Chapter 1 High School Glencoe Health

Good TOTAL health can best be achieved by

• paying attention to all three sides of the health triangle.
• focusing most of your time on spiritual health.
• worrying only about exercise and nutrition.
• spending large amounts of time with friends.

Which of the following would harm your position on the health continuum and could move you closer to a premature death?

• Getting 30-60 minutes of physical activity a day 
• Taking responsibility for your actions
• Avoiding risk behaviors
• Having a chronic disease 

The combination of physical, emotional, and social well-being is

• Wellness
• lifestyle factor
• health
• prevention

Type 2 diabetes and obesity are examples of 

•  chronic disease
• wellness
• a lifestyle factor
•  Good social healtth

Spiritual health is

• an overall state of well-being.
• a deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life.
• avoiding harmful behaviors.
• behaviors related to the way a person lives.

Physical health refers to

• the health of the body.
• the health of your mind and thoughts.
• a feeling of purpose in your life.how well you get along with others. 
• a feeling of purpose in your life.

 Which of the following behaviors would have a negative impact on a person's total health?

• Avoiding tobacco
• Eating high fat, fast foods on a regular basis
• Starting each day with a healthy breakfast.
• Maintaining a healthy weight.

A state of well-being or total health is

• Wellness
• Spiritual Health
• Physical Health
• The Health Triangle

Traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents.

• the media

• heredity

• attitude

• culture

Which of the following DOES NOT explain your environment

• the physical places you live

• the people in your life

• your gender

• your culture