Saving lives
What is angina?
DOUBLE POINTS: What is amenorrhea?
The loss of a menstrual period
Which is the mental condition with the highest death rate?
Anorexia
What is a Good Samaritan Law?
What is: A law that prevents you from getting sued after providing first aid care
What is an acute infection?
What is: one that comes on quickly and is severe
DOUBLE POINTS: What are the six CPR steps, in order?
1. try to wake, 2 and 3. check pulse and breathing, 4. 30 compression, 5. open airways, 6. 2 breaths
DOUBLE POINTS: What is the vagus nerve AND what is it responsible for/what does it do?
the longest nerve in the body, responsible for resting and digesting
What is the difference between a dairy allergy and a lactose intolerance?
Allergy involved antibodies and the immune system, intolerance involves running out of lactase and the digestive system
What part of the brain is responsible for the fight or flight response?
Amygdala
what mental condition is marijuana use strongly correlated with?
Schizophrenia
What is a stroke caused by?
A blood clot in the brain
Which two neurotransmitters help keep a normal sleep-wake cycle?
serotonin and melatonin
DOUBLE POINTS: Brain scans of schizophrenics have shown they do not have the receptor for which two neurotransmitters?
oxytocin and serotonin
What the central cause of seasonal affective disorder?
lack of sun and vitamin D deficiency
DOUBLE POINTS:What is orthorexia?
Unhealthy obsessions with healthy or “pure” eating
How do you save a baby from choking?
5 back pats, 5 chest thrusts
People with Schizophrenia have...
an overactive dopamine system
When has HIV considered to have progressed to AIDS?
when the number of their CD4 cells falls below 200
What is an aneurysm?
A bulge in the wall of an artery that causes part of the artery to weaken
A person may do THIS as a natural response to trauma and it wouldn't be considered a mental condition
Dissociate
What is radon, where is it found and why is it bad?
radioactive gas found in rocks underground. it gets into basements and kills mitochondria/cells leading to C.I.
DOUBLE POINTS: What is the Maudsley approach?
Therapy that helps loved ones of those suffering from an eating disorder support the person
What do: serotonin, oxytocin, dopamine and gaba do?
serotonin: joy, oxytocin: love, dopamine: motivation, gaba: calmness
DOUBLE POINTS: Positive symptoms that are associated with Schizophrenia are those that... also, give an example!
add to an experience such as hallucinations or hearing voices.
What is leaky gut and why is it bad?
when the intestinal lining has gaps in it, allowing undigested foods and toxins into the bloodstream, it is bad because it activates the immune system and causes chronic inflammation and/or allergies