Health and Wellness

The media's role is primarily entertainment, so it has little effect on our wellness.

• T

• F

By definition, a socially healthy person has access to clean water and adequate living space and makes an effort to recycle.

• T

• F

Wellness is a continuum, which means __________.

• personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good

• each of the dimensions of health are interrelated

• people must always cope with low levels of wellness

• wellness can be achieved with concentration

Which of the following phrases belong together?

• emotional health : expressing feelings

• physical health : respecting others

• mental health : living in harmony with the environment

• social health : getting adequate sleep

A(n) _________ person is free from mental illness, has a desire to try new things, and high self esteem.

• emotionally/ mentally healthy

• physically healthy

• spiritually healthy

• environmentally healthy

Wellness is achieved when someone is at their best in all 6 dimensions of health.

• T

• F

Sarah has optimal health, but she lives in a metro area that has high levels of air pollution. Which dimension of health will be lower for Sarah?

• Psychological

• Emotional

• Social

• Environmental

Hector lives every day of his life according to his morals, values, and ethics. Which dimension of health is he fulfilling?

• biological

• physical

• environmental

• spiritual

How has the development of technology positively affected our wellness?

• It has provided entertainment in which people are less active.

• It has increased the quality and availability of treatments.

• It has increased the amount of advertising on the Internet.

• Some technology has led to an increase in pollution.

Having a weakness in one of the dimensions of health affects a person’s overall health

• True

• False