Health & Wellness
What are the three parts of the health triangle?
Physical, mental/emotional, and social health.
Give one example of a media influence on health.
A fast-food advertisement influencing someone's food choices.
What is one example of a self-management skill?
Practicing healthful behaviors.
What is the first step of the six-step decision-making process?
State the situation.
What is nonverbal communication?
Communicating without words, such as through body position or tone of voice.
What is wellness?
A state of balanced health over a long period of time.
What is a risk?
The chance that something harmful may happen to health or wellness.
What is stress management?
Identifying sources of stress and handling them in healthy ways.
In the S.T.O.P. refusal skill strategy, what does the O stand for?
Offer other ideas.
True or false: Peer influence is always negative.
False. Peer influence can be positive or negative.
Give one example of improving physical health.
Getting enough sleep, exercising, or eating nutritious foods.
What is cumulative risk?
When one risk factor adds to another, increasing risk over time.
Name one healthy strategy for managing stress.
Deep breathing or relaxation.
What does H stand for in H.E.L.P. when weighing decision outcomes?
Healthful.
What is prevention?
Taking action to help stop a problem or injury before it happens.
What is social health?
Building strong relationships and communicating respectfully with others.
Name one internal and one external influence on a health decision.
Internal: values, beliefs, feelings, or goals. External: friends, family, media, or environment.
Which website endings are often considered more reliable for health information: .gov and .edu, or anonymous posts?
.gov and .edu.
What are the six steps of the decision-making process, in order?
1. State the situation. 2. List the options. 3. Weigh the possible outcomes. 4. Consider your values. 5. Make a decision and act. 6. Evaluate the decision.
Give one example of a prevention strategy.
Wearing a helmet when riding a bike.
True or false: Your physical, mental/emotional, and social health can affect one another.
True.
What is heredity?
Traits passed from biological parents to their children.
What is advocacy?
Speaking up for the health and well-being of yourself or others.
What does each letter in H.E.L.P. stand for?
Healthful, Ethical, Legal, Parent Approval.
Name one healthy way to resolve a conflict.
Take a time-out, listen respectfully, and allow each person to explain their side.