TEEN HEALTH COURSE 2

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Chapter 1 UnderstandingHealth and Wellness
Lesson 1 Your Total Health
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• In this lesson, you will be able to
• identify the three parts of health.
• explain the difference between health and
  wellness.
• describe how the mind and the body are connected.

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A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and
social well-being

• health
• wellness
• mind-body connection

A state of well-being or balanced health over a
longer period of time
How your emotions affect your physical and
overall health and how your overall health
affects your emotions
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Three Parts of Good Health

• Your total health involves all the parts of your
  life.

health A combination of physical,
mental/emotional, and social well-being
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Three Parts of Good Health
You need all three sides to complete the health
triangle.
Each side supports the other two sides to make up
your total health.

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Physical Health

• Physical health involves the condition of your
  body.

Physical Health Tips
Eat a well-balanced diet.
Do plenty of physical activity.
Get plenty ofsleep.
See your doctor and dentist regularly.
Always wear a safety belt in vehicles.
Wear protective gear when involved in physical
activities.
Follow the safety rules at school.
Do not use tobacco products, alcohol, or other
drugs.
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Mental/Emotional Health

• Mental health refers to your ability to solve
  problems and handle the daily events in your
  life.
• Emotional health involves feelings, such as
  happiness, sadness, and anger.
• Taking actions is an important part of
  mental/emotional health.

• When you have good mental health
• You are able to see new ways of doing things.
• You can handle the changes that come your way.

• Good emotional health means knowing and sharing
  your feelings and
• responding to them in positive ways.

• Face challenges in a positive yet realistic way.
• Be patient with yourself.
• Know that everybody makes mistakesincluding you!
• Take action to reach your goals.
• Take responsibility for your actions.

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Social Health

• Social health describes how you relate to people
  at home, at school, and everywhere else.

Strong friendships and warm family relationships
are signs of good social health.
Social Health Tips
Be friendly.
Be open-minded.
Be supportive.
Be encouraging.
Help friends and family reach goals.
Show friends and family you care.
Be truthful and reliable.
Listen carefully.
Follow through on promises.
Dont argue when you disagree.
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Your Overall Wellness

• You can maintain overall wellness by practicing
  good health habits and making smart choices for
  your mind and body.

wellness A state of well-being or balanced
health over a longer period of time
Even though your physical, mental/emotional, and
social health may change daily, your overall
wellness takes the longer view. It is the balance
between the three sides of your health triangle
over weeks and months.
The smart choices that you make everyday
contribute to your wellness over your lifetime.
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The Mind-Body Connection

• The mind-body connection shows how important it
  is to keep the three sides of the health triangle
  in balance.

mind-body connection How your emotions affect
your physical and overall health and how your
overall health affects your emotions
Your mind and body connect through your nervous
system. This system includes thousands of miles
of nerves. The nerves link your brain to every
part of your body. Upsetting thoughts and
feelings can affect the signals that go our from
your brain to other parts of your body.
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• In this lesson, you will be able to
• identify the three parts of health.
• explain the difference between health and
  wellness.
• describe how the mind and the body are connected.

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The Mind-Body Connection
Emotions
Your emotionalhealth affects yourphysical and
overallhealth.
Your physical and overall health affectsyour
emotional health.
Physicaland OverallHealth
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The Three Sides of Health

• Physical the condition of your body
• Mental/Emotional your thoughts, feelings and
  emotion
• Social the way you relate to others

SOCIAL
PHYSICAL
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
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• Three equal sides means the three areas of health
  are equally cared for.
• Unequal sides means the three areas of health are
  not equally cared for.

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Maintaining A Healthy Balance

• To be truly healthy you need to work on keeping
  your triangle balanced.
• Nobodys health triangle is perfectly balanced
  all the time. A healthy person is aware enough
  to know when one side starts go get out of
  balance.

SOCIAL
PHYSICAL
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
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Lesson 1 Review
What I Learned
Vocabulary Define health.
Health is a combination of physical,
mental/emotional, and social well-being.
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Lesson 1 Review
What I Learned
Give Examples List three activities that can
contributeto your total health.
Sample answer Activities include having friends,
understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and
exercising regularly.
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Lesson 1 Review
What I Learned
Distinguish What is the difference between
healthand wellness?
Health is how you feel at a particular point in
time. Wellness is a total state of well-being.
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Lesson 1 Review
Thinking Critically
Analyze Read the story of Samantha on page
4.What parts of her health triangle are out of
balance?Suggest ways she could balance her
health triangle.
Her physical health is out of balance. She needs
more sleep to balance her health triangle.
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Lesson 1 Review
Thinking Critically
Describe Name and describe at least three traits
that you might find in a person who has good
social health.
Sample answer A person who has good social
health is truthful, supports his or her family,
and has friends.
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