Assessing your health
Have immediate benefits.
Healthy Choices
The sum of how we think, feel, relate, and
exist in our day-to-day lives
Psychological Health
any real or perceived physical, social, or psychological event or stimulus that causes our bodies to react to stress.
A stressor
35%
percent of Americans that do not routinely get the recommended amount of sleep—at least 7 hours.
a set of behaviors that produces injuries, as well as the outcomes of these behaviors (the injuries themselves).
what is violence?
Has almost doubled over the last 100 years, moving
from about 47 years in the early 1900s to 78.8 years for a child born in 2015.
Life Expectancy
A person that perceives life in realistic ways, can adapt to change, can develop rational strategies to solve problems, and can carry out personal and professional responsibilities.
A Mentally Healthy Person
A state the body is in when stress levels are low
Homeostasis
responsible for nearly 100,000 police-reported
crashes, 71,000 injuries, and 1500 deaths in the United States in 2015 and nearly $14 billion dollars in losses.
What is drowsy driving?
include injury, death, or psychological harm caused by violence with the intent to harm.
what are intentional injuries?
Are nearly $150 billion each year.
Medical costs of obesity in the United States
Refers to the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage one's emotions in a positive and constructive
manner.
Emotional intelligence
Psychosocial stressors
– Adjustment to change
– Hassles: Little things that bug you
– The toll of relationships
– Academic and financial pressure
– Frustrations and conflict
– Overload
– Stressful environments
– Bias and discrimination
• Helps maintain your immune system
• Helps reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease
• Contributes to a healthy metabolism and helps regulate hunger
• Short sleep increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
• May be a factor in male reproductive health
• Contributes to neurological functioning
• Improves motor tasks, especially driving
• Plays a role in stress management and mental health
What is sleep?
• Community Contexts
• Societal factors
• Religious beliefs and differences
• Political differences
• Breakdowns in the criminal justice system
• Stress, depression, or other mental health issues.
what are Factors Contributing to Violence?
The Ten Greatest Public Health Achievements of the 20th Century
Vaccinations
Motor vehicle safety
Workplace safety
Control of infectious diseases
Reduction in cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and stroke deaths
Safe and healthy foods
Maternal and infant care
Family planning
Fluoridated drinking water
Recognition of tobacco as a
health hazard
Factors That Influence Psychological Health
• Family
• Support system
• Community
• Self-efficacy and self-esteem
• Learned helplessness versus learned optimism
• Personality
• Life span and maturity
A relaxation technique that involves deep breathing and concentration
Meditation
24-hour cycle that controls when you sleep, when you wake, and other habitual behaviors.
the 13th leading cause of death overall, one of the top 5 leading causes of death for persons age 1–44.
what is homicide?
a plan to improve the health-related quality of life
and years of life for all Americans.
Healthy People
the study of the brain and behavior and how they affect the body's immune system.
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
A technique using a machine to self-monitor physical
responses to stress.
Biofeedback
characterized by cognitive impairment, grogginess, queasiness, and a disoriented feeling, can occur after 30 or more minutes of napping.
what is sleep inertia?
a crime committed against a person, property, or
group of people that is motivated by the offender's bias against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.
What is a hate crime?