Health Ch. 2

_____ are tools that you can use to maintain all aspects of your health.

• Health skills
• Advocacy
• Stress management
• Advertising

If you influence another person to adopt a healthful behavior, that's called ______.

• health skills
• advocacy
• stress management
• comparison shopping

A person who goes for a brisk walk when feeling overwhelmed by a busy schedule is practicing a health skill called ______.

• health skills
• advocacy
• stress management
• health consumer

Sofia is angry that Alisa interrupts her.  If Sofia says, "I'm upset because my ideas are not being heard," she is

• using an "I" statement to express her feelings.
• blaming Alisa for interrupting her.
• practicing poor interpersonal communication skills
• all of the above

Joe and Tony are having a heated argument.  Tony decides to cool off before continuing the discussion.  Tony is practicing a health skill called

• advocacy
• conflict resolution
• stress management
• accessing information

The decisions you make about your health should reflect your values.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Decision making is a random process, depending on your mood.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Breaking a long-term goal into several short-term goals can make the long-term goal easier to achieve.

• TRUE
• FALSE

It's a good idea to talk over major decisions with your family because

• they always know what is best for you.
• they have a right to know everything.
• they share your values, the basis for making decisions.
• they will tell you what you should know.

Setting health-related goals

• ensures that you will obtain your goals.
• helps you plan and safeguard your well-being
• takes a lot of time and creates stress.
• is a one-time event when you set healthy goals.