Psychological Factors in Health By Samantha Weitzell Axia College of the University of Phoenix Contracting an illness rather it be the flu‚ a cold‚ or even heart disease can have many factors‚ some including genetic and lifestyle. Most of us only look at genetic factors when it comes to our health. If our grandmother had cancer then we will probably contract it as well. This is not entirely true‚ studies show that behavior‚ culture‚ environmental and stress can make a big difference in our
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The main risk factor for stroke that could be controlled is high blood pressure. Other risk factors that could be controlled include diabetes caused when the body does not make or use insulin properly‚ heart diseases such as cardiomyopathy‚ coronary heart disease and heart failure‚ smoking which causes damage to blood vessels and raise blood pressure‚ alcohol and drug abuse‚ and obesity. Risk factors for stroke that cannot be controlled are age‚ gender‚ race
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FACTORS AFFECTING HYPERTENSION FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED Sedentary Lifestyle Those who do not exercise are more likely to develop hypertension. These people tend to have higher heartbeat rates than those who work out‚ and this forces the heart to work harder during each contraction. This puts more pressure on the arteries‚ so the propensity for heart diseases or heart attacks becomes greater. A sedentary lifestyle is also a precursor to being overweight or obese‚ which is another hypertension
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External/Internal Factors When analyzing a company it is important to understand what the internal and external factors of the company are and how those factors are affecting the four functions of management. The four functions of management are planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Internal factors affect what happens within the company and external factors are the outside environment that affects the company. Through strategic planning the company can build on its strengths
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The four factors of production consist of natural resources‚ capital‚ human resources‚ and entrepreneurship. These factors are constantly evolving with the era business. A successful business uses the four factors in its own personal way. I feel that certain eras‚ depending on its main need‚ required a focus in a certain factor of production. I feel that the common theme for requiring evolution in the factors of production is an increase in the demand of technology. As businesses grow‚ the demand
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Environmental Factors Antonio Presley University of Phoenix August 31‚ 2009 Abstract Every organization has rules‚ regulations‚ and guidelines that help govern the conduct of the employees‚ global and domestic marketing decisions‚ and environmental factors. PepsiCo‚ success can be affected by an internal or external environment analysis. An internal or external environment analysis is an analysis of the target market for a company’s goods or services that can provide understanding of environmental
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Risk Factors are actions or conditions that an individual or group of individuals do that increases their risk of developing a disease. The disease isn’t just limited to infectious diseases but can also include chronic disease such as obesity. Risk Factors can either be modifiable‚ non modifiable‚ and also social/environmental risk factors. Modifiable risk factors mean you can take measures by altering ones life to remove the potential risk of developing a disease. Non modifiable works in the opposite
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Geographic and Environmental Factors An example of physical geographic factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United States are the Appalachian Mountains and the discovery of the Cumberland Gap. The second geographical factor that significantly contributed to the development and expansion of the United States is the major rivers of the Midwest regions such as‚ “The Mississippi‚ Ohio‚ Missouri‚ Illinois‚ and other rivers knit together the American nation over the course of
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head: MCDONALD’S: A GIANT MARKET McDonald’s: A Giant Marketing Success Story in APA style (your name) (your school) McDonald’s 2 Abstract When it comes to marketing a business domestically and globally‚ a lot of environmental factors come into play. These can involve finances of a foreign country‚ customs‚ culture‚ and trends. McDonald’s has been a worldwide corporate success‚ and much of this success has been due to their marketing decisions. Here‚ we will find out what exactly
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What causes people from rural areas in Peru to move to its capital‚ Lima‚ and what are the effects it has on the way of living? This is a big concern for the Peruvian people whose lives are affected by an increase in poverty‚ invaded settlements‚ and crime. Lima is crowded with people who live in very poor conditions due to the lack of employment. In order to explain the current situation in Lima I truly feel one must understand its history. Peru is a country which history contained many different
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