Self-Management & Influences (Vocab)

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Health-Enhancing Behavior

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A behavior that an individual engages in that will benefit their health and well-being.

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Interactive Health Literacy

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The development of personal skills in a supportive environment to improve personal capacity to act independently on knowledge, specifically to improve motivation and self-confidence to act on advice received.

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Protective Factor

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Characteristics or behaviors that support healthy development and can decrease the likelihood of a person engaging in risky behaviors.

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Risk Factor

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Anything that increases the likelihood of engaging in a behavior that is detrimental to one’s health.

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Risky Behavior

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Behavior that can have negative consequences on one’s health.

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Self-Management

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The practice of engaging in health-enhancing behaviors and avoiding risky behaviors.

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Influences

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Anything that impacts an outcome.

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Health Promoting Behavior

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Behaviors that benefit health and well-being

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Risky Health Behavior

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A behavior that can have negative consequences on one’s health

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Internal Influence

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Characteristics that are an innate part of who we are that can affect our behaviors, such as values, beliefs, motivation, attitudes, and needs. Thoughts and feelings that cause you to make a choice.