Health Psychology Book Study Sheet: Test 2
6)
Prevention
a.
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention
Primary Prevention- health-enhancing efforts to prevent disease or
injury from occurring
Secondary Prevention- actions taken to identify and treat an i
Incidence- the number of new cases of a disease or condition that occur in
a specific population within a defined time
Prevalence- the total number of diagnosed cases of a disease or condition
that exist at a given time
Etiology- the scientific study of t
Health Psychology Book Study Sheet Test 1
Chapter 1
Health and Illness: Lessons from the past
a.
Pre Historic Medicine
Illness came from evil spirits
Trephination- an ancient medication intervention in which a hole
was drilled into the human skull to pres
Book Study Sheet Health Psychology Test 4
Chapter 9
1)
Uncontrollable risk factors for cardiovascular disease including family
history, age, gender, and race and ethnicity
Family History
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close male relative who suffered heart attack < 55
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close female
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