America's Silent Killer
A disturbance in an individual's physical and/or emotional state that affects the body's "normal" physiological state and to which the body must try to adapt is known as this.
What is stress?
This disease is America’s biggest killer.
What is Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)?
What is the second leading cause of death in women?
What is breast cancer?
The most popular drug among college students.
What is alcohol?
The most common bacterial STI in the United States.
What is chlamydia?
Starting a new job is an example of this.
What is positive stress?
Rheumtoid arthritis is higher in this group of people.
Who are women?
This treatment destroys malignant cells or inhibits their growth and is most effective with early stage cancer.
What is radiation?
These types of drugs are produced in chemical laboratories, or made in private homes, and sold illegally.
What are designer drugs?
This STI causes men to experience a milky discharge and painful urination 2-9 days after exposure.
What is gonorrhea?
This term represents a set of physiological changes that the body initiates in response to a stressor.
What is a stress response?
This race/ethnicity has the highest rates of CVD.
Who are African Americans?
This type of tumor is slow growing, noninvasive, and noncancerous.
What is a benign tumor?
This type of smoke is emitted from the smoker’s mouth.
What is mainstream smoke?
This STI causes chancres (open sores) in the primary stage if left untreated.
What is syphilis?
This relaxation technique involves a series of poses and breathing exercises.
What is yoga?
The third leading cause of death in the U.S.
What is lung disease?
A solid tumor in tissues covering body surfaces or cavity linings belongs to this class of cancerous tumors.
What are carcinomas?
Chemicals that produce vapors when inhaled and create euphoric effects are known as this.
What are inhalants?
In herpes simplex 1, sores appear on this body part.
What is the mouth?
A function of how you appraise the stress in your life; focus is your confidence in your performance abilities.
What is self efficacy?
This term refers to the narrowing of the inner channel of arteries due to build up.
What is arterial stenosis?
Cancer that is nonsolid, and marked by an increase in white blood cells, particularly in bone marrow and the spleen, belong to this class of cancerous tumors.
What are leukemias?
This powerful stimulant is the major psychoactive substance in tobacco products.
What is nicotine?
Genital warts is a common term for this STI.
What is HPV?