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Chapter 1 Your Health and Wellness

Chapter 1 Your Health and Wellness. Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health. Click for:. >> Main Menu. >> Chapter 1 Assessment. Next >>. heredity environment culture peers. The process by which biological parents pass traits to their children. The sum of all your surroundings.

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Chapter 1 Your Health and Wellness

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  1. Chapter 1 Your Health andWellness Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health Click for: >> Main Menu >> Chapter 1 Assessment Next >>

  2. heredity • environment • culture • peers The process by which biological parents passtraits to their children The sum of all your surroundings The collected beliefs, customs, and behaviorsof a group Friends and other people in your age group

  3. media • technology • behavior • attitude The various methods of communicating information, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet The use of scientific ideas to improve the quality of life The way you act in the many different situations in your life What you believe or feel about someone or something

  4. In this lesson, you will learn to • identifyfactors that influence your health. • explainthe role that your behavior and choices play in your health. • describehow your attitudes affect your health.

  5. Headings in this Lesson: • Factors that Affect Your Health • Heredity • Environment • Family and Culture • Peers • Media • Technology • Your Health Choices and Behaviors • Personal Attitudes Skimming Read the major and minor headings in this lesson. Describe what you think the lesson is about.

  6. Factors that Affect Your Health Your health is influenced by your personal tastes and outside influences.

  7. Heredity Heredity can determine physical traits and the risk of developing diseases. heredity The process by which biological parents pass traits to their children

  8. Environment Where you live and where you go to school are parts of your environment. environment The sum total of your surroundings

  9. Family and Culture Two related influences on your health are your family and your culture. culture The collected beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

  10. Peers Peers can have either a positive or a negative influence on your health. peers Friends and other people in your age group

  11. Media The media is often used by companies to encourage us to buy their products. media Various methods of communicating information, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet Messages from media and other sources influence health behavior.

  12. Technology Technology can influence your health because it can provide you with fast and easy access to valid health information. technology The use of scientific ideas to improve the quality of life Technology has had a huge impact in detecting illnesses.

  13. Your Health Choices and Behaviors You have control over your behavior and the choices you make. behavior The way you act in the many different situations and events in your life.

  14. Personal Attitudes If you have a positive attitude about wearing safety belts, you’ll probably wear one when riding in a car. attitude What you believe or feel about someone or something

  15. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned VocabularyDefine culture and media. Explain how eachinfluences health.

  16. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned DescribeHow has medical technology improved life?

  17. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned ExplainHow does your attitude affect your health?

  18. Lesson 2 Review Thinking Critically SynthesizeWhich side of the health triangle do you think is most affected by outside influences?

  19. Lesson 2 Review Thinking Critically ApplyThink of a positive health habit or behavior youlearned from your family. Think of another you learned from a peer.

  20. End of Chapter 1 Your Health andWellness Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health Click for: >> Main Menu >> Chapter 1 Assessment

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