Health Final 2025 Study Guide

Health Final 2024 Study Guide Flashcards

Family social health

The condition of a person's relationships with family members and others.

Health concept

A general idea formed from an understanding of health knowledge.

Health-knowledge

The information and understanding a person has about health.

Health status

The sum of the positive and negative influence on a person's health and wellbeing.

Health literate person

A person who demonstrates the skills of effective communication, self directed learning, critical thinking (and problem solving), and responsible citizenship.

Mental emotional health

The condition of a person's mind and they ways that a person expresses feelings.

Risk factor

Something that increases the odds of a negative outcome.

Wellness

The quality of a life that results from a person's health status.

Emergency

A serious situation that occurs without warning and call of quick action.

Family health history

A record of the disease and health conditions in your family.

Government health resources

Agencies that are established by the federal government that oversee the health of the nation.

Health advocate group

Educates the public about a specific condition.

Health service

The work performed by a healthcare worker.

Health care facility

A place where people receive healthcare.

Health care provider

A trained licensed professional who performs services that help people maintain or restore health status.

Pedigree

Recorded ancestry of a person and their family health problems.

Personal health record

Documentation of a person health, healthcare and health providers.

Behavior

The way you act or choose to act in a situation.

Habits

Fixed behaviors that you see automatically.

Healthful behaviors

Behaviors that promote health, prevent injury and premature death, and improve the quality of the environment.

Risk behaviors

Behaviors that threaten health, can cause injury or premature death, and harm, or destroy the environment.

Health behavior inventory

A tool that helps a person decide how well he or she is practicing healthful behaviors.

Health behavior contract

A written plan that a person makes in which he or she agrees to develop the habit of practicing a specific healthful behavior.

Advertisement

A paid announcement about a product or service.

Culture

The arts beliefs and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people at a certain time.

Media literacy

The skill of being able to recognize and evaluate the influence of messages in media.

Advertising

The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

Media

Various forms of mass communication.

Commercial

An advertisement on television or radio.

Technology

Technology in media takes the form of using high tech equipment to communicate information.

Physical health

The condition of a person's body.

Heredity

What is your family history? Risk factors?

Environment

Everything around the person.

Random events

An event in which a person has little or no control.

Effective communication

Expressing health knowledge.

Self directed learning

Taking personal responsibility for gathering formation.

Critical thinking

Evaluating the facts and examining possible outcomes.

Responsible citizenship

Behaving in ways that improve your environment.

Health-care provider

A licensed professional that provides health services.

Health service

The work performed by a health-care provider.

Health care facility

A place where you receive health care.

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)

The amount of alcohol in a person's blood.

Binge drinking

Consuming large amount of alcohol within a short amount of time.

Mainstream smoke

Smoke that is directly inhaled into the mouth and lungs by the smoker.

Distillation

A process that uses a fermented mixture to obtain alcohol with a high alcohol content.

Emphysema

A condition in which alveoli loses most of its ability to function.

Side-stream smoke

Smoke that enters the air through a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

Leukoplakia

Abnormal cells in the mouth that appear in white patches of tissue.

Delirium Tremens

A severe form of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in which there are hallucinations and muscle convulsions.

Flashback

A vivid memory of a hallucination.

Roid rages

Outbursts of anger caused by steroid use.

Codeine

A painkiller produced from morphine.

Analgesic

A drug that relieves pain.

Narcotic

A group of drugs that slow down, or depress the central nervous system and relieve pain.

Stimulant

A group of drugs that speed up the central nervous system.

THC

A fat soluble drug that builds up the fatty parts of the body.

Ecstasy

A psychoactive drug that has a stimulating effect and the ability to cause hallucinations.

Positive peer pressure

Influencing others to behave responsibly.

Negative peer pressure

Influencing others to behave irresponsibly.

Passive behavior

Holding back your feelings.

Aggressive behavior

Interrupting, intimidating, or monopolizing a conversation.

Passive aggressive behavior

Holding back feelings at a time of conflict then retaliating at a later time.

Assertive behavior

Clearly stating your decisions respectfully, but not backing down from your position.

Eustress

Healthy stress response.

Distress

Unhealthy stress response.

Stressor

The source of ones stress, can be physical, mental, social, or environmental.

5.5%

IF A BOTTLE OF WHISKY IS 101 PROOF, HOW MUCH ALCOHOL DOES IT CONTAIN?

amino acids

COMPLETE PROTEINS CONTAIN ALL 8 ESSENTIAL___

synergistic affect

WHEN COMBINING MULTIPLE SERVINGS OF A DIFFERENT DRUG, YOU GET ____

paleo

THE FAD DIET THAT FOCUS ON EATING REAL FOODS, BUT PROHIBITS BEANS

diacetyl

POPCORN LUNG IS CAUSED BY WHAT?

1 hour

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE 1 DRINK TO PROCESS THROUGH YOUR BODY

ketamine

THIS DRUG WAS ORIGINALLY USED AS A VETENARY TRANQULIZER

HDL

__ IS KNOWN AS THE GOOD CHLORESTERAL

LDL

_ IS KNOWN AS THE BAD CHLORETERAL

diuretics

CAFFEINE AND OTHER _ INCREASE BLOOD RATES

pyrosis

A CONDITION WHERE CONSTANT ALCOHOL ABUSE CAUSES LUNG DAMAGE

fat soluble

VITAMINS A, D, & K ARE EXAMPLES OF __ VITAMINS

3,500 CAL

1 POUND OF BODY FAT =

animal product

COMPLETE PROTEINS COME FROM WHAT SOURCE?

fat cells

MARIJUANA RESIDUE IS STORED IN THE ____

hypoglycemia

__ OCCURS WHEN TOO MUCH INSULIN IS IN THE BODY