Unit One Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Health A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being Wellness An overall state of well-being, or total health
YOU are responsible for YOUR Health! Healthy Lifestyles and factors: personal behaviors related to the way a person lives. Managing Stress 8-10 hours sleep Physically active 20 min/day - 3 days/week Healthy breakfast Variety of nutritious foods Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs Maintain positive relationships Practice safe behaviors to prevent injuries Maintain healthy weight Abstain from sexual activity before marriage
Health Triangle 3 Elements Physical Health Mental / Emotional Social Health Health
Physical Health How well your body functions Physical Health = More energy Physical Health = Fights diseases Examples: Sleep, hygiene, dental health, nutrition, regular check-ups.
Mental / Emotional Health Feelings about yourself (self-esteem)-How well you meet the demands of daily life. YYour feelings about YOURSELF, in touch with their feelings and can express them appropriately, CCommunication with others DDeal with frustrations of life without being overwhelmed. RRespect for YOURSELF and others AAvoid negative thoughts and are looking to Think in a positive manner.
Social Health Interaction and get along with others Make and keep friends at work, school, ect. Showing respect for others and caring for others Lending support when necessary
7 Influences on your Health 1.Heredity: All traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents Example: eye color, height, diabetes 2.Environment: Sum of all of your surroundings Physical Environment: where you live Social Environment: who you are around
3.Culture: collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group. Could be an ethnic group, a community. Culture gives a sense of identity. - Why would understanding different cultures be important to our health? 4.Attitude: the way you view a situation *** YOU control this*** 5.Behavior: Most control over! the way you act Mannerism Action you take, decisions you make.
6.Media: various methods of communicating information TV Newspaper Advertisements 7. Technology: advances over the years Cell phones Computers Health care **What are some positives and some negatives of advances in technology?
Risk Behaviors Tobacco Use Alcohol & drugs Unhealthy eating Lack of physical activity Sexually active
Types of Risks Reasonable Risk: -A risk that would be within the normal range of minor risks that most people take often, sometimes every day. Just crossing the street exposes us to a small degree of risk because a car might hit us, but it's a pretty reasonable degree of risk and not excessive. However, jumping out of a plane without a parachute would not be a reasonable risk
Types of Risk Cumulative Risk: The consequences of risk add up over time. These related risks increase in effect with each added risk. - Smoking one cigarette, eating one high fat meal. - The negative effects accumulate and lead to serious health consequences.
DO NOW: If you were stranded on an Island, what would you want to have with you and why? Give three examples.
Achieving Good Mental / Emotional Health
Do you see a Young or Old Women?
Perception a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression. -We all perceive things differently. -How can this affect our health?
Trick Your Eyes!!
Mental / Emotional Health: Ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to manage emotional situations, and deal with the demands of life. Characteristics of good mental/emotional health oPositive self esteem oSense of belonging oSense of purpose oPositive outlook oAutonomy- Personal independence or freedom.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs A ranked lists of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order ( ) starting with the basic needs and building towards the need for reaching your highest potential.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Level 5 Reaching potential Level 4 Feeling Recognized Level 3 Belonging Level 2 Safety Level 1 Physical Needs
Level 1: Physical Needs Need to satisfy basic needs of hunger, thirst, sleep, and shelter Level 2: Need for Safety Need to be secure from danger (home, school, family, friends) Level 3: Need to be loved and to belong Need to love and be loved, feel like you belong (family, friends) Level 4: Need to be Valued and recognized Need to achieve, need to be recognized (self worth) Level 5: Reaching Potential Need to reach full potential (be all you can be) Self-Actualization- striving to become the best you can be
Personality Personality: a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique. Influences on Personality 1.Personality and Heredity: Basic intellectual ability & temperament Emotional tendencies Risk-taking & talents Athletic & artistic ability 2. Personality & Environment: Everything that surrounds your (family, friends, places) Modeling: observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you