Chapter 1: Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management Flashcards
Health
The overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury.
Wellness
Optimal health and vitality, encompassing all dimensions of well-being.
Risk factor
A condition that increases one’s chances of disease or injury.
Infectious diseases
A disease that can spread from person to person, and which is caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
Chronic disease
A disease that develops and continues over a long period of time, such as heart disease or cancer.
Lifestyle choice
A conscious behavior that can increase or decrease a person’s risk of disease or injury; such behaviors include decisions regarding smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising, and using alcohol.
Health span
How long we stay healthy and free from chronic or disabling disease.
Physical fitness
A set of physical attributes that allows the body to respond or adapt to the demands of stress of physical effort.
Sedentary
Physically inactive; literally, “sitting.”
Behavior change
A lifestyle management process that involves cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones.
Target behavior
An isolated behavior selected as the object of a behavior change program.
Self-efficacy
The belief in one’s ability to take action and perform a specific task.
Locus of control
The figurative “place” a person designates as the source of responsibility for the events in their life.
Self-talk
A person’s internal dialogue.
