HEALTH CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR CHAPTER 1 HEALTH CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR

TERMS Life management skills: skill people use to meet their own needs everyday. Health: physical, mental and social well-being Wellness: overall state of well being Chronological age – actual years since birth Physiological age – estimate from health and life expectancy

Prevention: practicing health habits to keep a person a way form disease Self-esteem: confidence and worth you feel about yourself Decision: ace of making a choice or coming to a solution Precaution: planned preventive action taken before an event to increase chance of a safe outcome.

Goal: something you aim for that takes planning and work. Consequence: the result of an action Lifestyle choices: choices made daily on how to treat the body and mind ex: what you eat Lifestyle diseases: disease that are made by neglect to the body Number 1 leading cause of death among teens is accidents. Top 3 leading causes of deaths among adults: 1-heart disease 2-cancer 3-stroke

The more you know the more control you can gain The more you know the more control you can gain. You have control over your health. Health meaning total wellness…..spiritual, mental, physical and social Health vs Wellness

SPIRITUAL HEALTH Feels life has meaning Lives by cherished values Manages stress with skill and enjoyment Maintains a strong sense of self Accept new ideas and try new behaviors Handles setbacks without loss of self-esteem Is aware of emotions and expresses them appropriately Recognizes emotional problems in self and others, willing to get help

PHYSICAL HEALTH Sleeps enough Enjoys food Maintains health weight Maintains Physical fitness Does not abuse drugs Careful with over the counter drugs Accidents are possible and takes preventive action Becomes educated in health information

SOCIAL HEALTH Develops supportive friendships Resolves conflicts Socializes well with others Develops and maintains psychological intimacy with others Can form successful long term relationship Understands risk of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy Continues growing, learning and facing new challenges.

More terms Motivation – force that moves people to act Drives – inborn motivations (hunger, thirst, fear…instincts) Motivation shaped by four factors Value of reward (what is it) Timing (how soon is reward realized) Costs (risks in trying) Probability (how likely)

Setting Goals Identify something you want State 3 or more specific behaviors that will help…write them down Identify steps to be ready Commit to a specific time to get started Measure progress (chart, etc.) Plan rewards for yourself

Commitment – long term decision Will – person’s intent Self- efficacy – person’s belief in his of her ability to succeed at the task at hand Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ

Motivation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9U6HMcFG8 (Russell Wilson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZLNz93s5oM (Derrick Coleman)

CHAPTER 2 Emotional Health

CHAPTER 2 TERMS Values: rules of behavior or your beliefs Thoughts: mental process of which a person is always conscious. Thoughts shape your actions. Read page 26, 29 People who know themselves know their values. Emotions: feeling that occurs in response to an event as experienced by an individual….love, anger, fear

Tolerance: accommodation and acceptance of differences between oneself and others; being tolerant of peoples age, body shape, gender, disabilities, race, religion, views and other differences. Resolving conflicts page 37 Communication: aggressive, passive and assertive page 38

What can you do with feelings? Recognize it Own it Verbalize it Express it physically Read page 32

More Terms Chapter 2 Suppress: to hold back or restrain Confrontation: showdown, one person expresses feelings to another, maybe destructive (aggressive) or constructive Resentment: anger that has built up due to failure to express it

More terms Alienation – withdrawing from others because of differences that cannot be resolved Non-Conformist – person who does not share society’s values and therefore behaves in unconventional ways Ostracism – rejection and exclusion from society

More Terms Support system – network of individuals or groups with which one identifies and exchanges emotional support Mentor – wise person who gives advice Who is/are your mentor(s) and support system?

DISCUSSION Due to Social Media and texting your generation will have a difficult time communicating verbally and expressing feelings to on another.

5 STEPS TO MAKING A DECISION State the situation List the choices Consider the consequences Make a decision and act Evaluate the outcome

Decision #1 You have two friends that are mad at each other over something that you think is trivial. Both have invited you to hang out with them on Saturday. What do you do?