Final Exam Prep Flashcards
Wellness
Optimal health; achieved by practicing a healthy lifestyle, which includes (5 items) regular physical activity, proper nutrition, eliminating unhealthy behaviors, avoiding high-risk activities, and managing stress
It can only be achieved by a balance of (8 items) physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, environmental, occupational, and financial wellness
The 8 types of wellness
- Physical
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Spiritual
- Social
- Environmental
- Occupational
- Financial
Physical Wellness
Behaviors that keep your body healthy; two key aspects are a healthy body weight and achieving physical fitness; also includes having a healthy diet and practicing personal safety and other physical health behaviors.
Emotional Wellness
Also known as mental health; being able to respond to life situations in an appropriate manner; having emotional stability.
Intellectual Wellness
Achieved by keeping your mind active through lifelong learning.
Spiritual Wellness
Having a sense of meaning and purpose; does not have to include religion, but can; it is your ability to understand your basic purpose in life.
Social Wellness
Development and maintenance of meaningful interpersonal relationships; having a support network of friends and family.
Environmental Wellness
The influence of your environment on your health - AND your behaviors that affect the environment; it is the only component like this.
Occupational Wellness
Having a high level of satisfaction in your job or chosen career; achieving personal fulfillment, mental stimulation, and good relationships with people in your professional life.
Financial Wellness
The ability to live comfortably on your income and have the means to save for financial emergencies and goals such as education and retirement.
Healthy People 2020
A set of wellness goals established by the U.S. government; these include (5 items):
- attaining high-quality, longer lives
- reducing the risk of injury and premature death
- achieving health equity
- eliminating disparities
- improving the health of all groups of people.
Physical Activity
Movement of the body produced by a skeletal muscle that results in energy expenditure.
Exercise
Planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of fitness; exercise is a type of physical activity, but not all physical activities are exercise.
What is the Stages of Change Model and its parts (in order)?
A framework for understanding how the process of behavior changes occurs; includes the following 6 stages:
- Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
- Termination
Internal Locus of Control
Perception that one has control of most of the events of one’s life.
External Locus of Control
Perception that the events of one’s life are outside of his or her control.
Plan for Behavior Change
A good plan should include (fill in the blanks):
- Setting specific (key word) and appropriate goals
- Documenting these goals in a behavior change contract
- Creating a specific plan of action
- Monitoring your progress toward each goal.
SMART goals
(in order, fill in the blanks)
S - Specific: have a specific area for improvement and clearly define the outcome you want to achieve.
M -Measurable: your goal should be quantifiable
A - Attainable: set goals that can achieved
R - Realistic: make sure the goals are doable
T - Time Frame: have an appropriate time frame to achieve the goal
Barriers to Change
(you can just list the terms out OR list the terms and provide definitions)
- Lack of Knowledge - You must know what you need to change to improve your health
- Lack of Motivation - Must want to change and have the reasons to change
- Denial - Must be willing to face the fact that some of our current behaviors may endanger your health
- Perceived Invulnerably - We must all accept that our behaviors can cause us to be more or less susceptible to health problems
- Low Self-Efficacy - You must believe you can change in order to make it happen.
- Lack of Social Support - Some people may not understand or support your desire to change an unhealthy behavior and may feel threatened by your desire to change.
Lack of Knowledge
A barrier to change: You must know what you need to change to improve your health
Lack of Motivation
A barrier to change: Must want to change and have the reasons to change
Denial
A barrier to change: Must be willing to face the fact that some of our current behaviors may endanger your health