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Junior Health Study Guide
-physical health: eating right, exercising, maintaining body weight
-mental health: ability to recognize reality
-emotional health: expressing feelings appropriately
-social health: interactions with people
-wellness: optimal health in all five areas
-values: qualities that allow you to choose between right and wrong
-decision making model: state the problem, examine benefits and consequences,
consider your values, make a decision
-refusal skills: helps you to reject peer pressure
-self esteem: how you feel about yourself
-stressor: a new or unpleasant situation
-fight or flight response: prepares the body to respond to stress
-physical changes caused by stress: faster breathing, tense muscles, sharpened hearing,
dilated pupils
-HDL: cleans the arteries
-LDL: clogs the arteries
-6 nutrients: carbs, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, water
-fiber: healthy for the colon and digestive system
-calorie: unit of energy
-eating disorders: mental disorder where person is concerned about their body weight
-alcohol: #1 cause of death among teenagers, drinking before 15 increases alcohol
dependence by the age of 21.
-common club drug: ecstasy
-tolerance: use of drug increases the amount needed to feel the same effect
-path of addiction: use, tolerance, dependence, addiction
-stop bleeding: apply pressure directly over the dressing on the wound
-victim of a fall: attempt to keep victim from moving
-splints: should fit snug but not so tight that it slows circulation