Health Units 1 and 2

The decide method

Define problem

Explore alternatives

Consider consequences

Identify values

Decide and act

Evaluate results

Risk factor

decisions and conditions made around you that make you more prone to injury or illness

3 ways to evaluate risk factor

Consider short- and long-term consequences

Weigh pros and cons

Determine whether you can control said risk

Health

overall well being of your mind, body, and relationships

Life expectancy

how long a person should expect to live

Quality of life

degree of overall satisfaction a person gets from life

Physical health

how well your body functions

Mental health

cognitive and psychological well being

Emotional health

managing emotions

Social health

how well you interact with others

Continuum

a scale of how ill or well you are

Wellness

overall good health

Health risks

hereditary

gender

environment

culture

media

habit

prevention

risk factor

Consumer

someone who buys products or services for personal use

Warranty

guarantee/promise made by manufacturer about the condition of product

Fraud

telling lies to obtain money or property

Quackery

selling useless medical treatments/products

Advertising methods

scientific studies

bandwagon

recommended by__

comparison

emotional

price appeal

Resilience

the ability to recover or bounce back from extreme or prolonged stress

Optimism

tendency to focus on the positives of the situation

Pessimism

tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst

Perfectionist

a person who accepts nothing less than excellence

2 main things that influence personality

genetics and environment

Self esteem

someone’s opinions on themselves/how much you respect and like yourself

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Basic needs

Protection/comfort

Community

Esteem

Self actualization

Primary emotions

sadness

anger

fear

Learned emotions

shame

love

guilt

Defense mechanisms

Displacing emotions

Denial

Compensation

Projection

Intellectualization

Rationalization

Regression

Reaction formation

Displacing emotions

taking feelings out on others

Denial

denying that something exists

Compensation

making up for weaknesses in one area by excelling in another

Projection

assigning your own unacceptable feelings or qualities to others

Intellectualization

thinking about stressful things in a clinical way

Rationalization

justifying an unacceptable feeling or behavior in logic

Regression

returning to immature behaviors to express emotions

Reaction formation

Behaving in a way opposite to the way you feel

5 main personality traits

Openness

Conscientiousness

Extroversion

Agreeableness

Natural Reactions

Stages of stress

1. Alarm stage

2. Resistance stage

3. Exhaustion stage

Signs of stress in the body

risk of colds, sleep problems

Signs of stress in mood

memory problems, restlessness

Signs of stress in behavior

angry outbursts, avoiding others

3 mental health stages

Mental distress

Mental health problem

Mental disorder

Brain’s response to mental DISTRESS

expected, adapts and copes

Brain’s response to mental HEALTH PROBLEM

severe/persistent life problem, adapting difficult

Brain’s response to mental DISORDER

not functioning correctly, must be diagnosed and treated

Signs of clinical depression

Feeling sad and hopeless

Unable to enjoy activities that were once a source of pleasure

May be unable to accomplish daily tasks