Health Ch1 Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Q

The number of years a person can expect to live

A

Life expectancy

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the overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people

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Health

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2
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The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life

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Quality of life

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3
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How well your body functions 
Diet 
Regular exercise 
Adequate sleep
Medical and dental care
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Physical care

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4
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The state if being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings
Mind is alert
Can learn from your mistakes
Recognize your achievements

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Mental health

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5
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how you react to events in your life

When the feelings you experience are appreciate responses to events

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Emotional health

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6
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How well you get along with others
Loving relationships
Understanding the rights of others
Excepting health

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Social health

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7
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All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child
ex..) skin color & breast cancer

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Hereditary

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The physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health including your outdoor and indoor surroundings
ex..) air you breathe & water you drink

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Physical environment

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The people you spend time with - your family, friends, classmates, and other people in your community

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Social environment

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The beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation
ex..) stories told & food you eat

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Culture

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Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment

ex..) television shows & magazines

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Media

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12
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Computers, machines, websites, and social media that can all have negative or positive effects on someone’s health
ex..) Instagram & MRI machines

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Technology

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13
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the medical services produced by doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, and the places they work
Need health insurance so you can afford the necessary treatments
ex..) dental clean & mammograms

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Healthcare

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14
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The decisions you make and the actions you take

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Behavior

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Behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic
ex..) biting your nails & brushing your teeth

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Habit

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Any action or condition that increased the likelihood of injury, disease or other negative outcome

17
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Three ways to evaluate a risk factor

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Consider short and long term consequences
Analyze possible benefits and risks of the decision
Decide whether you can control it

18
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What does the first D in Decide stand for

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Define the problem

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What does the first E in dEcide stand for

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Explore the alternatives

20
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what does the C in deCide stand for

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Consider the consequences

21
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What does the I in decIde stand for

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Identify your values

22
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What does the second D in deciDe stand for

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Decide and Act

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What does the second E in decidE stand for

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Evaluate the results

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Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes
Prevention
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The standards and beliefs that are most important to you
Values
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A series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal q
Action plan
27
Using communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions
Advocacy
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The ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve his or her health
Health literacy
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What are 3 steps you can take to help meet your person health goals
Gaining awareness Gaining knowledge Building skills
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Being able to recognize a health problem
Gaining awareness
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Learn about the problem and how it can be prevented or treated & possible risk factors
Gaining knowledge
32
Apply skills to knowledge then taking action to create healthy habits
Building skills
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This is important because to promote health you need to recognize the influence culture, media, and friends have on your health habits
Analyzing influences
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This is important because you need to know how to find and evaluate health information
Accessing information
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This is important because it helps you maintain close relationships, resolve conflicts, and show charming and respect for others by expressing your feelings
Communicating
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This is important because it teaches you to identify your alternatives, think about the possible outcomes of a decision, and consider your values
Making decisions
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This is important because the goals you set help you translate knowledge into behavior and action
Setting goals
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This is important because you need to maintain healthy life long behaviors and reduce risky ones
Practicing healthful behaviors
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This is important because it can help you influence others to make positive health decisions
Advocacy