Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is the leading cause of death in the US?
Cardiovascular disease
What are the four major factors that influence health and longevity?
Lifestyle, genetics, the environment, and quality of health care.
What has the greatest impact on human longevity?
Lifestyle
Wellness
A state of optimal health that encompasses all the dimensions of well being.
How can wellness be achieved?
Regular physical activity
Proper nutrition
Emotional/Spiritual balance
Eliminating unhealthy behaviors
What are the 8 major components of wellness?
Physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, environmental, occupational, and financial
Physical wellness
Behaviors that keep your body healthy
Two key aspects of physical wellness
Healthy body weight
Achieving physical fitness
Emotional wellness
Being able to respond to life situations in an appropriate manner, therefore avoiding prolonged periods of an extremely high or low emotional state
Intellectual Wellness
Maintained by keeping your mind active through lifelong learning
Spiritual Wellness
Having a sense of meaning and purpose
Social Wellness
Development and maintenance of meaningful interpersonal relationships
Environmental Wellness
Influence of the environment on your health as well as your behaviors that affect the environment
Occupational Wellness
High level of satisfaction in your job or chosen career
Financial Wellness
The ability to live comfortably on your income and have the means to save for financial emergencies and goals
How do you reach total well being?
By achieving all 8 components of wellness
Healthy People Initiative
Wellness goals set by the US government
What are some goals of the Healthy People Initiative?
Maintaining high quality longer lives and reducing the risk of injury and premature death. Also to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all Americans
Physical Activity
Movement of the body produced by a skeletal muscle that results in energy expenditure, especially through movement of large muscle groups
Lifestyle Activity
housework, walking to class, climbing stairs
Leisure time activity
any activity performed in your free time
Exercise
Planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of fitness
Cardiovascular Disease
Disease of the heart and blood vessel
What are the five major components of health related physical fitness?
Cardiorespiratory endurance Muscle strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Body composition
Muscular Strength
maximal ability of a muscle to general force
Muscular Endurance
ability of a muscle to generate a submaximal force over and over again
Flexibility
the ability to move joints freely through their full range of motion
Body Composition
the relative amounts of fat and fat free tissue (muscle, organs, bone) found in the body
Stages of change model
A framework for understanding how the process of behavior change occurs; includes 6 stages
Precontemplation
No current plans to change unhealthy behavior
Might not realize they need to change or not want to
Contemplation
Person is aware of need for change and intends to make a change within the next several months
Preparation
Unclear how to accomplish change
Requires additional information and details of how to initiate behavior change
Action
Person actively doing things to bring about behavior change
Requires motivation and commitment
Relapse is common
Maintenance
Sustaining behavior change for 6 months
Change has become a habit and requires less effort
Temptation to resume old habits decrease
Termination
After a person maintains a behavior for more than 5 years
Healthy behavior has become normal behavior with no fear of relapse
SMART Criteria
Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time Frame
Behavior Change Contract
records your goals and identifies barriers to success and strategies you will use to overcome these barriers
