Wellness and the Health Triangle
Taking Responsibility for Your Health
Making Decisions About Health
Setting Goals and Making Action Plans
Bonus Questions
100
An overall state of well-being, or total health.
What is Wellness?
100
Your feelings and beliefs.
What is Attitudes?
100
The possibility that an action may cause injury or harm to you or to others.
What is Risk Behavior?
100
The way you feel about your self.
What is Self-esteem?
100
How can you can cut down on the risks you take?
What is by taking precautions?
200
A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
What is Health?
200
The total sum of your surroundings.
What is Environment?
200
A planned action taken before an event to increase the chances of a safe outcome.
What is a Precaution?
200
Something you aim for.
What is a Goal?
200
You can give your life direction by
What is setting goals?
300
Getting along well with others.
What is Social Health?
300
The way you act in many different situations and events in life.
What is Behavior?
300
The beliefs and ideas that are important to you or to your family.
What is Values?
300
Something you want to complete in five years.
What is a Long-term Goal?
300
You are not likely to injure you or someone else. Ex. Riding in a car
What is Reasonable Risk?
400
Three sides of health include physical, social, and mental/emotional.
What is the Health Triangle?
400
The passing on of traits from your parents as a result of the transmission of genes.
What is Heredity?
400
The likelihood that someone will get hurt now or in the future. Ex. Picking a fight with someone you disa gree with
What is Unreasonable Risk?
400
Something that you want to complete within the next week
What is a Short-term Goal?
400
What are the 3 factors that affect your health
What are heredity, environment, and available health care?
500
A scale that shows a person's level of wellness.
What is the Wellness Continuum?
500
Positive things that can affect your Health now and for years to come ~never missing breakfast ~8 to 9 hrs of sleep ~Eating 3 meals a day ~Exercising 3 to 4 times a week ~Stay at a recommended level of weight ~Avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
What is Lifestyle Factors?
500
The process of making a choice or finding a solution.
What is Decision Making?
500
~Identify your goal ~List What you will do to reach your goal ~Identify sources ~Give yourself time to complete your goal ~Set Up Check points ~Reward yourself
What is the Action Plan Process?
500
~Choosing the right foods ~Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs ~Exercise regularly ~Learning how to handle stress ~Getting along well with others
What is Good Health Habits?