Personal Health and Wellness

An individual is a fifty-year-old smoker that lives in a highly polluted city, gets no exercise, eats fast food every day, and has a family history of lung cancer. Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor?

heredity

Lifestyle diseases are caused by a combination of __________.

heredity, unhealthy behaviors, and the environment

Which of these factors does NOT significantly affect our wellness?

number of siblings

Identify the characteristics of a physically healthy person.

A physically healthy person eats healthy food, exercises regularly, avoids harmful habits, prevents injuries, and gets adequate rest each day.

Compare the most likely cause of death for an individual born in 1900 and an individual born in 2006.

In 1900, communicable diseases, like pneumonia, TB, influenza, chicken pox, and polio, were the most common causes of death. In 2006, lifestyle diseases, like cancer, heart disease, and stroke, were the most common causes of death.

Which of the following is NOT an effective way of taking charge of your health and wellness?

following the advice of the media

Describe the major differences between a person with good wellness and one heading toward premature death.

People with wellness have maintained balance between the six dimensions of health over a long period of time. Everyone has their ups and downs in various parts of their lives, but striving to improve the six dimensions of health at all times is the sign of a person with wellness. On the other hand, when the six dimensions of health are not properly maintained, premature death is often the result.

Explain how poor physical health may affect your social health.

Poor physical health can result in an unhealthy body composition, which in turn, may lower your self-esteem. A low self-esteem makes it more difficult to create healthy social bonds. Poor physical health may also make it more difficult to participate in many social activities.

Define and describe the different types of risk factors.

Risk factors are anything that increase your chances of injury, illness, or health problems. There are two types or risk factors: controllable and uncontrollable. Uncontrollable risk factors are those like age, gender, race, etc., which you cannot change. Controllable risk factors relate to your situation or behavior choices.

Cancer and diabetes are two common hereditary diseases.

T

Overall health is related to a balance of the six dimensions of health.

T

Two components of your environment that can affect your wellness are peer influence and role models.

T

Wellness is a goal for which we all strive by improving each of the six dimensions of health.

T

Discuss the importance of your peer group with regard for striving toward wellness.

We tend to make choices that are similar to those made by the people with whom we spend the most time. If your peer group values and strives for wellness, then you are likely to do the same. Conversely, if your peers have poor wellness, then you may also suffer.

Someone who promotes health and chooses safe, healthy, and legal behaviors is demonstrating which of the following skills?

being responsible