Chapter 8 vocab

Question 1

Adolescents and young adults

Answer 1

those people who fall into the 10 to 24 year old age range

Question 2

smokeless tobacco

Answer 2

also known as spit tobacco, includes oral snuff, loose leaf chewing tobacco, plug chewing tobacco, and nasal snuff

Question 3

protective factor

Answer 3

factor that increases an individual’s ability to avoid risks or hazards, and promotes social and emotional competence to thrive in all aspects of life

Question 4

intensity

Answer 4

cardiovascular workload measured by heart rate

Question 5

body mass index (BMI)

Answer 5

the ratio of weight(in kilograms) to height (in meters, squared)

Question 6

Hypertension

Answer 6

systolic pressure equal to or geater than 140 mm of mercury (Hg) and/or diastolic pressure equal to or greater that 90 mmHg for extended periods of time

Question 7

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 7

high levels of cholesterol in the blood

Question 8

adolescents

Answer 8

puberty to maturity 10 to 19

Question 9

adults

Answer 9

25-64 (25-44 and 45-64)

Question 10

young adults

Answer 10

up to 24

Question 11

adolescents and young adults

Answer 11

10-24

Question 12

Demography: number of adolescents and young adults

Answer 12

-2010: over 1/5 of the U.S. population
-2012: ~54% of adolescents were non-Hispanic white. 40% by 2050
-racial and ethnic makeup will become increasingly diverse

Question 13

Demography: Living Arrangements

Answer 13

-2012: >25% live in single parent families, rises due to divorce. These children experience economic disadvantages as well as emotional cognitive and social development

Question 14

Demography: Employment Status and Health Care Access

Answer 14

-participation in labor force has remained fairly constant
-disparities by race/ethnicity. Black ad/adults more likely to be unemployed. Whites highest proportion of employment.

(not sure if this is all of the info)

Question 15

Why has there been a decline in mortality?

Answer 15

decline in death rates over past decades due to medicine and injury and disease prevention.

Question 16

Are male or female mortality higher?

Answer 16

Male mortality is higher. Most threats stem from behavior.

(I believe it is because men tend to take more risks not sure though)

Question 17

With regard to the health profile of this age group, what four major areas stand out?

Answer 17

-mortality
-morbidity from specific infectious diseases
-health behavior and lifestyle
-protective factors

Question 18

High school student unintentional injuries are due to….

Answer 18

seat belt use, helmets, riding with drinker, driving while under influence

Question 19

what is a new challenge regarding unintentional injury of HS students?

Answer 19

texting while driving

Question 20

Unintentional Injuries of College students are due to

Answer 20

use of alcohol as a contributing factor
-motor vehicle crashes when consuming alcohol, or riding in a care with someone drunk
- swimming and boating after drinking
-not wearing seatbelt

Question 21

risk factors

Answer 21

individual, familial or environmental influences that will lead an individual toward negative behaviors that put children at risk further risk for negative behaviors especially for drug use and abuse

(not sure but and example could be family)

Question 22

Community Health strategies- Community Health is affected by four major factors……

Answer 22

physical factors
community organizing
individual behavior
social and cultural factors

Question 23

What is one of the biggest health problems facing adolescents and young adults today?

Answer 23

use of alcohol