Vocabulary Review Sheet
8th Grade Health.
1. A ______________________________ is the possibility that an action may cause
injury or harm to you or others.
2. A ______________________________ is a planned action taken before an event
to increase the chances of a safe outcome.
3. Your ____________________________ or your feelings and beliefs play a role in
how you take care of yourself.
4. Goals are important to your _______________________________ or the way
you feel about yourself.
5. __________________________________ is your ability to deal with the stresses
and changes of everyday life.
6. ________________________________ is a special mix of traits, feelings,
attitudes, and habits.
7. List the 3 things that shape your personality. ___________________________,
________________________________, ______________________________.
8. Beliefs and ideas about what is important in your life are
_____________________.
9. The view that you have of yourself is called your
_____________________________.
10. What are the three basic emotional needs?
a. _________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________
11. Glands produce ____________________________________ that are chemical
substances that regulate many body functions.
12. ________________________________ is the body’s response to changes around
you.
13. Stress that causes you discomfort or keeps you from doing things you need to do
is called _______________________________.
14. School, parents, siblings are all examples of ____________________________.
15. _____________________________________ increases the level of sugar in your
blood, which gives your body extra energy.
16. ___________________________________________ is extreme tiredness of the
whole body. It usually occurs after vigorous activity.
17. ___________________________________________ is extreme tiredness caused
by your mental state.
18. List the 5 tips for effective stress management.
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
d. ______________________________
e. ______________________________
19. ____________________________________ are short term ways of dealing with
stress.
20. Name the 5 types of defense mechanisms.
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. __________________________________
d. __________________________________
e. __________________________________
21. ________________________________ is a refusal to accept reality.
22. ________________________________ is justifying behavior, ideas, or feelings
to avoid guilt or to obtain approval or acceptance.
23. _______________________________ is blocking out unpleasant thoughts.
24. _______________________________ is having bad feelings toward someone not
really related to the cause of the problem.
25. ______________________________ is blaming someone else for your problem.