Health Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is health?
The quality of life
Physical health
The condition of your physical body
Mental health
The condition of your mind and how you cope with stress
Emotional health
The way you express your feelings
Social health
The quality of your relationships
Wellness
Good health that is achieved by balancing all four parts of health
Inherited traits
Physical traits that can be inherited or passed down
Environment
All things around you
Lifestyles
A set of behaviors that you live your life by
Preventive healthcare
Taking steps to prevent illness and accidents before they happen
Self-esteem
A measure of how much you value, respect and are confident in yourself
Five characteristics of high self-esteem
Feel good about yourself, knowing strengths and weaknesses, accepting who you are, liking yourself, and being comfortable with your personality
Influences on self-esteem
Family, friends, teachers, media and you
How does self-esteem affect your life?
It affects all of it: relationships, contributions to society, and performance
Body image
The way you see and imagine your body
Self-acceptance
Accepting and feeling good about your body
Unhealthy body image
Feeling uncomfortable with your body
Relationships
A social or emotional connection between people
Body language
A way of communicating by using your face, hands and posture
Behavior
The way a person chooses to respond or act
Empathy
Sharing and understanding another person’s feelings
Tolerance
The ability to overlook differences and accept people for who they are
The three types of behaviors
Passive, assertive, aggressive
