Your Health and Wellness

Unit 1

I) Health is the state of complete _physical________________, mental,

___social____________ and emotional well-being.

▪ The Three Elements of Your Health

▪ Physical health : the way that your body works together. Personal
appearance! Allows your body to be able to handle stress.

▪ __Mental and emotional health__________________________: includes how you feel

about yourself and how well you relate to others, and how well you meet the demands
of daily living. They accept responsibility for their actions and stand up for their beliefs
and values.

▪ Social health : is the way that you communicate with each other.

Health Triangle

▪ Has 3 components consisting of physical, mental/emotional and ________social____________

health.

▪ The ultimate goal is to have a ____balence_______________ between the 3 parts of the

triangle.

▪ Anything effecting 1 component will through it off balance and effect the other
components.

▪ Example: If a student _____gets in a fight _____________________ they will

suffer injuries (physical health) and they will have to deal with troubles among
_____friends ______________and/or others trying to cause more trouble
(social health).

▪ Draw the Health Triangle

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The Health Continuum

▪ A person with a balanced life is said to have a high degree of _______wellness_____________,

an overall state of well-being, or total health. The key to wellness is

___prevention____________________, practicing healthy habits to keep a person well and free
from disease and other ailments.

▪ From day to day and year to year, you experience different levels of total health. Any of the

health areas-physical, mental/emotional, or social-can suddenly

_____change_______________.

Lifestyle Factors

▪ Lifestyle factors are personal _behaviors ________________________________

related to the way a person lives, that help determine his or her level of health.

o Get between 7-8 hours of __sleep______________ per night

o Eat ___nutritious________________ foods from various food groups
o ________refrain __________ from smoking and using tobacco products
o Eat breakfast ___daily ___________
 o 20-30 minutes of ____exerise _____________ 3 days a week
o Refrain from alcohol and ____other __________ _____drugs_________
o _______maintain_____________ your recommended weight.

Health Education and Literacy

Health Education is the providing of accurate ____heath__________ information in such a way

as to influence people to change attitudes so that they take ______positive ______________ action
about their health.

Health literacy describes an individual’s capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic
__________health____ information and services and use such information and services in ways that
promote his or her health and _______wellness___________.

Being Health Literate

Means you are:

▪ A responsible, __________productive____________ citizen.

o Promotes health of the community and world.

o __chooses _________________ safe, healthful and legal behaviors.

▪ A critical thinker and problem solver.

o Evaluate _______information_______________ from reliable sources.

▪ A self directed _____learner_____________.

o Gather and use accurate, current health information.

▪ An effective communicator.

o Ability to _______express__________ one’s knowledge.

II ) There are 3 main influences on your health:

 ▪ Heredity

▪ ____Behavior________________

▪ Environment

o _____Physical________________

o Social

o Cultural

Heredity is all the __traits____ and properties that are passed along biologically from __both______
parents to their child.

• ___hairr_____color

• Eye color

• ___height_______

• Body type

• Facial features

• __body______ size

Behavior

Unlike heredity and environment, you can control ____behavior_____________. You have a choice as
to what you ___choose______________ to do.

You can ____reduce________ your chances by acting in positive ways such as __________ participating
in risky behaviors. Risky behaviors can include _____smoking____________, drinking,
_____speeding_____________and following an unhealthy diet.

Physical Environment

▪ Physical environment is the environment in____is the environment in which you

____________________________.

Social Environment
 ▪ Social environment includes your family and ____other family_______________ with whom you
come in daily contact.

▪ Peers – people the ________same age _______who share a similar range of interest

Cultural Environment

▪ Culture – collective _____beliefs______________, customs and

_______behaviors____________ of a group

III) Taking Charge of Your Health

▪ Risk Factors – actions or behaviors that represent a potential ____health

threat__________________.

▪ The most prominent _______risk factors_________________among teens include

behaviors that contribute to unintentional and ____intentional _______________ injuries,

tobacco use, alcohol and other __Drug uses ___________________, sexual behaviors,
unhealthy eating habits and physical _inativity____________________.

Cumulative Risks

▪ These are risks that one takes __over and over_________________________ again. The effects

of these habits accumulate over time, leading to serious ____health

consequences______________ consequences.

Positive Factors

▪ Positive Role Models: These are your peers, or people around you that you ___look up
to____________________.

o Role models inspire you to _work harder___________________________and to look

forward to the future.

o They also __aid________ in your decision making process.

 ▪ Positive Values: Your values are ___belifs_______________ and standards of conduct that you
find _important___________________.

o Values include character traits such as honesty, integrity,

____courage_______________, loyalty and __hard work_____________________.

Abstinence and Your Health

Abstinence is voluntarily _______choosing___________________ to do something.

▪ ______not______________ your health is very important:

o Abstaining from ___sexual activity______________________before marriage and from

other high-risk behaviors, such as using tobacco, ___alcohol___________________, and
other drugs is a type of health __________________.

Stress and Stress Management

▪ Eustress – ___positive _________________ stress

▪ Distress - ___negitive_________________ stress

Your Body’s Response to a Stressor

o The _pupils____________ dilate

o The mouth dries, swallowing becomes more ___difficult_________________

o The liver releases _blood_____________sugars for energy

o The adrenal glands __secrete___________ adrenaline

o The heart speeds up, increasing blood __pressure____________________

o The _brain___________________ releases chemicals that give you energy

o Breathing becomes _____deeper_____________ and faster

Fight or Flight Response (Stress – Body Response)

▪ The body’s response to a perceived threat or ___danger________________.

 ▪ Adrenaline increases, ______heart rate___________________speeds up, digestion stops,

increased blood flow to certain muscle groups, burst of __energy____________________ and

strength

▪ relaxation Response occurs when the perceived threat no longer

___exist____________________.

Fight or Flight

▪ Stage 1

o ________alarm__________ Stage – when the stressor is presented

▪ Stage 2

o Resistance Stage – when your body is _fighting___________________ the

stressor

▪ Stage 3

o _____ehaustion________________ Stage – when your body gives out due to the

stressor
Coping With Stress

o Manage you time __wisley_________________, utilizing the free time that you have
o Prioritize your tasks, do the most important __first_____________
o Develop a ___support group___________________of friends, family, etc
o Take time to do the things that you __enjoy____________
o Take _time______ thing at a time, do not overwhelm yourself
o __exercise________________! It improves your body and your mind.
o Do not __expect_______________ perfection