All Chapter Terms in small Book

Vocabulary flashcards based on the life skills glossary from Chapter F1, covering terms related to personal development and study habits.

Ethics

The moral principles by which we live and work.

Game plan

The conscious act of planning your life, instead of just letting things happen.

Goal setting

The identification of long-term and short-term goals that helps you decide what you want out of life.

Mind mapping

A graphic representation of an idea or problem that helps organize one's thoughts.

Mission statement

A statement that establishes the purpose and values by which an individual or institution lives and works; it provides a sense of direction by defining guiding principles and clarifying goals as well as how an organization operates.

Mnemonic

Any memorization device that helps a person recall information.

Organization

A method used to store new information for short-term and long-term memory.

Perfectionism

An unhealthy compulsion to do things perfectly.

Prioritize

To make a list of tasks that need to be done in the order of most-to-least important.

Procrastination

Putting off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Repetition

Repeatedly saying, writing, or otherwise reviewing new information until it is learned.

Self-actualization

Fulfilling one's full potential.

Image enhancers

Behaviors that improve the quality of your professional image through specific methods for conducting and representing yourself.

Nonverbal communication

Communication expressed by body language, eye contact, facial expressions, and gestures.

Personal grooming

The process of caring for parts of the body and maintaining an overall polished look.

Personal hygiene

Daily maintenance and cleanliness by practicing good healthful habits.

Portfolio

A display of your talents and work for potential clients and employers to evaluate your professional skills.

Professional image

The impression projected by a person engaged in any profession, consisting of outward appearance and conduct exhibited in the workplace.

Soft skills

Personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance, and career prospects.

Work ethic

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Client consultation

Communication with a client that determines what the client’s needs are and how to achieve the desired results.

Client intake form

Also known as a client questionnaire, consultation card, or health history form; used in beauty and wellness services as a questionnaire that discloses the client’s contact information, products used, hair/nail/skin care needs, preferences, and lifestyle.

Effective communication

The act of sharing information between two people (or groups of people) so that the information is successfully understood.

Reflective listening

Listening to the client and then repeating, in your own words, what you think the client is telling you.

Service record card

The client’s permanent progress record of services received, results, formulations, and products purchased or used.

Acquired immunity

Immunity that is developed after overcoming a disease, through inoculation (such as flu vaccinations) or through exposure to natural allergens (such as pollen, cat dander, and ragweed).

Allergies

Hypersensitivity disorders of the immune system.

Antibiotics

Substances that kill or slow the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms.

Carbohydrates

Nutrients needed for energy to run every function within the body.

Ergonomics

The science of designing the workplace as well as its equipment and tools to make specific body movements more comfortable, efficient, and safe.

Fats

Nutrients needed for many body functions, including hormones, sebum production, and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Immunity

The ability of the body to resist and destroy pathogens and respond to infection.

Minerals

Nutrients used by cells to produce important biochemicals that have many functions.

Natural immunity

Immunity that is partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living.

Nutrition

The processes involved in taking in nutrients and assimilating and utilizing them.

Patch test

A test for identifying a possible allergy in a client; also known as a predisposition test.

Proteins

Nutrients important for building muscle and blood tissues and for cell repair and replacement.

Vitamins

Nutrients required for many body functions to occur, including normal metabolism.

Vitamin A

Supports the overall health of the skin; aids in the health, function, and repair of skin cells; has been shown to improve the skin's elasticity and thickness.

Vitamin C

Needed for repair of the skin and tissues; promotes the production of collagen in the skin’s dermal tissues; aids in and promotes the skin’s healing process.

Vitamin D

Enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium; the element needed for proper bone development and maintenance.

Vitamin E

Helps protect the skin from the harmful effects of the sun's UV light.

Water

Makes up 50 to 70 percent of the body's weight and is necessary for virtually every function of the cells and body.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

abbreviated AIDS; a disease that breaks down the body's immune system; AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Antiseptics

chemical germicides formulated for use on skin; registered and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Asymptomatic

showing no symptoms or signs of infection.

Bacteria

single-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics; some bacteria are harmful, some are harmless.

Bacterial spores

bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand very harsh environments and to shed the coating when conditions become more favorable to them.

Bactericidal

capable of destroying bacteria.

Biofilms

colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces, as well as the human body.

Bloodborne pathogens

disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.

Chelating soaps

scrubs, salts, and masks; also known as chelating detergents.

Cleaning

A mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs; cleaning also removes invisible dirt that interferes with disinfection; cleaning is what beauty professionals are required to do before disinfecting.

Communicable

Able to be communicated; transferable by contact from one person to another as in a communicable disease.

Contagious disease

Also known as communicable disease; disease that is capable of being spread from one person to another.

Contamination

The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item’s surface, or visible debris or residues such as dust, hair, an item.

Diagnosis

Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms and/or diagnostic tests; federal regulations prohibit salon professionals from performing a diagnosis.

Direct transmission

Transmission of pathogens through touching (including shaking hands), kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.

Disease

An abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal functions.

Disinfectants

Chemical products approved by the EPA designed to destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi, and viruses on surfaces.

Efficacy

The ability of a product to produce the intended effect; on a disinfectant label, it indicates specific pathogens destroyed or disabled when used properly.

Exposure incident

Contact with non-intact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious materials, which is the result of the performance of an employee's duties.

Fungi

Single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and yeasts; they can produce contagious diseases such as ringworm.

Fungicidal

Capable of destroying molds and fungi.

Hepatitis

A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.

Herpes simplex virus

An inflammatory disease of the skin caused by a viral infection and characterized by small vesicles in clusters.

Human immunodeficiency virus

Abbreviated HIV; virus that causes HIV disease and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Human papillomavirus

Abbreviated HPV; virus that can infect the bottom of the foot and resembles small black dots, usually in clusters; also causes viral infections commonly contracted through sexual transmission and exhibited by genital warts.

Indirect transmission

Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.

Infection

The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.

Infection control

The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another.

Infectious

Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.

Infectious disease

Disease caused by pathogenic (harmful) microorganisms that enter the body; an infectious disease may or may not be spread from one person to another.

Inflammation

A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection, characterized by redness, heat, pain, and swelling.

Local infection

An infection, such as a pimple or abscess, that is confined to a particular part of the body and appears as a lesion containing pus.

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Abbreviated MRSA; a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics.

Microorganism

Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size.

Mildew

A type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects but does not cause human infections in the barbershop.

Mycobacterium

A large family of bacteria that is often found in soil and water.

Nonpathogenic

Harmless microorganisms that may perform useful functions and are safe to come in contact with since they do not cause disease or harm.

Nonporous

An item that is made of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids.

Occupational disease

Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment, such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or ingredients.

Parasites

Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another organism (referred to as the host), while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism. Parasites must have a host to survive.

Parasitic disease

Disease caused by parasites, such as lice and mites.

Pathogenic

Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body.

Pathogenic disease

Disease produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

Pediculosis capitis

Infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice.

Phenolic disinfectants

Tuberculocidal disinfectants that are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and eyes.

Porous

Made or constructed of a material that has pores or openings; porous items are absorbent.

Pus

A fluid created by infection.

Quaternary ammonium compounds

Commonly known as quats are products made of quaternary ammonium compounds and are designed for disinfection of nonporous surfaces; they are appropriate for use in noninvasive environments and are effective against most pathogens on the skin, salon, spa, or barbershop environment.

Ringworm

A fungal infection of the skin that appears in circular lesions.

Sanitation

Also known as sanitizing; a chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level.

Scabies

A contagious skin disease that is caused by the itch mite, which burrows under the skin.

Sodium hypochlorite

Common household bleach; an effective disinfectant for the salon, spa, and barbershop.

Standard Precautions

Are guidelines published by the CDC that require the employer and employee to assume that any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.

Staphylococci

Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes; cause abscesses, pustules, and boils.

Sterilization

The process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores.

Systemic infection

An infection where the pathogen has distributed throughout the body rather than staying in one area or organ.

Tinea barbae

Also known as barber's itch, a superficial fungal infection that commonly affects the skin; it is primarily limited to the bearded areas of the face and neck or around the scalp.