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CHAPTER 3. HEALTH & HEALTH DISORDERS By Dawn Martin. MORTALITY RATE & CAUSES OF DEATH. The mortality rate increases with age Causes of death is different for different age groups under 60 ACCIDENTS HOMICIDES SUICIDES. Those over 60 have an increase chance Heart Disease Cancer
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CHAPTER 3 HEALTH & HEALTH DISORDERS By Dawn Martin
MORTALITY RATE & CAUSES OF DEATH • The mortality rate increases with age • Causes of death is different for different age groups under 60 • ACCIDENTS • HOMICIDES • SUICIDES
Those over 60 have an increase chance • Heart Disease • Cancer • Alzheimer's
Common Health Conditions • Acute Conditions-Short Term • Common Cold • Influenza (flu) • Infections • Short term intestinal upsets
Chronic Conditions-Longer Lasting • Heart Disease • Arthritis • High Blood Pressure
Disability Defined: The extent to which an individual is unable to perform. • Basic self-care activities/ Daily Living • Shifting from bed to chair • Bathing • Dressing • Using the toilet
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living • Complex everyday tasks • Preparing meals • Shopping • Light house work • Laundry • Using transportation • Handling own finances • Using the telephone • Taking medications
Statistics • Disability Occurrences 5% in ages 18-44 12% in ages 45-64 20% ages 65 and older have at-least one type of IADL Community Dwellings (lives at home alone) 81% of women 65 and older 90% of men still live at home 5% live in nursing facilities
Typical Causes of Death • Cardiovascular Disease • among top in adults • Blockage of the coronary artery • From smoking • Family history • Plaques of fat tissue deposits • Atherosclerois caused by inflammation
Causes of Death • Cancer second leading cause • Rapid division of abnormal cells that invade tissues and then spread - breast cancer - colon cancer - lung cancer - bone cancers
Controlling Healthy Living • Tobacco use/Smoking • Obesity • Sun Exposure • Chemical and Radiation Exposure • Sexually Transmitted Disease • Sedentary Life Styles • Excessive Alcohol Use • Being over 50 • Family History
Diabetes • Diabetes defined: a hormonal condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin to utilize the glucose produced by the digestive system • Related to heart disease • Stroke • Causes blindness • Kidney disease • Amputations of limbs • Birth defects
Type 1-vs-Type 2 • Type 1 • Mostly found in juveniles • Pancreous can not produce insulin at all • Increase chances of fatality or disability • Weight loss/gain issues
Type 2 • Usually associated with middle to older age • Obesity and physically inactive • Belly fat • Can be controlled by insulin replacement • Can be reversed with diet and exercise
Alzheimer • Fifth leading cause of death among older adults 65+ • Alzheimers defined: • Caused by progressive deterioration of certain parts of the brain. • Loss of cognitive ability and physical function • Risk factors • High cholesterol • High blood pressure • Sedentary lifestyles • Tobacco use • Family history
Dementia • Dementia defined: category of conditions that involve global deterioration in intellectual abilities and physical function. • Types of illnesses associated with dementia: • Multiple strokes • Parkinson Disease • Single head trauma • Manic depression • Advanced stages of AIDS
Drug intoxication • Hypothyroidism • Tumors • B12 difficiency • Anemia • Alcohol abuse
Anxiety Disorders • Anxiety defined: feelings of fear and threat when there is no obvious danger present. • Common Anxiety Disorders:(PTSD) an emotional reaction to past trauma. • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: involves guilt and anxiety over certain thoughts and impulses.
Conclusion • Men and women have different patterns of both physical and mental health problems. • Men have shorter life expectancies • Higher rates of life threatening physical disease • More mental disorders involving substance and alcohol abuse. • More impulse control disorders
Women have more chronic diseases and higher rates of major depression and anxiety disorders. • Behavior patterns can lead to cardiovascular disease and early death. (Type A-over achievers) • Hostility patterns (read page 94) • Optimisms (read page 94)
Key Terms • Mortality rate • Cardiovascular Disease • Anxiety Disorders • Diabetes • Cancer • Dementia • Alzheimer's • PTSD