APPH 1040 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anomie Belle, Endorphins, Dementia

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Wellness (chapter one: leading causes of death in us. Other: improvement in public health and relationship to life expectancy. Public health improvements such as recognition of tobacco as a health hazard have increased life expectancy from 47. 3 in 1900 to 76. 9 in 2000: salutogenesis. Salus focus on factors that lead to health and well-being, rather than factors that cause disease. Sense of coherence: comprehensibility, manageability, meaningfulness: six dimensions of wellness. Triggers endorphin release: role genes play in your overall wellness. Genes only explain a small proportion of breast cancer patients. Poor diet a better explanation for obesity than genes. Diseases evolve from gene/environment interaction: factors that influence wellness. Genes/environment: use of the human genome to improve health. Gene therapy: theoretical relationship between longevity and quality of life. The better the quality of life, the longer one tends to live less risk for disease. Behavior modification (chapter one: define & give examples of: risk perception, relative risk, absolute risk, health literacy.

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