Wellness & Mental Health

Leading cause of death in U.S.

Heart Disease

2nd leading cause of death in adolescents

Suicide

The ability to carry out daily activities with vigor

Physical Health

The ability to express one's emotions in a healthy way

Emotional Health

The ability to connect through interpersonal relationships

Social Health

The ability to learn, grow from experience, and utilize intellectual capabilities

Intellectual/Mental Health

a guiding sense of meaning or value in life

Spiritual Health

a disease that can be transferred from one person to another

Definition of a Communicable DIsease

also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person.

Definition of a Noncommunicable Disease

Flu, common cold, sexually transmitted infections, chicken pox, ring worm

Examples of a Communicable DIsease

Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Schizophrenia, Asthma

Examples of a Non-Communicable DIsease

Smoking, Diet, Exercise, stress, blood pressure

Examples of controllable risk factors

Age, genetics, gender

Examples of uncontrollable risk factors

Brain

Control center of the body

Heart

Pumps blood throughout the body

Lungs

Intakes oxygen from air and removes CO2

Liver

Detoxifies harmful chemicals and filters blood

Large Intestine

Absorbs water from indigestible food

Stomach

Breaks down the food

Small Intestine

Absorbs nutrients and minerals

Immune system

protects the body, made up of white blood cells

Nervous System

Complex group of nerves that send synapses and signals throughout the body. Controls voluntary and involuntary actions

Muscular System

Responsible for the movement, blood flow and functions of the body

Circulatory System

Moves blood, nutrients, oxygen, CO2 and hormones around the body

Endocrine System

8 major glands that secrete hormones

Skeletal System

bones connected by tendons, ligaments and cartilage

Reproductive System

Allows humans to reproduce. Men-penis and testes, Women-Vagina and ovaries

integumentary system

Skin-body's largest organ that protects us from the outside world

Self-esteem

confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect

Personality

the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character

Defense Mechanisms

an unconscious process that protects an individual from unacceptable or painful ideas/impulses

Passive

accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.

Assertive

having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Aggressive

ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression

Tightness in the chest, nausea/vomiting, sweating, shortness of breath

Warning signs of a heart attack

Obvious changes in warts or moles, changes in bowel/bladder habits, nagging cough or hoarseness, a sore that won't heal

Warning signs of cancer

Organic Mental Disorder

a form of decreased mental function due to a medical or physical disease, rather than a psychiatric illness

Functional Mental Disorder

A physical disorder in which the symptoms have no known or detectable organic basis but are believed to be the result of psychological factors such as emotional conflicts or stress

Examples of Organic Mental Disorder

Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's, Dementia

Examples of functional mental disorders

Depression, Anxiety, PTSD