Chapter 7: Sleep, Nutrition, Obesity

Question 1

what are the most common sleep disorders?

Answer 1

• Insomnia - most common
• narcolepsy
• sleep apnea
• hypersomnolence disorder

Question 2

what is insomnia?

Answer 2

a persistent trouble falling/staying asleep

Question 3

what distinguishes between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

Answer 3

insulin producing cells are destroyed by autoimmune disorder

Question 4

which americans with type 2 diabetes tend to perceive self-monitoring of blood glucose as especially difficult?

Answer 4

Latinos

Question 5

Blood glucose awareness training is similar in may ways to:

Answer 5

Biofeedback.

Question 6

if someone has high blood pressure, what is there doctor most likely to recommend FIRST?

Answer 6

treat condition pharmacologically

Question 7

The “toxic core” of Type A behaviour is that of:

Answer 7

feeling hostile and angry

Question 8

a blood cholestrol level greater than 240 doubles the risk of what?

Answer 8

cardiovascular diease

Question 9

what is chest pain known as?

Answer 9

Angina pectoris

Question 10

what does atherosclerosis do?

Answer 10

Thickens the coronary arterial walls with an accumulation of fat

Question 11

what is the heart muscle known as?

Answer 11

myocardium