Health Flashcards

1
Q

What are the three categories of risk factors? Give a description for each one.

A

heredity-inheriting a disease like Muscular Dystrophy, high blood pressure, cancer, etc.
Environmental- physical (pollution), cultural (food and clothing), and social (peer pressure)
Behavioral- making decisions (wether to wear proper biking equipment)

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2
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What is the well being of your body, mind, and relationships with other people?

A

Health

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3
Q

What is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life?

A

quality of life

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4
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What describes a person’s ability to gather and understand health information and then use the information to improve his or her health?

A

health literacy

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5
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What are the beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation?

A

culture

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6
Q

What are all the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child?

A

heredity

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7
Q

What are three characteristics of teens with low self esteem?

A

violent behavior
eating disorder
teen pregnancy

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8
Q

What are the 6 common emotions?

A
anger
fear
love
guilt
happiness
sadnesss
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9
Q

What refers to how much you like yourself and feel good about yourself?

A

self esteem

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10
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What is the emotional state in which you feel hopeless and worthless?

A

depression

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11
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What consists of the unique combination of traits that make you an individual?

A

personality

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12
Q

What are people who study the human mind and behavior?

A

physchologist

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13
Q

What is an unconscience coping strategy?

A

defense mechanism

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14
Q

What percent of all fatal automobile crashes are alcohol related?

A

40%

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15
Q

What are 4 factors that affect a person’s B. A. C.?

A

gender
age, weight, height
rate of consumption and absorption of alcohol
volume of alcohol

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16
Q

What is the legal drinking age?

A

21

17
Q

What is the legal B.A. C. in the state of Mississippi for operating a motor vehicle?

A

0.08

18
Q

What are three life threatening short term effects of drinking alcohol?

A

overdose
synergism
motor vehicle crashes

19
Q

What are three long term health risks of drinking alcohol over time?

A

liver damage
heart damage
brain damage

20
Q

Alcohol is a drug that is a drug that acts as a powerful ____________.

A

depressant

21
Q

One in every ___ American’s grow up in an alcoholic family.

A

8

22
Q

Describe Alcoholics Anonymous.

A

support group for alcoholics

23
Q

Describe Al-Anon.

A

support group for family members that live with an alcohoic

24
Q

Describe Ala-Teen.

A

support group for teens that live with an alcoholic parent

25
Q

What refers to the many negative effects alcohol has on a drinker’s blood?

A

intoxication

26
Q

What is the percentage of the amount of ethanol in a person’s blood?

A

Blood Alcohol Concentration

27
Q

What is it called when drugs increase each other’s effects when they are taken together?

A

synergism

28
Q

People who have an addiction to alcohol suffer from what?

A

alcoholism

29
Q

What is any chemical that causes a change in a person’s body or behavior?

A

drug

30
Q

What are the four leading causes of death for young people? (age 15-24)

A

Motor vehicle accidents
homicide
suicide
cancer