Wellness
Decision-Making & Ecological Health
Nutrition
Drugs
Public Health
& Identity
100

This term refers to the absence of disease and/or injury.

Health


100

In some cases, it's easy to make a decision.  In other cases, you may need to take your __________ before making a decision.

Time


100

This sugary drink is bad for you and has no health benefits.

Soda

100

This is any substance that affects your body and/or mind.

Drug


100

Bacteria, fungi, parasites, and these are microorganisms that can cause infectious diseases like COVID-19.

Viruses


200

This term refers to taking care of the whole self (body, mind, and spirit).

Wellness

200

This type of list can be helpful when making an important or difficult decision.

Pros/cons list

200

Fast food has been linked to poor physical wellness.  But it also contributes to problems in this area of wellness.

Mental/emotional
200

This drug is a depressant.  It gets into your central nervous system and slows down your brain functioning, including your speech, memory, coordination, and judgment.

Alcohol

200

Bill Gates is funding efforts to solve these two public health crises in developing nations.

Water and sanitation

300

These three areas of wellness make up the wellness triangle.

Physical, mental/emotional, social

300

This material is harmful to the environment and takes 450 years on average to biodegrade.

Plastic

300

These foods are less healthy than whole foods.

Fast/processed

300

If you try to quit drugs, your body may experience flu-like symptoms.  This is referred to as _______?

Withdrawal

300

This is the theory of how your overlapping social labels affect your life experiences and opportunities.

Intersectionality

400

Reading, drawing, listening to music, exercising, sleeping, journaling - all of these things mostly benefit this area of your wellness.


Mental

400

Our burning of these three fossil fuels is significantly contributing to global warming.

Coal, oil, and natural gas

400

According to the USDA, these two food groups are the most nutritious and should make up half of your plate.

Fruits & veggies


400

This is a brain disease which makes it very difficult to quit using drugs.

Addiction


400

Identity is who you are.  It consists of these three elements.

Personality, self-concept, social labels

500

Hanging out with friends, joining a team, facetiming/texting others, going on a date - all of these mostly benefit this area of wellness.

Social

500

This phenomenon refers to the warming of the planet and the extreme weather that results.

Climate change

500

Yogurt, milk, and cheese make up this food group.

Dairy

500

This category of drugs distorts reality and makes you see/hear things that aren't real.

Hallucinogens

500

Self-concept refers to the set of beliefs we have about ourselves.  It consists of these three components.

Self-image, self-esteem, ideal self