Ch6 Health And Wellness

Question 0

Benign

Answer 0

Harmless not malignant

Question 1

Acute Illeness

Answer 1

Disease or illness that develops suddenly and runs its course in days or weeks;
Illness that interfere with the continuum for a short period f time

Question 2

Carcinogenic

Answer 2

An agent that causes CANCER

Question 3

Chronic Illness

Answer 3

A disease of long duration that generally manifests itsefl in an individual as recuring problems that tend to worsen in severity over time

Question 4

Congenital Disorder

Answer 4

Existing at birth (maybe genetic, inherited, or aquited)

Question 5

Contagious

Answer 5

Able to be transmitted from one person to another, infectious

Question 6

Defense Mechanism

Answer 6

Reaction to stress that help individuals resolve mental conflicts, reduce anxiety, protect self esteem, and maintain a sense of security

Question 7

Disease

Answer 7

A deviation or departure from normal body structure or function that is chategorized by certain signs and symptoms; cause andprognosis maybe known or unknown; illness

Question 8

Domestic Violence

Answer 8

Abuse or violence that occurs within the home

Question 9

Dysfunctional

Answer 9

Functioning or operating improperly

Question 10

Elder Abuse

Answer 10

Emotional, physical, & sexual abuse, financial explotation, or neglect of older adults

Question 11

Etiology

Answer 11

Specifc cause of a disease

Question 12

Functional Disease

Answer 12

Disorder in which a structural cause cannot be identified

Question 13

Health

Answer 13

Optimum functioning of body, mind and spirit; absence of disease

Question 14

Hereditary

Answer 14

Genetically determined, transmitted from parent to child, Inhereditary(not acquired)

Question 15

Homeostasis

Answer 15

Stability, balance, or equilibrium in normal body states

Question 16

Hypertension

Answer 16

Elevated blood pressure

Also called High blood pressure

Question 17

Illness

Answer 17

Pronounced deviation from normal health

Question 18

Infection

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The invasion and multiplication of infective agents in body tissusewith a resultant reaction to their presence and/or their toxins

Question 19

Lifestyle factor

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One of many patterns of living one follows; including levels of exercise, nutrition, smoking substance abuse, strees and violence

Question 20

Local

Answer 20

Limited to one part;

Not feneral, as local infection or licalized pain

Question 21

Malignant

Answer 21

Deadly; tending to become progressively worse

Question 22

Metastasis

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Tranfer of disease organisms or cells from one organ or body part to another not directly connected with it;
Often refers to cancer cells or tuberculosis

Question 23

Morbidity

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Illness

Question 24

Mortality

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Death, or rate of death per certain num of population; | A personal realizationthat one will eventually die

Question 25

Neoplastic

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Tumor, new growth (good/bad) often refers to cancer

Question 26

Organic disease

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A disorder in which a detectable structural change has occured in one or more organs also alters usual function

Question 27

Osteoporosis

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A chroninc bone disordercaused by mineral loss, specially of calcium, in the bone

Question 28

Preterm Birth

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Born early, prior to the end if the 37th week of gestation

Question 29

Risk Factor

Answer 29

A factor that increases a person's likelihood of developing a certain disease

Question 30

Stress

Answer 30

Pressure; Reaction to adverse stimulus, as emotional stress or as physical stress placed upon the body by injury, pregnancy, chemicals, or disease, as a stress fracture

Question 31

Systemic

Answer 31

Pertaining to the entire body, general, total

Question 32

Universal Healthcare

Answer 32

The concept that every person has healthcare coverage or insurance

Question 33

Wellness

Answer 33

State of physical and emotional well-being; optimum health