health: chpt. 6&9 Flashcards
Someone experiencing weight cycling is
Finding it hard to lose weight
Eating improperly canned food will result in
Salmonella
Food allergies are
An immune system response
An imbalance of electrolytes is called by
Dehydration
System of anorexia is
Similar to malnutrition and starvation
According to the set point theory,
Metabolic rates decrease with your decreased calorie intake
Drinking several cups of fluid two hours before and after workout
prevent electrolyte imbalance
Compared to a gram of protein, a gram of fat
is twice as many calories
As part of a weight control plan,
keep a food diary
Which statement does not describe the benefit of regular exercise
it decreases metabolic weight
What should you include in a weight control program?
Set up smart goals, keep a food diary, and avoid weighing yourself daily.
Athletes should not use BMI as a predictor of health risk
True
Being overweight is not a health risk in all situations
True
Bulimia can lead to stomach tissue damage and nutrient deficiencies
True
Victim B12 is found only in animal products
True
Generally children and teens need more calories than adults
True
When is stress positive and when is it negative?
Stress can be positive when it’s eustress. Eustress is when you stress about making good grades and it pushes you to study harder. Stress can also be negative when it’s distress. Distress is when you stress about many things, and it can cause heart problems.
A sign of a stress related imbalance in neurotransmitters may be
sleep disturbance
Better time management involves
setting goals
If you have to leave your home it is an example of
environmental stress
When the body produced waste products in the form of lactic acid from the muscles and carbon dioxide from the body cells the body experiences
physical fatigue
Biochemical imbalances and chemical disabilities is an example of
biological stress
A grieving person who has reached the last stage of loss, deals with the loss by
acting in instructive ways
Stress tolerance indicates the amount of stress a person handle
True
Eustress occurs when acceptable levels of stress helps you concentrate better
True
In the resistance stage of the body stress response, a person may be able to do things they couldn’t do in normal situations
True
Setting priorities is a time management skill
True
A counselor who specializes in grief may help someone who is experiencing a delayed a grief response
True
