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Health Test 2 Flashcards

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How can you strengthen your Interpersonal communication skills?

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  1. Use “I” messages to express your feelings
  2. communicate with respect and caring
  3. be an active listener
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conflict resolution

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the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving

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what do conflict resolution skills include?

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Stepping away from an argument allowing the conflict to subside using good interpersonal communication and showing respect for yourself as well as for the other person

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Health skills

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specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health

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what are the three health skills

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interpersonal communication, refusal skills, conflict resolution

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interpersonal communication

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the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people

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Refusal skills

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communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful

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What are some refusal strategies that can help you say no to potentially harmful activities.

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  1. Say no in a firm voice
  2. Explain why
  3. Offer alternatives
  4. Stand your ground
  5. Leave if necessary
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what sources influence your health?

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Personal values, your family and culture, personal beliefs, media and technology, perceptions, Friends and peers, Curiosity and fears, school and community

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self-management

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taking charge of your own health

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what are health skills also called

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life skills

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what are some valid sources of health information?

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health care providers and professionals, parents and guardians and other trusted adults, valid internet sites

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stress

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the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands

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stress management skills

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Skills that help you reduce and manage your stress.

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advocacy

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taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a health-related belief

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what do the decisions you make reflect?

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Personal values and the values of your family

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values

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the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live

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decision-making skills

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steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

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HELP strategy

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Healthful, Ethical, Legal, Parent Approval

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What are the steps of the decision-making process?

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  1. State the situation
  2. List the options
  3. Weigh the possible outcomes
  4. Consider values
  5. Make a decision and act on it
  6. Evaluate the decision
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goals

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Those things you aim for that take planning and work

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Short-term goal

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a goal that you can reach in a short period of time

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long-term goal

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a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time

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action plan

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a multistep strategy to identify and achieve your goals

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how to develop an action plan

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  1. Set a specific, realistic goal and write it down.
  2. List the steps you will take to reach your goal
  3. identify sources of help and support
  4. set a reasonable time frame for achieving your goal
  5. evaluate your progress by establishing checkpoints
  6. reward yourself for achieving your goal
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health consumer

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someone who purchases or uses health products or services

27
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advertising

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A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service

28
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what should you do before buying a product?

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read product labels and do some comparison shopping before you buy

29
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What are some advertising techniques?

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Bandwagon, rich and famous, free gifts, great outdoors, good times, testimonial

30
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comparison shopping

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judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors, such as quality, features, and cost

31
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What is some criteria to use to judge health products and services?

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  1. Cost and quality
  2. Features
  3. Warranty
  4. Safety
  5. recommendations
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Warranty

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a company’s or a store’s written agreement to repair a product or refund your money if the product doesn’t function properly

33
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Is advertising written or spoken?

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Both

34
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malpractice

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Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards

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health fraud

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the sale of worthless products or services that claim to prevent disease or cure other health problems

36
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What are two areas particularly susceptible to health fraud?

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Weight-loss and beauty products

37
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Mental/Emotional Health

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the ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life

38
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What are some characteristics of good mental and emotional health?

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  1. Sense of belonging
  2. Sense of purpose
  3. Positive outlook
  4. Self-sufficiency
  5. Healthy self-esteem
39
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resilient

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the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis

40
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hierarchy of needs

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a ranked list of factors essential to human growth and development

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Things in the hierarchy of needs

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  1. Need to satisfy basic needs
  2. Need to be secure from danger
  3. Need to love and be loved, need to belong
  4. Need to achieve, need to be recognized
  5. need for self-actualization
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self-actualization

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to strive to be the best you can

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personal identity

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your sense of yourself as a unique individual

44
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role model

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someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you

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personality

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a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique

46
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character

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the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves

47
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What are the traits of a good character

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  1. Trustworthiness
  2. Respect
  3. Responsibility
  4. Fairness
  5. Caring
  6. Citizenship
48
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constructive criticism

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nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement

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emotions

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signals that tell your mind and body how to react

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hormones

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Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

51
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What are some common emotions

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Happiness, sadness, love, fear, guilt, anger

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hostility

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the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior

53
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empathy

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The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels

54
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defense mechanisms

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mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations

55
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What are the 7 common defense mechanisms

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repression, regression, denial, projection, suppression, rationalization, compensation

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