Health: Unit 1 Section 1 Vocabulary

Health

• The number of years a person can expect to live

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

• The overall well-being of your body, your mind & your relationships with other people

• A result that a person aims for and works hard to reach

Life expectancy

• The number of years a person can expect to live

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

• The overall well-being of your body, your mind & your relationships with other people

• A result that a person aims for and works hard to reach

Quality of life

• The number of years a person can expect to live

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

• The overall well-being of your body, your mind & your relationships with other people

• A result that a person aims for and works hard to reach

Goal

• The number of years a person can expect to live

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

• The overall well-being of your body, your mind & your relationships with other people

• A result that a person aims for and works hard to reach

Physical health

• How you react to events in your life

• How well your body functions

• How well you get along with others

• The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others & with your surroundings

Mental health

• How you react to events in your life

• How well your body functions

• How well you get along with others

• The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others & with your surroundings

Emotional health

• How you react to events in your life

• How well your body functions

• How well you get along with others

• The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others & with your surroundings

Social health

• How you react to events in your life

• How well your body functions

• How well you get along with others

• The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others & with your surroundings

Continuum

• The number of years a person can expect to live

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

• A gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another

• A state of high-level health

Wellness

• A state of high-level health

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

• A gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another

• The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others & with your surroundings