Personal Assessments
Chapters 9-12

Chapter 9
What Is Your Risk for Heart Disease?
Coronary Disease Risk Prediction Score Sheet for Women Based on Total Cholesterol Level

Step 7 - Adding Up the points
Points Age - 3
Total Cholesterol - 1
HDL Cholesterol - 1
Blood Pressure - 2
Diabetes - 0
Smoker - 0
Point Total -7

Step 8 – 10 yr. CHD Risk
Total – 6%. According to the book for men of the same age have a 5% average CHD risk and the low risk is 3%. Ok so according to this I’m doing ok just need to adjust my diet to get it to that 5% range or lower.

Chapter 10
Thinking About Chronic Illness
1. I would only be thinking about how do I tell my daughter
2. Me being the person that I am, I would do my best to make the student feel very comfortable in the “new” her, by first giving pleasantries to her and tell her how good it is see her back and give her well wishes in this tough Health 101 class . I would be doing this while giving those that I overheard direct eye contact letting them know my distaste with their comments
3. I would have a family meeting and let them know my situation and explain that life as ordinary is going to change and that I am going to need to lean on their strength as we as a unit get through this difficult time and I need their patience and understanding as I put all my focus and concentration on my well-being.
4. Being that I’m very active and have loads of energy, I would probably accept the fact that it’s no longer a secret, embrace my walker by naming her BECKY and get movin’ on with LIFE
5. I would keep in touch with family and friends through text messaging and emails and social media sites to stay abreast on what’s going on in the world. I would inquire with different agencies for the blind and disabled to find out what services offer for my condition such as a companion pet, and mobile services such as dial-a-ride, and assisted living arrangements to help me fill my time
6. Yes I would look into other forms of parenting such as adoption or foster parenting it would fulfill me with the fact that there is a child that needs my love and I would shower him/her with unconditional love making a very happy environment and from the way things have been going, some HAPPY is much needed!
7. At first I would cry and once I have collected myself I would give myself a pep talk go down on my knees and pray and continue to thank god for life find my place of peace with the situation and adjust to my knew life style and enjoy what’s left of LIFE
8. With my vision, dexterity, motor skills, and ability to eat, drink, excrete waste, talk, write, and type are all compromised this means that I am now suffering and no longer able to enjoy life on any capacity and I also am a burden on my care givers and whatever family is left, this is something that the independent me can’t be so at this point I would contemplate ending my life.

Chapter 11
What Is Your Risk of Contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Characteristic points
Age 2
Sexual Practices 4
Sexual Attitudes 1
Attitudes toward contraception 1
Attitudes toward STD 4
Total 12
It states for my score of 12 that my risk is below average I totally agree with this statement I take the necessary precautions needed to prevent the contracting of STD’s

Chapter 12
How Compatible Are You?
Never=1
Sometimes true=2
Frequently true=3
Always true=4 1. 4 2. 4 3. 3 4. 3 5. 4 6. 3 7. 3 8. 3 9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 12. 3 13. 3 14. 3 15. 4 16. 4 17. 4 18. 4 19. 4 20. 4
Total 59
It states highly compatible I would like to think so! I agree but I am definitely aware of and working on the areas that could use improvement.