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Ch.1 vocab. for NFL
Term | Defintion |
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Wellness | The state of being in good health. |
Quality of Life | A person's satisfaction with his or her looks, lifestyle, and responses to daily events. |
Premature Death | Death that occurs due to lifestyle behaviors that lead to a fatal accident or the formation of an avoidable disease. |
Optimum Health | A state of wellness characterized by peak physical, mental, and social well-being. |
Physical Health | The fitness of the body. |
Stress | The inner agitation a person feels when he or she is exposed to change. |
Mental Health | The way a person feels about himself or herself, life, and the world. |
Social Health | The way a person gets along with other people. |
Holistic Medicine | An approach to healh care that focuses on all aspects of patient care-physical, mental, and social. |
Risk Factor | A characteristic or behavior that influences a person's chance of being injured or getting a disease. |
Environmental Quality | The state of the physial world a person is exposed to, including the condition of water, air, and food. |
Diagnosis | The identification of a disease. |
Diet | All the foods and beverages a person consumes. |
Peer Pressure | The influence people in a person's age and social group have on his or her behavior. |
Nutrition | The sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances. |
Nutrient | A basic component of food that nourishes the body. |
Scientific Method | The process researchers use to find answers |
Hypothesis | A suggested answer to a scientific question, which can be tested and verified. |
Theory | A principle that tries to explain something that happens in nature. |
Life Expectancy | The average length of life of people living in the same environment. |