Health Final Review Flashcards
- Withdrawal Symptom
your body’s reaction to not having the drug
- Infatuation
feeling of intense, overwhelming interest in another person.
- Distress
Stress that gives negative effects
- Facts about “alcoholism” stage
You become physically and psychological dependent on alcohol, a progressive and incurable disease.
- Blood Alcohol Concentration
Amount of alcohol found in bloodstream.
Legal limit in Ohio is .08
Rate of Consumption
Rate of Burn (Metabolism)
Body Size
Amount of Food in Stomach – prolongs the amount of time alcohol is in your body
- Adult CPR facts
Check the scene
check for response
call for help or send someone
chest compressions
rescue breaths or not
- Menstruation
Breaking down and discharge of the inside lining (Endometrium) of a Uterus
Drug
any substance that changes the way your cells and tissues normally function (takes you out of homeostasis)
- Ovulation
The releasing Egg Cells
- Endometrium
the inside lining of a Uterus
- Psychological Dependence
When you associate the drug with a specific situation, feeling, or mood, effect of tolerance.
- Facts about ‘Problem Drinking” stage
- Metabolism
Alcohol is broken down in the liver into H2O and CO2 and excreted from the body as breath vapor, perspiration and urine.
- Rehabilitation
Support to deal with phycological dependency
Stress
any type of change that causes physical, emotional or psychological strain
- Active Listening
focusing your full attention on what the other person is saying and by doing so, letting them know that you care!
- Metabolism of alcohol facts
The liver can metabolize .5 oz of alcohol/HR = 1 Drink per hour!
- Uterus
The womb. This is where the fertilized egg implants.
- Cowper’s Gland
Creates a lubricant for the urethra