CHLH 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Health disparities - Answer -the difference in health between different populations
World Health Organization - Answer -guides plans for improving global helath
challenges in 21st century
National Institute of Health - Answer -leading medical research center and the federal
focal point for medical research in the US
Dorothy Dix - Answer -helped to establish 32 public mental hospitals in US
a community-organizing assumption - Answer -people should participate in making,
adjusting and controlling the major changes within their communities
Family Planning - Answer -process of determinging the preferred number and spacing
of children in one's family and choosing the appropriate means to achieve this
preference
Adolescence and young adulthood - Answer -a critical period in life healthwise, during
which many health-related beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are adopted and
consolidated
Important vaccinations for elders - Answer -flu vaccine
pneumoccal vacine (to prevent pneumona)
shingles vaccine
tetanus-diptheria-pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -health insurance coverage
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -generosity of insurance coverage
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -poverty/ low family income
Narcotics - Answer -drugs derived from or chemically related to opium that reduce pain
and induce stupor, such as morphine
Synesthesia - Answer -impairment of mind characterized by mixed sensations
Binge Drinking - Answer -consuming 4+ (for females) or 5+ (males) drinks in a row
4 Elements That Play a Role in Drug Abuse Prevention - Answer -Education
Treatment
Public Policy
Law Enforcement
, Drug Abuse - Answer -use of a drug when it is detrimental to one's health and well-
being
Managed Care - Answer -system of health care delivery that seeks to achieve
efficiency by integrating the basic function of health care delivery, employs mechanisms
to control utilization, of medical services, and determines the price at which services are
purchased and how much the provider is paid
Population-based public health practice - Answer -focuses on health promotion and
disease prevention to shape the overall health of a community
deductible - Answer -amount of expenses that the beneficiary must incur before the
insurance company begins to pay for covered services
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a focus on
disease prevention and health maintenance
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a holistic
approach in which the whole person (mind, emotions, and spirit) is considered
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -the use of
natural processes and materials in healing
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a focus on the
cause of the disease rather than symptoms
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a consideration
of lifestyle and emotions
common feature of complementary and alternatie medicine - Answer -a belief that body
has an innate ability to heal itself whe it's brought into balance and harmony
medically indignant - Answer -those lacking in financial ability to pay for their own
medical care
People with good mental health: - Answer -function under adversity
adapt to changes around them
maintain control over their tension and anxiety
find more satisfaction in giving than recieving
show consideration for others
curb hate and guilt
love other people
psychophysiological disorders associated with stress - Answer -General Adaptation
Syndrome (GAS)
Health disparities - Answer -the difference in health between different populations
World Health Organization - Answer -guides plans for improving global helath
challenges in 21st century
National Institute of Health - Answer -leading medical research center and the federal
focal point for medical research in the US
Dorothy Dix - Answer -helped to establish 32 public mental hospitals in US
a community-organizing assumption - Answer -people should participate in making,
adjusting and controlling the major changes within their communities
Family Planning - Answer -process of determinging the preferred number and spacing
of children in one's family and choosing the appropriate means to achieve this
preference
Adolescence and young adulthood - Answer -a critical period in life healthwise, during
which many health-related beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are adopted and
consolidated
Important vaccinations for elders - Answer -flu vaccine
pneumoccal vacine (to prevent pneumona)
shingles vaccine
tetanus-diptheria-pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -health insurance coverage
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -generosity of insurance coverage
factor that limits access to health care - Answer -poverty/ low family income
Narcotics - Answer -drugs derived from or chemically related to opium that reduce pain
and induce stupor, such as morphine
Synesthesia - Answer -impairment of mind characterized by mixed sensations
Binge Drinking - Answer -consuming 4+ (for females) or 5+ (males) drinks in a row
4 Elements That Play a Role in Drug Abuse Prevention - Answer -Education
Treatment
Public Policy
Law Enforcement
, Drug Abuse - Answer -use of a drug when it is detrimental to one's health and well-
being
Managed Care - Answer -system of health care delivery that seeks to achieve
efficiency by integrating the basic function of health care delivery, employs mechanisms
to control utilization, of medical services, and determines the price at which services are
purchased and how much the provider is paid
Population-based public health practice - Answer -focuses on health promotion and
disease prevention to shape the overall health of a community
deductible - Answer -amount of expenses that the beneficiary must incur before the
insurance company begins to pay for covered services
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a focus on
disease prevention and health maintenance
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a holistic
approach in which the whole person (mind, emotions, and spirit) is considered
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -the use of
natural processes and materials in healing
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a focus on the
cause of the disease rather than symptoms
common feature of complementary and alternative medicine - Answer -a consideration
of lifestyle and emotions
common feature of complementary and alternatie medicine - Answer -a belief that body
has an innate ability to heal itself whe it's brought into balance and harmony
medically indignant - Answer -those lacking in financial ability to pay for their own
medical care
People with good mental health: - Answer -function under adversity
adapt to changes around them
maintain control over their tension and anxiety
find more satisfaction in giving than recieving
show consideration for others
curb hate and guilt
love other people
psychophysiological disorders associated with stress - Answer -General Adaptation
Syndrome (GAS)
