Ch. 1 Flashcards
Assignment Discussion Forum Readings/Quiz Midterm
Health
typically refers to the overall condition of a person’s body or mind and to the presence or absence of illness or injury.
Wellness
- Expands the idea of good health to include living a rich, meaningful, and energetic life. Beyond the simple presence or absence of disease, wellness can refer to optimal health and vitality - to living life to its fullest.
- Determined largely by the conscious decisions we make about how we live and the consequently correlated risk factors.
Risk Factor
A condition that increases your chances of disease or injury.
Physical Wellness
1) Eating Well
2) Exercising
3) Avoiding harmful habits
4) Practicing safer sex
5) Recognizing symptoms of disease
6) Getting regular checkups
7) Avoiding Injuries
Emotional Wellness
1) Optimism
2) Trust
3) Self-Acceptance
4) Self- Confidence
5) Ability to understand and accept one’s feelings
6) Ability to share feelings with others
Intellectual Wellness
1) Openness to new ideas
2) Capacity to question
3) Ability to think critically
4) Motivation to master new skills
5) Sense of humor
6) Creativity
7) Curiosity
8) Lifelong learning
Interpersonal Wellness
1) Communication Skills
2) Capacity for intimacy
3) Ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationship
4) Ability to cultivate a support system of friends and family
Cultural Wellness
1) Creating relationships with those who are different from you
2) Maintaining and valuing your own cultural identity
3) Avoiding stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
Spiritual Wellness
1) Capacity for love
2) Compassion
3) Forgiveness
4) Altruism
5) Joy and fulfillment
6) Caring for others
7) Sense of meaning and purpose
8) Sense of belonging to something greater than oneself
Environmental Wellness
1) Having abundant, clean natural resources
2) Maintaining sustainable development
3) Recycling whenever possible
4) Reducing pollution and waste
Financial Wellness
1) Having a basic understanding of how money works
2) Living within one’s means
3) Avoiding debt, especially for unnecessary items
4) Saving for the future and for emergencies
Occupational Wellness
1) Enjoying what you do
2) Feeling valued by your manager
3) Building satisfying relationships with coworkers
4) Taking advantage of opportunities to learn and be challenged
Self-Acceptance
Refera to one’s personal satisfaction with themselves.
Self-Esteem
Relates to the way you think others perceive you.
Self-Confidence
Incorporates both self-esteem and self-acceptance.
A set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that give meaning purpose to your life, especially in difficult times. Emphasizes positivity and uses spirituality as an antidote for negative feelings.
Spiritual Wellness
Defined by the livability of your surroundings.
Environmental Wellness
Refers to your ability to live within your means and manage your money in a way that gives you peace of mind. Examples include balancing your income and expenses, staying out of debt, saving for the future, and understanding your emotions about money.
Financial Wellness
Budgeting
A way of tracking where your money goes and making sure you’re spending it on the things that are most important to you. Necessitates behavioral change.
Financial Literacy
Refers to ones familiarity with financial terminology.
APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
The interest you’re charged on your balance.
Minimum Monthly Payment
The smallest payment your creditor will accept each month.
Grace Period
The smallest number of days you have to pay your bill before interest or penalties are charged.
Over-Limit
The amount you will be charged if you go over your credit limit.
Late Fees
The amount you’ll be charged if your payment is late.
Refers to the level of happiness and fulfillment you gain from what you do with you time. Allows you to feel you are making a contribution or pursuing purpose. Involves interests, passions, and vocational skills.
Occupational Wellness
The percentage of genes that can may determine variability of lifespan.
Up to 25%.
Modifiable Behaviors + Genetic Determinants =
Lifespan
Public health achievements during the 20th century are crediting with adding more than 25 years to life expectancy for Americans, greatly improving quality of life, and dramatically reducing deaths from infectious diseases. Examples include greater roadway safety and a steep decline in childhood lead poisoning. That said, in 2016 and 2017, U.S. life expectancy declined, likely due to the _____ and _______ _________.
The opioid and obesity epidemics.
Suggestions of public health promotion advocates include:
1) Change Food pricing to promote healthful options
2) Limit advertising of unhealthy foods targeting children
3) Require daily physical education classes in schools.
4) Fund strategies to promote physical activity by creating more walkable communities, parks, and recreational facilities.
5) Train health professional to provide nutrition and exercise counseling, and mandate health insurance coverage for treat of obesity as a chronic condition
6) Promote the expansion of work site programs for improving diet and physical activity habits
7) Encourage increased public investment in obesity-related research
Morbidity Rate
The relative instance of disease among a population.
Mortality Rate
The number of deaths in a population in a given period; usually expressed as a ratio such as 75 deaths per 1,000 members of the population.
Infectious Diseases
A disease that can spread from person to person, caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
Life Span
How long we live.