Recognizing Factors That Affect Health and Wellness

________________increase the chances a person will develop a disease or disorder

• risk factors

• genes

• illness

• physical health

Types of risk factors include (check all that apply)

• genetic risk factors

• environmental risk factors (physical, social, or economic)

• lifestyle

• social health

Your genes can put you at risk for developing certain diseases

• true

• false

To determine genetic risk factors, a doctor studies a person’s family history

• true

• false

The circumstances, objects, or conditions that surround you in everyday life are your

• environment

• lifestyle

• genes

• family history

Every environment has risk factors that can affect health and wellness

• true

• false

A physical environment includes (check all that apply)

• drinking water

• the air you breathe

• region where you live

• places you spend time

• your family history

(check all that apply) The people around you make up your social environment. This includes:

• your family

• your friends

• your doctors

• your culture (beliefs/practices)

Your economic environment includes

–your level of education

–your income level

• True

• False

Lifestyle behaviors can become risk factors for illness or disease

• true

• false