Chapter 1 Understanding Your Health

The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being is:

• Wellness

• Health

• Culture

• Environment

When all 3 sides of your health triangle are in balance, you have:

• Health

• Wellness

• Social Health

• Abstinence

One way to improve your social health is to:

• Listen to family members

• Eat a well balanced diet

• Be patient with yourself

• Exercise regularly

A way to improve your physical health is to:

• Be friendly to others

• Get at least 9 hours of sleep

• Stay positive

• Be honest and loyal

A way to improve your mental health is to:

• Do not talk about others behind their backs

• Avoid drugs and tobacco

• Accept responsibility for your actions

• Do not insult people

Passing on traits from parents to their offspring is:

• Environment

• Heredity

• Family & Friends

• Media

Which is not an influence on your health?

• Heredity

• Environment

• Family & Friends

• Academic

Not participating in unsafe behaviors or activities is:

• Prevention

• Abstinence

• Risk Behaviors

• Culture

The living and nonliving surroundings you live in is known as your:

• Heredity

• Social Health

• Culture

• Environment

Various methods of communicating information is known as:

• Prevention

• Media

• Family

• Friends