BTEC First Health and Social care- Unit 9:Questions and Verified Answers
15 types of barriers to achieving a healthy lifestyle - ans1- Genetic factors
2- Time limitations
3- Current physical condition
4- Unrealistic goals
5- Motivation to change
6- Influence of partners and family
7-Peer group pressure
8- Media influence
9- Self-esteem levels
10- Time available
11- Lack of understanding and education
12- Addiction
13- Financial barriers
14- Availability of negative lifestyle choices
15- Lack of access to resources and support
A balanced diet - ansa diet that contains the correct nutrients in the right proportions to keep our bodies and
minds healthy.
Aerobic cardiovascular exercise - ansRunning, cycling, swimming and any other exercise that raises the heart
rate for a prolonged period of time
Alcohol dependence - ansPeople chronically crave alcohol, have a loss of control of their drinking, withdrawal
symptoms when they are not drinking and an increased tolerance to alcohol so that they have to drink more to
achieve the same effect. It can result in the persons death.
Binge drinking - ansDrinking heavily in a short space of time to get drunk or feel the effects of alcohol
,BMI (Body Mass Index) - ansThe measure of the amount of fat in the body relation to height
Culture - ansThe shared beliefs, values and customs of a group of people
Eight (8) areas of potential improvements in health and wellbeing - ans1- Exercise
2- Home/work environment
3- Alcohol consumption
4- Smoking
5- Recreational drug use
6- Sexual practices
7-Personal hygiene
8- Diet
Eight (8) types of formal support - ans1- Doctors
2-Health specialist
3-Counsellors
4- Youth workers
5- Teachers
6- Career advisors
7- Human resources department
8- Support groups
Emotional - ansto do with feelings
Emotional and social effects of poor hygiene - ansThe loss of friends, social isolation, bullying and
unemployment.
,Empathy - ansThe ability understand and share feeling of another
Five (5) Benefits of giving up smoking - ans1-Blood pressure returns to normal
2- Breathing is improved
3- Improved sense of smell and taste
4- Saving money
5- Risk of smoking-related diseases is reduced
Five (5) physical aspects of health and wellbeing - ans1- Reduced chance of illness
2- Healthy body systems
3 - Healthy weight maintenance
4- Higher energy levels
5- Improved fitness
Five (5) physical effects of an unhealthy lifestyle - ans1-Disease and illness
2-Weight gain/loss
3- Increased body fat composition
4- Short-term health problems- stress, tenser muscles and diarrhoea
5- Long-term health problems- high blood pressure, nervous breakdowns and cancer from smoking
Five (5) ways sleep effect your health and wellbeing? - ans1- The persons physicals energy
2- The persons weight
3- Intellectual sharpness
4- Emotional balance
5- Ability to mix socially
, Four (4) types of informal support - ans1- Friends
2-Partners
3- Work colleagues
4- Family
Four (4) types of STI - ans1-Chlamydia
2-Gonorrhoea
3- HIV/AIDS
4-Herpes
Goals - answhat you want to achieve in the long term; the final outcome
Holistic - ansconsideration of the whole person
How much sleep do babies require ? - ansBetween 16 and 17 hours
How much sleep do children and young people require ? - ansBetween 9 and 10 hours
How much sleep do elderly people require ? - ansAt least 7.5 to 8 hours sleep
How much sleep do healthy adults require ? - ansBetween 7.5 and 9 hours
Intellectual - ansto do with the ability to understand things and think intelligently
Negatives of not doing exercise - ansStiffening of the joints
Poor stamina, strength and suppleness
Obesity
15 types of barriers to achieving a healthy lifestyle - ans1- Genetic factors
2- Time limitations
3- Current physical condition
4- Unrealistic goals
5- Motivation to change
6- Influence of partners and family
7-Peer group pressure
8- Media influence
9- Self-esteem levels
10- Time available
11- Lack of understanding and education
12- Addiction
13- Financial barriers
14- Availability of negative lifestyle choices
15- Lack of access to resources and support
A balanced diet - ansa diet that contains the correct nutrients in the right proportions to keep our bodies and
minds healthy.
Aerobic cardiovascular exercise - ansRunning, cycling, swimming and any other exercise that raises the heart
rate for a prolonged period of time
Alcohol dependence - ansPeople chronically crave alcohol, have a loss of control of their drinking, withdrawal
symptoms when they are not drinking and an increased tolerance to alcohol so that they have to drink more to
achieve the same effect. It can result in the persons death.
Binge drinking - ansDrinking heavily in a short space of time to get drunk or feel the effects of alcohol
,BMI (Body Mass Index) - ansThe measure of the amount of fat in the body relation to height
Culture - ansThe shared beliefs, values and customs of a group of people
Eight (8) areas of potential improvements in health and wellbeing - ans1- Exercise
2- Home/work environment
3- Alcohol consumption
4- Smoking
5- Recreational drug use
6- Sexual practices
7-Personal hygiene
8- Diet
Eight (8) types of formal support - ans1- Doctors
2-Health specialist
3-Counsellors
4- Youth workers
5- Teachers
6- Career advisors
7- Human resources department
8- Support groups
Emotional - ansto do with feelings
Emotional and social effects of poor hygiene - ansThe loss of friends, social isolation, bullying and
unemployment.
,Empathy - ansThe ability understand and share feeling of another
Five (5) Benefits of giving up smoking - ans1-Blood pressure returns to normal
2- Breathing is improved
3- Improved sense of smell and taste
4- Saving money
5- Risk of smoking-related diseases is reduced
Five (5) physical aspects of health and wellbeing - ans1- Reduced chance of illness
2- Healthy body systems
3 - Healthy weight maintenance
4- Higher energy levels
5- Improved fitness
Five (5) physical effects of an unhealthy lifestyle - ans1-Disease and illness
2-Weight gain/loss
3- Increased body fat composition
4- Short-term health problems- stress, tenser muscles and diarrhoea
5- Long-term health problems- high blood pressure, nervous breakdowns and cancer from smoking
Five (5) ways sleep effect your health and wellbeing? - ans1- The persons physicals energy
2- The persons weight
3- Intellectual sharpness
4- Emotional balance
5- Ability to mix socially
, Four (4) types of informal support - ans1- Friends
2-Partners
3- Work colleagues
4- Family
Four (4) types of STI - ans1-Chlamydia
2-Gonorrhoea
3- HIV/AIDS
4-Herpes
Goals - answhat you want to achieve in the long term; the final outcome
Holistic - ansconsideration of the whole person
How much sleep do babies require ? - ansBetween 16 and 17 hours
How much sleep do children and young people require ? - ansBetween 9 and 10 hours
How much sleep do elderly people require ? - ansAt least 7.5 to 8 hours sleep
How much sleep do healthy adults require ? - ansBetween 7.5 and 9 hours
Intellectual - ansto do with the ability to understand things and think intelligently
Negatives of not doing exercise - ansStiffening of the joints
Poor stamina, strength and suppleness
Obesity
