Is defined as an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence
What is wellness?
100
Differences in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates that exist among specific populations
What is health disparities?
100
The most serious health problems are largely caused by the way people live and are referred to as
What are lifestyle diseases?
100
A fundamental assumption underlying lifestyle-change programs that behavior is
What is a learned response?
100
The risk factor most strongly associated with premature death and chronic disease in the United States
What is cigarette smoking?
200
A belief in a source of value that transcends the boundaries of the self but also nurtures the self
What is Spiritual Wellness?
200
Name 3 different populations that are affected by disparities
What are Racial and/or ethnic minorities, residents of rural areas, women, children, the elderly, and the disabled?
200
The leading causes of death in the United States among all age groups
What are heart disease, cancer and stroke?
200
Name 3 examples of obvious influences that help shape behavior
What are parents/family, role models, media, and social norms?
200
Wellness requires the consistent balancing of these dimensions
What are Spiritual, Social, Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational, and Environmental?
300
The ability to control stress and to express emotions appropriately and comfortably
What is Emotional Wellness?
300
Refers to a person'a belief in his or her ability to accomplish a specific task or behavior
What is self-efficacy?
300
Health conditions that often begin gradually and usually persist for an indefinite time
What are chronic diseases?
300
A theory of behavior that has been associated with drinking among college students, suggests that telling people to abstain from something produces the opposite reaction
What is Reactance Motivation?
300
The six stages of change
What are pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination?
400
The ability to achieve a balance between work, school, and leisure time
What is Occupational Wellness?
400
One of this organization's goals is the elimination of health disparities that exist among population groups
What is Healthy People 2010?
400
The leading cause of death among Americans between 15 and 24 years of age
What are Accidents?
400
An approach that assumes individuals can manage their lifestyle changes and can learn to control features in the environment that are detrimental to health
What is self-help approach?
400
The belief that factors affecting health are outside one's control
What is an External Locus of Control?
500
Involves the ability to learn and use information effectively for personal, family, and career development
What is Intellectual Wellness?
500
Accepted principles of wellness and assuming responsibility for eliminating the discrepancy between knowledge and behavior is also known as
What is health-behavior gap?
500
For people who are inactive, even small increases in physical activity are associated with measurable
What are health benefits?
500
Diseases caused by the way people live
What are Lifestyle Diseases?
500
Experts recognize that changes in this are a major driving force in overconsumption of calories