_____ Prevention Tries to Prevent Disease or Injury from Occurring

question 33

Short Answer

_____ prevention tries to prevent disease or injury from occurring at all by focusing on aspects of the social or physical environment that contribute to the disease or injury.

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Definitions:

Microsleep

Brief sleep period lasting a second or so.

Sporadic Napping

The act of taking short, unplanned periods of sleep at irregular intervals.

Pseudocoma

A condition in which an individual appears to be in a coma but is actually aware and conscious.

RAS

Acronym for the Reticular Activating System, a network of neurons located in the brainstem that regulates wakefulness and sleep-wake transitions.