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| Explain the term wellness. |
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| Wellness is the achievement of the highest level of health possible in each of several dimensions. |
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| fitness, body size/weight, susceptibility to disease, sensory acuity |
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| Relationships with others like family, friends, partners |
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| use of logic to respond to situations properly |
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| Expression of emotions through ones esteem, confidence, trust, and love |
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| the role one plays in conserving the earth |
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| connection to one’s life and meaning to live under a greater prospective of existence |
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| List 6 internet sites which cover many health topics. |
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| Normal activities of daily living are task that are a necessary to normal existence in today’s society. Examples are being able to work and tie your shoes. |
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| According to the (CDC) Centers of Disease Control, the leading cause of mortality in the United States is? |
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| What is Health People 2010? |
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| Healthy People 2010 is a national program with the goals of increasing the life span and quality of life and eliminating health disparities |
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| Give an example of tertiary prevention |
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| Given an example of predisposing factors as it relates to changing behaviors. |
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| Sex, race, age, income, family background |
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| defined as the biological and physiological aspects that make an individual male or female. |
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| the socially accepted roles and attributes of being male or female. |
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| External locus of control |
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| means one believes that his/her life is not influenced by their actions, while internal locus of control believes one has a full grasp of their actions and fate. |
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| List 3 gender differences between men and women as it pertains to health |
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| • Bone mass in women peaks around the age 20s while men peak at 30s |
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| Who are certified Health education Specialist (CHES) and what is their role? |
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| An academically trained health educator who has passed a national competency examination for prevention and intervention programming |
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| is the constant set mind of thinking negative and always giving up do to repeated failure in the past. |
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| is the chain of thinking positive and blocking negativity. |
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| What is PNI? Psychoneroimmunology? |
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| The science of examining the relationship between the brain and behavior and how this affects the body’s immune system |
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| Using a series of small steps to gradually achieve a particular goal |
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| specific behaviors by watching others perform them |
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| practicing, through mental imagery, to become better able to perform an event in actuality |
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| Define Psychosocial health |
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| The mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health |
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| The belief that one is capable of successfully achieving a goal |
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| A negative evaluation of an entire group of people based on unfavorable ideas about the group |
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| Explain the concept of Interconnectedness. |
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| A web of connections, including our relationships to ourselves, to others, and to a larger meaning or purpose in life |
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| How can you make healthier and environmentally sound choices through your bedding products you use? |
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| One can make better environmental choices with bedding by using organic cotton, bamboo, or natural latex sheets/products. By using these you not only help the environment by choosing less chemical induced products but lessen dirt/micro-organisms attraction. |
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| Why is there a problem of depression on College campuses? |
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| Depression is being reported on college campuses do to the inability to form new relationships, alcohol and drug abuse, work load, grades, and anxiety are overwhelming students. |
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| List 2 factors regarding depression in women and in men. |
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| Lack of restorative sleep |
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| GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) |
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| A constant sense of worry that may cause restlessness, difficulty in concentration, tension, and other symptoms |
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| What is bipolar disorder? |
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| Form of mood disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression; also called manic depression |
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| What are 2 symptoms of PTSD? (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) |
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| Dissociation-detachment of the mind from the emotional state or even body |
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| What is the role of the sympathetic nervous system? |
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| Branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stress arousal |
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| What is the function of cortisol during the stress response? |
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| During stress cortisol is released putting the body at of state of “fight or flight” or a heightened state of arousal. Increased blood pressure, less sensitivity to pain, and bursts of energy are some features during the released. |
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| Describe a panic attack and give one example. |
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| A panic attack is a form of acute anxiety reaction that brings on an intense physical reaction. Jitters are an example of panic attack. |
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| is a trained medical doctor capable of prescribing medicine |
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| is a doctor is psychology trained to analyze and break down thought. |
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| Why is sleep important to your health? What is REM? |
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| Sleep does two main biological purposes. |
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| period during sleep when the brain processes and consolidates information and experiences from the day |
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| What are two benefits of maintaining humor in your life? |
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| Enhanced mental and emotional health |
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| A deep and persistent fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the source of the fear |
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| What action can you take if someone you know displays any warning of suicide? |
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| Listen to their sorrows and problems |
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| List two warning signs of suicide. |
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| What is suicide ideation? |
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| A desire to die and thoughts about suicide |
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| A balanced physiological state in which all the body’s systems function smoothly |
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| What is the alarm phase of the GAS model? |
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| The alarm phase is the body’s exposure to stress where it activates the fight or flight mode and hastens the body’s response time. |
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| How is college life related to stress? |
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| College life is a trying time for all students as they get closer to the working world. They also deal with establishing new relationships and introduction to alcohol abuse. Further more grades are looming over their heads and fear of failure causes more stress. |
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| What is the relationship between stress and diabetes? |
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| Stress causes an increase in blood sugar and heightened senses, but chronic stress will cause a break down in the bodies abilities to counter this. Such organs are the kidneys and the pancreas which produces insulin to take in glucose (blood sugar). Losing the ability to take in sugar makes you more susceptible to diabetes. |
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| How has technology affected our levels of stress? What is the term used to describe this stressor? |
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| Technological stress or technostress is increasing as we start to have it more available to us. This stress encumbers multitasking texting, listening to a pod cast, or not checking your email constantly. |
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| The Interheart Study found that stress is one of the key modifiable risk factors for heart attacks. Explain. |
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| Stress causes an increase of heart rate and blood pressure, which over time will wear the heart out and cause a heart attack. The interheart study states that stress gives a modified risk factor for heart attacks in multiple countries confirming it. |
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| Why are Internation students affected more by stress related illnesses than Americans? |
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| International students are basically leaving their network of support and comfort to study in the US. Added with the language barriers and norms of their society clashing with ours, causes inconsiderable stress that we do not consider being native here. |
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| Explain the concept of Self-disclosure. |
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| Sometimes bearing the burden of keeping of secret is too much over time. By talk to others and sharing thoughts, ideas, or secrets we lessen this burden. |
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| Explain active versus passive listening mode. |
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| Active listening is when someone’s thoughts are in full interest and understanding of another, while the passive listening mode refers to the idea just being underdtood. |
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| Briefly explain the difference between assertive and aggressive communication. |
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| Aggressive communications is the use of hostile, load, and blaming communication styles. Assertive communication is the opposite, use of direct, honest communication that maintains meaningful message conveyed. |
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| The “dialect” or individual speech patterns and conversation style of each gender |
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| What are the characteristics of a type A personality? |
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| List 2 positive and 2 negative consequences of using the Internet to meet people online. |
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| List 4 techniques, which can promote good communication between couples. |
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| List 3 strategies for conflict resolution |
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| Identify the problem/issue |
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| Explain how (HRT) Hormone Replacement Therapy Has shown to be more harmful than good. |
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| Women’s Health Initiative did a study on hormone replacement and had to terminate the research because subjects were placed in increasing risk of breast cancer, heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and other health problems. |
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| The combination of masculine and feminine traits is called |
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| Why is it harmful to insert into the vagina anything that was first inserted in the anus? |
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| For sanitation reasons, anything inserted into the anus way contain fecal matter with germs and parasites that can harm the body. This same matter can wreck havoc if inserted into a very sensitive area like the vagina that house reproductive organs. |
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| Difficulty in achieving or maintaining a penile erection sufficient enough for intercourse |
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| A state in which the vaginal muscles contract so forcefully that penetration cannot occur |
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| What is nonxynol-9 and what are some of the problems with using it? |
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| Nonxynol-9 is a type of spermicide but findings have sound that it may lead to genital legions and increase the risk of STDs. |
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| refers to having some interactions but not intercourse itself, but this still leaves way for STDs. |
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| Bacterial infection from use of a tampon or diaphragm that causes flu like symptoms like sudden high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, fainting, or rash similar to sun burn. Most commonly through improper use of tampons or diaphragms. |
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| Briefly describes Kline’ Felter”s syndrome |
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| This is the syndrome where a male XY develops with another X chromosome, resulting in an XXY. This extra chromosome causes the individual to have a smaller penis and be infertile. This happens to every 1 in 500 to 1,000 males born. They may also develop breast, lack facial hair and body hair, have rounder bodies, and be overweight. |
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| A pain experienced by women during intercourse that can either be a physical or mental problem. Physically it can be a uterine tumor, chlamydia, gonorrhea, or a urinary track infection. Mentally it can be the women’s choice to not want to engage in intercourse. |
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| comprises the mood changes and physical symptoms that occurs in some women during the 1 or 2 weeks prior to menstruation. Symptoms include fatigue, food cravings, irritability, and depression. |
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| is collective name for a group of negtive symptoms similar to but more severe than PMS. Such as sever depression, hoplessness, anger, anxiett, low self-esteem, and tension. |
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| How is the emergency contraceptive pill (EPC) used? |
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| It is a drug taken within 3 days after intercourse to prevent fertilization or implantation. Not an abortion pill! |
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| A disorder in which the uterine lining tissue establishes itself outside the uterus; the leading cause of infertility in the United Sates |
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| What is the function of the epididymis? |
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| A comma-shaped structure atop the testis where sperm matures |
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| What is the most common cause of the male infertility? |
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| Varicoceles- dilation or swelling of a vein in the scrotum that increases the temperature of the genital and kills seamen |
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| What is the correct order of sexual response stages? |
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| What are symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy? |
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| Pain in the lower abdomen or aching in the shoulders as the blood flows up toward the diaphragm |
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| What is the difference between fellatio and cunniligus? |
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| Both are oral stimulation of genitals but fellatio is for the male genitals and cunniligus is for the female genitals. |
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| Why is it important for a woman to consume folic acid before and during pregnancy? |
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| Folic acid is consumed before and after to reduce the risk of spinabifida, a congenital birth defect resulting from failure of the spinal column to close |
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| What is autoerotic behavior? |
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| Sexual self-stimulation such as masturbation or sexual fantasies |
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| A straight incision in the mother’s perineum ( the area between the anus and the vulva); sometimes preformed towards the end of labor’s second stage to prevent the tearing of vaginal tissues and to speed delivery. |
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