Health
The overall well-being of your body your mind and your relationships with other people
Quality-of-life
The degree of overall satisfaction
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Wellness
Perfect or ideal health estate of high-level health
Goal
Result that a person aims for and works hard to reach
Continuum
Gradual progression through many stages between one extreme in another
Health continuum
Includes full range of health each person status would be marked on the continuum poor health equals illness and perfect and ideal health equal wellness
Name and briefly describe the three aspects of overall health
Physical health-how well your body functions
Mental health-uncomfortable with yourself and others and your surroundings
Emotional health-reaction of the events that occur
What is the continuum of health
A gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another
Risk factor
Any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury disease or other negative outcome
Heredity
All of the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child
Environment
All of the physical and social conditions that surround person and can influence a persons health
Culture
Believes and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation
Habit
Behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic
What are the most common causes of death for young people today
Motor vehicle injuries homicide suicide and other injuries are the main causes of death
What are three steps and helping you meet your personal health goals
Gaining awareness getting knowledge and building skills
Values
Standards and believes that are most important to you
Prevention
Taking action to what disease injury and other negative health outcomes
Health literacy
The ability to gather understand and use health information to improve his or her health
Advocacy
Using communication to influence and support others and making positive health decisions
How should you evaluate products
Consider safety, cost, warranty and consumer testing
When should you suspect quackery
When the product or treatment is the only cure for the problem the promised results are too good to be true and it is said to cure many different elements and he said to contain special or select ingredients
How can a person avoid being the victim of health fraud
Obtain information protection by government agencies and a right to complain
Consumer
Buys products or services for personal use
Warranty
And offered to repair or replace the product if there is any problems
Advertising
Public promotion of a product or service
Fraud
If the person lies to obtain money or property
Quackery
People who sell useless medical treatments or products
Personality
Behaviors attitudes feelings and ways of thinking that make you an individual
Five Central traits of personality
Extroversion-describes how much you like being with other people
Agreeableness-describes your tendency to relate to other people and friendly way
Consciousness-scribes how responsible and self-discipline you are
Emotional stability-people tend to be relaxed secure and calm even during difficult situations
Extrovert
Outgoing talkative and sociable
Introvert
Shy quiet and reserved
Psychologist
Studies how people think feel and behave
Modeling
Children developing and copying the behavior of others
Peer group
Friends about the same age with common interests
Identity
Sense of self
Self-esteem
Refers to how much you respect yourself
Maslow's hierarchy
Physical needs-food water and sleep
Safety-Shelter from heat cold rain or even violence from community
Belonging-Connect with other people friends family and others
Esteem-approval of others includes needs for recognition and respect appreciation and attention
Emotion
A reaction to a situation that involves your mind body and behavior
Primary emotions
Happiness sadness anger and fear
Learned emotions
Love guilt and shame Etc
Defense mechanisms
Denial compensation rationalization reaction formation projection and regression
Defense mechanism
Coping strategies that help you protect yourself from difficult situations
Coping strategy
A way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable feeling or situation
Grief
A period of deep sorrow
Do you experience stress
And events or people make demands on your body and mind
Four general types of stressors
Major life changes catastrophes every day problems environmental problems
Stressor
Event or situation that causes stress
Stages of stress
Alarm stage resistance stage and exhaustion stage
stress contributes to physical illness
Headaches stomachaches asthma heart disease
Asthma
Air passages of respiratory system narrow and Fill with mucas [Show Less]