final exam science of wellness Flashcards
Stress that is exhilarating and personally fulfilling is called ________.
eustress
The fight-or-flight response is the term given to the response of the division of the autonomic nervous system called the ________.
sympathetic nervous system
Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid in the body, is known as the
stress hormone
The allostatic load is a fairly recent discovery that describes how chronic stress ________.
can damage the individual
A depressed mood, sickness, and stress all share the same ________.
neural loop
The daily amount of caffeine that poses health problems is ________.
600 mg
The 5/4 definition applies to ________.
binge drinking
A baby may be born with heart defects, microcephaly, mental retardation, vision problems, or hearing problems because if the mother ________ while pregnant.
drank alcohol
While only 2–5 percent of the general adult population has this problem, it is estimated that 9 percent of college students have some sort of ________.
gambling-related addiction
The Alcoholics Anonymous twelve-step program maintains that ________.
recognizing a greater power that can give strength is a first step toward recovery
In women, 80 percent of HIV cases are due to ________.
high-risk heterosexual contact
Elective abortion is done for which of the following reasons?
None of these
Medical abortion is accomplished ________.
with drugs
Which of the following might be defined as sexual harassment?
being touched or grabbed , electronic messages, non-contact communication, being forced to do something sexual (all of these)
Of girls or women who are victims of sexual assault, 50 percent are ages ________.
12–24
Positive psychology focuses on ________.
mental wellness
Optimism is linked to good health in which way?
It helps strengthen the immune system.
What is most likely true if a person blames himself or herself for not being able to respond successfully?
He or she is prone to helplessness and poor self-esteem.
Depression may be a result of ________.
learned helplessness
People who develop many facets of their personalities ________.
exhibit self-complexity
In many cases, there are no cures for chronic illness unless ________.
lifestyle changes are made
A chronic disease is defined as ________.
that which develops over time and lasts a long time
Mental health is a state of well-being that includes the ________.
realization of one’s own abilities, capability to work productively ,ability to cope with the normal stresses of life, ability to make contributions to society (all of these)
The leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States is ________.
tobacco use
