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HLTH 330
Question | Answer |
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1700 college students | die from alcohol related injuries each year |
What prescription drug is abused most by college students? | Adderall, Rittalin (stimulants) |
What % of college students don't use sunscreen? | 10% |
What are college students least likely to seek help for? | help with mental disorders |
What is the 2nd leading cause of death among college students? | suicide |
when do eating disorders spike among college students? | february/ march |
How accurate is freshman 15? | really about 6 lbs |
Most under reported crime | sexual assault |
how many choose to refrain from sex? | 20% |
1 in 4 college students | suffer from a mental illness |
most difficult adjustment to college life | time management |
18% of males and 2% of females | are trying to gain weight |
# of energy drinks that came on the market in 2006 | 500 |
what is SAD? how is it treated? | seasonal affective disorder, light therapy |
only 10% of college students do this every day | floss |
60% of college students are | sleep deprived |
how likely are college students who have been sexually assaulted to know their attacker? | 80-90% |
95% of adult size | size of brain by age 6 |
Basal cell and squamous cell | types of skin cancer |
Art and science of helping adults learn | androgogy |
Freshman living in dorms | high risk of meningitis |
Connections that are “hard wired” | the ones you use more |
Exercise science | #1 major at BYU |
Effective Against 4 of the 5 types | vaccine for meningitis |
London Cab driver | highly developed hippocampus |
6 categories of risk behavior | unintentional injuries, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, pregnancies and STD’s, alcohol and other drugs, Tobacco use |
24.6%-39.6%- | REMEMBER percentage of college students 18-24 1974-2008 |
Not homogenous | adult learners |
7 interactive components that support health education | health services, healthy school environment, health promotion, counseling and psychological services, nutrition services, family community involvement, physical education |
Persistent/unwelcome thoughts that lead to ritualistic practices to control these thoughts | OCD |
20% have long-term disabilities such as brain damage | meningitis |
Identifies what they should be able to know | national health education standard |
Mylelin sheaths | White matter |
“still being built during teenage years” | Prefrontal cortex |
Unexpected growth spurt before puberty | Thickening of the grey matter |
Keenly aware of the flaws of others | Teenagers |
Thinking part of the brain | Prefrontal cortex |
Particularly cruel irony of nature | Teenage brain is most vulnerable, but high risk of using drugs and alcohol |
Remember your own | adolescence |
Family is a critical factor | Adolescent development, decision making |
Not similar in twins | Cerebellum |
3.86 pounds | average freshman weight gain |
Accelerated and uneven | adolescent growth |
Coordinated something | coordinated school health program |
First priority when working with youth | Build trust |
Psychotic episode often one of first signs | Schizophrenia |
Primary sex characteristics | genitalia |
Autism might be a result of | Insufficient prenatal pruning |
Only small percent become suicidal | self harming students |
Jay giedd | Adolescent brain guy |
Use it or lose it | connections in brain |
PTSD, OCD, GAD, SAD | Post traumatic stress disorder generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder |
Most deadly skin cancer | Malignant melanoma |
6% of BYU students | Are international Higher than national average |
Vicodin, oxycontin | Pain killers often abused by college students |
About 1/3 are due to agoraphobia | Panic attacks |
Believe feelings, experiences, and problems are unique | Adolescents |
Brain region that puts brakes on risky behavior | Prefrontal cortex |
For health education to reach its maximum effectiveness | Coordinated school health program |
Equally common in men and women, men have early symptoms | Schizophrenia |
Good news about depression | Can be treated |
Girls tend to one or two years earlier than boys | Puberty |
Fully develops in late 20s | Prefrontal cortex |
Represent highest % ever | College students 18-24 |
What is going on inside | doesn’t always reflect on the outside |
Social maturity lags | behind physical and intellectual |
14-17% at least once, 5-8% actively | Self harming behavior |
Like asking a wingless bird to fly | Asking a depressed person to not be depressed |
3 factors that contribute most to lack of academic success | sleep, stress, flu |
.7% year | grey matter thins out in teenage years |
Traditionally content focused and emphasis on knowledge | School health education |
Occurs without warning | Panic attacks |
% of nontraditional students | 38% |
% with college degree | 27% |
Secrete endorphins to protect from pain | Self harming |
Now known to help coordinate cognitive processes | Cerebellum |
7 southeast states and south Dakota | Hispanic population doubled from 2000-2010 |
Highest percent of Hispanics | new mexico |
Ramadan | month of fasting |
Promotoras de salud | health promoters |
Fatalism, personalismo, familismo, simpatia | key Hispanic cultural values |
Hallmark of adolescence | change |
Often incorrectly identify emotions | Adolescent |
Use amygdala when making decisions of what emotions are portrayed | Adolescents, adults use prefrontal cortex |
Over production, competitive elimination | Technical terms for brain development |
Every 20 minutes | Break in concentration |
Max is 20 minutes | Attention span |
Enhances memory consolidation | Sleep |
Malcolm Knowles | father of androgogy |
concert pianist vs. orchestra conductor | teaching continuum: pedagogy vs androgogy |
20/40/80 | memory 20% if visual, 40% visual &hearing, 80% visual, hearing, & doing |
VAK | visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning |
African Americans have highest | health disparities |
Give attention to the literal or explicit meanings of words and messages are conveyed more by words than by nonverbal means | low context communication, when relying on situation- high context |
lack cause leptin to decrease and ghrelin to increase | lack of sleep and weight gain |
highest number of muslims | Indonesia |
Hijab | head covering |
Halal | similar to kosher |
Believe after childbirth the placenta must be buried | Cambodian/hmong- article traditional belief of hmong |
Motivating force that makes one want to work with people from diverse cultures | Cultural desire |
Cancer with highest disparity between whites and blacks | Prostate cancer |
Salat | prayers |
Hajj | pilgrimage to mecca |
Shahada | profession of faith |
Zakat | charitable giving |
Eid al-fitr | feast at the end of ramadan |
5 pillars | shahada: profession of faith, salat: prayers 5 times daily, zakat: charitable giving, sawm: religious fasting, Hajj: pilgrimage to mecca |