Chapter 1: Health and Wellness Fundamentals

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing core definitions, dimensions of wellness, factors influencing health, and demographic statistics from Chapter 1 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 dimensions of well-being, which depends on conscious decisions that affect risk factors.

Physical Wellness

A dimension of wellness that includes eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful habits, recognizing symptoms of disease, getting regular checkups, and avoiding injuries.

Spiritual Wellness

A dimension of wellness involving capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, altruism, joy and fulfillment, caring for others, a sense of meaning and purpose, and a sense of belonging to something greater than oneself.

Altruism

Unselfish concern for the well-being of others.

Occupational Wellness

A dimension of wellness focused on enjoying what you do, feeling valued by your manager, building satisfying relationships with co-workers, and taking advantage of opportunities to learn and be challenged.

Emotional Wellness

A dimension of wellness encompassing optimism, trust, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-confidence, the ability to understand and accept your feelings, and the ability to share feelings with others.

Cultural Wellness

A dimension of wellness that involves creating relationships with those who are different from you, maintaining and valuing your own cultural identity, and avoiding stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Financial Wellness

A dimension of wellness involving a basic understanding of how money works, living within your means, avoiding debt (especially for unnecessary items), and saving for the future and emergencies.

Intellectual Wellness

A dimension of wellness characterized by being open to new ideas, capacity to question, critical thinking, motivation to master new skills, a sense of humor, creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning.

Interpersonal Wellness

A dimension of wellness consisting of communication skills, capacity for intimacy, ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships, and the ability to cultivate a support system of friends and family.

Environmental Wellness

A dimension of wellness involving abundant clean natural resources, sustainable development, recycling whenever possible, and reducing pollution and waste.

Life Expectancy

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

Life Span

How long we live.

Health Span

How long we stay healthy.

Chronic Disease

A disease that develops and continues over a long period.

Genetic Influence on Life Span

Genes can determine up to $25\%$ of the variability in human life span.

Health Disparities

Health differences linked to social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantages.

Behavior Change

Cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones.

Self-Efficacy

Your belief in your ability to successfully take action.

Locus of Control

How much we believe our actions affect what happens in our life.

World Health Organization Definition of Health

A state of physical, mental, and social well-being.

Webster Definition of Health

The condition of being sound in the mind, body, and spirit.

Lifestyle Impact on Personal Health

Lifestyle accounts for $70\%$ of the factors influencing personal health.

Life Expectancy for White Men

$74.3$ years.

Life Expectancy for White Women

$80$ years.

Life Expectancy for Black Men

$67.2$ years.

Life Expectancy for Black Females

$74.3$ years.