Health Unit 6
Puberty and Beyond The hormonal signals involved in pregnancy and development are divided into three simple instructions, which are:
divide, differentiate, develop
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System The epidemiological triad includes the agent of infection, the host, and the
environment
HIV/AIDS HIV and AIDS are two names for exactly the same thing.
false
HIV/AIDS The only way to know if you are infected with HIV is when you come down with an opportunistic disease associated with HIV/AIDS.
false
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS Currently, there is no cure for HIV infection or AIDS. So, once you start treatment, you have to continue treatment until your T-cell counts rise above 500 and then you can stop HIV treatment.
false
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS The most common way people are infected with HIV is by sharing dirty needles with another drug user.
false
Puberty and Beyond Who typically starts puberty a little earlier?
girls
Developmental Changes in Teens Many of the changes that occur in puberty are a result of
hormones
Puberty and Beyond Pregnancy begins and ends with the same thing
hormones
Developmental Changes in Teens A great relationship has good communication that includes welcoming body language, concentrative listening, and respectful language.
true
Developmental Changes in Teens Adolescent brains go through huge physical changes, including growing and then the cutting away of unused gray matter.
true
Developmental Changes in Teens Teens can help to develop a healthy relationship with their parents by listening with an open mind, sharing what you feel, and living up your responsibilities.
true
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation A significant portion of the population is intersex.
true
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation Talk about relationships, identity and sexuality should start earlier than high school to minimize the negative impacts of gender roles.
true
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation The characteristics assigned to men are masculinities and those assigned to women are femininities.
true
HIV/AIDS A mother can pass HIV to her child during birth when the child is exposed to the mother's infected blood.
true
HIV/AIDS Although there is no cure for HIV, with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled with the use of anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
true
HIV/AIDS HIV attacks the body's immune system.
true
HIV/AIDS People living with HIV/AIDS are at a greater risk for certain cancers than people with healthy immune systems.
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS HIV medicines slow the growth of the virus or stop it from making copies of itself. Although HIV medicines don't eliminate the virus from the body, they keep the amount of virus in the blood low.
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS If a mother is HIV positive, it is possible for her to transmit the virus to her child through breastfeeding.
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS It is commonly known that those with indiscriminate sexual practices have the highest risk for HIV infection.
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS It is estimated that there are over 34 million carriers of HIV worldwide.
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS Most people who are getting treated for HIV take 3 or more drugs. This is called combination therapy or "the cocktail."
true
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS Sharing syringes is common among drug users. Using syringes used by HIV-carriers facilitates HIV transmission because syringes inject directly to the blood vessels and deliver the virus to the blood.
true
Preventing and Treating STDs Being monogamous in a relationship helps reduce the chances of you or your partner contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections.
true
Preventing and Treating STDs Failure to treat chlamydia or gonorrhea can result in permanent damage to your reproductive organs and an inability to get pregnant.
true
Preventing and Treating STDs There is no standard treatment for genital warts. Most genital warts will disappear without treatment, so your doctor may choose to do nothing. However, you will still carry the virus that causes warts and can still transmit it to sex partners.
true
Preventing and Treating STDs When it comes to sexual health and sexual health risk, it's not who you are that makes the difference, it's what you do. Reducing risk is all about your behaviors and the actions you take to reduce your risk.
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Puberty and Beyond The U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations, and racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in teen birth rates persist.
true
Puberty and Beyond Your sexual footprint is the path created by the decisions we make and the actions we take regarding our sexual selves
true
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Hepatitis B can be sexually transmitted.
true
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Herpes is a viral Sexually Transmitted Disease. It comes in two forms, HSV1 and HSV2. HSV1 is most often associated with cold sores, and HSV2 is most often associated with genital sores.
true
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) If a person who has a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) does not show signs or symptoms of the STI, he/she can still pass it on to others.
true
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) People with herpes can transmit the virus even when they do not have any sores or other symptoms.
true
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Ringworm is caused by fungus.
true
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Types of adaptive immunity are "Active immunity" and "Passive immunity". "Active immunity" is the reaction of your own system and "passive immunity" is the borrowed immune agents from another person.
true
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System _________________ are human cells that fight against diseases.
white blood cells
Developmental Changes in Teens Some signs you're in a healthy relationship include
a. having separate lives outside of the relationship b. knowing when to apologize when you're wrong c. having a sense of privacy d. respecting your partners decisions e. being willing to compromise
Puberty and Beyond Which of the following are options for teen pregnancy?
a. keep the baby themselves b. kinship care c. adoption d. abortion
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation Gender stereotypes influence us in which of the following locations?
a. toy stores b. school subjects c. career paths
Preventing and Treating STDs _________ is/are the only 100% way of avoiding contracting an STD/STI.
abstinence
Preventing and Treating STDs Bacterial STDs can be treated with _________________.
antibiotics
Puberty and Beyond Put the stages of labor into the correct order
1. 1st stage of labor- Dilation stage 2. 2nd stage of labor- Expulsion stage 3. 3rd stage- Placental stage
Developmental Changes in Teens Determine which of the 8 stages of development are being described
1. Basic trust vs mistrust- Infancy 2. Generativity vs stagnation- Adulthood 3. Industry vs inferiority- School age 4. Autonomy vs shame and doubt- Early childhood 5. Identity vs role confusion- Adolescence 6. Initiative vs guilt- Preschool age 7. Intimacy vs isolation- Early Adulthood 8. Ego integrity vs despair- Maturity
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation Match the following definitions. 1. Set of social and psychological characteristics that a society considers proper for its males and females. 2. A biological category that distinguishes between males and females. 3. People who are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male and female bodies
1. Gender 2. Sex 3. Intersex
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Match the sexually transmitted disease/infection with the type of infection, i.e. "Viral", "Bacterial" or "Parasitic":
1. HPV- Viral 2. Herpes- Viral 3. Chlamydia- Bacterial 4. Pubic lice- Parasitic 5. Syphilis- Bacterial 6. Scabies- Parasitic 7. Gonorrhea- Bacterial 8. HIV- Viral
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Match the communicable disease stage with its meaning:
1. Incubation- Time from exposure until the very first sign of the disease 2. Convalescence/recovery- The end result of the disease 3. Infection- Disease first enters the body 4. Illness- The manifestation of the disease 5. Prodromal- Vague signs and symptoms show
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Match each of the stages of communicable diseases, i.e. from stages 1 to 5, with the appropriate description:
1. Infection 2. Incubation 3. Prodromal 4. Illness 5. Convalescence/recovery
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following are some ways to prevent communicable diseases?
1. Practice good hygiene- Will prevent 2. Cover your mouth or nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze- Will prevent 3. Wash your hands with soap and cold water- Will not prevent 4. Stay up to date on your immunizations- Will prevent 5. Practice food safety- Will prevent 6. Don't worry about cross-contamination- Will not prevent 7. Avoid risky behaviors- Will prevent
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation Match the definitions and terms. 1. Show up as the sex organs involved in the reproductive processes and which develop in utero. 2. Develop at puberty and are not directly involved in reproduction
1. Primary sex characteristics 2. Secondary sex characteristics
Gender Roles and Sexual Orientation Match the sociological paradigm with what it tells us about sexuality.
1. Sexuality is socially constructed- Symbolic inter-actionism 2. Sex has to be organized for society to function- Structural-functionalism 3. Regulating sexuality is a matter of creating and reinforcing inequalities- Social Conflict
Preventing and Treating STDs Match the type of contraceptive to how it works on egg and sperm cells.
1. condoms- block sperm 2. vaginal ring- suppresses egg 3. diaphragm- block sperm 4. birth control pills- suppresses egg 5. spermicide- disable sperm
Preventing and Treating STDs Contraceptives work in three ways. Which of the following are correct?
1. disable the sperm 2. block the sperm 3. suppress ovulation
Developmental Changes in Teens Match the type of change that occurs in adolescence with it's example.
1. growth spurt- physical change 2. think in abstract ways- intellectual change 3. primary sex characteristics- physical change 4. struggle for independence- social and emotional change
Puberty and Beyond Growth spurts for boys can occur between
12-15
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS Treatment for HIV has come a long way since the virus was first discovered in what year?
1983
HIV/AIDS If the T-cell count drops below _______, AIDS is diagnosed.
200
Developmental Changes in Teens Death rates increase by what percent after childhood?
200-300%
Puberty and Beyond Puberty for girls can start between what ages?
8-14
Preventing and Treating STDs When used consistently and correctly, condoms are effective up to _______ percent in preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections.
95
Preventing and Treating STDs Sexual health includes which of the following? a. Completely avoiding Sexually Transmitted Infections b. Reducing risk of infection c. Being sure you don't have an infection
All of the other answers are correct.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Which of the following is true? a. If Syphilis is left untreated, it can lead to serious complications. b. Syphilis is transmitted by direct contact with syphilis sores. c. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium: Treponema pallidum.
All of the other answers are correct.
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System ___________________ is/are a disease defense that is made within the body.
Antibodies
HIV/AIDS When people get HIV and don't receive treatment, they will typically progress through three stages. Which of the following is true about the three stages?
a. Stage 1: Acute HIV infection: When people have acute HIV infection, they have a large amount of virus in their blood and are very contagious. b. Stage 2: Clinical latency: During this stage, HIV is still active but reproduces at very low levels. People may not have any symptoms or get sick during this time. c. Stage 3: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): AIDS is the most severe stage of HIV infection.
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following is a type of parasitic worm?
a. Tape worm b. Hook worm c. Round worm
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Which type of Sexually Transmitted Disease/Infection can NOT be cured?
Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Which of the following is a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
a. Trichomoniasis b. HPV c. Syphilis
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following can cause diseases?
a. Virus b. Bacteria c. Fungus
HIV/AIDS Where does the HIV virus live in the human body?
a. Breast milk b. Semen c. Blood
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following is one of the types of the body's defenses against diseases?
a. Cellular b. Chemical c. Structural
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Which of the following is a curable Sexually Transmitted Disease?
a. Chlamydia b. Syphilis c. Gonorrhea
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS HIV can be contracted through kissing or sharing eating utensils.
False
Preventing and Treating STDs You should try to treat a sexually transmitted disease yourself. Then only go to the doctor if it doesn't clear up in a couple of days.
False
Puberty and Beyond Everyone going through puberty experiences it in the same way.
False
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) What Sexually Transmitted Disease is also known as "the clap"?
Gonorrhea
HIV/AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) results from what sexually transmitted infection?
HIV
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS With regard to HIV medicines, "HAART" stands for:
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Developmental Changes in Teens Which of the following are ways parents can support healthy adolescent development?
a. Give your children your undivided attention when they want to talk. b. Understand your children's feelings, even if you don't always approve of their behavior. c. Help your children build self-confidence by encouraging their participation in activities of their choice (not yours).
Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS Which of the following is a way that HIV infection can be transmitted from one person to another?
a. Intravenous drug use b. Blood transmission c. Unsafe sex
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Which of the following can be a symptom of Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections?
a. Itching b. Painful urination c. Bumps d. Pus
HIV/AIDS Which of the following is an "opportunistic condition" that is associated with AIDS?
a. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma b. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) c. Pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia (PCP)
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by bacteria?
Measles
Preventing and Treating STDs What is the preferred treatment for syphilis?
Penicillin
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System What is the first line of defense against disease?
Structural
HIV/AIDS Once HIV has entered the human body, what type of cells does it attach to?
T-Cells
Understanding Communicable Diseases and the Human Immune System Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Tuberculosis
Developmental Changes in Teens Adolescence is the period of transition between
childhood and adulthood
