Wellness Flashcards
partly caused by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors
Lifestyle diseases
Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease or health problems
Risk factors
Leading causes of death for teens
Motor vehicle accidents, (homicide, suicide)
Leading causes of death for adults
Heart disease, (cancer)
6 components of health
Physical, emotional, environmental, social, mental, spiritual
Not sick, eating right, exercise, healthy weight
physical health
Expressing emotions in a positive way, don’t get overwhelmed
Emotional health
Relationships with family, friends, classmates
Social health
Free of mental illness, high self esteem, cope with demands of life
Mental health
Purpose, values, spiritual direction, ethics, morals, being at peace
Spiritual health
Your surroundings, air, food, water
Environmental health
Stress
The body and minds response to a demand
Stressor
Anything that causes stress/ put demand on body or mind
Epinephrine
A hormone that is released in a time of stress
What happens during fight or flight response? (5 things)
Breathing increases Heart rate goes up Muscles tense Digestion slows Blood sugar increases
Positive stress that helps you reach a goal
Eustress
Negative stress that makes a person sick
Distress
Model that describes the relationship between stress and disease
General adaptation syndrome
Three states of general adaptation syndrome
Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
what is the risk behavior that is the leading preventable cause of death in the US?
tobacco use
what are the 5 categories of stressors
environmental biological thinking behavioral life changes
what is a sedentary lifestyle
not engaging in physical activity on a regular basis
what are 4 examples of uncontrollable risk factors
age, race, gender, heredity
