personal health chap 1

Vocabulary flashcards that cover essential terms and concepts related to health and wellness as presented in the lecture notes.

Health

The overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury.

Wellness

Optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the dimensions of well-being.

Dimensions of Wellness

Nine interrelated dimensions of wellness that interact continuously.

Physical Wellness

Includes eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep, and avoiding harmful habits.

Interpersonal Wellness

Ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships and communication skills.

Environmental Wellness

Having clean natural resources, safe neighborhoods, and promoting sustainable development.

Emotional Wellness

Involves optimism, trust, self-esteem, and the ability to share feelings with others.

Cultural Wellness

Maintaining and valuing one's cultural identity and creating relationships with diverse groups.

Financial Wellness

Understanding how money works, living within means, and saving for the future.

Intellectual Wellness

Openness to new ideas, critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning.

Spiritual Wellness

Involves compassion, joy, a sense of purpose, and caring for others.

Occupational Wellness

Enjoying what you do and feeling valued at work.

Life Expectancy

The period of time a member of a population is expected to live.

Morbidity

The condition of being diseased or unhealthy.

Mortality

The state of being subject to death.

Chronic Disease

A disease that develops and continues over a long period.

Health Promotion

The process of enabling individuals to increase control over their health.

Health Insurance Marketplace

Programs that facilitate the purchase of health insurance at the state level.

Health Disparities

Health differences linked to social, economic, and environmental disadvantage.

Behavior Change

Cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy habits.

SMART Goals

Goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

Transtheoretical Model

A model that describes the stages individuals go through to change behavior.

Relapse

Returning to a previous stage or behavior after attempting to change.

Personalized Plan

An individualized approach to achieving health goals based on monitoring and analyzing behavior.