chapter 1 vocab

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

the combination of physical, mental/emotional and social well-being

Question 2

is a deep seated sense of meaning and purpose in life

Answer 2

spiritual health

Question 3

overall state of well-being or total health

Answer 3

wellness

Question 4

is an ongoing condition or illness such as heart disease, obesity or cancer

Answer 4

chronic disease

Question 5

refers to all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents

Answer 5

heredity

Question 6

environment

Answer 6

sum of your surroundings

Question 7

people of the same age who share similar interests and also include your friends

Answer 7

peers

Question 8

collective beliefs, customs, and behavior of a group

Answer 8

culture

Question 9

are the various methods for communicating information

Answer 9

media

Question 10

how media content can be delivered

Answer 10

technology

Question 11

risk behaviors

Answer 11

are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others

Question 12

a condition that occurs when pathogens in the body multiply and damage body cells

Answer 12

infection

Question 13

cumulative risk

Answer 13

are related risk that increase in effect with each added risk

Question 14

taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

Answer 14

prevention

Question 15

abstinence

Answer 15

a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors

Question 16

are the personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives

Answer 16

lifestyle factors

Question 17

providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthy decisions

Answer 17

health education

Question 18

healthy people

Answer 18

set of national health goals and objectives

Question 19

health disparities

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differences in health outcomes among groups

Question 20

health literacy

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is a person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and to use these resources to promote one’s health and wellness

Question 21

able to make a correct decisions about behavior when adults are not present to enforce rules

Answer 21

self-directed