Chapter 1 Lesson 1

Chapter 1 Lesson 1

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Class POP QUIZ • 1. Which of the following defines good emotional health? • Getting plenty of exercise • Being a dependable and loyal friend • Accepting your strengths and weaknesses • Accepting new ideas and concepts

2. Mental health is the way that you • Recognize and cope with feelings • Cope with the demands of daily life • Interact with people • All of the above

3. Which of the following influences is NOT an environmental influence on your health? • Peer pressure • Pollen • Microscopic organism • Air quality

4. A set of behaviors by which you live is your • Attitude • Heredity • Life skills • Lifestyle

5. Which of the following activities is part of good hygiene? • Brushing your teeth • Getting plenty of exercise • Avoiding drugs and alcohol • Eating a healthy diet

What is Health? • Health is the condition of your • Physical • Emotional • Mental • and Social well-being.

Physical Health • Physical health is the part of health that deals with the body. • Get 8 hours of sleep every night • Eat nutritious food and a balanced diet • Get plenty of physical activity

Physical Health Continued • Practice good hygiene • Hygiene is the practice of keeping clean to prevent the spread of disease • Avoid drugs, alcohol, and tobacco

Emotional Health • Emotional health is the way you recognize and deal with your feelings. • Express emotions in words rather than acting them out. Show self-control, and think before you act • Accept your strengths and weaknesses, and respect yourself. • Deal with sadness appropriately and in a timely manner

Mental Health • Mental health is the way that you deal with life’s demands. • Recognize and deal with stress in a positive way • Accept new ideas • Effectively solve problems

Social Health • Social health is the way you interact with people. • Being considerate of other people and their needs • Showing respect to others • Be dependable • Supporting people you care about when they make the right choices • Expressing your true feelings • Imagining how you would feel if you were in another person’s place • Ask for help when you need it

Wellness Wellness is a state of good health that is achieved by balancing your physical, emotional, mental, and social health.

Health Assessment A health assessment is a set of questions that allows you to evaluate each of the four parts of your health.

Health Assessment Assignment On a separate sheet of paper, answer each question. Give yourself 4 points for each “almost always.” 2 points for “some time” and 0 points for “almost never.” I am physically active regularly. I eat a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables. I find it easy to relax and express my feelings. I have close friends or relatives in whom I can confide. I prepare for events that I know will be stressful for me. I avoid risky behavior. I practice good hygiene.

Health Assessment Assignment Continued • Add up the scores that you gave yourself on the health assessment. • If you scored between: • 23-28 means you have great health habits. • 15-22 means your health habits are good overall, but there is room for improvement. • 7-14 means that many of your health habits need work. • 0-6 means that you are taking unnecessary risks with your health.

Chapter 1, Lesson 2 Influences on health and wellness

Before we get started • You will research on the internet and create YOUR OWN definition for the following words • DNA • Gene • Chromosome • Sex cells • Zygote

Heredity Heredity is the passing down of traits from a parent to a child. A trait is a characteristic that a person has. Example: eye color, hair color, height, skin color

Video Clip http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/heredity.htm

Chapter 1 Lesson 1