Health Unit 1

What is a continuum of health?

A continuum of health is a gradual progression from illness to wellness.

List all the stages in the body's response to stress.

Alarm stage, resistance stage, exhaustion stage.

Define the term emotion.

An emotion is a reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body, and behavior.

What is meant by the term risk factor?

Any action or condition that increases the probability of injury, disease, or other negative outcome.

Name the steps you can take to meet personal health goals.

Gaining awareness, gaining knowledge, and building skills.

List the primary emotions.

Happiness, sadness, anger, and fear

When should you suspect quackery?

If somebody claims a product is the only possible cure, the promised results seem too good to be true, or if its proclaimed to have "special" or "secret ingredients.

List the learned emotions.

Love, guilt, and shame

List the top three causes of death of young people.

Motor-vehicle injuries, homicide, and other injuries.

Describe all the types of health.

Physical health refers to how well your body function. The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings is called mental health. Emotional health refers to how you react to events in your life. Social health refers to how well you get along with others.

What are the three aspects of well-being that are important for overall health?

Physical health, mental and emotional health, and social health.

List the five levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Physical needs, safety, belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

Define self-esteem.

Self-esteem refers to how much you respect yourself and like yourself.

List the five traits of personality.

The five traits are extroversion, agreeableness, consciousness, emotional stability, and openness to experiences.

List the categories of risk factors

Uncontrollable, controllable, short-term, long-term

When do you experience stress?

You experience stress when situations, events, or people make demands o your body and mind.

Emotional Signs of Stress

irritable, angry, impatient, nervous, increased crying

Physical Signs of Stress

muscle tension, headache, upset stomach, pounding heart, shortness of breath, increased sweating, skin rash

Behavior Signs of Stress

overeating or hardly eating, sleeping problems, hurrying; talking fast, withdrawals from relationships, reckless behavior

Changes in Thinking of Stress

unable to concentrate, negative thinking, excessive worrying, self-criticism, being critical of others