Biofeedback
True or False: The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary functions of the body, such as heart rate, digestion, and blood pressure.
True.
True or false: The bystander effect can be a roadblock to showing empathy.
True.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmb1tqYqyII
What song is used as a guideline for how fast you should perform CPR?
Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqickoY5lYw
What are the proteins called that the immune system produces to fight off infection that have the side effect of causing inflammation?
Cytokines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BArvs6sApqs
Name the stress hormone that shuts down during laughter.
Cortisol.
True or False: Because the autonomic nervous system controls involuntary, automatic functions, people aren't able to control those functions through biofeedback.
False.
True or false: The bystander effect states that the smaller the number of bystanders, the less likely it is for any one of them to provide help to a person in distress.
FALSE. The GREATER the number of bystanders, the less likely it is for any one of them to provide help to a person in distress.
Which one of these is a NOT a basic tenet of first aid?
a) Check the scene for danger before you provide help.
b) To treat heat exhaustion, put a blanket around the person and give them warm fluids to drink.
c)To treat cuts and scrapes, apply gentle pressure, disinfectant, and bandages.
d) To treat sprains, apply ice and compression at intervals and keep the limb elevated.
b) To treat heat exhaustion, put a blanket around the person and give them warm fluids to drink.
Which one of these is NOT a virus:
a) influenza
b) COVID
c) strep
d) RSV
b) strep "Strep" is short for "streptococcus," a common cause of sore throats.
True or False: Laughter can improve a person's mental health, but it does not affect physical health.
FALSE! While it is helpful in improving mental health, there are many physical benefits, also.
What equipment is needed in order to perform biofeedback?
None! Biofeedback CAN involve equipment from a medical office, but basic biofeedback, such as deep breathing to control heart rate, can be done without any special equipment.
True or false: If a person is running late, he or she is less likely to stop to help a stranger in need.
True. Darley and Batson (the researchers who conducted the original Good Samaritan Study) found that only 10% of seminary students in the hurried condition stopped to help the man in need. In comparison, 63% of the participants in the unhurried condition stopped. In other words, being in a hurry can lead even a seminary student with the Good Samaritan on the mind to ignore a person in distress.
Warm fluids and warm coverings are used to treat which of these injuries:
a) burns
b) allergic reaction
c) hypothermia
d) fracture
c) hypothermia
True or False: There are no medications that can treat COVID infections because COVID is caused by a virus.
False. If a person can get started on antiviral medication early in the infection, the medication has been shown to shorten the length of acute symptoms. The most commonly prescribed antiviral for COVID, is Paxlovid, which is actually a combination of two medications, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. If you have Medicaid, you will likely be prescribed the two medications separately.
Name two physical health benefits of laughter.
Answers can include: stress reduction, pain relief, muscle relaxation, heart health, improved immunity, etc.
Name two examples that can be controlled through biofeedback.
Answers can vary but may include heart rate, emotions, respiratory rate, thoughts, reactions, etc.
What is significant about the murder of Kitty Genovese, the 28 -year-old bartender, who was raped and stabbed to death on March 13, 1964?
Two weeks after the murder, The New York Times published an article claiming that thirty-seven witnesses saw or heard the attack, and that none of them called the police or came to her aid. However, subsequent investigations revealed that the extent of public apathy was exaggerated. While some neighbors heard her cries, many did not realize the severity of the situation.[6] The incident prompted inquiries into what became known as the bystander effect, or "Genovese syndrome",[7] and the lack of any urgent response by many of Genovese's neighbors became a topic reviewed in U.S. psychology textbooks for the next four decades.
True or false: All burns are treated the same regardless of type and severity.
False. Treatment for burns depends on the size, depth, and cause of the injury, ranging from simple home first aid to advanced emergency hospital care.
True or False: Although there are three main categories of influenza virus--A, B, and C--there are multiple subcategories of each main category, and new mutations can occur quickly.
True.
Name two mental health benefits of laughter.
Answers can include mood enhancement, anxiety relief, resilience, etc.
What is the state called that is the opposite of being calm and happens when your body is on "high alert"?
Fight/flight/freeze
What, in general terms, was the Good Samaritan Study?
The 1973 Good Samaritan study by psychologists John Darley and Daniel Batson at Princeton University showed that situational time pressure drastically reduces a person's willingness to help a stranger, often overriding their internal moral values or religious beliefs. [1, 2]
The Experiment Setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L501Sb7y5Kk
What is the color rhyme that helps in remembering which end of the EpiPen is at the top and which end has the injection needle?
Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh.
Did more people die from the global flu pandemic in 1918 or from the COVID pandemic in 2020?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BArvs6sApqs
True or false: More oxygen is delivered to the body during laughter.
True! Having more oxygen to the cells of the body helps them carry out their functions, boosts energy, improves sleep, and helps the body heal among other things.