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Ch. 1 Health and Wellness

Ch. 1 Health and Wellness. Health – Condition of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. Wellness – Having all four sides of Health Square balanced. Health Assessment- Set of questions used to evaluate each of the four parts of health. 4 Parts of Health. Physical Mental

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Ch. 1 Health and Wellness

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  1. Ch. 1 Health and Wellness Health – Condition of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. Wellness – Having all four sides of Health Square balanced. Health Assessment- Set of questions used to evaluate each of the four parts of health.

  2. 4 Parts of Health • Physical • Mental • Emotional • Social • All four sides need to be in balance!

  3. Physical Health • Get 8 hours of sleep a night • Eat a balanced and nutritious diet • Get plenty of physical activity • Practice good hygiene - Hygiene: Practice of keeping clean. • Avoid drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

  4. Mental Health • Has to do with the mind. How you deal with life’s demands. • Being mentally healthy means you can…. - Recognize and deal with stress in a positive way. - Accept new ideas. - Effectively solve problems.

  5. Emotional Health • The way you recognize and deal with your feelings. • Suggestions to maintain your emotional Health: -Express your emotions in words rather than acting them out. - Accept your strengths and weaknesses, and RESPECT yourself. - Deal with sadness correctly and in a timely manner.

  6. Social Health • How well you get along and interact with others. • Ways to improve your Social Health… - Being considerate of others - Show respect to others - Be dependable - But yourself in their “shoes” - Ask for help when you need it!

  7. Influences on Health/Wellness • Heredity – The passing down of traits from a parent to a child. Trait-Characteristic of a person • Environmental- Everything around you, including things we can NOT see. • Relationships – Family, friends, ect. - Peers: Someone who is the same age or same grade and who has similar interests. • Other Culture – the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group. Attitude Behavior Media Technology

  8. Making Choices about Your Health

  9. Life Style • Lifestyle: set of behaviors by which you live. • Attitude: The way you act, think, or feel that causes you to make one choice over another. • Preventative Healthcare: Taking the steps needed to prevent illness or accidents.

  10. Using Life Skills to improve Health • Life Skills- skills that help you deal with situations that can affect your health. * Assessing your health * Making good decisions * Being a wise consumer * Communicating effectively * Setting Goals * Using refusal skills (ways to say NO) * Coping

  11. Using life skills cont. • Practicing Life Skills- “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT” • Evaluating your skills - Do I periodically evaluate my square? - Am I making good decisions? - Am I setting and meeting my goals? - Do I use refusal skills?

  12. Staying Healthy and Well • Ticket Out the door: List four ways that life skills work together to improve your health.

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