Health Chapter 1

_____ is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.

Health

______ provides people with a. Deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life

Spiritual Health

A person with a balanced health triangle is said to have a high degree of ______.

Wellness

Which of the following is not an aspect of physical health?

Making and keeping friends

Which statement is true about a person who is in good social health?

She gets along with others.

You are likely to move in a negative direction on the health continuum if

You fail to practice healthful behaviors

Which of the following is not true of someone with good mental/emotional health?

He dwells on negative thoughts

What are some characteristics of a person with good mental/emotional health?

Enjoy challenges, responsibility, sxpressing emotin in a healthy way, positive thoughts

How can your health triangle become unbalanced, and how can this imbalance effect your health?

Spending to much or too little time on one side is bad and unbalanced

List specific actions that teens can take to improve their wellness.

Have a good friend group, eat healthy, enough sleep, exercise, good hygiene, avoid drugs etc.

How do your health behaviors affect your position on the health continuum?

Good behavior leads to a long healthy life, and bad behavior leads to death

You ____ consists of traits that are biologically passed on to you by your parents.

Heredity

A person's ethnicity, religion, and language are part of her ____

Culture

_______ personalities may become our role models for how to behave.

Media

What technique can you use to locate valid health information on the Internet?

Locate sites that use .gov or .edu in their addresses.

Cultural influences on your health include

Beliefs, customs, and behaviors

The media is a powerful influence because it

Is constantly present

What are some ways that peers can influence your health both positively and negatively?

Encourage you to help others and do your homework and influence your to do drugs and alcohol

Think about your own culture, including your ethnic background, spirituality, language, and community. What are some practices within your culture that influence your health?

Food style

What are some ways that your attitudes influence your health?

If you have a positive attidue that you can have positive effects on life aboid drugs etc.

_______ means taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

Prevention

____ is a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors

Abstinence

_____ risks are risks that add up over time

cumulative

Which of the following statements is true?

Risk behaviors can harm your health

A person who practices multiple risk behaviors at the same time is likely to

Face more negative consequences

Personal habits and behaviors that relate to the way a person lives are called

Lifestyle factors

What are two risk behaviors that pose a threat to the health of teens today?

Drugs and alcohol

How are teens' perceptions of risk behaviors influenced by what they believe others are doing

Behave how those around you behave. (Wants to be popular)

What is abstinence and what are the effects of practicing abstinence?

It is a decision to avoid high-risk

_____ empowers people to live healthfully and improve their quality of life

Health education

Health goals for the United States may be found in______

Healthy people

A person who lacks ______ finds it difficult to obtain, understand, and use valid health information.

Health literacy

Health education provides

Accurate health information

Experts think that poor health literacy influences a person's health more than

Age, income, and education

Why is it a good investment for the United States to keep its citizens healthy?

Spend 1.9 trillion dollars a year on medical things

What role does the individual play in helping the nation achieve the goals of Healthy People

Set goals that support healthy people

How can health education help the nation achieve the Healthy people goals?

Provides accurate information and provides knowledge and skills.

How does being a self-directed learner affect a person's health literacy?

It makes it our own responsibility, and helps us learn how to take of ourselves better