Unit 1 Key Term Exam

aspects of people's lives that increase the chances of developing a disease or disorder or experiencing an injury or health deterioration

• risk factors

• positive factors

• behavioral factors

• risky factors

chemical that carries genetic information, determining many traits; found in chromosomes

• protective factors

• disorders

• genes

• deoxyribonucleic acid

aspects of people's lives that reduce the risk and increase the likelihood of optimal health

• protective factors

• non-risk factors

• behavioral factors

• risk factors

health conditions that develop due to a person's genes; do not require the presence of other risk factors

• disorders

• genes

• genetic disorders

• DNA

opciones y comportamientos que afectan la probabilidad de una persona de desarrollar una enfermedad, condición no saludable o lesión

• behavioral factors

• risk factors

• protective factors

• non-factors

Segments of DNA that contain the blueprint for the structure and function of a person's cells; they affect development, personality, and health

• DNA

• Genes

• Genetic disorder

• Risk factors

Beliefs, values, customs, and arts of a particular group or society.

• culture

• values

• religion

• environment

Circumstances, objects or conditions that surround a person in everyday life.

• beliefs

• environment

• culture

• geography

Characteristics of the terrain and any body of water present in an area

• Behaviors

• culture

• geography

• environment

State of being without regular and consistent housing

• contamination

• risk factors

• culture

• homeless people