BBH 101 EXAM 2 [PSU] WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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Course
BBH 101
Institution
BBH 101
Classifications of risk factors - ACCURATE ANSWERModifiable/ controllable
&
Non-modifiable/ non-controllable
Major risk factor for major diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, alzheimers - ACCURATE ANSWERAge
(accounts for 90% of deaths in industrialized nations)
Telomere...
BBH 101 EXAM 2 [PSU]
BBH 101 EXAM 2 [PSU] WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
Classifications of risk factors - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Modifiable/
controllable
&
Non-modifiable/ non-controllable
Major risk factor for major diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes,
alzheimers - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Age
(accounts for 90% of deaths in industrialized nations)
Telomeres - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅caps on the end of strands of DNA
Risk factors based on sex: - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅-men have higher risk of
cancer and coronary heart disease than women
,-reasons: behavioral reasons, alcohol & smoking, engage in riskier behaviors, more
likely to not report their problems
Risk factors based on family history: - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Some
diseases are clearly heritable. Ex: Huntington's Disease, 90% of cases
Lifestyle choices and early life environment determined by family members
Types of Prevention: - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Primary: make efforts to stop
the disease from beginning in the first place
Secondary: People who are sick but aren't aware. (SCREENING)
Tertiary: Prevention done after the fact that the person is already sick
Health Belief Model - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅decisions about health are
made based on: perceived susceptibility, severity of health threat, benefits of
action, and barriers to action
Theory of Planned Behavior - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Behavioral intention
indicates likelihood of change.
Attitude, influence of societal norms, and perception of control over behavior
Transtheoretical Model - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Precontemplation
Contemplation
Health Promotion - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Efforts to help people change
lifestyle to achieve optimal health
Give people control over health
Modify public policy
"behavioral social science"
What is stress? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅a negative emotional experience
accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioral
changes that are directed either toward altering the stressful event or
accommodating to its effects
Claude Bernard - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Advocate for looking at things
through reductionism
Argued we need balance
Walter Cannon - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Coined the terms homeostasis &
Fight-or-flight
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