Health Concepts and Essentials
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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?

<p>Sum of positive and negative influences on health and well-being, including health knowledge, communication skills, heredity, advocacy, and risks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is health knowledge?

<p>Information and understanding about health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a risk?

<p>Chance taken without knowledge of the outcome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a random event?

<p>Incident over which a person has little or no control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is wellness?

<p>Quality of life resulting from health status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health concept?

<p>Idea formed from comprehension of health knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health service?

<p>Work performed by a health-care provider.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health product?

<p>Item, such as dental floss, made to maintain and restore health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an emergency?

<p>Unexpected, serious situation calling for immediate action from the police, an emergency medical team, or fire department.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a pedigree?

<p>Chart showing genetic diseases or conditions in families and how family members are related.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a personal health record?

<p>Documents an individual's health history and lists the person's health care providers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is behavior?

<p>Way of acting in a situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are habits?

<p>Fixed automatic behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are healthful behaviors?

<p>Health-promoting behavior that can prevent injury and early death or improve the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are risk behaviors?

<p>Health-threatening behavior that can cause injury or early death or harm the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health behavior inventory?

<p>Personal assessment tool to help you learn if you are practicing a specific health behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is media?

<p>Forms of mass communication, such as TV, radio, newspapers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an advertisement (ad)?

<p>Paid announcement about a product or service designed to influence what you buy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a commercial?

<p>Ad on TV or radio.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is technology in media?

<p>Using high-tech equipment to communicate info in various forms, such as pop-up internet ads.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is culture?

<p>Arts or beliefs and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people at a certain time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is media literacy?

<p>Skill in recognizing and evaluating messages in media.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is advertising?

<p>A form of selling products or services using tactics such as brand loyalty, humor, and sex appeal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are communication skills?

<p>Skills such as active listening that help you share feelings, thoughts, and information with others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an I-message?

<p>Statement that contains a specific behavior or event, its effects on you, and expresses your feelings or thoughts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a you-message?

<p>Statement that blames or shames another person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is active listening?

<p>Way of responding by clarifying, restating, summarizing, or affirming that shows you hear and understand what someone is saying.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is peer pressure?

<p>Positive or negative influence consciously or unconsciously placed on others to behave in certain ways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are resistance skills?

<p>Skills for resisting peer pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is assertive behavior?

<p>Behavior which enables a person to act in his own best interests while respecting others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is mediation?

<p>Intervention in a dispute to resolve it, or intervention in a process or relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are conflict-resolution skills?

<p>The process by which parties engaged in a disagreement reach an agreement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is prejudice?

<p>Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health goal?

<p>Used to improve the efficiency of resource investment for health care and promotion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is life expectancy?

<p>The average period that a person may expect to live.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a health advocate?

<p>A family member, friend, coworker, or professional who helps understand illness and care.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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.

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