wellness final
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- the desire and will to do something
- motivation
- the exent to which a person believes they can influence the external enviroment
- locus of control
- stage in which people are unwilling to change their behavior
- Precontemplation stage
- stage of change in which people are considering changing behavior in the next 6 months
- contemplation stage
- stage in which people are willing to change in the nxt month
- preparation stage
- stage ofd change in which people are actively changing a negative behavior or adopting a new healthy behavior
- action stage
- stage in which people maintain the change for the nxt 5 years
- maintenance stage
- stage of change in which people have elimnated an undesireable behavior or mantained a posititve behavior forover 5 years
- termination / adoption stage
- a slip or fall back
- relapse
- actions that help you achieve change in behavior
- process of change
- ued to permantently change negative behavior in favor of positive behaviors that will ead to better health and well being
- Behavior modification
- Methods of procedures used during each process change
- techniques of change
- the ultimate aim toward which effort is directed
- Goal
- steps required to reach a goal
- objectives
- Genetic substance of which genes are made molecule that contains cells genetic code
- Deoxyribonucliec acid (DNA)
- Genetic material that guides the formation of cell proteins
- Ribonucliec Acid (RNA)
- Noncancerous
- benign
- cancerous
- malignant
- group of diseases chrarcterized b y uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
- cancer
- genes that initiate cell division
- Oncogenes
- Genes that deactivate the process of cell division
- suppressor genes
- a strand of molecules at both ends of chromosome
- telomeres
- an enzyme that allows cells to reproduce indefinatly
- telomerase
- excapsulated maligant tumor that has not spreasd
- Carcinoma in situ
- Formation of blood bessesl
- angiogenesis
- the movement of cells from one part of the body to another
- metastasis
- cancer that spreads or grows at the original site but does not meastasize to other regions ofthe body
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer
- plants that produce cross shaped leaves ( cauliflower, broccoli cabbage )
- Cruciferous vegetables
- The most virulent rapidly spreading form of skin cancer
- Melanoma
- Portion of sunlight that causes sunburn and encourages skin cancer
- ultraviolet B rays
- degree of protection offered by ingredients in sunscreen lotion
- sun protection factor .... SPF
- low dose X rays of the breasts used as a screening technique for the early dtection of breast cancer
- Mammogram
- the mental emotional and physiological respnse of the body to any situation that is new threatening frightening or exciting
- stress
- stress causing event
- stressor
- positive stress under with health and performance continue to inprove even as stress increases
- eustress
- negative stress unpleasnt or harmful stress under which health and performance begin to deteriorate
- distress
- a natural state of equilibrium. the body attempts to maintain this equilibrium by constantly reacting to external forces that attempts to disrupt this ifine balance
- homeostasis
- a theoretical model that explains the bodys adaptation to sustained stress includes three stages alarm reaction, resistatnce, and exhaustion/ recovery
- General adaptation syndrome
- a questionnaire used to assess sources of stress in life
- Life experiences survey
- assessment tool used to determine behavioral patterns that define type A and B personalities
- Structured interview
- behavior pattern characteristic of a hard driving overambitious aggressive at times hostile and over ly competitive person
- Type A
- behavior pattern characteristic of calm casual relaed and easy going individual
- Type B
- behavior patterns of individuals who are just as highly stressed as the type A but do not seem to be at higher risk for desease that type b
- Type C
- physiological response to stress that prepares the individual to take action by stimulating the vital defense system
- fight or flight
- morphine like substance released from the pituitarty gland during prolonged aerobic exercise
- endorphines
- a stress management technique in which a person learned to influence physiological respnses that are not typicallly under voluntary control or responses that typically are regulated but for which regulation has broken down due to injury trauma and illnes
- biofeedback
- a stress management technique that involves prgressive contraction and relaxation of muscle groups throughout the body
- Prgressive muscle relaxation
- a stress management tech. where in the individual concentrates on "breathing away" the tension and inhaling fresh air to the entire body
- breathing exercise
- mental visualization of calming images and scenes to induce body relaxation in times of stress or as an aid in the treatment of certain medical conditions such as cancer hypertension asthma chronic pain and obesity
- imagery
- a school of thought in the hindu religion that seeks to help the individual attain a higher level of spiritually and peace of mind
- Yoga
- stress management technique
- meditation
- cumpulsive and uncontrollable behaviors or use of substance
- addiction
- a drug prepared from a mixture of crushed leaves flowers small branches stesm seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sative
- Marijuanna
- faster tah nnormal heart rate
- Tachycardia
- a condition characterized by loss of motivation dullness apathy and no interest in the future
- amotivational syndrome
- 2 beta carbomethoxy 3 beatbenozoxytropane the primarty psychoactive ingredient derived from coca plant leaves
- cocaine
- amore potent form of amphetamine
- methamphetamine
- powerful central nervous system stimulant
- amphetamine
- a neurotransmitter that affects emotional mental and motor functions
- dopamine
- a synthetic hallucigen drug with a chemical structure that closely resembles MDA and methamphetamine aslo known as ecstacy
- MDMA
- MDA
- a hallucinogenic drug that is structually similar to emphetamines
- a potent drug that is a derivative of opium
- Herion
- a depressant drug that affects the brain and slows down central nervous system activity has strong addictive properties.
- alcohol (ethyl alcohol)
- disease in which an individual loses control over drinking alcoholic beverages
- alcoholism
- the effect of mixing two or more drugs which can be much greater than the drugs acting by themselves
- Synergistic action
- a disease characterized by scarring of the liver
- cirrhosis
- a disease affecting the heart muscle
- cardiomyopathy
- Air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide is released from the bloodq
- Alveoli
- Addictive compoundfound in tobacco leaves
- Nicotine
- Chemical compound that forms during the burning of tobacco leaves
- Tar
- eliminating a negative behavior all at once
- cold turkey