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| is the process of activity making choices to achieve optimal health |
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| What are the dimensions of health? |
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| physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, emotional and environmental |
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| focuses on the body; how well it function and how well you care for it. |
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| Define intellectual health: |
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| is marked by a willingness to take on new intellectual challenges, an openness to new ideas and skills etc.. |
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| describes the quality of your interactions and relationships with others |
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| centers on the beliefs and values we each hold that lend meaning to life. |
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| refers to the subjective side and includes a person's feeling and moods. |
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| Define environmental health: |
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| describes the quality of our home, work, school and social environments as well as the health of our planet. |
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| Define the trans-theoretical model: |
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| was developed by psychologist James Prochaska, the theory proposes that a person progresses through six stages of change before achieving sustained behavior change |
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| What are the stages of the trans-theoretical model? |
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| precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and termination |
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| during which a person may or may not recognize a health challenge and in either case has no intention of making changes to address it. |
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| during which a person acknowledges the health challenge and thinks about making a change within the next 6 months |
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| during which a person intends to change the behavior within the next month and has a plan of action in mind |
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| during which a person has modified the behavior in an observable way |
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| in which a person has maintained the new behavior for six months or more. |
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| during which a person has successfully achieved behavior change to the point where he or she is completely confident that relapse will not occur |
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| Which stage requires the biggest commitment of time and energy and Why? |
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| Action because the person must now make the commitment to making the change and they have to force themselves to keep making the change |
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| a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill |
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| the promotion of unsubstantiated methods that lack a scientifically plausible rationale |
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| List some of the reasons why people fall to quackery? |
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influenced by neighbors family and friends who say the product works
it says it cures so many common symptoms that a lot of people have
people are convinced when doctors who are the ones who give the information |
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the nonspecific response of the human to a demand placed upon it.
Or the body's emotional and physiological response to any situation that is new, threatening, or exciting |
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| stress resulting from a pleasant stressor * “good stress” |
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stress resulting from an unpleasant stressor "bad stress"
health and performance deteriorate |
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| Name 3 examples of Eustress: |
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| Scuba-diving, Sky-diving, going on a first date, playing in a championship game, planning a wedding |
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| Taking a test, getting fired from your job, leaving for college, finals week, shopping for clothes |
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| How does the body initially respond to eustress and distress? |
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responds in the same way to both stresses:
1- increased norepinephrine (neurotransmitter released to increased function in face increased activity)
2 - increased hormone production
3 - heart rate increases
4 - blood pressure increases
5 - blood flow to muscles and brain increases
6 - oxygen consumption increases
7 - strength increases
8 - possible release of endorphins to relieve pain
9 - increase in epinephrine/adrenaline |
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| Define Type A personality: |
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| tend to be very competitive and self-critical. They strive toward goals without feeling a sense of joy in their efforts or accomplishments. |
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| Define Type B Personality: |
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| a form of behavior associated with people who appear free of hostility and aggression and who lack a compulsion to meet deadlines, are not highly competitive at work or play, and have a lower risk of heart attack. |
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| What is the difference between a Type A and Type B personality? |
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| Type A tends to be very competitive and a workaholic while Type B tends to be easy going and free of deadlines |
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| Are certain personality types predisposed to higher levels of stress? |
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| Yes, Type A is definitely more predisposed to higher levels of stress because they are extremely competitive and take on many tasks at once |
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| Do certainly personality types deal more effectively with stress? |
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| Yes, some people have better ways of dealing with and prioritizing stress |
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| What are some items that are linked to how vulnerable you are to stress or how well you may/may not deal with stress? |
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1. Personality Type
2. Coping Skills:
Problem-Focused coping, Emotional Focused, Denial/Distancing/Giving Up
3.Resiliency
4. Support Network
5. Nurturing and Being Nurtured
6. Time Mangement |
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| Define Problem-Focused Coping: |
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| appraising a stressful situation as changeable and making and attempting a plan for changing something to improve the situation. |
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| Defining Emotion-focused coping: |
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| appraising and accepting a stressful situation as not immediately changeable and adopting an attitude that lessens anxiety and bring comfort. |
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| Define Denial/Distancing/Giving up: |
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| Situation is appraised as not changeable. Person chooses not to think about it (denial) or attempts to escape the situation through other behaviors (sleeping, using drugs or alcohol, increased internet use,etc.), or become fatalistic and/or helpless (gives up). |
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| What health disorders are linked to chronic distress? |
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| Muscle tension, muscular twitches, sleep problems, depression, anxiety, weakened immune system, elevated risk of heart disease, increased risk of diabetes, stomachaches, constipation or diarrhea |
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| What are the four components of physical fitness? |
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| Body Composition, Cardiovascular Endurance, Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance |
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| Which component of physical fitness is the best indicator of overall health? |
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| "with oxygen" - an activity that requires oxygen to produce energy |
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| "without oxygen" - an activity that does not require oxygen for the breakdown of energy. |
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| List examples of aerobic activities: |
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| long distance runners, cyclists, long distance swimmers, triathlon |
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| List examples of Anaerobic activities: |
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| Throwers, Sprinters, Swimmers, Football players, Jumpers |
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| Define cardiovascular fitness/endurance: |
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| the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity. |
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| What does cardiovascular endurance include? |
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| What are the benefits of cardiovascular training? |
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| reduces risk of heart disease, strengthens heart, reduces risk of high blood pressure, increase lung efficiency and capacity, reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, reduces breast and ovarian cancers, strengthens immune system etc |
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| What does FITT stand for? |
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| Frequency, intensity, time and type |
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| the number of times you engage in a particular exercise each week |
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| the level of effort at which you exercise |
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| the amount of time you spend on a particular exercise |
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| the kind of exercise you choose to do |
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| What is muscular strength? |
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| is the maximum force your muscles can apply in a single effort of lifting, pushing or pressing |
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| What is muscular endurance? |
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| is the capacity of your muscles to repeatedly exert force, or to maintain force, over a period of time without tiring. |
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| On average, what gender has more muscle fibers? |
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| Define Slow Twitch muscle fibers: |
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| red fibers have a greater capacity for aerobic work; more efficient fiber at using oxygen. Long/sustained activities(marathons, cycling) |
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| Define Fast Twitch (Type 2b): |
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| white fibers have a greater capacity for anaerobic work; short bursts of strength and speed.Quick/powerful movements (sprint, power lifting) |
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| True or False: You can increase the number of muscle fibers in your body. |
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| What are the benefits of training for muscular strength/endurance? |
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| Maintain muscle tissue,Maintain a higher resting (basal) metabolism,Burn more calories at rest, Lessens risk for injury, Decreases blood pressure, Prevents/rehabs musculoskeletal injuries, Prevent/eliminate chronic low back pain |
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| the specific psychobiological changes that occur as the body attempts to cope with a stressor and return to homeostasis |
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| the body's desired state of physiological equilibrium or balance |
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| Define fight or flight response: |
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| a series of physiological reactions to a stressor designed to enable the body to stand and fight or to flee |
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| Define general adaptation syndrome (GAS): |
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| an adaptive response consisting of three stages (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) through which the body strive to maintain or restore homeostasis |
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