PDHPE-half yearly/yearly Flashcards
What are the 5 dimensions of health.
Cognitive Physical Emotional Social Spiritual
What are 2 non psychotic illnesses
Depression
Eating disorders
Anxiety
Phobia
What do consumers have the wright to
Quality
Safety
Information
Choice
What are 3 causes of mental illness
Genetic make-up
Chemical imbalance
Environmental factors
By 2020 how people are estimated to be suffering with mental illness
1 out of 5
What is the greatest cause of death for 18-24 year olds due the metal health
suicide
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is when the feelings of stress don’t subside
How can you detect eating disorders
You can detect eating disorders if they are excessively eating, dieting or excersizing, avoiding social situation that involves eating, wearing loose fitting clothes to hide weight loss, feeling faint, dizzy, weak and irregular menstrual cycles
Consumers have the responsibility to
Inform themselves before purchase
Understand condition of purchase
Name 4 examples of illegal drugs
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Cannabis
Heroin
Examples of legal drugs are:
Caffeine
Prescription drugs
Over the counter drugs
Social/recreational drugs (tobacco/alcohol)
What do depressants do
They slow down the activity in parts of the brain and nervous system.
Examples of depressants are
Alcohol Cannabis Tranquillisers Methodone Morpheine Heroin
What do stimulants do?
They speed up the activity of the chemicals in the brain
What are hallucinogens
Affects all the senses, altering perceptions and causing hallucinogens