| A | B |
|---|
| Health | Combination of physical, mental/emotional and social well-being |
| Physical Health | The health and care of your body |
| Mental/Emotional Health | Your ability to deal with the stresses and changes in daily life |
| Social Health | Area of health that incolves your ability to relate to others. |
| Health Triangle | Shows the balance of physical, mental/emotional and social health. |
| Wellness | Actively making choices for good health |
| Heredity | The passing on of traits from one generation to the next. |
| Environment | The sum total of your surroundings |
| Risk Behaviors | Actions or choices that may cause injury or harm to you or others |
| Consequences | results of your actions |
| HELP | Is it healthful?Ethical?Legal?Would my parents approve? |
| Decision Making | Process of making choices to solve a problem. |
| Self Image | The view you have of yourself |
| Self Esteem | The confidence and pride you have in yourself |
| Communication | The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs amongst people |
| Emotions | Feelings inside us like happiness and anger |
| Peer Pressure | The influence or pressure of people your age |
| Bullying | When a person is picked on over and over again by an individual or group with more power. |
| Stress | The bodies reaction to changes around you |
| Stress Management Tools | relax, plan ahead, talk it out, exercise, meditate |
| Illnesses related to stress | headaches, stomach problems including ulcers, sleeping problems, high blood pressure, heart attacks |
| Eating Disorders | Extreme and damaging eating behaviors that can lead to sickness and even death |
| Anorexia | Self-starvation due to an intense fear of being fat |
| Health Problems associated with anorexia | Abnormal weight loss, anemia, hair loss, brittle bones, sensitivity to cold, menstruation may stop, malnutrition |
| Bulimia | Binge eating followed by a purge |
| Health problems associated with bulimia | Swollen salivary glands, broken blood vessels around the eyes, discolored teeth, bad breath, irritated esophagus, stomach problems, heart problems |
| Depression | Extreme feeling of sadness, hopelessness and helplessness |
| Support system | Network of people in your life available to help you when you need them. |
| Reasons for eating disorders | Distorted body image, poor self-concept, media messages, lack of positive role models, control issues, emotional distress |
| Ways to help people with mental health problems | Listen, give them support but do not make judgements, get them help from a parent or guidance counselor or school nurse, if they are suicidal tell someone, do not keep it a secret |
| holistic medicine | perspective that acknowledges the impact of social and mental health on physical health |
| quality of life | a person's opinion about their health and happiness |
