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Unit 1 Health
Question | Answer |
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Health | The combination of physical, mental, and social well being |
Healthy People | A nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people |
Health literacy | Refers to a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote health and wellness |
Physical Health | How well your body functions |
Mental Health | Your feelings about yourself, how well you meet the demands of daily life, and your ability to process information. |
Social Health | Involves the way you get along with others |
Heredity | Refers to all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents |
Environment | The sum of your surroundings |
Peers | People of the same age who share similar interests |
Culture | The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group |
Risk Behaviors | Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others |
Cumulative Risks | Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk |
Abstinence | Avoiding harmful behaviors |
Health Skills | Specific tools or strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health |
Interpersonal Communication | The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people |
Conflict Resolution | The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving |
Stress Management | Ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress |