| Mental Health |
| #1 |
What are the three stages of the body alarm system? |
Alarm, Resistance, fatigue |
| #2 |
What is the best way to describe OCD? |
A mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly, have certain thought repeatedly |
| #3 |
A mental disorder is |
A mental illness that prevents an individual from living a happy, healthy and productive life |
| #4 |
What are the four major mental disorder categories? |
Anxiety, mood, eating, impluse |
| #5 |
Which mental disorder category would seasonal affective disorder fall under? |
Mood (Seasons changing, loss of light, etc) |
| Immune System |
| #1 |
What is the immune system and what does it do for our body? Be specific |
Fights of diseases, bacteria and viruses naturally. Our bodys strength system (Wbc's) |
| #2 |
What is mucus? What is cilia? Why are they significant to the immune system? |
Mucus- Catches foreign particles that we breathe in // Cilia- Sweeps them up in the form of coughing, sneezing, spitting, etc. |
| #3 |
What is a vaccine? What is immunity? What does it do for our bodys? What is a Anibody? |
Medicine prior to coming in contact with the disease or virus (ex: flu shot, small pox shot)// |
| #4 |
List 4 different ways a disease can be transferred |
Air, direct contact, inject(blood), Insects |
| #5 |
What are the six steps to the chain of infection? Explain each |
causitive agent, resevoir, portal of entry, mode of transmission, portal of exit, susceptible host |
| CPR/ First Aid |
| #1 |
When giving hands only CPR, how many chest compressions should you give in a one minute period? |
at least 100 |
| #2 |
What is the difference between a sprain and a strain? |
Sprain- Joints/bones Strain- Muscles |
| #3 |
What is R.I.C.E? |
Rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| #4 |
How deep should you push on the victims chest? |
2 inches |
| #5 |
What are the correct steps for providing hands only cpr? |
Check the scene, check for consciousness, dial 911, push hard and fast in the center of the chest and get an AED |
| Drugs & Alcohol |
| #1 |
What is a hallucinogen |
Drug that causes an individual to hallucinate, lose touch with reality |
| #2 |
What are steroids? In what ways can they be used? |
Steroids- build muscle, help with speedy recovery. Can be used medically for patients suffering with cancer, injuries, asthma, etc. Used to strengthen sick individuals, not enhance the healthy. |
| #3 |
What is the difference between a depressant and a stimulant? |
Depression- Drug that slows down body fuctions Stimulant- Drug that speeds up body functions and heart-rate |
| #4 |
What is the difference between drug use and drug abuse? |
Drug use- medically prescribed Drug Abuse- not medically prescribed |
| #5 |
What does it mean to be dependent on a drug? What are the symptoms called when an addict is trying to get off the drug? |
Dependent- Need for the body to fuction ---- Withdrawl symptoms |
