1.1.1 Study: What is Health? Study Sheet

Identify skills for emotional and mental health.

- Accept new ideas - Take responsibility for your actions - Be patient with yourself - Find activities that you enjoy. - Learn new skills and information.

What are some issues that affect your social health?

- Communication - Network of peers and family members - Ability to handle conflict

Identify skills for social health.

- Develop healthy relationships - Develop communication skills - Develop listening skills. - Care for others

Identify skills for physical health.

- Eat a well-balanced diet. - Exercise regularly - Get plenty of sleep each night. - Practice good hygiene

What are some signs of good emotional health?

- Feeling condfident in your abilities and yourself - Participating in hobbies - Taking actions to reach your goals - Taking time to relax - Sharing feelings with others - Taking responsibility for your actions - Keeping promises

What are some issues that affect your physical health?

- Food and nutrition - Exercise and movement - Sleep and rest - Injuries and illness

What 4 broad categories can influence your physical health?

- Lifestyle choices (foods you eat, how much you exercise, and your sleep patterns, and whether you use tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs) - Biology and genetics (diseases or traits that have been passed down through family members, and disabilities you were born with that might affect the way your body functions) - Environment (climate, air pollution, and harmful substances in foods) - Health care (how often you visit doctors and whether you follow your doctor's health advice)

What are some issues that affect your emotional and mental health?

- Stress - Anxiety - Anger - Self-image

What are 3 things you can do to ensure social health? Fill in the table.

1. To build and maintain strong personal connections, you should surround yourself with people who contribute to healthy relationships and offer support. These can include trustworthy family members, friends, peers, and coworkers with whom you share mutual respect. 2. Having the ability to deal with and resolve conflicts both on an individual and group level helps you become a positive and productive member of society. This includes repsecting others and developing both conflict reolution skills and refusal skills. 3. To be socially healthy, you must learn how to express your feelings, ideas, and desires in a clear and calm way and develop listening skills. This allows you to build trusting relationships while also building you own self-esteem.

body system

A group of organs that work together to perform related functions.

stress

A mental state consisting of strong feelings of anxiety, worry, or even anger caused by problematic events in one's life.

self-image

A person's conception or mental image of him or herself.

health

A person's overall physical, mental, and social condition. Not just the absence of disease or "feeling sick."

organ

A specialized structure that carries out a specific function in a living organism.

coping strategy

A technique or behavior a person uses to handle stress.

Explain how environment affect your health.

Environment includes, climate, air quality, and the availability of clean water and nutritious food options, as well as health care and other necessary services accessible in your surroundings. The people and recreational facilities in your neighborhood also make up part of the environment. A neighborhood park can encourage physical activities and help you maintain your physical health.Explain how family can affect your health.

Explain how family can affect your health.

Family can influence the foods you eat, the level of social stress in your life, and even your health insurance status. You can also inherit aspects of your health from your parents and grandparents. Hereditary traits include skin color, eye color, hair color, body size, body type, and the likelihood of getting certain diseases. Musical and athletic abilities may also be passed along through heredity.

Explain how peers can affect your health.

Friends and other people in your age group can be a strong influence. Peer pressure can affect your health choices positively or negatively. If you are pressured by your friends to participate in risky behaviors, such as smoking, this would have a negative influence on your health. If your friends encourage you to eat nutritious foods and use seat belts, this would have a positive influence on your health.

Briefly describe the function of the urinary system.

In order to maintain homeostasis of body fluids, the kidneys filter the blood and eliminate wastes from it.

Briefly describe the function of the nervous system.

It monitors cellular homeostatic activities by checking the blood for chemical changes and hormone levels. It monitors environmental changes through sensory organs. It responds to homeostatic changes by stimulating muscle activity and the relase oof hormones.

Explain how individual responsibility can affect your health.

Many of your current lifestyle choices, such as those relating to food, exercise, sleep, personal hygiene, and stress management, will have a future impact on your health. All people should strive to protect themselves against disease and reveive adequate health care.

Explain how school and community can affect your health.

Schools can support the well-being of students by offering healthful food choices. Schools also have a responsibility to protect students from violence and bullying. Communities can positively influence citizens' health by offering health education, health screenings, and immunization programts. First aid, cardiopulmonary resusciation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) availability and training are other ways a community can have a positive impact on everyone's health.

Briefly describe the function of the muscular system.

Smooth muscles are found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach or blood vessels. These muscles are not under voluntary control. The skeletal muscles are attached to bones and are under voluntary control. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart. The heart muscle is under involuntary control.

Briefly describe the function of the reproductive system.

Sperm are produced by teh male reproductive system, and it transfers them into the female reproductive system. The female reproductive system produces egg cells. It receives and transports sperm cells and, after sperm and egg cells fuse, supports the development of a baby.

Explain how technology can affect your health.

Technology can help prevent accidents and treat illnesses. For example, pedestrian crosswalks with audible directions can help people with poor vision safely cross streets. The internet allows citizens to research health topics and connect with doctos. Other examples of health technologies include automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ambulances, and advanced screening equipment used to diagnose diseases.

mental and emotional health

The ability of a person to learn new ideas, tolerate differences, distinguish fantasy from reality, and appropriately control and express his or her feelings.

Briefly describe the function of the cardiovascular system.

The cardiovascular and respritory sustems work together to supply oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the cells. THey also play roles in water balance, pH regulation, and maintenance of body temperature.

physical health

The condition of a living organism at a given time.

Physical health (component of health)

The condition of a living organism's body at a given time. This includes the presence or absence of disease or abnormality. IT also includes one's ability to deal with the physical demands of daily living.

social health

The condition of a person's relationship with others.

Briefly describe the function of the digestive system.

The digestive system works with the cardiovascular system and lymphatic system to supply cells with nutrients. The system also aids in maintaining water balance.

Briefly describe the function of the endocrine system.

The endocrine system is made up of glands found throughout the body that release endocrine secretions called hormones into the bloodstream. Hormones help to control bodily metabolic activity.

Briefly describe the function of the immune system.

The immune system protects the body from foreign substances and cells by producing an immune response.

Explain how media can affect your health.

The objective of ads and commercials is to make people buy a product. It is up to you to scrutinize the quality and truthfulness of everything you view, hear, or read in the media that claims to be good for your health. Knowing how to evaluate health products and servixces allows you to make informed health choices.

Briefly describe the function of the respiratory system

The respiratory system is a series of organs used for breathing in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide.

Briefly describe the function of the skeletal system.

The skeletal system provides structure and support to softer tissues and organs within the body. One function is to provide a place for muscles to attach, enabling movment. Bones store calcium and phosphorus. Red and white blood cells are produced in bone marrow.

Briefly describe the function of the skin system.

The skin is important in maintaining homeostasis in the body. The skin is a barrier to pathogens and protects tissues and organs. IT helps regulate body temperature and contains sensory receptors that respond to pain, heat, cold, touch, and pressure.

Social health (component of health)

This concerns the condition of a person's relationship with others.

Emotional and mental health (component of health)

This includes a person's ability to learn new ideas and handle change. It also involves the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality and appropriately express one's feelings.

What is emotional health, and what are some symptoms of poor emotional health?

Your mental and emotional health involves many things, such as managing stress and developing coping strategies when dealing with difficult events in your life. It also includes having a positive self-image, feeling confident, and being able to manage your feelings in a positive way. Signs of stress include: - Feeling nervous - Being anxious - Having difficulty sleeping - Eating too little or too much - Being afraid - Crying or becoming angry often - Feeling exhausted

Explain in about 100 words how the three parts of the health triangle work together to ensure good health.

Your physical health affects your emotions. Your emotions affect how you socialize with your friends. Your social network influences how physically active you are. When your body is not in balance, you may feel unmotivated, sad, and stressed. This can limit the activities you engage in and your desire to connect with others socially. To maintain wellness, it is important to keep the three parts of the health triangle in balance.