exam ii vocab i keep forgetting lol Flashcards
food borne illness
unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances
health
not merely an absence of disease, optimal wellness in all aspects of being
wellness
lifestyle that enhances our level of health
nutrition
study of essential nutrients and the processes by which nutrients are used by the body
disease prevention
recognition of a danger to health that could be reduced or alleviated through specific actions or changes in lifestyle behaviors
micronutrient toxicity
too much nutrient intake –> accumulate in the body –> toxic or teratogenic
nutrigenomics
science studying the relationship between human genome, human nutrition, and health; diet + genes = affect a person’s health and risk of dev diseases
DASH diet
dietary approaches to stop hypertension
DRI
dietary reference intakes; set values for dietary nutrient intakes of healthy ppl in north america
growth
quantifiable change in structure, MOST important indicator of a child’s overall health and dev
growth patterns
expected dev for everyone (dev patterns are predictable, timing is individual)
learning
process of gaining knowledge and skills from exposure, education, experiences = results in behavioral changes
maturation
increased competence due to changes in structural complexity that make higher level functioning possible
development
process by which child develops his/her psychomotor skills; gradual change, and expansion of ability and skill
complementary approach to health
a broad spectrum of nontraditional medical and nursing practices and healing arts
complementary and integrative medicine
an array of health care approaches with a history of use or origins outside of mainstream medicine
complementary therapies
therapies used in addition to conventional treatment
alternative therapy
therapies that replace allopathic medical care
whole medical systems
based on different philosophies and life system
whole medical systems
based on different philosophies and life system
integrative nursing
advances health and wellbeing through caring-healing relationships, uses evidence to inform traditional and emerging interventions that support whole person and whole systems healing
preconception care
set of interventions that aim to ID and modify risks to the woman’s health or pregnancy outcome through prevention and manageent
prenatal care
should start ASAP! reduce complications during pregnancy and prevents problems during delivery and postpartum
childbearing
process of giving birth to babies, women of child bearing age
