Health Ed Unit 1

What is health?

• The absence of illness

• Enthusiasm for life

• The well being of your body, mind, and relationships with others.

Life expectancy is…

• The ability to enjoy life.

• The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

• The number of years a person can expect to live.

• The absence of illness

Being able to run a mile is a good example of...

• Mental health

• Social health

• Physical health

• Emotional health

How well you get along with others is called...

• Social health

• Mental health

• Emotional health

• Physical health

Which of these is a sign of wellness?

• Frequent aches and pains

• Low energy levels

• Isolation from others

• Enthusiasm for life

You are most likely to move toward the wellness end of the health continuum if you decide to…

• Smoke cigarettes

• Wear a helmet while bicycling

• Get only a little bit of sleep

• Isolate yourself from others

All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child are considered…

• Culture

• Heredity

• Gender

• Environment

One risk factor you CANNOT control is your…

• Choice of friends

• Level of physical activity

• Environment

• Intake of fat, sugar, or salt

Which of the following is a risk factor that you CAN control…

• Level of physical activity

• Eating habits

• Choosing friends

• All of the above

A series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal is known as a(n) A

• Risk factor

• Habit

• Value Health

• Action plan