Review: Introduction to Health

Which aspect of health refers to how you react to events in your life?

• emotional health

• physical health

• mental health

• social health

A trait associated with good social health is the ability to

• learn from your mistakes

• get along well with others

• recognize your achievements

• do daily tasks without getting too tired

Health is the same as the absence of illness.

• True

• False

Your choices affect your position on the health continuum. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: A person who is neither ill nor perfectly well is at the ________ of the health continuum.

• beginning

• midpoint

• end

• top

Fill in the blank: The degree of overall satisfaction a person gets from life is called ________.

• life expectancy

• quality of life

• health continuum

• social health

A person’s culture is part of his or her

• heredity.

• indoor surroundings.

• social environment.

• physical environment.

People are more likely to take advantage of available healthcare if

• they need to take time off from work for a checkup.

• they must travel for over an hour to see a doctor.

• a clinic is open only during the day Monday through Friday.

• they have health insurance that pays for medications.

If you are tired because you stay up late watching television, the factor having a negative influence on your health is

• environment.

• technology.

• behavior.

• media.

One way to evaluate health risks is to

• get enough sleep.

• break unhealthy habits.

• consider consequences.

• engage in risk-free behaviors.