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Health exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stress | the response of the body to the demands of daily living |
| GAS | a series of body changes that result from stress |
| Alarm stage | The first stage in which the body gets ready for quick action. The adrenaline is secreted into the blood stream. Sometimes called the fight or flight stage. |
| Resistance stage | The second stage in which the body attempts normal balance. |
| Exhaustion stage | The wear and tear of the body. |
| Physical | the body's capacity to carry out every day activities and be free from illness |
| Emotional | an individual's ability to recognize and express feelings |
| Social | the ability to make and maintain health relationships with others |
| Spiritual | the need to establish a purpose in life; believing in a higher power which helps guide life's decision |
| Mental | the ability to think through problems |
| Ideal family | involves people who care about each other, communicate, support each other, and work as a team |
| Dysfunctional family | family in which conflict, misbehavior, and/or child abuse occurs regularly |
| Intrapersonal conflict | a conflict that occurs within a person |
| Interpersonal conflict | a conflict that occurs between two or more people |
| Intragroup conflict | a conflict that occurs between people that identify themselves as belonging to the same group |
| Intergroup conflict | a conflict that occurs between two or more groups of people |
| Conflict avoidance | a conflict response style in which a person avoids conflict at all cost |
| Conflict confrontation | a person attempts to settle a disagreement in a hostile, defiant, and aggressive way |
| Conflict resolution skills | a person uses these to solve a disagreement |
| Healthful relationship | promotes self respect, encourage productivity and health, and is free of violence and drug abuse |
| Harmful relationship | harms self respect, interferes with productivity and health, and includes violence and/or drug abuse |
| People pleaser | a person who seeks the approval of others, will do anything to be liked |
| Enabler | a person who supports the wrong behavior of others; makes excuses for the wrong behavior of others; denies his/her feelings |
| Clinger | a person who is needy and dependent; chases and clings to other; suffocates others |
| Fixer | a person who tries to fix other people's problems; is quick to give advice; takes over other people's responsibility |
| Distancer | a person who is emotionally unavailable; avoid showing feelings; keeps people at arm's length |
| Controller | is possessive, jealous and domineering; demands his/her own way; does not respect the will of others |
| Estrogen | hormone that stimulates the development of female secondary characteristics |
| Testosterone | hormone that produces male secondary characteristics |
| Digital rectal examination | palpation of the anus, rectum, and prostate gland with a gloved finger, use din the diagnosis of intestinal bleeding, anorectal pain, and diseases of the prostate |
| Testicular self-examination | a monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer |
| Visual learner | a person who learns best by seeing or creating images or pictures |
| Kinestetic learner | a person who learns by acting out something, touching an object, or repeating a motion |
| Auditory learner | a person who learns by listening or discussing a topic |
| Global learner | a person who learns best by combining visual, auditory, and kinestetic styles |
| Learning disability | a disorder in which a person has difficulty acquiring and processing information |
| Dyslexia | a learning disability in which a person has difficulty spelling, reading, and writing |
| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | a learning disorder in which a person is easily distracted |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) | a person who is not able to sit or stand stand |
| Tracking disorder | a learning disability in which a person has difficulty following a series of words or images |
| Chronological age | the number of years a person has lived |
| Biological age | a measure of how well a person's body systems are functioning |
| Social age | a measure of a person's involvement in leisure activities |
| Dementia | chronic disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease and marked by memory disorders |
| Alzheimer's | progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age due to degeneration of the brain |
| Living will | a document that tells what treatment a person wants in an event that he/she can no longer make a decision |
| Grief | intense emotional suffering caused by loss, misfortune, or disaster |
| Five stages of grief | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| Food group | a category of foods that contain similar nutrients |
| Food guide pyramid | a guide that tells how many servings from each food group are recommended each day |
| Vegetarian diet | a diet in which vegetables are the foundation, and meat, poultry, and fish are eliminated |
| Vegan diet | a diet that excludes foods from animals |
| Lacto vegetarian diet | a diet that excludes fish, eggs, poultry, and meat |
| Ovo lacto vegetarian diet | a diet that excludes fish, eggs, poultry, and red meat |
| Diabetes | a disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine |
| Insulin | hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood |
| Food label | the information provided on a food package indicating the various nutrients and calories present in the food |
| Nutrition | the study of what people eat and of eating habits, and how these affect your health status |
| Eating disorder | addiction that is caused by wrong attitudes and harmful ways of coping |
| Binge | to eat large amounts of food over a short period of time |
| Purge | to rid the body by vomiting or using laxatives or diurectics |
| Anorexia Nervosa | an eating disorder in which the person starves themself |
| Bulimia | an eating disorder in which a person binges and purges |
| Cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart and blood vessels |
| Angina Pectoris | chest pains that result in narrowed coronary arteries |
| Arteriosclerosis | a general term to describe several conditions that cause hardening or thickening of the arteries |
| Nitroglycerin | pill that widens the arteries |
| Congestive heart failure | a condition in which the heart's pumping ability is below normal capacity, and fluid accumulates in the lungs |
| Coronary heart disease | a condition in which the coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked |
| Myocardial infarction | the death of cardiac muscle caused by lack of blood to the heart |
| Arrhythmic | condition where the heart beats very slow or fast for no apparent reason |
| Cerebrovascular | condition caused by blocked or broken blood vessels in the brain |
| Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur withing a living organism in order to maintain life |
| Glucose | sugar that is an important energy source and a component of many carbohydrates |
| Type 1 Diabetes | form of diabetes in which not enough insulin is produced |
| Type 2 Diabetes | long term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin |
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