PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Food Security, Cognitive Restructuring, Leptin
11 Jul 2016
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What are preventable injuries: home & workplace unintentional injuries, motorcycle & automobile unintentional injuries, falls = leading cause of injury, bicycle accidents were responsible for 4300 hospitalizations b/w 2009-2010. Home & workplace accidents: most common causes of death & disability among children under age 5, have declined due to better safety precautions, # of falls among elderly likely to increase w/ pop. change. Motorcycle & automobile accidents: single greatest cause of accidental death. What safety issues regarding moving vehicles have been addressed? https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=wk7sizzjzea. Breast cancer: prevalence of breast cancer in this country remains high (1 in 9, most prevalent over age of 40, rates have dropped by 25% since 1986 when screening started, early detection through mammograms improves survival rates. Low income, smokers, new immigrants: convinced women to have mammograms: Prostate cancer: high rates in canada (1 in 8, important over age of 50, tests = susceptible to false positives.
