Lifetime Health: Chapter One Review

Physical health includes:

1.) Being disease-free 2.) Maintaining your recommended body weight 3.) Exercising regularly

Mental health includes:

1.) Being free of phobias 2.) Viewing difficulties as challenges

Emotional health includes:

1.) Expressing feelings in appropriate ways 2.) Expressing anger without using violence

Spiritual health includes:

1.) Feeling at peace with yourself 2.) Understanding your purpose in life or practicing a religion

Social health includes:

1.) Interacting well with people 2.) Having satisfying relationships

Environmental health includes:

1.) Recycling newspapers, glass, and aluminum cans

Heart disease is an example of what?

A lifestyle disease.

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A message about an issue is a public service announcement.

Public service announcement (PSA)

A message created to educate people about an issue.

Value

A strong belief or ideal.

How can you take charge of your wellness through your attitude?

Acting in ways that work to make you a healthier person, such as putting forth an effort to change the way you cope with stress and change the way you feel about yourself and others.

What are not considered controllable risk factors?

Age, race, and gender.

Risk factor

Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems.

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Being an advocate involves speaking out or arguing in favor of something.

How can you reach higher levels on the wellness continuum?

By coping with your emotions, having health relationships, and making smarter decisions.

How have the causes of health problems changed from the past to today?

Contracting an infectious and most likely incurable illness deemed a person unhealthy in the past, but through medical and technological advances, sedentary lifestyles that include unhealthy behaviors deem a person unhealthy.

Lifestyle diseases

Diseases caused partly by health risk behaviors and partly by other factors.

What are some behaviors you can practice that will improve your chances of living a long, healthy life?

Getting active, eating a balanced diet, refraining from the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as refraining from sexual activity.

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Governmental rules and regulations called public policy address issues of health.

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Health issues can be addressed in part by the medical advances made by doctors and researchers that can help people live longer, healthier lives.

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Many public agencies and schools help prevent illness and injury and promote health through education.

How can society have an influence on your wellness?

Negative and positive influences, such as peer pressure and drama/conflict among your friends and family can greatly affect your wellness.

Sedentary

Not taking part in a physical activity on a regular basis.

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One way health problems can be addressed is through technology, which includes the use of computers, lasers, and other revolutionary techniques.

How can the environment have an influence on your wellness?

Pollutants, safety regulations, and the availability and use of medical care.

What are the positive and negative effects that can affect your position on the wellness continuum?

Positives include: -Having high self-esteem -Being physically fit -Making new friends Negatives include: -Abusing alcohol -Extreme dieting -Using drugs -Smoking cigarettes

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Responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans each year, diabetes is a disease in which the body's cells cannot obtain sugar from the blood.

How can a sedentary lifestyle lead to health problems?

Sedentary lifestyles lead to health problems by raising a person's risk of certain diseases (i.e. heart disease or diabetes).

Why is it important for you to know your audience when you advocate for better health?

Some issues bring up strong feelings and opinion in people and the success of your message can depend on how sensitive you are to these feelings and opinions.

Why is it important to have the most current and accurate information when you advocate for a health issue?

Spreading the wrong idea to a general audience can lead to misunderstandings and further complications.

What are the leading causes of death in your age group (13-19)?

Suicide, homicide, and motor vehicle accidents.

How has technology improved your health and the health of others in the world?

Technology has allowed the research and medical advances we as a society need to improve our overall health.

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The American Diabetes Association promotes health education to teach the public about diabetes and ways to prevent it.

Mental health

The ability to cope with the demands of daily life.

Wellness

The achievement of a person's best in all six components of health.

How can culture have an influence on your wellness?

The diet of your particular culture can affect your body differently; how is the food prepared? What is in it?

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The insulin pump is a medical advance that helps people with diabetes maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Health literacy

The knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health.

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The practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community is called public health.

Public health

The practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community.

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Volunteering at a local clinic or public agency is one way you can become an advocate.

How can heredity have an influence on your wellness?

You can inherit diseases and other medical conditions that run in your family lineage.