Understanding Health & Wellness

Your health triangle consists of what three components?

• age, spiritual, and physical

• heredity, environment, and mental/emotional

• physical, mental/emotional, and social

• physical, balance, and social

Which is the most effective strategy for locating health information on the Internet?

• choosing sites that use .gov or .edu

• choosing the most popular sites

• choosing sites authored by doctors

• choosing sites with colorful graphics

Which choice is NOT necessary in order to achieve good social health?

• giving and receiving support

• communicating clearly and listening

• having a large number of friends

• showing respect for yourself and others

Cumulative risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.

• True

• False

Practicing abstinence is one of the most effective strategies for avoiding risks to your health.

• True

• False

Which of the following factors that influence health do individuals have the least control over?

• Heredity

• Culture

• Peers

• Media

Eating high-fat foods every day at lunch is an example of

• cumulative risks

• prevention

• abstinence

• risk behavior

An individual’s position on the health continuum continues to change as he or she moves through life

• True

• False

Peers are a part of your mental/emotional network

• True

• False

Risk behaviors are behaviors that can harm your health

• True

• False