HNSC 1100 BCA Fall 2022 Exam 1 Review Sheet

Chapter 1--Taking charge of your health

What is the difference between health and wellness?
What did we discuss about the 9 dimensions of well?
Know the reasons why life expectancy has increased since the 1900s.
Know a little about infectious diseases vs chronic diseases.
What were the top 3 causes of deaths for Americans age 15-24 in 2018?
What are the top 3 causes of deaths among all Americans in 2018?
Be able to tell the difference between healthy disparity and health difference.
What factors can determine or influence health?
Which factor of wellness that we discussed is certainly within an individual’s control?
What is the health determinant over which we have the most or least control?
What is internal locus of control vs external locus of control
Know the stages of change model—precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance and termination.

Chapter 2—Stress
Define stress, stressor, stress response
Be able to differentiate between a stressor and a stress response
What are endorphins? Chemicals that inhibit pain during the fight or flight reaction?
Define “homeostasis”—normal house-keeping functions
What are the factors that can influence how each person respond to stress?
Know the meaning of the concepts hardiness and resilience.
Know the difference between eustress and distress—General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Define allostatic load?
What is psychoneuroimmunology?

Chapter 3—Psychological health

What are the two ways psychological health is defined?
How does Maslow define “self actualization”?
What is psychological diversity?
Explain mentally healthy vs mentally ill
Be able to tell the difference between an anxiety disorder (Fear) and a mood disorder
(impulsive behaviors) and schizophrenia
What are characteristics of depression, a mood disorder?
What are risks factors for committed suicide?
What are the important characteristics of schizophrenia we discussed?
Know the definition of schizophrenia? Not rare / starts in adolescence
What are the warning signs and risks factors for someone who contemplates suicide?
Chapter 5—Intimate relationship and communication
Know something important about our roots of identity?
What are friendships?
What is the average age for first sexual experience in the USA.
Know something about Americans and their decisions about sexual activity.
What is the “transformation of Love”?
What are mixed messages? nonverbal vs verbal
What important note did we discuss about an online dating friend?
What are disadvantages of online dating?108
Review slide on cohabitation (living together). Know the definition
Why are millions of Americans single and live alone?
What are the advantages / disadvantages of living together rather than being married?
What are the advantages of living together rather than getting married?
What factors contribute to the growing number of single people? advantages / disadvantages
Is it better to break up or stay in a toxic relationship because you love your partner and don’t
want to be alone?
Which of the aspects of love did we say is a promise of a shared future, come what may?
Why do most people marry today?
What important detail did we discuss related to divorce?
Review what we discuss about children growing up in single-parent family

For the Bonus questions

Study slide on personality types, hardiness and resilience
Know important details about schizophrenia
Know something about stress in American in 2016-2017
Know about bipolar disorder and depression