Ch.1 Understanding Health & Wellness

_______ is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being.

• Wellness
• Spirituality
• Health
• Culture

_______ provides people with a deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life.

• Health
• Spirituality
• Wellness
• Heredity

A person with a balanced health triangle is said to have a high degree of ______.

• Health
• Spirituality
• Wellness
• Media

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of physical health?

• Eating well and drinking water
• Making and keeping friends
• Being physically active
• Getting enough sleep

Which statement is true about a person who is in good social health?

• She spends a lot of time alone.
• She has few friends at school.
• She may not be in good physical health.
• She gets along with others.

You are likely to move in a negative direction on the health continuum if

• you engage in physical activity daily.
• you accept responsibility for your health.
• you fail to practice healthful behaviors.
• you regularly eat a healthful diet.

Your ________ consists of traits that are biologically passed on to you by your parents.

• heredity
• environment
• culture
• media

A person's ethnicity, religion, and language are part of her ____.

• peers
• heredity
• culture
• media

_______ personalities may become our role models for how to behave.

• Technology
• Heredity
• Culture
• Media

What technique can you use to locate valid health information on the Internet?

• Find sites that are the most popular.
• Use only sites belonging to manufacturers of health care products.
• Locate sites that use .gov or .edu in their addresses.
• All of the above