Practical Living and Vocational Studies Terms
Set 1 | |
Communicable Diseases |
Capable of being communicated or carried form one person or thing to another (Flu virus). |
Non-Communicable Diseases |
Diseases that are not capable of being transmitted through contact with an infected or affected person (Cancer). |
Coping Diseases |
Diseases that you deal with on a daily basis. Not life threatening. |
Personal Diseases |
An illness that is of personal nature. |
Harassment |
Worry or annoy with repeated attacks. |
Budgeting |
A statement of estimated income and expenditures. |
Financing |
To raise or provide funds or capital for. |
Nutrients |
Furnishing nourishment. |
Resources |
A new or reserve source of supply or support. |
Overindulgence |
To allow oneself to take pleasure. |
Logical |
Of or relating to logic. |
Sequential |
Following in time or as an effect. |
Locomotor |
Movement that travels from place to place usually identified by weight transference on the feet such as walking or running. |
Set 2 |
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Non-Locomotor |
Any movement that occurs in one location in space using the available space, such as bending, twisting, stretching, and swinging. |
Transitional |
A passing of one stage, state, place, or subject to another. |
Analysis |
An examination of a whole to discover its elements and their relations. |
Excessive |
Exceeding the usual, proper, or specified amount. |
Refinement |
To come or bring to a pure state. |
Techniques |
The manner in which details are treated or are used. |
Consumer |
One that buys and uses economic goods. |
Improve |
To make greater in amount or degree. |
Maintain |
To keep in existing state. |
Financial Management Strategies |
Ability to manage finances. |
Conflict-Resolution |
To end a prolonged struggle. |
Longevity |
Long life. |
Benefits |
Something that promotes well being or something that is useful. |
Set 3 |
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Human Life |
Relating to the characteristics of man. |
Cycle |
A period of time taken up by a series of events or actions that repeat. themselves regularly and in the same order. |
Reproduction |
The act or process of reproducing. |
Emotional Health |
Ability to express emotions in a healthy acceptable way. |
Abstinence |
Refraining from drinking alcohol, sex, or other activities. |
Metabolism |
The sum of the processes by which the living protoplasm in an organism is built up or broken down. |
Cardiovascular |
Relating to or involving the heart and the blood vessels. |
Endurance |
The ability to withstand hardship, adversity, or stress. |
STD’s |
Sexually transmitted disease. A communicable disease that is spread from person to person through sexual contact. |
Self-Assessment Coordination |
A proper perception of yourself. |
Offensive |
Relating to or made or suited for attack. |
Diet |
The food drink that a person, animal, or group intakes. |
Incidence |
Rate of occurrence. |
Set 4 |
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Seizures |
A sudden attack (as a disease). |
Counseling |
To give advice. |
Alternatives |
A chance to choose between two things. |
Defensive |
Resistance against attack. |
Transmission |
An act, process, or instance of transmitting something. |
Mental illness |
Relating to or affected disorder of the mind. |
Economy |
A thrifty use of material resources or of available means. |
Body Systems |
All of the complex systems of the body that work together and are dependant on one another. |
Short/Long Term |
An example of a short term disease would be the flu. An example of a long term disease would/could be cancer or diabetes. |
Consequences |
A conclusion that results from reason or argument. |
Prevention |
To keep from happening, acting, or succeeding. |
Intervention |
To come between in order to stop, settle, change. |
Peer Pressure |
Daily pressure from people within your age group. |