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HPR 105 Exam 1
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2010

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Term
health in 1900
Definition
absence of disease
Term
health 1930s to 1960s
Definition
state of physical, mental, and social well-being
Term
health today
Definition
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Term
who made wellness popular in the last 50 years?
Definition
Dr. Halbert Dunn
Term
Define: Wellness
Definition
integrated and dynamic level of functioning oriented toward maximizing potential.
Term
what are the 7 dimensions of Health and Wellness?
Definition
physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, environmental, social
Term
#1 ranked component to employee commitment?
Definition
needs acknowledged outside of work
Term
Define: A Wellness Model (AIR)
Definition
Assessment: where are you at; deliberate and conscious

Intervention: make positive choices

Reinforcement: need motivation (pay off)
Term
1) what does worrying do?
2) worrying statistics?
Definition
1) inhibits the immune system
2) 90% of worries don't happen; 5% you can't control; 5% you can impact somehow
Term
4 things humor does?
Definition
lowers blood pressure
boosts immune system
improves brain functioning
reduces stress
Term
3 leading causes of death in 1900?
Definition
Pneumonia
TB
Diarrea/enteritis
Term
3 leading causes of death in US today?
Definition
heart disease
cancer
stroke
Term
top three contributors to premature death today?
Definition
smoking
poor diet/lack of exercise
alcohol
Term
W.H.O. reports smoking as major underlying cause of how many adult deaths worldwide?
Definition
1 in 10
Term
how have mortality rates changed in the past 100 years?
Definition
from infectious diseases to lifestyle diseases
Term
5 diseases that physical activity helps prevent?
Definition
Miocardial Infarction (~30%)
stroke
cancer
diabetes
hypertension
Term
which 2 types of diabetes does physical activity help prevent?
Definition
type II
NIDDM
Term
what two good things does physical activity do with insulin
Definition
helps reduce insulin resistance
insulin sensitivity can be improved
Term
According to the New England Journal of Medicine: what was the best single predictor of mortality?
Definition
exercise capacity (as measured by treadmill performance)
Term
average costs for coronary artery disease meds falls between ___ and ___/year.
Definition
$1600-$2100/year
Term
about how many people in the US are overweight?
Definition
2/3
Term
3 weight management benefits?
Definition
impact metabolism
increase overall caloric expenditure
develop "good" habits early
Term
Obesity related health conditions account for more deaths in the U.S. than all forms of ___ combined?
Definition
All forms of Cancer combined
Term
Define: Wolff's law
Definition
tissues adapt structurally to resist forces acting upon them
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