Ch6 Health And Wellness Flashcards

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Benign

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Harmless not malignant

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Acute Illeness

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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

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Carcinogenic

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An agent that causes CANCER

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Chronic Illness

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

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Congenital Disorder

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

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Contagious

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Able to be transmitted from one person to another, infectious

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Defense Mechanism

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

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Disease

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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

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Domestic Violence

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Abuse or violence that occurs within the home

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Dysfunctional

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Functioning or operating improperly

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Elder Abuse

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

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Etiology

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Specifc cause of a disease

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Functional Disease

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Disorder in which a structural cause cannot be identified

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Health

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

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Hereditary

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

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Homeostasis

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Stability, balance, or equilibrium in normal body states

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Hypertension

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Elevated blood pressure

Also called High blood pressure

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Illness

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Pronounced deviation from normal health

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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

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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

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Local

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Limited to one part;

Not feneral, as local infection or licalized pain

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Malignant

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Deadly; tending to become progressively worse

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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

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Morbidity

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Illness

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Mortality

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Death, or rate of death per certain num of population;

A personal realizationthat one will eventually die

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Neoplastic

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

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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

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Osteoporosis

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

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Preterm Birth

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

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Risk Factor

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

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Stress

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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

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Systemic

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Pertaining to the entire body, general, total

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Universal Healthcare

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The concept that every person has healthcare coverage or insurance

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Wellness

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State of physical and emotional well-being; optimum health