Flashcards in 4 - Basic Medical Terminology Deck (129)
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Any factor that moves the body away from homeostasis or balance.
Stress
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Another word for balance.
Homeostasis
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The alarm reaction.
Fight-or-flight
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Our conscious monitoring of stress, developing skills to deal with stress and the practice of putting those skills into effect.
Stress management
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List the 7 stages of the life cycle.
Egg, embryo, baby, child, adolescent, adult and old age
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Physiolgocial rhythms: temperature, sleep, alertness and hormone levels.
Biological rhythms or biorhythms
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Biorhythms that operate on a general cycle of 24 hours.
Circadian rythms
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Rhythms that help moderate hemispheric dominance in the brain.
Ultradian rhythm
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