Health Vocabulary - Alyssa

Personal Identity

Your sense of yourself as a unique individual.

Role Model

Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you.

Personality

A complex set of characteristics that makes you unique.

Character

The distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.

Integrity

A firm observance of core ethical values.

Constructive Criticism

Non-hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement.

Mental/Emotional Health

The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life.

Resilient

The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, and crisis.

Self-Esteem

How much you value, respect, and feel confident in yourself.

Competence

Having enough skills to do something.

Hierarchy of Needs

Ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building toward the need to reach your highest potential.

Self-actualization

To strive to be the best you can.

Emotions

Signals that tell your mind and body how to react.

Hormones

Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells.

Hostility

The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior

Empathy

The ability to understand and imagine how someone else feels.

Defense Mechanisms

Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions or situations.