HLTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Body Plan, Oligomenorrhea, Methylphenidate
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The pathology of powerlessness: adolescent health in canada. Strong correlation with environmental contaminants and exposure to airborne and ingested substances. Girls have higher rates of asthma compared to boys (maybe due to higher rates of smoking amongst girls than boys) Lower income groups showed higher rates of asthma (high exposure to environmental contaminants: arthritis: more congenitally determined than asthma and most prevalent. However appears often amongst young people and for girls (associated amongst elderly with low income) Poor young males simply lack access to adequate diet by virtue of their: for girls, those in the highest income categories experiencing highest levels of poverty inadequate weight. Pathology of body image: the obsession with body image (staying thin, young-looking, athletic, and sexually attractive), which creates the conditions under which many people, especially youth, engage in self-injurious behaviour while attempting to attain the ideal body image.
