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Exam #2 Flashcards

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Anorexia nervosa

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intense fear of gaining weight and often goes days without eating

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Bulimia

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eating an excessive consumption of food then throwing it back up

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Binge eating

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eating an excessive consumption of food

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Avoidant restrictive food intake

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french fry girl

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orthorexia

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eating to healthy

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unintentional injury

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motor vehicle accident, homicide, domestic violence

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risky sexual behavior

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poor access to health education, multiple sexual partners, knowledge, drugs/alcohol

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gateway theory

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suggesting that adolescent substance use begins with legal substances

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cognitive affective theory

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can be used to explain substance use is the best

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social learning theory

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behavior rooted in the attitudes and beliefs of the adolescent’s role models, close friends, and parents

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conventional commitment theory

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view the adolescents level of attachment to conventional social institutions, such as families, schools, or other structured systems

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General adaptation syndrome

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body’s physiological reactions to stress, which are the same regardless of the stressor

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transactional model of stress

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stress based on appraisal of a stressful situation, such as those that exceed ones ability to cope

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three types of appraisal

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cognitive: used to evaluate the events
primary: assessment of event to determine potential harmfulness
secondary: how sufficient our resources are to meet the demands of the event

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fight or flight response

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focusing specifically on the body’s physiological response to stress-inducing stimuli

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diathesis-stress model

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influence of environmental stressors and individual biological or physiological characteristics in the development of disease

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disengagement coping

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a withdrawal from the problem or a denial of its existence

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engagement coping

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hybrid of problem solving and emotion-focused coping

Goal is to obtain helpful information but also seeks empathetic connection

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problem focused coping

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seek information and generate solutions to address the issue or problem

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emotion focused coping

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principally seeking solace or emotional support from others but may also receive help/guidance

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perinatal HIV transmission

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mother to child

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blood born HIV

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includes blood transfusions, infected needles and intravenous drug use

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sexual intercourse HIV

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HIV carried in semen and vaginal fluids

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define asymptomatic and why its relevant

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symptoms don’t appear or mistaken for a common illnesses, increases the likelihood of the virus spreading

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posttest counseling

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typically occurs after a positive test result and HIV diagnosis or after a scare resulting in negative rest results

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cardiac arrest

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is a condition that renders a person unconscious and is fatal unless the heart is jolted back into its normal rhythm.

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coronary artery

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when a persons artery gets clogged up from plaque causing narrow artery’s

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hemorrhagic stroke

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serious side effect of hypertension and causes blood vessels to rupture and leak into the brain

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ischemic stroke

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an interruption of blood flow to the brain; due to plaque build-up in the blood vessels

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hypertension

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also called high blood pressure (HBP), occurs when the systolic and diastolic measures are too high

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primary

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the most common (comprising 95% of cases worldwide), and it has no identifiable causes

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secondary hypertension

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caused by health behaviors

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systolic blood pressure

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measures the blood pressure and the heart pressure when actively pumping blood

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diastolic blood pressure

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pressure when the atria and the ventricles relax and fill with blood

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type A personality

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competitive
aggressive
achievement-oriented

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type b personality

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easy going
less stressed
indifferent

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three factors that increase cardio

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eating behaviors, excessive alcohol, tobacco, age, community

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neuropathic pain

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chronic pain which is due to a malfunction of the nervous system, often damage or lesions

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nociceptive pain

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caused by disease/damage to tissue

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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  • Chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease for which the exact cause of the disease is unknown
  • Inflammation is common around joints and of the synovium
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exercise therapy

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different exercises to provide maximum movement

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CBT

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intervention techniques for coping with the discomforts and limitations of cancer

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biofeedback

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a self-regulatory technique in which individuals learn to voluntarily control their responses to pain to minimize its sensation

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gate control theory

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explains the reason pain is subjective, or experienced differently by different people

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self-assessment

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way to measure pain in a survey

46
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visual analogue

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smiley face chart

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malignant tumor

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tumor which grows and multiplies uncontrollably, often until it metastasizes and causes death.

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benign tumor

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Large mass of overgrown cells, usually not life threatening

Grow in size but they do not spread to other parts of the body

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sarcoma

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cancer that occurs in fatty places, but can also occur in muscles, nerves, tendons, or any other soft tissues, often malignant

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leukemia

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develops in blood-producing tissues, most commonly in the bone marrow, affects the white blood cells. deathly.

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lymphomas

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are malignant and form in the lymphatic system

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hodgkins lymphoma

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less severe type of lymphoma
infects the lymph glands
less likely to spread to other organs making it easier to control and treat

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non hodgkins lymphoma

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fatal form of lymphoma because tumors are usually malignant

low incidence rates but high mortality rates

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three stages of general adaptation syndrome

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alarm: body’s response to stressors with lower resistance
resistance: body mobilizes to withstand stress
exhaustion: extreme stressors that deplete the body’s resources

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Acute time-limited stress

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stress during manipulated or staged events

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Brief naturalistic stressor

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short-term, real-life events

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Stressful event sequence

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major man-made or natural disaster that presents a number of unforeseen challenges over time

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Chronic stressors

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situations that present multiple daily stressors that continue for months without foreseeable endpoint

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Distal stressors

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experiences of a stressful nature that took place in the past but continue to affect a person’s immune system

60
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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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  • Specific type of RA that affects the spinal joints

- Causes a stooped appearance if the spinal column fuses or stiffens in accordance with poor body posture

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osteoarthritis

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  • Cartilage part of the joint that cushions the end of the bones and enables easy movement of the joints is worn away
  • bone spurs
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gout

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  • Caused by crystal deposits in joints and tissues

- Build up of uric acid lodged in the joints, causing inflammation, redness and soreness

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