Health Ch1 Flashcards
The number of years a person can expect to live
Life expectancy
the overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people
Health
The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life
Quality of life
How well your body functions Diet Regular exercise Adequate sleep Medical and dental care
Physical care
The state if being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings
Mind is alert
Can learn from your mistakes
Recognize your achievements
Mental health
how you react to events in your life
When the feelings you experience are appreciate responses to events
Emotional health
How well you get along with others
Loving relationships
Understanding the rights of others
Excepting health
Social health
All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child
ex..) skin color & breast cancer
Hereditary
The physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health including your outdoor and indoor surroundings
ex..) air you breathe & water you drink
Physical environment
The people you spend time with - your family, friends, classmates, and other people in your community
Social environment
The beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation
ex..) stories told & food you eat
Culture
Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment
ex..) television shows & magazines
Media
Computers, machines, websites, and social media that can all have negative or positive effects on someone’s health
ex..) Instagram & MRI machines
Technology
the medical services produced by doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, and the places they work
Need health insurance so you can afford the necessary treatments
ex..) dental clean & mammograms
Healthcare
The decisions you make and the actions you take
Behavior
Behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic
ex..) biting your nails & brushing your teeth
Habit
Any action or condition that increased the likelihood of injury, disease or other negative outcome
Risk factors
Three ways to evaluate a risk factor
Consider short and long term consequences
Analyze possible benefits and risks of the decision
Decide whether you can control it
What does the first D in Decide stand for
Define the problem
What does the first E in dEcide stand for
Explore the alternatives
what does the C in deCide stand for
Consider the consequences
What does the I in decIde stand for
Identify your values
What does the second D in deciDe stand for
Decide and Act
What does the second E in decidE stand for
Evaluate the results
Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes
Prevention
The standards and beliefs that are most important to you
Values
A series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal q
Action plan
Using communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions
Advocacy
The ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve his or her health
Health literacy
What are 3 steps you can take to help meet your person health goals
Gaining awareness
Gaining knowledge
Building skills
Being able to recognize a health problem
Gaining awareness
Learn about the problem and how it can be prevented or treated & possible risk factors
Gaining knowledge
Apply skills to knowledge then taking action to create healthy habits
Building skills
This is important because to promote health you need to recognize the influence culture, media, and friends have on your health habits
Analyzing influences
This is important because you need to know how to find and evaluate health information
Accessing information
This is important because it helps you maintain close relationships, resolve conflicts, and show charming and respect for others by expressing your feelings
Communicating
This is important because it teaches you to identify your alternatives, think about the possible outcomes of a decision, and consider your values
Making decisions
This is important because the goals you set help you translate knowledge into behavior and action
Setting goals
This is important because you need to maintain healthy life long behaviors and reduce risky ones
Practicing healthful behaviors
This is important because it can help you influence others to make positive health decisions
Advocacy
