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Women's Health Flashcards

1
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The country with overall life expectancy ; at what age ?

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Japan ; 86.1

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2
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Top 3 leading causes of death in a women?

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Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke

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3
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People who live over 100

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Centenarian

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4
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Intervention strategies thought to promote health ?

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Mind, Body, and Med.

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5
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External events (relationships, weather , and stressful events

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Exogenous factors

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Internal events (attitude presence /absence of illness / intimacy)

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Endogenous factors

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7
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6 dimensional wellness and define

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physical: overall health of body and doing what is needed to maintain oneself
emotional: ability to understand ourselves and cope w/ challenges
social: ability to establish and maintain positive relationships
occupational: fulfillment from job, work-life balance and financial needs.
spiritual: ability to establish peace, harmony and meaning of life
intellectual: consider new ideas/ expectations and seek learning experience

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8
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Act or fact interfering to modify (edu>prevent>treatment)

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Health Intervention

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9
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measures serving to avert the occurrence of illness/disease

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Preventive health action

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10
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Rewarding behavior

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Positive reinforcer

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11
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exp. several stages of health behavior change pre-contemplation> contemplation > action

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Transtheoretical model of change

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12
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personal intervention > helpful attitude> plan of action

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3 elements of lifestyle change

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13
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leading cause of death for women

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heart disease

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14
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how men an women view themselves

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gender relations theory

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15
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carry oxygen to tissues

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arteries

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16
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carry deoxygen back to heart

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veins

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17
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artheroscerosis

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gradual thickening / hardening of artery walls

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18
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chest pain, begins as ischemia (lack of oxygen)

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angina pectoris

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19
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heart becomes to weak to pump blood

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congenital heart failure

20
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structural problem in developing a baby’s heart

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congenital heart disease

21
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risk factors to heart disease

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(modifiable ) high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, physical inactivity , obesity, diabetes, obesity
(non modifiable) increasing age , family health history , race, gender

22
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amount of pressure exerts against arteries white heart conditions

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systolic blood pressure

23
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while heart is filing and resting between heart beats

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diastolic blood pressure

24
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good; decrease of collanary heart disease

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HOL ; high density lipoprotein

25
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bad; increase

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LOL; low density lipoprotein

26
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normal fatty substance that uses to form cell membranes/ hormones

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cholesterol

27
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increase HOL , strong immunity , physical/ mental wellness, circulatory , relieving stress/ tension, anxiety , depression , weight gain

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Women and benefit of exercise

28
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bone weakening

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osteoporosis

29
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too much sugar

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diabetes

30
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menstrual cycle stops

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amenorrhea

31
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high blood sugar affecting pregnant women

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gestational diabetes

32
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regulates amount of glucose in blood (produced by pancreas)

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insulin

33
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inflammation of narrow air passages from mouth to lungs

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asthma

34
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inflammatory condition of joints

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arthritis

35
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complementary alternative medicine

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CAM

36
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plants that used to treat illness

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herbalism

37
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restore balance to promote healing through needle inserting

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acupuncture

38
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restore flow of nerve impulses through he spine manipulation

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chiropractic

39
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healing including whole body (body mind spirit and emotions)

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holistic medicine

40
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Body’s own natural healing ability through CAM

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naturopathic medicine

41
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promotion to medicine remedies that does not work. known to be false

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healthy quackery

42
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weight management , antidepressants, sedative hypnotics, hormone

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commonly prescribed drug for women

43
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breast implants to increase size

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breast augmentation

44
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“let the buyer beware” consumer must make the decision

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caveat emptier

45
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now the mind and emotions affect immune system

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psychoneuroimmunology

46
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women are advised to get regular

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health screenings

47
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having an awareness and knowledge of health products / services/ making informed choices and knowing how to obtain better consumer services

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wise consumer

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