what are the different factors that influence a persons health?
heredity, environment, media, technology, healthcare, and behavior.
List the three types of risk factors that can affect a persons health
short and long term consequences, control the risk factor, analyze benefits and risks.
culture
the beliefs and patterns that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation.
What are the three most common deaths for young people today?
Motor- vehicle injuries, homicide, and other injuries.
what are the three steps in helping you meet your personal health goals?
gaining awareness, gaining knowledge, and building skills.
what is a value?
the standard and beliefs that are most important to you.
health literacy
a person who has the ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve his/her health.
advocacy
this skill involves using communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions.
when should you suspect quackery?
when it seems to good to be true.
fraud
if a person tells lies to obtain money or property.
whats personality?
the behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make you an individual.
describe the five traits of personality.
extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experiences.
whats a psychologist?
a person who studies how people think,feel and behave.
name the learned emotions
love, guilt, and shame.
whats emotion?
a reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body and behavior.
what are maslows heirarchy of needs?
physical needs, safety, belonging, esteem, self actualization
why should you avoid using defense mechanisms to often?
you may not know how to express your true feelings and develop skills that are important for your mental and emotional health
what is a coping stragedy
a way of dealing with an uncomfortable feeling or situation.
what is defense mechinism
a coping stragedy that helps you protect yourself from difficult feelings
what are the stages of stress?
alarm stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage