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1. People with chronic illness must eventually find a balance between day-to-day function and the continuous presence of their condition. _______ is usually an illness that is chronic in nature






2. Many people are developing the expertise to prevent or manage numerous types of illness - injuries - and conditions. They are learning to assess their health status and treat - monitor - and rehabilitate themselves in a manner that was once thought p






3. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by nerve cell degeneration and reduced levels of certain ___________________ (the chemicals that carry messages to and from the brain).






4. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.






5. Certain combinations of vegetable proteins - such as beans and rice - allow each vegetable to make up for the missing _______ ______ in the other protein. These combinations are called complementary proteins.






6. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.






7. Communities with sewage treatment systems designed around a combined sanitary and ______ system can - during heavy rain or snowmelt - allow untreated sewage to rush through the processing plant.






8. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.






9. Noncancerous - or benign tumors do not ______.






10. Also known as the common cold - acute rhinitis is the sudden onset of _____ inflammation.






11. By the time victims are sufficiently concerned about their persistent ______ - blood streaked sputum - and chest pain - it is often too late for treatment to be effective.






12. Within the last decade - codependence is a new term that has been used to describe the relationship between ____-dependent people and those around them.






13. Treatment could include individual and couple ___________ with a focus on relaxation and communication.






14. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread air pollutants from ______ fuel combustion.






15. Proteins are found in every living cell. Of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids - the body can synthesize all but _____ essential amino acids which come from the foods we eat.






16. Men usually use ________ means to commit suicide and are therefore successful (i.e. guns - hanging - jumping from buildings - etc).






17. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.






18. The second stage of infection is referred to as the _________ stage.






19. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.






20. An average of only ____ workouts per week does not seem to produce a measurable improvement in cardiorespiratory conditioning.






21. A new three-drug combination - which includes ______ - has extended average remission by nearly two years. This is the first significant progress on the treatment of ovarian cancer.






22. Although not MDs or Dos - doctors of podiatric medicine (____) treat a variety of conditions related to the feet - including corns - bunions - warts - bone spurs - hammertoes - fractures - diabetes-related conditions - athletic conditions - and struc






23. Cannabis - or marijuana - has been labeled a mild ____________ for a number of years - and some experts now consider it to be a drug category in itself.






24. As soon as a person feels fear - their adrenal glands release ___________ and the heart rate and breathing rate speed up.






25. Diseases associated with _________ tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and urinary systems.






26. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.






27. Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness that causes severe exhaustion - fatigue - aches - and depression and mostly affects _____ in their thirties and forties.






28. Stress is your body's response to physical or mental demands or pressures. The physical or mental demands that cause the stress are called _________.






29. The fifth stage of infection is known as the ________ stage - also called the convalescence stage - and is characterized by apparent recovery from the invading agent.






30. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.






31. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.






32. In the exhaustion stage - the body's _________ against stress are used up.






33. During fermentation - yeast cells act on the sugar content of fruits and grains to produce alcohol and ________________.






34. For people who have smoked a pack or less of cigarettes per day - within __ years after quitting smoking - their heart disease risk is virtually the same as those who never smoked.






35. Many researchers believe that the number of fat cells a person has will be initially determined during the first __ years of life.






36. Pneumonia is often the specific condition causing death among the frail ________.






37. Alcohol is _______ from the bloodstream principally through the process of oxidation.






38. The idea behind this theory is that people's bodies age because the body 'wears out' as damage accumulates from __________ - toxins - and many other sources.






39. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.






40. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - _________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today.






41. Facts about STD: (1) more than one STD can exist in a person at a given point in time (2) the symptoms of STDs can vary over time and from person to person (3) little _________ is developed for STDs (4) STDs can predispose people to additional health






42. ___ is a temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen.






43. __________ patients often develop a 'barrel chest' as they lose the ability to exhale fully.






44. With ______ diabetes - the problem is insulin resistance--the pancreas produces insulin - but the body doesn't respond to it properly.






45. In the plateau stage - there is a leveling off of arousal immediately before _______.






46. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.






47. People who stop smoking can ________ chronic bronchitis.






48. The term ________ system refers to the body's blood vessels.






49. Sigmund Freud's theories about the importance of the subconscious in ___________ development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality.






50. For other infectious diseases - however - the reservoirs in which the agents are maintained are the bodies of animals. Another type of reservoir in which disease-causing agents can reside is on or in __________ environments - such as the soil.







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