health

Question 1

mental illness

Answer 1

Patterns of thinking or behavior, that cause a person significant emotional pain or prevents normal functioning.

Question 2

Biopsychosocial model

Answer 2

holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors

Question 3

Health psychology:

Answer 3

seeks to determine the importance of psychological factors in illness

Question 4

stress

Answer 4

any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well being and that thereby tax one’s coping ability.
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Question 5

Responding to Stress Physiologically

Answer 5

Primary Path: Stress causes the hypothalamus to activate the sympathetic part of the ANS (main part are the adrenal glands which release catecholamine to cause the F-F response)
Secondary Path: the hypothalamus causes the pituitary gland to activate the adrenal glands which secrete corticosteroids to increase energy and reduce inflammation

Question 6

public health

Answer 6

the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society

Question 7

virus

Answer 7

smallest, multiply only after entering a living cell, takes over the cell’s reproductive mechanisms, resulting in cell damage or death

Question 8

parasite

Answer 8

an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense.

Question 9

bacteria

Answer 9

simple, single-celled microorganisms. Bacteria live in air, soil, food, and in and on the bodies of plants and animals. Give out TOXINS

Question 10

food borne

Answer 10

any illness resulting from the food spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food

Question 11

infectious disease

Answer 11

A disease caused by an organism or virus that enters and multiplies within the human body.
Symptoms: Fever or chills Loss of appetite Fatigue.

Question 12

Carbohydrates.

Answer 12

sugars and starches found in foods. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
fructose glucose lactose sucrose

Question 13

Cholesterol

Answer 13

part of cell membranes and nerve tissues. It is used by body to form vitamin D and other hormones

Question 14

Fats

Answer 14

the nutrients that contains the most concentrated form of energy. Fats are a type of lipid
(un)(poly)(mono)Saturated

Question 15

lipids

Answer 15

substances that are somewhat similar to carbohydrates, but they contain less oxygen and they do not dissolve in water.

Question 16

proteins

Answer 16

substances found in every cell. The body needs proteins to build and repair all body tissues

Question 17

vitamins

Answer 17

Vitamins are compounds found in living things and are needed in small amounts for life and growth and to prevent diseases.

Question 18

Minerals

Answer 18

simple substances found in the environment that are essential to the body’s functioning.