Journal 8/13
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Think back to yesterday. Starting when you
woke up, write down all of the choices you
made throughout the day. After you have
written all of them down, put a check mark
next to the choices you made that are related to
Health. Explain how they are related.
Chapter 1
Health and Wellness: A Quality Of
Life
Myths and Misconceptions
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If you are physically fit, you are perfectly healthy.
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Heart disease and cancer just run in some families; there’s
nothing that can prevent it.
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Some people are physically fit but are not socially, mentally,
emotionally, or spiritually healthy.
While the risks of developing some types of cancer are highly
influenced by genetic makeup, there are also lifestyle risk factors that
influence them.
Because of advances in medicine, today’s teens are much
healthier than teens were in the early 20th century.
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In some respects this is true. However, teens today face different
health problems, and some new ones are life threatening.
Describing Health
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Health is a state of well-being that comes from
a good balance of the 3 aspects of health.
The 3 Aspects of Health are…
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Physical Health
Mental Health / Emotional Health
Social Health
Physical Health
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Your physical characteristics and the way your
body functions.
Physical Health covers those aspects of health
related directly to your body.
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Your Weight
Your Strength
The way your body functions.
The absence of disease.
Social Health
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Interactions with people to build satisfying
relationships.
Development started when you were born.
Influenced by your social networks and the support
that you get from the people that you care about and
love.
Being considerate of others, sharing your true
feelings, serving your community, and asking for
help when you need it are all parts of social health.
Mental Health
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The ability to recognize reality and cope with
the demands of daily life.
Being mentally healthy means…
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You can accept new ideas.
You recognize the reality of a situation.
You have a sense of self worth.
You are tolerant of different things.
You can cope with stress because you know that
stress is a part of life that you can handle.
Emotional Health
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Expressing feelings in an appropriate way.
Being emotionally healthy means…
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You can overcome difficult times.
You enjoy life.
You see hardships as a challenge.
You can express anger without violence, sadness,
or without serious depression.
Health and Wellness
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Health
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State of well being that comes from a good balance
of the three aspects of health.
Wellness
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Optimal ( overall well being ) health in each of the
three aspects of health.
Health Concerns in the United States
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In groups, name the 5 most pressing health
issues facing teens today. Every person in the
group needs to write all of the issues down.
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On your own, take one of the issues on your
groups list and write how that issue could
affect you.
Teen Health Issues
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In the early 1900’s, the biggest health issue
facing teens was early death due to
communicable diseases.
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Communicable diseases-a disease that is passed
from person to person by an organism.
Today, 1 in 5 teens in the United states has at
least 1 serious health issue.
Developing Life Skills
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Developing life skills helps you learn how to handle specific
situations you experience in life.
Examples of these life skills are…
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Solving Problems
Coping
Setting Goals
Resisting Pressure
Assessing your Health
Using Community Resources Effectively
Communicating Effectively
Being a Wiser Consumer
Making Responsible Decisions
Practicing Self Care
Intervention Strategies