Health and Wellness: Chapter 1 Exam Review, Exams of Nursing

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Health- Chapter 1:

Understanding Health and

Wellness exam update

Health - answer ✅✅The combination of physical, mental/ emotional, and social well- being Wellness - answer ✅✅An overall state of well-being, or total health (balanced life) What does maintaining wellness mean? - answer ✅✅Keeping a balance among the three components of health What are the three main parts of health - answer ✅✅Physical Health, Mental/ Emotional Health, and Social Health What is Physical Health - answer ✅✅Exercise, food, avoid injury, medical checkups, sleep, avoid drugs/ alcohol What is Mental/ Emotional Health - answer ✅✅Learning new things, dealing with emotions, taking responsibility for actions, dealing with disappointment What is Social Health - answer ✅✅Getting along with others, friends, communicating, seeking and lending support when necessary What are some things that promote Physical Health - answer ✅✅-Get 8 hours of sleep each night -Eat nutritious meals and drink 8 cups of water a day

-Engage in 30-60 minutes of physical activity -Avoid use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs -Practicing good hygiene What are some things that promote Mental/ Emotional Health - answer ✅✅-Enjoys challenges that help them grow -Accepts responsibility for their actions -Has control of their life -Can express their emotions appropriately -Deal with life's stresses and frustrations -Positive Outlook -Make thoughtful and responsible decisions What are some things that promote Social Health - answer ✅✅- Seeking and lending support when needed -Communicating clearly and listening to others -Showing respect and care for yourself and others What are some influences on your health - answer ✅✅Heredity, Environment (Physical, Social, and Culture), Attitude, Behavior, Media, Technology Heredity - answer ✅✅All the traits that are biological (Good AND Bad) Environment - answer ✅✅The sum of your surroundings (Physical environment, Social environment, and culture)

Attitude - answer ✅✅Way you view situations Behavior - answer ✅✅How you act Media - answer ✅✅Methods of communicating (radio, tv, internet, newspapers); play a powerful role in shaping public opinion Technology - answer ✅✅Radio, television, the internet, etc.

• advances in technology can be positive and negative The 7 components of wellness.... - answer ✅✅Act and interact in a way that contributes to our own quality of life What are the 7 Components of Wellness - answer ✅✅-Physical -Social -Spiritual -Intellectual -Emotional -Environmental -Occupational Physical Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get through are daily activities without fatigue or physical stress

-The ability to recognize that our behaviors have a significant impact on our wellness and adopting healthful habits What are some healthful habits that go along with physical wellness - answer ✅✅-Routine Checkups -A balanced diet -Exercise -Avoiding destructive habits (tobacco, drugs, alcohol, etc.) Social Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to relate and connect with other people in our world -Our ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with family, friends and co-workers Spiritual Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to establish peace and harmony in our world -The ability to develop congruency between values and actions and to realize a common purpose that binds creation together -Understanding your purpose and direction in life

• Does not necessarily mean one has to be religious; but it can be included Intellectual Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to open our minds to new ideas and experiences -The desire to learn new concepts, improve skills and seek challenges in pursuit of lifelong learning -Keeping one's mind active and continually learning Emotional Wellness - answer ✅✅The ability to understand ourselves and cope with the challenges life can bring -The ability to acknowledge and share feelings of anger, fear, sadness or stress; hope, love, joy, and happiness in a productive manner

Environmental Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to recognize our own responsibility for the quality of the air, the water and the land that surrounds us -The ability to make a positive impact on the quality of our environment Where can you make a positive impact on the quality of our environment - answer ✅✅-At home -At school -In the community Occupational Wellness - answer ✅✅-The ability to get personal fulfillment from our jobs or our chosen career fields while still maintaining balance in our lives

• Our desire to contribute in our careers to make a positive impact on the organizations we work in and to the society as a whole Prevention - answer ✅✅Practicing health and safety habits to remain free of injury and disease Protective Factor - answer ✅✅Increases possibility of positive outcome Risk Behaviors - answer ✅✅Actions that threaten your health What are the 6 categories of risk factors in teens - answer ✅✅- Behaviors that result in injury -Tobacco use -Alcohol and Drugs -Sexual Behaviors

-Poor Diet -Lack of Physical Activity Abstinence - answer ✅✅Avoiding harmful behaviors Alcohol/Drugs - answer ✅✅Harmful psychological effects, cause addiction, death, legal consequences Sexual Activity - answer ✅✅Unplanned pregnancy, STI's, emotional problems, single parent Life Style Factors are.... - answer ✅✅the personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives Life Style Factors - answer ✅✅-Get 8 hours of sleep each night -Starting the day with a healthy breakfast -Eating a variety of nutritious foods each day

• Being physically active for 30-60 minutes most days of the week -Maintaining a healthy weight -Abstaining from using drugs Health Literacy - answer ✅✅Person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these recourses to promote health Someone who is health literate is also: - answer ✅✅-Effective Communicator

-Critical Thinker/ Problem Solver

• Self- Directed Learner
• Responsible Citizen Effective Communicator - answer ✅✅Express knowledge Critical Thinker/ Problem Solver - answer ✅✅Evaluates health information before making a decision Self- Directed Learner - answer ✅✅Develops evaluation criteria for health information Responsible Citizen - answer ✅✅Promotes health in community