Terms
the degree of overall satisfaction a person gets from life
What is quality of life?
having a tendency towards diabetes
What is hereditary?
the three types of risk factors that can affect your wellness
What are environmental, hereditary, and behavioral.
how good you feel about yourself
What is mental health?
the practice of healthy behaviors that keep a person free of disease
What is prevention?
a term that describes the physical and social conditions that surround and influence a person
What is environment?
breathing polluted air
What is environmental?
three aspects of well-being that are important for your overall health
What are physical, mental/emotional, and social health?
the ability to carry our everyday tasks without getting tired
What is physical?
a pattern of behavior that has become automatic and difficult to change
What is a habit?
a physical or mental impairment that limits participation in activities
What is a disability?
not wearing a seatbelt
What is behavioral?
a person should do this to help break a bad habit
What is learn new skills?
having good relationships and respecting others
What is social?
beliefs and patterns of behavior that are passed from generation to generation
What is culture?
the gradual progression through many stages between one extreme to another
What is the health continuum?
traits passed from parent to child fall under this category
What is hereditary?
a person should do this to help move towards the wellness end of the Health Continuum
What is get regular checkups? ex. dentist, doctor, etc.
your diet can greatly affect this
What is physical?
three things a person should consider when making a decision that could affect health
What are: values, risks, and benefits?
the degree of overall satisfaction with you life
What is quality of life?
the three leading causes of death among teens falls under
What is a behavioral risk factor?
the four steps in the process of behavior change (in order)
What are: awareness, knowledge, decision-making, and applying skills?
friends have the greatest influence on this part of health
What is social?
any action or conditions that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcomes
What is a risk factor?