoming a grandmother at the age of 35 versus 65
Definition
Social age
Term
community-based health promotion program that helps prevent disabilities & improves health & functioning in older adults
Definition
Enhanced Wellness Program
Term
Physician acts directly by giving a lethal injection to end the patient's life.
Definition
Euthanasia
Term
Various types, typically via the administration of a pill.
Definition
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Term
Physician intentionally kills a patient contrary to the patient’s wishes.
Definition
Active-involuntary Physician-Assisted Suicide
Term
Physician lets the patient die by refraining from interventions, contrary to the wishes of the patient.
Definition
Passive-involuntary Physician-Assisted Suicide
Term
Physician lets the patient die by refraining from interventions that would be useless in any case, in accordance with the wishes of the patient.
Definition
Passive-voluntary Physician-Assisted Suicide
Term
Types of PAS
Definition
(Physician-Assisted Suicide)
Active-involuntary
Passive-involuntary
Passive-voluntary
Term
Violence between any partners in a close relationship
Definition
Intimate Partner Violence
Term
Violence that consists of family or marital/legal union of two partners
Definition
Domestic Violence
Term
Example of Domestic Violence
Definition
Elder Abuse
Term
Deliberate, repetitive, impulsive, non-lethal harming of one’s self.
Definition
Self Injury
Term
Other terms used to describe self injury
Definition
Self mutilation
Cutting
Term
______ % of the U.S. population participate in self injury
Definition
4-30%
Term
Self injury often occurs in
Definition
private
Term
Who mostly participates in self injury
Definition
Middle to upper class background
Average to high intelligence
Term
18th Amendment
Definition
Prohibition movement
Term
Years of Prohibition movement
Definition
1920s-early 1930s
Term
Year the LDA rose to 21 years old
Definition
1934
Term
LDA stands for
Definition
Legal Drinking Age
Term
The Original Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Act
Definition
The LDA rose to 21 years old
Term
If states didn’t adopt the new LDA laws they could lose
Definition
10% of their federal highway funds
Term
Year All 50 states and DC raised LDA to 21
Definition
1988
Term
Amethyst Initiative consists of
Definition
university chancellors and presidents across the US
Term
Purports that high-risk drinking behavior by young people continues despite LDA of 21
Definition
Amethyst Initiative
Term
Supports informed and unimpeded debate on the 21 year-old drinking age
Definition
Amethyst Initiative
Term
Five categories of Illicit drugs
Definition
Narcotics
Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Cannabis
Term
Examples of Narcotics
Definition
(e.g., opium, morphine, oxycodone)
Term
Examples of Stimulants
Definition
(e.g., caffeine, nicotine, meth)
Term
Examples of Depressants
Definition
(e.g., alcohol, barbiturates)
Term
Examples of Hallucinogens
Definition
(e.g., LSD, PCP)
Term
Examples of Cannabis
Definition
Marijuana
Term
Diagnosis used in the literature/medical comm. Instead of drug addiction
Definition
Substance-Related Mental Disorders
Term
Leads to improved test performance
Definition
Adderall Rx
Term
________ are more likely to have been prescribed stimulants
Definition
White males & fraternity/sorority members
Term
_______ are least likely to have been prescribed stimulants
Definition
Asians and African Americans
Term
Types of things that are 'huffed'
Definition
Aerosols
Solvents
Gases
Nitrites
Bath salts
Term
Number of adults that were found to be huffing last year
Definition
1 million
Term
___% of all ppl in 2010 that were found to be huffing were over age 18
Definition
54%
Term
Teen girls having children has dropped by 40% in past _____
Definition
20 years
Term
______ teen girls give birth everyday
Definition
1,100
Term
_______ teens give birth each year in US
Definition
400,000
Term
Teen birth rates in the U.S. are up to _______ than in most other developed countries
Definition
9x higher
Term
__________ teen girls are more likely to give birth than white teen girls
Definition
Hispanic and African American
Term
Girls born to teen parents are ____ likely to become teen parents themselves, continuing the cycle of teen pregnancy.
Definition
more
Term
About ______ of teen mothers will earn HS diploma
Definition
half
Term
Teen childbearing costs U.S. taxpayers about
Definition
$9 billion each year.
Term
Teen intercourse has ________ from 1991
Definition
decreased by about 20%
Term
the majority of girls teen boy and girls received sex ed through
Definition
formal sex education
Term
formal sexual education teaches
Definition
abstinence and birth control
Term
_________ women were less likely to report same-sex encounters
Definition
Hispanic
Term
_________ women were more likely to report same-sex encounters
Definition
White and African American
Term
Sexual act that is still a cultural taboo
Definition
same sex encounters
Term
___ tend to have more sexual partners than ______
Definition
men more than women
Term
______ sex is more common among 15-24 year olds than _____ sex
Definition
oral is more common than intercourse
Term
Dimensions of wellness
Definition
Emotional
Intellectual/ Cognitive
Physical
Professional/ Vocational
Social
Spiritual
Psychosocial
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with managing and directing feelings
Definition
Emotional
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with coping with challenges and behaving in trustworthy and respectful ways
Definition
Emotional
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with engaging in creative pursuits and intellectually stimulating activities
Definition
Intellectual/ Cognitive
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with problem solving and reasoning
Definition
Intellectual/ Cognitive
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with choosing lifestyle habits that maintain or improve health and functional ability
Definition
Physical
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with maintaining or improving skills, abilities and attitudes
Definition
Professional/ Vocational
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with helping oneself or others stay productive and satisfied with the work they produce
Definition
Professional/ Vocational
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with interacting with others for mutual benefit
Definition
Social
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with ability to develop social bonds;
Definition
Social
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with living with a meaning/purpose in life
Definition
Spiritual
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with exploring beliefs and values that create personal peace and understanding
Definition
Spiritual
Term
dimensions of wellness that deals with complex interaction of your mental, emotional, social & spiritual health
Definition
Psychosocial
Term
A feeling that is created when we react to particular events
Definition
Stress
Term
physiological response such as increased heart rate and blood pressure during a difficult school exam
Definition
Stress
Term
The event that is causing the stress reaction.
Definition
Stressor
Term
Some common stressors in life include:
Definition
Final exams
Multiple papers due during same week
Birth of a new child
New marriage
Loss of job
Loss of pet
Term
Health
Definition
physical body being free from diseases
Term
___ is a goal one can achieve
Definition
Health
Term
Wellness
Definition
Overall balance of physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, environmental, and occupational well-being
Term
Dynamic concept that continues for a lifetime
Definition
Wellness
Term
Includes quality of life, life satisfaction & well-being
Definition
Wellness
Term
The belief an individual feels that he/she can successfully perform a task.
Definition
Self-efficacy
Term
Example of Self-efficacy
Definition
Maintaining a regular fitness program to help alleviate stress.
Term
To maintain a state of equilibrium among all six dimensions of wellness.
Definition
Homeostasis
Term
How to achieve the balance or equilibrium of all body systems
Definition
Effectively coping with challenges
Socializing with others
Intellectually-stimulating activities
Maintaining/improving skills
Engaging in habits such as exercise
Maintaining a belief system (not only religious)
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