Definitions
Health & Wellness
Reducing Health Risks & Goal Setting
Positive Identity
Examples
100
The sum of your surroundings
What is environment?
100
behaviors related to the way a person lives.
What are lifestyle factors.
100
Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
What are risk behaviors?
100
Adult role models, your peers, the community are all examples of
What are external influences?
100
Getting 8-10 hours of sleep, managing stress, being physically active, avoiding drugs & alcohol
What are good lifestyle factors?
200
Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
What are cumulative risks?
200
contains mental/emotional, physical, and social health. To be truly healthy, all three sides need to be in balance.
What is the health triangle?
200
These are used to make proper and responsible decisions that will protect your rights and health while respecting the rights and health of others.
What are decision making skills?
200
Your desires, likes and dislikes, integrity, and sense of purpose are all examples of
What are internal influences?
200
Tobacco and alcohol use, sexual behaviors, unhealthy dietary behaviors, physical inactivity
What are personal risk behaviors?
300
avoiding harmful behaviors including alcohol, tobacco, sexual activity
What is abstinence?
300
All traits that are biologically passed on to you from your parents
What is heredity?
300
Your beliefs, attitudes and ideas about what is important
What are values?
300
The understanding that you are a unique and valuable human being
What is self-esteem?
300
Getting a sunburn and then going back out into the sun again without protection
What is cumulative risk?
400
Non-hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement
What is Constructive Criticism
400
The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
What is culture?
400
Avoiding soda for 2 days is an example of a
What is a short-term goal?
400
Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
What are risk behaviors?
400
Your interests, Your likes and dislikes, Your talents and abilities, Your values and beliefs, Your goals
What are internal influences?
500
This can be learned and benefits others as well as yourself
What is good character
500
striving to be the best you can be at any given time in all areas of emotional/mental, physical, social, and spiritual areas
What is being healthy?
500
This acronym can assist you in evaluating the possible outcomes of a decision
What is HELP (Healthful, Ethical, Legal, Parental Approval)?
500
NOT continuing the discussion until you get your way but having respect for the other person's rights is the key to
What is conflict resolution?
500
an encyclopedia, a magazine or article written by health professionals, a medical school's internet site
What are reliable sources of health information?