Chapter 1
Someone who works to benefit a cause
Advocate
Anything that impacts the level of our health
Risk Factor
Use of written or spoken words to send a message
Verbal Communication
The ability to deal with troubles in an effective way
Coping
Contain the blueprint for the structure and function of a person’s cells
Genes
a process in which people work together to think and talk through a solution to a conflict
Negotiation
The process of identifying one’s health and taking steps to improve it.
Wellness
Smoking is an example of what kind of risk factor?
Controllable
The ability to clearly state needs, wants, and feelings is which style of communication
Assertive
How a person observes and interprets information to make decision and solve problems
Mental Health
Ability to locate, evaluate, apply, and communicate information pertaining to health
Health Literacy
Use of body language, tone and volume of voice, and other wordless signals to send a message
Non Verbal Communication
Being swayed to do something by a celebrity figure or someone whom you don’t know directly
Indirect Peer Pressure
Theories and health claims that incorrectly claim to be backed by science
Pseudoscience
The leading cause of death across the population
heart disease