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| health | combination of physical, mental/emotional, & social well being |
| wellness | an integrated & dynamic level of functioning oriented toward maximum potential, dependent on self-responsibility |
| lifestyle factors | personal behaviors & habits related to the way a person lives that help determine his or her level of health |
| prevention | practicing healthy habits to keep a person well & free from disease and other ailments |
| health education | providing of accurate health information in such a way to influence people to change attitudes so that they take positive action about their health |
| health literacy | individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information in order to promote his or her own wellness |
| heredity | traits passes along biologically from parents |
| environment | sum of your surroundings |
| peers | people of the same age who share similar interests |
| culture | collective beliefs, customs, & behaviors of a group |
| risk factors | actions that can potetially threaten your health or the health of others |
| cumulative risks | related risks that increase in effect with each added risk |
| abstinence | avoiding harmful behaviors |
| health skills | specific tools & strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health |
| communication | exchange of thoughts, feelings, & beliefs between two or more people |
| refusal skills | communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in unsafe or unhealthful behaviors |
| advocacy | taking action to influence others to address a health related concern |
| conflict resolution | process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving |
| stress management | ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress |
| decision making skills | steps that enable you to make a healthful decision |
| values | the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you life |
| goals | something you aim for that takes planning and work |
| action plan | multistep strategy to identify & achieve your goals |
| character | those distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves |
| role model | someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for others |
| mental / emotional health | ability to accept yourself & others, adapt to & manage emotions, & deal with demands & challenges you meet in life |
| hierarchy of needs | ranked list of those needs essential to human growth & development, presented in ascending order |
| self-actualization | striving to become the best you can be |
| personality | a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique |
| modeling | observing & learning from the behaviors of those around you |
| personal identity | your sense of yourself as a unique individual |
| developmental assets | building blocks of development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, & responsible individuals |
| constructive criticism | nonhostile comments that point out problems & encourage improvement |
| emotions | signals that tell your mind & body how to react |
| hormone | chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells |
| empathy | ability to imagine & understand how someone else feels |
| hostility | intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior |
| defense mechanisms | mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions & situations |
| stress | the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges & demands |
| perception | the act of becoming aware through the senses |
| stressor | anything that causes stress |
| psychosomatic response | physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness |
| chronic stress | stress associated with long-term problems that are beyond a person's control |
| stress management skills | skills that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way |
| relaxation response | state of being calm that can be reached if one or more relaxation techniques are practiced regularly |
| anxiety | condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen |
| depression | a prolonged feeling of hopelessness, helplessness, and sadness |
| resiliency | ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis |
| protective factors | conditions that shield individuals from the negative consequences of exposure to risk |
| eustress | pleasant or stimulating form of stress |
| distress | caused by something negative or by taking on more stress than you can handle; bad stress |
| mental disorders | illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, & behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healtful, productive life |
| anxiety disorders | condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control |
| post-traumtic stress disorder | condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm |
| mood disorders | illness, often with an organic cause, that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living |
| clinical depression | results from the chemical imbalance in the brain that a person cannot overcome without professional help |
| bipolar disorder | marked by extreme mood changes, energy levels, and behavior |
| conduct disorder | a pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated |
| alienation | feeling isolated and separated from everyone else |
| suicide | act of intentionally taking one's own life |
| cluster suicides | series of suicides occurring within a short period of time & involving several people in the same school or community |
| psychotherapy | ongoing dialogue between a patient & mental health professional |
| behavior therapy | treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements |
| cognitive therapy | treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings & behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive |
| group therapy | treating a group of people who have similar problems & who meet regularly with a trained counselor |
| biomedical therapy | use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder |
| coping | dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life |
| grief response | individual's total response to a major loss |
| mourning | act of showing sorrow or grief |
