Health
The traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents.
Heredity
________ ___________ are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others.
The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.
conflict resolution
what does the body extract from food for nutrition
vitamin and minerals
What is your social environment?
It's made up of all the people around you, including family, friends, and peers.
____________ ___________ are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.
Cumulative risks
The reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.
Stress
3 ways to improve mental health
therapy
support system
medication
Define Health (parts of your triangle)
The condition of your physical, emotional / mental, and social well-being.
A condition that occurs when pathogens in the body multiply and damage body cells.
Infection
Name 4 things that influences you to help you make healthful choices.
Personal values, personal beliefs, perceptions, curiosity/fears, family culture, media tech, friends peers, school community
How to maintain good physical health
diet and exercise
A person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness.
Health literacy
A deliberate decision to avoid high-risks behaviors.
Abstinence
The Youth Risk Behaviors Survey (YRBS) gathers data on the following:
Behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries
• Tobacco use
• Alcohol and other drug use
• Sexual behaviors that contribute to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (including HIV infection)
• Unhealthy dietary behaviors
• Physical inactivity
What can contribute to making more risky behaviors
peer groups
alchohol
no supervision
no role models
peer pressure
Avoiding harmful behaviors, including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, is known as
abstinence
List at least 4 of the top 6 risk behaviors.
Tobacco use, unhealthy eating, inadequate physical activity, alcohol use, high-risk sexual behaviors, and safety risks that can lead to injury
Five dimensions of health
The five dimensions of health are physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social. These dimensions are interconnected, and changes in one dimension can affect the others.
Teens who abstain from sexual activity avoid
never have to worry about unplanned pregnancy. ? will not be faced with the difficult decisions associated with unplanned pregnancy
? will not have to take on the many responsibilities of caring for a child. ?
don’t have to worry about sexually transmitted infections (including HIV infection). ?
are free of the emotional problems that usually accompany sexual activity, such as guilt, regret, and rejection. ?
are making a choice that is always legal.