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Health Final 10 Flashcards

1
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Define Health

A

Being free from illness or injury

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2
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How do media messages affect a person?

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Self-image, body image, health and citizenship

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What are the qualities of a person who feels insecure about themselves?

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Self Judgement, low self-esteem, etc

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4
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How can you improve your self-esteem?

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Recognize the positives about yourself, exercise, eat healthy

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What are the qualities some with low self-esteem might exhibit?

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Saying negative things and being critical about yourself

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6
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What is stress?

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A state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation

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7
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Describe a stress response

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Physical and thought responses to your perception of various situations

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8
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Can positive situations be stressful?

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Yes, anyone can easily get overwhelmed

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How can stress be both negative and positive?

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Good stress is short-term and motivates you
Bad stress leaves you jittery and is harmful to your health

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10
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What are some examples of stressors?

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Physical environment.
Social/relational.
Financial.
Organizational.
Life events.

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What are healthy ways to relieve stress?

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Meditation, art, sleep, TV

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12
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What are the signs of suicide?

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Self harm, negative talk on ones own life (world would be better without me), wanting to sleep and never wake up

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What are the signs of suicide?

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Self-harm, negative talk about ones own life (the world would be better without me), wanting to sleep and never waking up

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14
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What are stereotypes and why are they harmful?

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Stereotypes perpetuate inequality and place a significant burden on those affected; Negative stereotypes can lead to negative attitudes and behaviors toward members of a social group

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15
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What are goals and why are they important?

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A goal is a personal task that you set when you want to get something done, they help you throughout all of life.

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16
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Define BAC

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Blood Alcohol Concentration is the percent of alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol) in a person’s bloodstream.

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17
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How does alcohol affect the mind and body?

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Makes it harder for the brain areas controlling balance, memory, speech, and judgment to do their jobs, resulting in a higher likelihood of injuries and other negative outcomes

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18
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Define dependency and addiction

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Mental dependence is when the use of a substance is a conditioned response to an event or feeling; Addiction is when you feel like you physically cannot go 5 mins without it

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19
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What is the addictive chemical found in tobacco?

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Nicotine

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20
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What are some diseases caused by tobacco?

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Lung, throat, and heart cancer. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis)

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What are the dangers of drug abuse?

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Over dose, death, addiction, losing family and friends, injury

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What are the 4 different drug categories?

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Hallucinogens - little to extreme hallucinations (LSD)
Opioids - made in a lab (heroin)
Opiates - come from a plant
Stimulants (morphine)
Depressants - relaxes the mind and body (Weed)

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23
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Define depressant drug?

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Weed - Calms the body and mind, makes you tired, emotional

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What are the 3 leading causes of death for 14 - 24-year-olds?

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Over dose, accidents, suicide

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25
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What is the active ingredient in Marijuana?

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THC

26
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What are the dangers of psychoactive drugs?

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Short-term - rapid heartbeat, nausea and vomiting, shakiness, or dizziness.
Long-term effects such as cardiovascular illness, respiratory difficulties, and kidney or liver damage.

27
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Define leukoplakia

A

The presence of white patches on a mucous membrane, especially of the mouth.

28
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What are some mental and physical benefits of exercise?

A

Healthy body and mind,

29
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What are the five elements of health-related fitness?

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body composition
flexibility
muscular strength
muscular endurance
cardiorespiratory endurance

30
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What effect do endorphins have on your body?

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Help relieve pain, reduce stress and improve your sense of well-being

31
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Define metabolism

A

The chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism

32
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What are the 6 nutrients

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carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water

33
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What are the different types of fats

A

monounsaturated fats.
polyunsaturated fats.
saturated fats.
trans fats.

34
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What is the most essential nutrient for humans?

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Water

35
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What is the old food pyramid’s shape now?

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Plate

36
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What role do carbs play in the human body?

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Act as an energy source, help control blood glucose

37
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What is the protein’s role in the human body?

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providing structure, regulating body processes, transporting materials, balancing fluids, helping with immunity, and providing energy

38
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What is fiber?

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type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest - helps regulate the body’s use of sugars, helping to keep hunger and blood sugar in check.

39
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What is an infectious disease?

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Illnesses caused by germs (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi) that enter the body, multiply, and can cause an infection.

40
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What is a virus?

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An infectious agent that can only replicate within a host organism

41
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What causes infections?

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When viruses, bacteria, or other microbes enter your body and begin to multiply

42
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What kind of diseases can antibiotics cure?

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Strep throat.
Whooping cough.
Urinary tract infection (UTI)

43
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What kind of diseases can antibiotics not cure?

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Colds and runny noses, even if the mucus is thick, yellow, or green.
Most sore throats (except strep throat)
Flu.
Most cases of chest colds (bronchitis)

44
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What can you do to decrease your chances of getting an infectious disease?

A

Practice safe sex
vaccine
stay clean

45
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Define vaccine

A

A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease.

46
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Define cancer

A

A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue

47
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Define Diabetes

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A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose).

48
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Define cardiovascular disease

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Heart conditions that include diseased vessels, structural problems, and blood clots.

49
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How does your body fight disease?

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By keeping things out of your body that are foreign

50
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Which STIs are caused by bacteria?

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chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis

51
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Which STIs are caused by a virus?

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human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and Hepatitis B.

52
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What is the most effective method of birth control?

A

implant and intrauterine device (IUDs)

53
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Which STIs can be deadly?

A

HIV

54
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What is the most common bacterial STI?

A

Chlamydia

55
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What will decrease the risk of getting an STI?

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Condoms, vaccine, abstinence

56
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Define HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

57
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Define AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

58
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Can someone have HIV and not AIDS?

A

most people with HIV will not develop any AIDS-related illnesses

59
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Is it possible for someone to have HIV and not know it?

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You can have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and not know it.

60
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What are high-risk behaviors for STI infections?

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Having anal, vaginal, or oral sex without a condom; Having multiple sex partners; Having anonymous sex partners; Having sex while under the influence of drugs or alcohol

61
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Name all of the male reproductive parts

A

Urinary Bladder, Urethra, Vas Deferns, Cowpers Gland, Seminal Vesicle, Prostate Gland, Penis, Scrotum, Testes, Epididymis

62
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Name all of the female reproductive parts

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Urinary Bladder, Urethra, Labia, Ovum, Fallopian Tube, Uterus, Ovaries, Endometrium, Cervix, Vagina

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