Download Health Mid-term Study Guide Health Skills The three points on the

Health Mid-term Study Guide
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Health Skills
The three points on the Health Triangle represent physical health, mental-emotional health, and
family-social health.
The passing of characteristics or traits from biological parents to their children is called heredity.
Media might influence choices you make about healthful behaviors.
Work performed by a qualified health-care provider is a health service.
A press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be a good source of
information about a specific health product or service.
Influence is the ability to sway an opinion, a choice, or an outcome.
When you communicate with someone without using language, you are using nonverbal
communication.
Peer pressure can be positive as well.
Resistance skills are skills that help a person say “no” to an action or to leave a dangerous
situation.
People with passive behavior lack self-confidence and do not stand up for themselves.
A mediator is an outside person who helps two parties agree on a solution to a conflict.
An adverse judgment formed without looking at facts is prejudice.
A reactive decision-maker allows others to make decisions , while a proactive decision-maker
takes control over his or her decisions.
Restitution is making up for loss, harm, or damage you have caused.
A health advocate is a person who uses skills to influence the health behavior and decisions of
others.
Beta-endorphins are substances produced in the brain that create a feeling of well-being.
An example of an I-message is “I feel that I can’t trust you when you lie about your drug use, and
this hurts me.”
A person has worked through a life crisis when he or she accepts what has happened, adjusts and
bounces back.
An I-message can help you express emotion in a non-judgmental way.
You could improve your social-emotional environment by avoiding contact with people who put
you down.
Mental Health
Warning signs of suicide include making a direct statement about killing oneself, such as “I wish I
was never born.”
Someone who has experienced life changes, seems tired all the time, has lost weight, and has
trouble concentration on schoolwork, may be experiencing depression.
Mood disorders include major depression.
People relapse when they return to a previous behavior or condition.
People with codependence neglect themselves to try to fix other people’s problems.
People with mental disorders can be helped with formal intervention, medications, and therapy.
A standard or belief is called a value.
Self-respect is regard for oneself because of responsible actions.
Your character is determined by your values.
Delayed gratification is postponing an immediate reward in order to gain a greater one later.
A state of being always angry is called hostility.
Exercising until you are exhausted is a physical stressor.
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Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion is the correct order of stages for the General Adaptation
Syndrome (GAS) associated with stress.
Most types of stress are caused by change.
Resiliency is the ability to adjust, recover, bounce back and learn from difficult times.
The main difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist is that a psychiatrist can prescribe
medications.
Treatment for serious depression may include physical examination, therapy and medication.
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Nutrition
A healthful dinner should round out your daily requirements for nutrients.
Excess protein is stored as fat.
A condition in which a person has a compulsion to starve, to binge, or to binge and purge is
called and eating disorder.
On a food label, ingredients are listed in order by weight.
Water makes up about 60% of human body mass.
Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.
Hypoglycemia is a condition in which there is too much insulin, so blood sugar is low.
A substance that protects against cell damage and is associated with lower risks of some types
of cancer is and antioxidant.
Caloric expenditure is the number of calories a person uses for BMR, digestion, and physical
activity.
Dietary guidelines for people who have diabetes and hypoglycemia include: limiting the
amount of sweets; eating six small meals a day to maintain a constant blood sugar level, and
eating complex carbohydrates and protein to provide long-lasting energy.
A diet that would likely be helpful in reducing the risk of cancer would be high in fruits,
vegetables, and fiber.
A food-borne illness most likely to be found in undercooked meat, especially hamburger, is E.
coli.
Dehydration can be caused by lack of water intake, fever, and hot weather & exercise.
Essential amino acids are the nine amino acids the body cannot produce.
People with anorexia nervosa are obsessed with being thin and do not recognize when they
are dangerously too thin.
Fats provide energy, and store and transport vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body.
Proteins build and repair body tissue.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone density decreases.
Cardiovascular disease is a fatty build-up in blood vessels.
A food allergy is an abnormal response by the immune system.
Diabetes is a disease where the blood sugar level is improperly regulated.
Vitamins are nutrients that help the body use carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Herbal supplements contain extracts or ingredients from the roots, berries, seeds, stems,
leaves, buds, or flowers of plants.
Minerals are nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body.
Water is a nutrient that is involved with all body processes.