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What is health?
Quality of life including physical, mental-emotional, and family-social health.
What is mental-emotional health?
The condition of a person's mind and the ways to keep the body in good physical health.
What is family-social health?
The condition of a person's relationships with family members and with others.
What is health status?
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What is health knowledge?
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What is a risk?
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What is a random event?
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What is wellness?
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What is a health concept?
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What is a health service?
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What is a health product?
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What is an emergency?
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What is a pedigree?
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What is a personal health record?
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What is behavior?
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What are habits?
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What are healthful behaviors?
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What are risk behaviors?
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What is a health behavior inventory?
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What is media?
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What is an advertisement (ad)?
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What is a commercial?
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What is technology in media?
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What is culture?
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What is media literacy?
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What is advertising?
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What are communication skills?
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What is an I-message?
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What is active listening?
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What is peer pressure?
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What are resistance skills?
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What is assertive behavior?
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What is mediation?
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What are conflict-resolution skills?
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What is a health goal?
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Study Notes
Health Concepts
- Health encompasses physical, mental-emotional, and family-social dimensions, contributing to overall quality of life.
- Mental-emotional health involves maintaining both mental well-being and physical health.
- Family-social health refers to the quality of relationships with family members and peers.
Essentials of Health
- Health status is influenced by a combination of positive and negative factors, such as knowledge, communication skills, heredity, and risks.
- Health knowledge refers to the information and understanding about health-related matters.
- Risk signifies the uncertainty involved in taking chances without knowing potential outcomes.
Events and Wellness
- A random event is an occurrence that an individual has little or no control over.
- Wellness is a state resulting from the overall health status and quality of life achieved.
Health Definitions
- Health concept is an idea developed through understanding health knowledge.
- Health services involve work conducted by health-care providers aimed at improving well-being.
- Health products are items like dental floss designed to maintain or restore health.
Emergency and Records
- An emergency is an unexpected situation requiring immediate response from emergency services.
- A pedigree chart illustrates genetic conditions within families, detailing relationships among members.
- A personal health record documents an individual's health history and care providers.
Behavior and Habits
- Behavior is an individual's way of acting in different situations.
- Habits are fixed, automatic actions influenced by repeated behavior.
- Healthful behaviors promote health and can prevent injury and early death.
Health Threats
- Risk behaviors are actions that pose health threats, potentially causing injury or environmental harm.
- A health behavior inventory is a personal tool assessing one's engagement in specific health behaviors.
Media and Communication
- Media includes mass communication forms, such as television, radio, and newspapers.
- Advertisements are paid announcements intended to influence purchasing behavior.
- Commercials are advertisements specifically on TV or radio.
Media Technology and Literacy
- Technology in media relates to high-tech tools used to communicate information.
- Culture consists of the beliefs, arts, and customs defining a group's way of life.
- Media literacy is the skill to recognize and assess media messages critically.
Communication Skills
- Effective communication skills include active listening, allowing individuals to share and understand feelings.
- I-messages express feelings without blaming others, focusing on personal impact.
- You-messages place blame or shame on others, often leading to conflict.
Peer Dynamics and Skills
- Peer pressure can be both positive and negative, influencing behavior consciously or unconsciously.
- Resistance skills help individuals cope with peer pressure they experience.
- Assertive behavior involves standing up for oneself while respecting others' rights.
Conflict Management
- Mediation aims to resolve disputes through intervention between conflicting parties.
- Conflict-resolution skills facilitate reaching an agreement among parties in disagreement.
Social Issues
- Prejudice refers to judgments formed without solid reasoning or experiential basis.
- Health goals are objectives designed to enhance efficiency in health care resource investments.
- Life expectancy is the average duration a person is anticipated to live.
Advocacy and Support
- A health advocate is an individual who supports and represents a person’s health needs, ensuring they understand their health situation and care options.
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Explore key concepts related to health, including physical, mental-emotional, and family-social dimensions. This quiz covers the essentials of health knowledge, risk factors, and the influence of events on wellness. Test your understanding of how these elements contribute to overall quality of life.