The world health organization definition of health encompasses All of the following except - ✔✔ Absence of chronic disease
Health involves -
... [Show More] ✔✔ Being free of symptoms of disease and paying as much as possible
The tendency for body systems To interact and maintain a constant physiological state is called - ✔✔ homeostasis
vital statistics - ✔✔ Our data on the degree of illness and the numbers of deaths,
The surest way to prevent headaches is to - ✔✔ Identify and eliminate source of stress
Before the era Of modern medicine, most deaths were caused by - ✔✔ Infectious diseases
Today most of the serious illnesses among Americans are caused by - ✔✔ Personal life styles
The leading cause of death at the turn of the 20th century were - ✔✔ Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis And pneumonia
Lifestyle factors that may cause heart disease include all of the other following except - ✔✔ Microbial agents
For every 20% increase in weight, the chance of diabetes - ✔✔ Doubles
Which of the following our health issues for college students - ✔✔ Substance use and abuse, food and weight and health care
Parasympathetic activity tends to - ✔✔ Decrease heart rate and increase digestion activity
The ANS derives it's name from the fact that - ✔✔ Activities normally operate without conscious control
Hormones can do all of the following - ✔✔ increase particular feelings, regulate specific biological functions and tell the body how to respond to stimuli
Belief is a cure for disease - ✔✔ None of these
The healing power of faith - ✔✔ Is overlooked by modern-day religious and spiritual leaders.
The technique of focusing the mind on an internal sound or image is called - ✔✔ Meditation
A visual symbol that is focused on during meditation is called - ✔✔ Mandala
Who is most susceptible to the power of suggestion? - ✔✔ A small child
Mental imagery can be used for which of the following purposes - ✔✔ All of the above
A stressor is a(n) - ✔✔ event or situation that causes stress
Stress is the form of positive life changes - ✔✔ Aka eustress
Warning signs of stress includes - ✔✔ Trouble falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep and waking up feeling tired
Harm and loss situations include - ✔✔ Death of a family member, physical injury and loss of self esteem
A situation that produces stress is called - ✔✔ stressor
Which of the following is not among the most stressful life changes (high LCUs) ? - ✔✔ The birth of a grandchild
The fight-or-flight response - ✔✔ Occurs without conscious control and involves hormones only
fight or flight response initiates which of the following reactions? - ✔✔ increased blood pressure
The fight-or-flight reaction is evoked in the brain when a person is: - ✔✔ Threatened
The hormone ACTH is released from the ________________ in response to stress. - ✔✔ Pituitary gland
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - ✔✔ a three-stage physiological response that appears regardless of the stressor that is encountered
The most effective lifestyle change for dealing with stress is to - ✔✔ replace stressful ways of living with beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that promote mind-body harmony.
Which of the following will assist you in handling overload? - ✔✔ Keep a to-do list
Human beings have 2 main kinds of needs: - ✔✔ Psychological needs and love needs
Which of the following is not a basic coping strategy? - ✔✔ Altering your diet to include low fiber diets [Show Less]