Chapter 1 Vocabulary

health

physical health lifestyle factors

social health health assessment

mental/emotional health

wellness

attitude

heredity

environment

life skills

attitude health lifestyle factors

physical health environment

life skills heredity wellness

health assessment social health

mental/emotional health

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

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

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 life’s problems• Dealing with

pressures/stress positively

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?

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.

-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 doesn’t care that she can’t 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.

Lifestyle Factors

Definition: behaviors and habits that help determine a person’s level of health and wellness.

Positive lifestyle choices promote good health and wellness and a balanced triangle

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

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 leftover’s 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?

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

social liking who you are

balance total body care