1stress that is exhilarating and personally fufilling
eustress
2stress that is negative and destructive
distress
3main glucocorticoid in the body (stress hormone)
coritsol
4damage can be caused by chronic stress
allostatic load
5revolves around the basis of inherent meaning in each person's life, primary motivator is to find meaning
logotheraphy (Dr. Frankl)
6chronic stress and lack of sleep leads to
weight gain
7list health-related problems from stress
hypertension, depression, autoimmune disease, heart attacks
83/4 of employees report that
workers have more on-the-job stress than a generation ago
9fight or flight response
sympathetic nervous system
10circut within the brain that allows neurons to regulate their own activity, maintain homeostasis
neural loop functioning
11stress shares the same neural loop with
depressed mood and sickness
12addiction
behavior with destructive consequences, can be based on substancesehaviors, decreased brain density (gray/white matter)
drug addiction is classified as a brain disease
13group that is especially vulnerable to form brain damage from addictions
teenagers because of brain plasticity
14daily amount of caffeine that poses health problems
600 mg
15percent of college students with some sort of gambling-related addiction
9
16brain plasticity
process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain, ability to change
17chemical messenger that is associated with pleasure, satisfaction, motivation
dopamine
18how do addictions affect brain?
lower dopamine levels, alter reward pathway
19bacterial v.s. viral std
bacterial(chlamydia, LGV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, PID) can be treated with antibiotics, viral cannot (with you for life)(Herpes, HPV, Hep B, HIV/AIDS)
20percent of HIV cases due to high-risk heterosecual contact in women
80%
21percent of girls/women 12-24 who are victims of sexual assault
50%
22HPV (human papillomavirus)
most common std, present in 60% of sexually active college-aged women, can be passed from mom to baby, baby can contract RR (recurrent repiratory papillomtosis
23Pelvic inflammatory disease
not STI, cause of most ectopic pregnancies, found in women not treated for chlamydia or gonorrhea, can cause permanant damage
24therapeutic abortion
to save life of mom, preserve physical/mental health, child has fatal disorder, reduce fetuses in multiple pregnancy to lessen risks
25elective abortion
any other reason
27embodied cognition
cognition has roots in motor behavior, our body shapes our thoughts and we learn through our body, not just our brain (physical education = important)
28green exercise
doing exercise outside where its green, renewable energy can be created from kinetic energy
29conflict resolution is made easier by
keeping behavior seperate from individual
30integrity
not thinking poorly of yourself, confidence, honor
31benefits of long term relationships
reduce anxiety, normalize blood pressure, control pain, manage stress
32learned helplessness and risks
person blames themself for not responding successfully, prome to helplessness, can result in depression
33learned optimism and benefits
problems have solutions, avoid blaing oneself, boosts health, strengthens immune system
34biggest factor for reversing chronic disease
lifestyle
35leading preventable cause of death and disease in U.S.
tobacco
36what has the greatest health care costs
heart disease and stroke
37risks of insufficient sleep
reduce memory, cognitive function decrease
38arteriosclerosis
hardening of arteries
39testicular cancer
rare, found in men (ages 20-44)
40mental health is the state of well-being that includes...
capacity to work productively
ability to cope with normal stresses
ability to make contributions to society
realization of ones own abilities
41interval training
good for fat burning, should be done 1-3x per week
42MET
measure of the metabolic cost of an acitivity
43physical activity pyramid
recommended types and amounts of activity: cut down on sitting, strength/flexibility 2-3x, aerobic exercise 3-5x
44result of misues and overuse of antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
45periodcity
interval training (non-continues exercise)
46epigenetics
our dna is affected by lots of things, not determined. dna is harward, epigenome is like software
47actupuncture
pain relieve and anesthetizing
48arthritis
inflammation in joints
49chi
traitional chinese medicine, known as vital energy
50daily recommendation for walking
10,000 steps a day (active)
51daily recommendation for exercise
150 mins of moderate-high intensity cardio every week
52the 5/4 definition applies to
binge drinking
53symptoms if mother drank alcohol while pregnant
heart defects, microcephaly, mentat issues, vision/hearing problems
54percent of general adult population with gambling-related addiction
2-5%
55the alcoholics anonymous twelve-step program maintains that
recognizing a greater power that can give strength is a first step toward recovery
56the following might be defined as sexual harrasment?
non-contact communication, being touched or grabbed, electronic messages, being forced to do something sexual
57positive psycholofy focuses on
mental wellness
58how is optimism linked to good health
strengthens immune system
59people who develop many facets of their personalities...
exhibit self-complexity
60in many cases, there are no cures for chronic illness unless...
lifestyle changes are made
61a chronic disease is defined as....
that which develops over time and lasts a long time
62risk factors are those behaviors that lead to...
chronic disease
63physical activity is cathartic, this means that physical activity
is theraputic
64most popular outdoor recreational activity
running
65inactive leisure time is a
precious time to be used wisely
66genes must be acted upon of they cannot act. this calls into question the idea of...
genetice determinism
67when you blame someone or something, you are assuming that you have no...
choice to act
68comparing epigenetics to a computer,
dna = hardware, epigenome = software
69lifestyle medicine is most effective for treating
chronic diseases