Praxis Physical Education And Health Content Knowledge

Cephalocaudal

Motor control develops head to tail

Proximodistical

Motor control develops from the center of the body to out

Ballistic

Power training: lift, accelerate, and release weight. Ex: bench throw, jump squats, push press.

Plyometric

Load and contract rapidly; usually associated with jumping and speed.

Speed play

Bursts of high speed alternated with periods of rest.

Aerobic

Long duration of exercise

Anaerobic

Shorter period with more exertion; less than 2 minutes

Fatigue

Predicted by % of oxygen consumed in relation to the intensity of the activity.

Principal of specificity

In order to master a sport you must master the skills that pertain to that sport

Principal of progression

A gradual increase in weight

Isometric muscular endurance

Maintaining a static muscle position overtime; applying force against and immovable object

Isotonic strength

lifting a constant amount of weight at variable speeds through a range of motion.

Closed skill

Fixed environment with a clearly defined beginning and end. Ex- free throw

Open skills

Temporarily change environment; adjusts made on the run

G.A.S. General Adaptation Syndrome

The internal mechanism that helps the body remain in balance during stress

Alarm Stage

Body exposed to a stressor and prepares for combat

Exhaustion phase

The stress has continued over a long period of time and you experience no desire to continue your work or social life.

Resistance Phase of stress

When you do not experience relief of initial stress and energy levels begin to decrease

Alveoli

Small thin air sacs arranged in clusters that is responsible for direct exchanges of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Protein

Provides material for building and repairing body tissue

Transtheoretical model (change theory)

Pre-contemplation,contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance

Stages of Recovery by Richard Rawson

Withdrawal, honeymoon, the wall, adjustment, resolution

American School Health Association

Publishes the Journal of School Health, it is their primary focus

World Health Organization

Focuses on the state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

GRAS

"Generally Recognized As Safe" drugs and additives

GRAE

"Generally Recognized as Effective" drugs

Kubler-Ross stages of dying

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

Somatotype

Mesomorphic (muscular), endomorphic (soft and round), and ectomorphic (tall and thin) refer to body types

Life span developmental approach

Heredity and the environment contribute to an individual's development, with neither having superiority over the other

Communicable disease model

A triangle that describes the interaction between host, agent, and environment

Route of indirect pathogen transmission

Air, water or food, and a vector

Direct pathogen transmission

Exchange of body fluids

Sarcoma

Develops in soft tissue

In situ

A cancer that has not invaded neighboring tissue

John Dewey's progressive physical education movement

Foundation of p.e. Instruction should center on sports, games, rhythm, and dance

Primary group

Small and intimate with face-to-face interaction

Proprioception

A feeling within that the performer has regarding the completed task

Maximum heart rate

Does not reflect oxygen consumption.

220 - age = mhr

Ad: in

In tennis refers to server's advantage

Ad: out

Receiver's advantage in tennis

Deuce

In tennis means even score

Isokinetic

Pulling and holding a weight, and resisting a weight while lengthening muscles