Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

• health
• physical health lifestyle factors
• social health health assessment
• mental/emotional health
• wellness
• attitude
• heredity
• environment
• life skills

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attitude health lifestyle factors physical
health environment life skills heredity well
ness health assessment social
health mental/emotional health
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Health Triangle being healthy means having a
balanced health triangle!

• Physical health means care of the physical body

• Good grooming habits
• Balanced diet
• Adequate rest
• Exercise regularly

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Each side of your health triangle affects
theother sides.

• Social Health the ability to get along with
  others

• Working well / playing in groups
• Making/keeping friends
• Getting help/support when needed

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Balancing the 3 sides of your health
trianglelessens your chances of illness.

• Mental/emotional health liking who you are
  accepting who you are

• Express emotions in healthy, positive way
• Facing lifes problems
• Dealing with pressures/stress positively

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Hereditary Characteristics questions to ask
your parents!

• Eye color, hair color, skin tones?
• Height, body build (slim, heavy set)?
• Who wears glasses and at what age?
• Athletic ability, artistic ability, creativity
• What kind of job did they have? Career?
• What types of hobbies did they have?
• What kinds of health issues did or do they have?

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Determine which of the following are examples of
physical, social, mental, or emotional health

• Brush your teeth before leaving for school
• Rather than just worrying about the test while
  watching TV, you decide to study.
• When her sister goes away to college, Karen
  misses her very much. Karen decides to deal with
  her sadness by emailing her sister every day.
• Even though Fran saves her babysitting money, she
  respects her friends decision to spend her money.

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-Matt is confused about how to arrange the
notecards for his research paper. Instead of
hiding his confusion he asks his teacher for
help. -Aaron mistakenly made plans with 2 friends
for the Saturday. He solves his problem by
inviting both to join him. -Amanda doesnt
care that she cant swim as fast as her
brother, she knows she is a talented volleyball
player. -Sam would love to stay up until midnight
to watch a vintage monster movie, but he goes
to bed because he must wake up for school.
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Lifestyle Factors

• Definition behaviors and habits that help
  determine a persons level of health and
  wellness.
• Positive lifestyle choices promote good health
  and wellness and a balanced triangle

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Positive Lifestyle factors

• Eating balanced meals
• Getting 60 minutes of physical activity each day
• Getting at least 8 hours of sleep nightly
• Doing your best in school other activities
• Avoiding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
• Following safety rules/wear protective gear
• Relate well to family, friends, classmates

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The Parkers Thinking about lifestyle factors.

• Lauren is watching her favorite TV show, The
  Parkers.
• The show is about a family on the move. Every
  member has a different schedule. Lauren notices
  that the Parkers never eat meals together. Kim
  grabs leftovers from the fridge on the way out.
  Ken is always running late for school and never
  has time for breakfast. Mr. Parker is overweight
  and smokes cigarettes. While watching The
  Parkers, Lauren realizes that the family members
  have many unhealthy lifestyle factors.
• What are the unhealthy factors?
• What could they do to make themselves more
  healthy?

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Health Triangle Word Splash use the following
words/ phrases to write a paragraph about your
health triangle. mental emotional health
triangle getting along with others physical soc
ial liking who you are balance total body care