with Definitive Solutions /2024-2025.
What is any action or condition that may impair our health called? - Answer: a risk
factor
When individuals feel threatened with their current situation, what behaviors
might they use to protect themselves? - Answer: defense mechanisms
David does not do well in school because he can't read well, but he dreams of a
college scholarship because of his excellent basketball abilities. What defense
mechanism is David showing? - Answer: compensation
What is positive stress that allows us to get our work done at school or work? -
Answer: eustress
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,What are signs and symptoms of the stress response? - Answer: increased heart
rate, decreased digestion, increased breathing, increased energy
Tobacco - Answer: As nicotine enters the bloodstream, the arteries constrict and
the blood platelets become sticky and cluster together. Since the heart is beating
faster, it is pumping more blood through a narrower opening; thus, blood pressure
rises, which increases the risk of stroke and heart attack in those with diseased
vessels.
The use of tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death.
In the United States, which drug resistant lung infection is increasing in frequency
due to homelessness and other diseases? - Answer: tuberculosis
What is the role of OSHA? - Answer: regulates safety in the workplace
Who pays most of the health care costs of patients over the age of sixty-five? -
Answer: medicare
Adam fails the test on the digestive system in class. He tells his teacher the reason
he failed the test was that his mother had been too demanding that he do the
household chores, so he had no time to study. What defense mechanism is he
using? - Answer: projection
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, In what phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body try to detect a
change and start the fight-or-flight response to cope with it? - Answer: alarm
Melinda is confused about what she should do because she feels like she has
several voices talking to her and telling her to do different things. From which
mood disorder does she most likely suffer? - Answer: schizophrenia
In order to use the decision-making model effectively, what does one need to
recognize first, before looking for possible solutions? - Answer: problem
What is the correct order of needs as described by Maslow? - Answer: physical
needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualization
Which of the following best describes Maslow's hierarchy? - Answer: the needs
must be met in order
What are the effects of exercise on the bones? - Answer: increased calcium
deposit in the bones
What is the recommendation by the New Food Guide Pyramid for the amount of
physical activity a teenager should get weekly? - Answer: be physically active
every day or most days for 60 minutes
What disorder is associated with self-imposed starvation and an obsession with
thinness? - Answer: anorexia Nervosa
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