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What three elements combine to define health?
What three elements combine to define health?
- Mental/emotional, financial, and social.
- Physical, mental/emotional, and social. (correct)
- Social, spiritual, and environmental.
- Physical, financial, and environmental.
Maintaining physical health involves getting excessive hours of sleep each night.
Maintaining physical health involves getting excessive hours of sleep each night.
False (B)
Name three characteristics of people who are mentally and emotionally healthy.
Name three characteristics of people who are mentally and emotionally healthy.
Enjoy challenges, accept responsibility for their actions, have a sense of control over their lives (or other answers from the text)
Your social network is made up of family, friends, teachers, and other _______ members.
Your social network is made up of family, friends, teachers, and other _______ members.
Match each tip with the aspect of health it primarily supports:
Match each tip with the aspect of health it primarily supports:
What does maintaining healthy relationships primarily contribute to?
What does maintaining healthy relationships primarily contribute to?
Wellness is only related to physical well-being, and not mental or social health.
Wellness is only related to physical well-being, and not mental or social health.
What is the term for an ongoing condition or illness, like heart disease or obesity?
What is the term for an ongoing condition or illness, like heart disease or obesity?
The healthful behaviors that promote your wellness can be seen as a point along a sliding scale called the health _______.
The healthful behaviors that promote your wellness can be seen as a point along a sliding scale called the health _______.
Match each health aspect with its correct description:
Match each health aspect with its correct description:
Which of the following factors affecting health is determined by traits passed on from parents?
Which of the following factors affecting health is determined by traits passed on from parents?
Your physical environment does not impact your overall health.
Your physical environment does not impact your overall health.
Give three examples of physical environmental factors that can affect your health.
Give three examples of physical environmental factors that can affect your health.
The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group define its _______.
The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group define its _______.
Match each term with its effect on health:
Match each term with its effect on health:
What type of websites are generally considered reliable sources for valid health information?
What type of websites are generally considered reliable sources for valid health information?
Optimists generally experience better health compared to pessimists.
Optimists generally experience better health compared to pessimists.
Besides heredity and environment, what is another influence on your health?
Besides heredity and environment, what is another influence on your health?
_______ is defined as the various methods for communicating information, influencing your decisions.
_______ is defined as the various methods for communicating information, influencing your decisions.
Match what influences are to their definition
Match what influences are to their definition
Flashcards
Health
Health
The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
Your health triangle
Your health triangle
The sides of your health triangle should be equal for good health and energy.
Physical health
Physical health
How well your body functions.
Mental/Emotional health
Mental/Emotional health
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Social health
Social health
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Wellness
Wellness
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Chronic disease
Chronic disease
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Heredity
Heredity
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Environment
Environment
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Peers
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Culture
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Attitude
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Behavior
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Media and technology
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Study Notes
- Being in the best of health involves making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors throughout life.
- Individuals are responsible for their own health and can develop the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain it.
- Health is a combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
- A balanced health triangle includes physical, mental/emotional, and social health.
- Maintaining a strong foundation for health provides the energy to enjoy life and pursue dreams.
- All sides of the health triangle should be equal.
Physical Health
- Physical health involves how well the body functions.
- Recommendations for maintaining physical health include:
- Getting 8-10 hours of sleep each night
- Eating nutritious meals and drinking at least eight cups of water daily
- Engaging in at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity
- Daily bathing, brushing, and flossing
- Avoiding risky behaviors like tobacco, alcohol, and drug use
Mental/Emotional Health
- Mental/emotional health reflects a person's feelings and thoughts.
- It encompasses:
- How one feels about themself
- How one meets the demands of daily life
- How one copes with life's problems
- Characteristics of mentally and emotionally healthy individuals:
- Enjoy challenges
- Accept responsibility for actions
- Have a sense of control over their lives
- Express emotions appropriately
- Maintain a positive outlook
- Manage life's stresses and frustrations
- Make thoughtful and responsible decisions
Spiritual and Social Health
- Spiritual health is having a feeling of purpose and values, providing a sense of meaning in life.
- Social health involves getting along with others, and healthy relationships are important for social health.
- A social network includes family, friends, teachers, and other community members.
- Tips for maintaining healthy relationships:
- Seek and provide support
- Communicate clearly and listen
- Show respect and care for oneself and others
Wellness and Health Continuum
- A balanced health triangle leads to a high degree of wellness.
- Wellness is an overall state of well-being or total health.
- Wellness results from making responsible decisions and practicing healthful behaviors based on health knowledge and attitudes.
- Healthful behaviors promote wellness, and health can be viewed on a continuum or sliding scale.
- Half of all American adults have a chronic disease like heart disease, obesity, or cancer which are ongoing conditions or illnesses.
Influences on Health
- Factors like heredity, physical and social environments, culture, attitude, behavior, and media influence health.
- Understanding these factors aids in making informed decisions about health.
Heredity and Environment
- Heredity includes traits biologically passed from parents, influencing health.
- It's beneficial to inquire about family health conditions.
- Environment is the sum of surroundings, including physical locations, people, and culture.
- Physical environmental factors impacting health:
- Neighborhood and school safety
- Air and water quality
- Availability of libraries, parks, recreational facilities, and medical care
- Cleanliness of surroundings
- Social environment consists of family and peers.
- Peers are individuals of the same age who share similar interests.
Peer Influence and Culture
- Peers can positively influence by encouraging new activities, interests, and friendships.
- Negative peer influences may involve avoiding responsibilities, risky behaviors, and damaging relationships.
- Culture includes collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group.
- Culture influences health through language, foods, spiritual beliefs, and traditions.
- Attitude impacts health, optimists usually being healthier than pessimists.
- Complete control is exerted over behaviors, choosing healthful actions over high-risk ones, such as nutritious food choices and physical activity.
Media, Technology, and Valid Health Information
- Media, including print and technology, influences decisions by constantly communicating information.
- Technology includes radio, television, and the Internet.
- Seek valid health information on websites ending in .gov and .edu, maintained by professional health organizations.
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