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M Ortega Ch 2
Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Health skills | specific tools and strategies to maintain protect and improve all aspects of your health |
| interpersonal communication | the exchange of thoughts feelings and beliefs between two or more people |
| Refusal skills | communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful or that can go against your values |
| conflict resolution | the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving |
| stress | the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands |
| stress management skills | skills that help you reduce and manage your stress in life |
| advocacy | taking action to influence others to address a health related concern or support a health-related belief |
| values | the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live |
| Decision-making skills | steps that enable you to make a healthful decision |
| goals | those things you aim fro that take planning and work |
| short term goal | a goal that you can reach in a short period of time |
| long-term goal | a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time |
| action plan | a multi-step strategy to identify and achieve your goals |
| health consumer | someone who purchases or uses health products or services |
| advertising | written or spoken message designed to interest consumers into purchasing a product |
| comparison shopping | judging the benefits of different by comparing several factors |
| warranty | company or store's written agreement to repair or refund a product if it doesn't |
| consumer advocates | people or groups whose sole purpose is to take on regional, national or international consumer issues |
| malpractice | failure by a professional to meet expected standards |
| health fraud | the sale of worthless products that claim to cure or prevent a certain disease |