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unit 1 test review
health lesson 1-3 test 1 review
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Health Care
9th Grade
09/14/2013

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Term
wellness
Definition
an overall state of well-being or total health
Term
health
Definition
combination of physical,mental,emotional, and social well-being
Term
prevention
Definition
practicing health and other safty habits to remain free of disease and injury
Term
longevity
Definition
how long a person lives
Term
health literacy
Definition
1. a critial thinker and problem solver
2. a responsible productive thinker
3. self-directed learner
4. an effective communicatior
Term
what are lifestyle factors
Definition
personal behaviors related to the way a person lives
Term
what is the key to wellness
Definition
prevention
Term
what is the health triangle
Definition
social, physical, mental& emotional health balance
Term
label the three sides of the health triangle
Definition
social, physical, and emotional& mental
Term
describe each side of the health triangle
Definition
physical- how well your body functions
social- ways you get along with others
mental& emotional- feels about how well you meet the demands of daily life, ability to process information
Term
what happens if one of the interconnected sides is lopsided or unbalanced
Definition
nothing is equal and your health is unbalenced
Term
what influences your health
Definition
(examples)
1. heridity- eye color, hair
2. enviorment- a.physical enviroment- stress b. social enviroment- peers, culture
peers- people of the same age, friends
culture- church
attitude- positive, negative
behavior- nice, mean
media- magizenes, tv, books, internet, radio, newspapers
technology- medical screens, cars, tv
Term
which do you have control over, heredity or behavior and attitude
Definition
behavior and attitude
Term
risk behaviors
Definition
actions that can potentially threaten your health and the health of others
Term
cumulative risks
Definition
related risk that increase in effect wiht each added risk
Term
abstinences
Definition
avoiding harmful behaviors
Term
consequences
Definition
a result or effect of an action or condition
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of speeding
Definition
staying under the speed limit
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of drinking
Definition
say no to peer pressure
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of sex
Definition
say in when being pressured into having it
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of violence
Definition
stay calm and away from drama
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of cigerittes
Definition
say no
Term
how to abstain the risk behavior of not wearing a seatbelt
Definition
buckle up right when you get in the car
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how to abstain the risk behavior of tobacco
Definition
get away from people who do tobacco
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