Health
The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
Disease
An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally
Self-efficacy
An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
Predisposing
Physical, mental, etc that affects the likelihood that a person will decide to change
Enabling
skills and abilities, physical, emotional, and mental capabilities that make it possible to succeed in changing behavior
Reinforcing factors
Rewards, encouragement, and recognition that influence our behavior in the short run
Dimensions of health
physical, mental, social, emotional, spiritual
Leading causes of death 15-24
1. accidents
2. suicide
3. homicide
4. cancer
5. heart disease
Health literacy
a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services, and to use these resources to promote one's health and wellness
Transtheoretical Model of Change
1. Precontemplation- no intention of addressing issue in 6 months
2. Contemplation- thinking about making change in 6 months
3. Preparation- intends to make change in 1 month & has plan
4. Action- modifies behavior in observable way
5. Maintenance- mainta
Health Belief Model
-emphasizes the influence of personal beliefs on process of creating change
-perceived threat
-perceived severity
-perceived benefit
-cues to action
Eustress
positive stress
Distress
negative stress
Homeostasis
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
fight or flight response
-set of physical reactions that prepares you to deal with perceived threat
-can be unhelpful or even harmful
-when experienced too often, can take a powerful toll on the body & health
General Adaptation Syndrome
-alarm: body activates fight or flight response, boosts levels of stress hormones, increases heart rate
-resistance: body mobilizes homeostatic mechanisms that make it more resistant
-exhaustion: stressors are sever or persistent
-allostatic overload: har
Macrinutrients
nutrients your body needs in relatively large quantities.
-carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water
- first 3 known energy-yielding nutrients, provide energy to move,think and survive
food poisoning
an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
food allergy
a response by your immune system to the proteins in certain foods
Choose My Plate
USDA food grouping system that guides nutrition and health
Calorie
Unit of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body
Probiotics
live microbes applied to or ingested into the body, intended to exert a beneficial effect
Prebiotics
nutrients that encourage the growth of beneficial microbes in the intestine