Health Chapters 1 - 2
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- Health
- the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
- Purpose
- To gain knowledge and skills to take charge of your health for a lifetime.
- Physical Health
- how well your body functions and how the body system works together
- Mental/Emotional Health
- Reflection of how you feel about yourself, how you meet the demands of your daily life, and how you cope with the problems that occur in life
- Social Well-Being
- The way you get along with others and how well you communicate with people
- Wellness
- Overall state of well-being or total health
- Chronic Disease
- An ongoing condition or illness
- Heredity
- Refers to all the traits that were biologically passed onto you from your parents
- Environment
- The sum of all your surroundings
- Attitude
- The way you view things
- Behavior
- The control we have over our actions
- Media & Technology
- 2 of the most powerful influences on your health
- Risk Behaviors
- Actions that can potentially threaten your health or health of others
- Cumulative Risk
- Related risks that can increase in effect with each added risk
- Prevention
- Taking steps to keep something from happening orr getting worse
- Abstinence
- A deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity, the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
- Lifestyle Factors
- Personal habits or behavior related to how a person lives
- Health Education
- Includes providing accurate health info and teaching health skills to help people
- Health Literacy
- Refers to a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health info and services to use these resources to promote one's health and wellness
- Health Skills
- Specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health
- Interpersonal Communication
- Exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between 2 or more people
- Refusal Skills
- Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful or go against your values
- Conflict Resolution
- The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving
- Stress
- The reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
- Values
- Ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that helpp quide the way you live
- Decision Making Skills
- Steps that enable you to make a healthful decision
- Goal
- Things you aim for that take planning and work
- Short-Term Goal
- Reach in a short time
- Long-Term Goal
- Reach in a long time
- Health Consumer
- Someone who purchases or uses health products or services
- Advertising
- A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing that product
- Comparison Shopping
- Judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors (quality, features, cost)