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Health Unit 1 Vocab~
Unit 1 Health Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Infectious diseases | diseases caused by pathogens, such as bacteria. |
| Lifestyle diseases | disease caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors |
| Sedentary | not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis |
| Risk factors | anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problem. |
| Health | state of well-being in which all of the components of health, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental, are in balance |
| wellness | achievement of a person's best in all six components of health |
| value | strong belief or ideal |
| health literacy | knowledge of health information need to make good choices about your health |
| character | describes the quality of your personality and actions |
| public health | practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community |
| Advocate | to speak out or argue in favor of something |
| Public Service Announcement | message created to educate people about an issue |
| life skill | tool for building a healthy life |
| coping | dealing with troubles and problems in an effective way |
| Consumer | person who by products or services |
| Media | all public forms of of communication such as TV, radio, the newspaper, the internet, and advertisements |
| Resource | something that you can use to help achieve a goal |
| Consequence | result of your actions and decisions |
| Collaborate | to work together with one or more people |
| Peer Pressure | feeling that you should do something because it is what your friends want |
| Refusal skills | Strategy to avoid doing something you don’t want to do |
| Self-discipline | ability to set a realistic goal or to make a plan and then stay focused on that goal or plan. |
| Self-esteem | measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself. |
| Self-concept | measure of how you view yourself |
| Integrity | characteristic of doing what you know is right |
| Passive | not offering opposition when challenged or pressured |
| Aggressive | hostile and unfriendly in the way one expresses oneself |
| Assertive | direct and respectful in the way one expresses oneself |
| Empathy | ability to understand another person's feelings, attitudes, or behaviors, |
| Mental Health | state of mental well-being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life |
| Emotion | feeling that is produced in response to life experiences |
| Defense Mechanism | unconscious behavior used to avoid expressing unpleasant emotions |
| Mental Disorder | illness that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors |
| Symptom | change that a person notices in his or her body or mind that is caused by a disease or disorder |
| Depression | sadness and hopelessness that keeps a person from carrying out everyday activities |
| Stress | the body's and mind's response to a demand |
| Stressor | any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind |
| Epinephrine | one of the hormones that are released from the body in times of stress |
| Eustress | positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach their goal |
| Distress | negative stress that make a person sick or keep a person from reaching a goal |
| Abuse | physical or emotional harm to someone |
| Neglect | failure of a caretaker to provide for basic needs such as food, clothing, or love. |
| Domestic Violence | use of force to control and maintain power over a spouse in the home |
| Hazing | harassing newcomers to a group in an abusive and embarrassing way |
| Sexual Abuse | any sexual act without consent |
| Incest | sexual activity between family members that are not husband and wife |
| Sexual Harassment | any unwanted remark, behavior, or touch that has sexual content |
| Sexual Assault | any sexual activity in which force or the threat of force is used |
| Date Rape | sexual intercourse that is forced on a victim by someone the victim knows |
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