random
actions or behaviors that might cause injury or harm to yourself or others
risk behaviors
planned actions taken before an event to increase the chances of a safe outcome
precautions
taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
prevention
the conscious, active choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors
abstinence
adjust to new situations
adapt
The view you have of yourself
self-concept
The way you feel about yourself, and how you value yourself
self-esteem
The ability to bounce back from disappointment
resilience
Feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, and events
emotions
A state of uneasiness, usually associated with a future uncertainty
anxiety
A feeling of sudden, intense fear emotional needs Needs that affect your feelings and sense of well-being
panic
The body’s response to change
stress
Anything that causes stress
stressor
The process by which the body prepares to deal with a stressor
fight-or-flight response
A hormone that gives the body extra energy
adrenaline
Your ability to get along with the people around you
social health
The ability to value other people as they are
tolerance
Substances in food that your body needs
nutrients
The study of nutrients and how the body uses them
nutrition
Sugars and starches that occur naturally in foods, mainly in plants
carbohydrates
the parts of fruit, vegetables, grains, and beans that your body cannot digest
Nutrients your body uses to build, repair, and maintain cells and tissues
fiber; proteins
Fats that are solid at room temperature
Fats that remain liquid at room temperature
saturated fat; unsaturated fat
Substances that help your body fight infections and use other nutrients, among other jobs.
Elements that help form healthy bones and teeth, and regulate certain body processes
vitamins; minerals
A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food
Foods that offer few, if any, nutrients but do supply calories foods
calorie; empty calorie
Weighing more than what is appropriate for your gender, height, age, body frame, and growth pattern
Weighing less than is appropriate for your gender, height, age, body frame, and growth pattern
overweight; underweight