EXAM III Flashcards
refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics and our behavior.
Nature
refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are, including our early childhood experiences, how we were raised, our social relationships, and our surrounding culture.
Nurture
~the study of gene-environment interaction.
~the study of heritable changes in gene expression (active versus inactive genes) that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.
Epigenetics
A ________ is an organism’s complete set of heritable genes, or genes that can be passed down from parents to offspring
Genotype
_________ is the term used in genetics for the composite observable characteristics or traits of an organism
Phenotype
the measure of all the exposures of an individual in a lifetime and how those exposures relate to health.
Exposome
the field of study focusing on the behavioral outcomes of the relationship between the exposome and individual genetic makeup
Behavioral epigenetics
This occurs when the Methyl groups tag DNA and activate or repress genes.
DNA Methylation
The binding of epigenetic factors to histone “tails” alters the extent to which DNA is wrapped around histone and the availability of genes in the DNA to be activated.
Histone/Chromatin Modification
Environmental Factors associated with Epigenetic Processes
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Psychological
Cultural
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Development
-_______ evaluation tasks: Specifying measurable & desired objectives
-_______ evaluation tasks: Monitoring & Continuous quality improvement
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Proceed
(Phase) Assessment of quality of life and social factors surrounding one or more health problems; ranking or positioning the health problems in context.
PHASE 1: SOCIAL ASSESSMENT & SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
(Phase) Assessment of Prevalence/incidence of a health condition, any co-morbid conditions, and affected populations.
PHASE 2: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT