Ch.1 Human Movement Studies as a Discipline & a Profession – Flashcards
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human movement studies
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discipline concerned in understanding how & why people move and the factors that limit & enhance our capacity to move. --focus on the field & methodology.
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objective
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--is to develop an informed understanding of the disciple of kinesiology (exercise science) & profession it supports. --to develop a broader understanding of past & potential contributions from kinesiology to society.
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biology
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study of movement is nested w/in this b/c movement is a fundamental property (an indicator) of life.
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human movement
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offers a valuable medium for study of biological phenomena fundamental to developmental changes across a life span, to adaptation, & to the interactions of genetic and environmental factors that indicate human phenotypic expression.
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life span
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changes that occur w/ aging as a consequence of internal processes.
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adaptation
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changes that occur as an accommodation or adjustment to environmental processes. --must make its way through next generation
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genetic & environmental factors
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nature & nurture --people have genes which promote certain abilities over others.
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knowledge
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fundamental to optimizing health and performance & preventing injury and illness.
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physical educators
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the forebears of the modern field of human movement studies were?
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discipline
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develop a coherent busy of knowledge that describes, explains, predicts key phenomena from the domain of interest. (Ex. exercise science) --organized body of knowledge
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profession
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attempt to improve the condition of society by providing a regulated service in which practices & educational or training programs are developed in accordance w/ knowledge available from 1 or more relevant disciplines (Ex. physical therapist)
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elite physical performance
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can teach is about physiology & adaptation
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organization or society
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1 indicator of a strong discipline or profession is its representation by a professional?
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journals
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societies are often accompanied by?
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exercise science or kinesiology
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what is human movement studies sometimes also called?
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benefit from knowledge about optimizing movement
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1. professional trainer 2. athletes (performance & injury movement) 3. elderly (lose movement, lose independence) 4. children (need to develop behaviors to keep) 5. PT's, OT's, PA's
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psychology or education
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you can't study exercise science w/o relating to other fields like?
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anthropology; bio-archeology
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figuring out history based on bodies. (Ex. look at athlete, see arms are asymmetrical, figure out why people throw things)
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disevolution
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shaping ourselves different from the environment
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department of public health (DPH)
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where does the money for research go?
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soft money position
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no money for you if your grant goes away
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national institute of health (NIH)
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where people usually ask for money from
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NIA
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national institute on aging
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NIS
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national institue of neurological disorders & strength
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CAM
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complementary & alternative medicine
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horizontal integration
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integration across organ systems
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vertical integration
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integration from muscle to cell organ
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WHO definition of health
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a state of complete physical, mental, & societal well-being and not merely the absence or infirmity
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adaptive physiology
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--inherent adaptations such as those related to development, again, & pathophysiological conditions. --adaptations to the external environment such as those occurring w/ exercise, microgravity, hypoxia, hypo- & hyper- thermic conditions.
