External Stressors & Health (poverty, violence & racism)

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Across
  1. 2. treatment less likely for low income people to seek
  2. 4. "Health is wealth." the most valuable thing is __health.
  3. 8. main factor that influences lifelong health is___"
  4. 10. disorder abbreviation of PTSD
  5. 12. poverty causes people to work harder and take jobs that are not safe creating ____.
  6. 15. __& friends, although not victims of violence may experience indirect trauma
  7. 17. American population suffering from increase in hate crimes during Covid pandemic
  8. 18. violence makes it difficult for mother to ____their children
  9. 19. there is a strong link between ____and the ability to maintain physical & mental health
  10. 21. lack of nutrition & ____ care for pregnant women prevents children from reaching their full potential in life
  11. 22. racism can result in___thoughts
  12. 25. generalized beliefs of a certain population of people
  13. 26. although women are more likely to experience domestic violence it is a problem for women and __
  14. 29. term used for victims who survive violence who believe they should have done more to save others
  15. 30. "__of poverty" phrase used to describe children living in poverty will usually become adults living in poverty which can be generational
  16. 31. largest population of group experiencing poverty
Down
  1. 1. According to the article:How Poverty Affects Health... poverty "means living without the ___"
  2. 3. mental health issues due to violence,if not treated can cause serious anxiety or___.
  3. 5. putting down one group of people for another group's gain
  4. 6. "neighborhood factors such as limited access to healthy foods & higher instances of violence can affect health by influencing___"
  5. 7. children exposed to poverty suffer stress & anxiety just like ___.
  6. 9. type of violence considered a crime in every state
  7. 11. type of violence linked to possession of weapons and later arrests for violent crimes
  8. 13. stress related to proverty,violence & racism can reinforce negative emotions and __development
  9. 14. victims experience more trauma after a mass shooting compared to a ___disaster
  10. 16. chronic exposure to stress will___the heart rate, blood pressure causing the increase risk in heart disease for children
  11. 20. primary cause of death of African American youth
  12. 23. racism can cause stress which increases blood pressure and weaken the ___system
  13. 24. good mental health is critical to daily tasks-poverty can result in serious ______
  14. 27. violence causing injuries or doctor visits can result in ___loss
  15. 28. a nutritional program along with medicaid and tax credits are used to support those living in poverty