Health Triangle
What are the three parts of the Health Triangle?
Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health
What is heredity?
Traits passed from parents to children
What does it mean to practice healthful behaviors?
Doing things that improve health (exercise, hygiene, eating healthy)
What is verbal communication?
Using words to express thoughts or ideas
Define “risk
The chance something harmful may happen
What happens when one side of your health triangle is ignored?
Your overall health becomes unbalanced.
How many chromosomes does a human inherit in total?
46
What does “prevention” mean?
Taking action to avoid disease or injury before it happens
What is nonverbal communication?
Using body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice
If a student doesn’t wear a helmet and later falls off their bike, what is this an example of?
A risk behavior
Name one way to improve your physical health.
Eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep, practice hygiene, etc.
What is your social environment made up of?
Friends, classmates, and peers
What is “cumulative risk”?
When multiple risks build up and increase danger over time
What does active listening mean?
Paying attention, asking questions, and showing you understand
True or False: Media only has negative effects on your health.
False
Talking about feelings and setting goals helps which part of the health triangle?
Mental/Emotional health
What is culture?
Beliefs, customs, and traditions shared by a group of people
What is “abstinence”?
Choosing not to participate in risky behaviors
What does the “S” in the S.T.O.P. refusal strategy stand for?
Say no
Which type of health does this describe?
“Spending time with family and friends.”
Social health
What does “wellness” mean?
A long-term balance of physical, mental/emotional, and social health
Give one positive and one negative example of peer pressure.
Positive: volunteering; Negative: pressure to smoke or drink
What does “advocacy” mean in health?
Taking action to promote and support healthy choices or causes
Name all 4 parts of the S.T.O.P. strategy.
Say no, Tell why not, Offer other ideas, Promptly leave
Your friend pressures you to skip class. Use the S.T.O.P. strategy to respond.
“Say no, explain why skipping class is wrong, suggest hanging out after school, and walk away if they keep pressuring.”