HLTA03H3- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 14 pages long!)
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Their influence upon health (176-193) 2015-02-04 5:38:00 pm. What is this all about: the individual characteristics influence health experience, focus on characteristics we are born with and the biological/sociological processes we have limited control over. How do individual characteristics influence health: we must reflect on the range of different factors and their influence on health. Box 8. 1: the example of foetal alcohol syndrome (fas: fas: developmental disorder occurring from heavy alcohol use in pregnant women, can cause abnormal growth, abnormal craniofacial features, mental disability, behavioural problems, impact on later years. Biology and biological sex: focus on influence of biological sex, our biologically determined gender can greatly impact our health experiences + health outcomes, can begin before birth too. (i. e. Male foetus more prone to miscarriage: boys are prone to minor illness compared to females, the biochemical factors (hormones) are important for differences b/w biological sexes, females have specific hormones protecting against some diseases, i. e.
