PSYC 204 : PSYC204Exam3StudyGuide

• School: Southeastern Louisiana University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 204
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Middle childhood: asthma a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which inflammation narrows the airways from the nose and mouth to the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. Signs and symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Primary prevention requires changes in the entire society (i. e. better ventilation of schools and homes, fewer smokers, eradication of cockroaches, more outdoor play areas). Secondary prevention avoids onset among high-risk children (breast-feeding and ridding homes of dust, pets, cockroaches, secondhand smoke, etc. can cut rates of allergies/asthma in half). Tertiary prevention includes the prompt use of injections and inhalers by children who have asthma to reduce wheezing and prevent the need for overnight hospitalization (the use of hypoallergenic can also reduce frequency of asthma attacks). Hygiene hypothesis young children are overprotected from viruses, bacteria, and allergens, preventing normal development of their immune systems: obesity in an adult, having a bmi of 30 or more.