High School Health – Final Exam – Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice
Questions
health - ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
wellness - ✔✔is defined as a dynamic process of becoming aware of and making conscious
choices toward a more balanced and healthy lifestyle.
mental health - ✔✔the way people think about and respond to events in their daily lives
Stress - ✔✔the combination of a new or possibly threatening situation and your body's natural
response to a situation
Stressor - ✔✔anything that causes a stress response
Distress - ✔✔the negative physical, mental, or emotional strain in response to a stressor
Eustress (positive stress) - ✔✔the stress response that happens when winning, succeeding,
and achieving
General Adaptation System - ✔✔body's physiological short-term and long-term reaction to
stress
Coping Strategies - ✔✔behaviors that assist us in functioning better in a given situation
physiological - ✔✔having to do with the functions of the human body and its systems
,homeostasis - ✔✔maintaining a stable internal environment in the body where normal body
function balance is sustained
Physical Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making choices to create flexible, cardiovascularly fit,
energetic, strong bodies. The choices we make are related to exercise, nutrition, rest and sleep,
intentional and responsible sexual choices, stress management, management of injury and
illness, and the responsible use of alcohol and other drugs.
Social Wellness - ✔✔is the process of creating and maintaining healthy relationships through
the choices we make. It embraces relationships at home and work, friendships, and our
relationships with all people and future generations.
Emotional Wellness - ✔✔is the process of accepting our worth, creating, recognizing, and
expressing our feelings, and talking to ourselves in healthy ways. Creating and maintaining a
positive, realistic self-concept is also part of this process, as is realistically assessing potential
and limitations.
Spiritual Wellness - ✔✔is the process of discovering meaning and purpose in life, and
demonstrating values through behaviors. Spiritual wellness includes acceptance of the concepts
of wholeness, unity, diversity, individual uniqueness, and the need for community
Career Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making and maintaining choices related to work which
include choosing a job for which we are well-suited, well-trained, and from which we gain
satisfaction. Career wellness also requires balancing work with the rest of your life.
Environmental Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making choices which will contribute to
sustaining or improving the quality of life in the universe. This dimension includes responsible
choices regarding the use of air, water, land and energy so that future generations of each
species may survive and thrive.
Mental Illness - ✔✔a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
, Depression - ✔✔a mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at
least two weeks
Counselor - ✔✔a professional who helps people work through difficult problems by talking
Psychologist - ✔✔a person who tries to change thoughts, feeling, and actions by finding the
reasons behind them or by suggesting new ways to manage emotions
Psychiatrist - ✔✔a medical doctor who specializes in illness of the brain and body that affect
emotions and behavior, is legally able to prescribe medications for depression symptoms
empathy - ✔✔sharing and understanding another person's feelings
Resilient - ✔✔better able to deal with life's problems and struggles
Active Listening - ✔✔not only hearing what someone says but also showing that you
understand what the person is communicating
Nutrients - ✔✔substances in food that your body needs to function properly
MyPlate - ✔✔(formerly The Food Pyramid) a tool that shows you what kinds of food to eat and
how much food you should eat every day
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ✔✔is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and other
animals at rest
- the release, and using, of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital
organs, the heart, lungs, nervous system, kidneys, liver, intestine, sex organs, muscles, and skin
Questions
health - ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
wellness - ✔✔is defined as a dynamic process of becoming aware of and making conscious
choices toward a more balanced and healthy lifestyle.
mental health - ✔✔the way people think about and respond to events in their daily lives
Stress - ✔✔the combination of a new or possibly threatening situation and your body's natural
response to a situation
Stressor - ✔✔anything that causes a stress response
Distress - ✔✔the negative physical, mental, or emotional strain in response to a stressor
Eustress (positive stress) - ✔✔the stress response that happens when winning, succeeding,
and achieving
General Adaptation System - ✔✔body's physiological short-term and long-term reaction to
stress
Coping Strategies - ✔✔behaviors that assist us in functioning better in a given situation
physiological - ✔✔having to do with the functions of the human body and its systems
,homeostasis - ✔✔maintaining a stable internal environment in the body where normal body
function balance is sustained
Physical Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making choices to create flexible, cardiovascularly fit,
energetic, strong bodies. The choices we make are related to exercise, nutrition, rest and sleep,
intentional and responsible sexual choices, stress management, management of injury and
illness, and the responsible use of alcohol and other drugs.
Social Wellness - ✔✔is the process of creating and maintaining healthy relationships through
the choices we make. It embraces relationships at home and work, friendships, and our
relationships with all people and future generations.
Emotional Wellness - ✔✔is the process of accepting our worth, creating, recognizing, and
expressing our feelings, and talking to ourselves in healthy ways. Creating and maintaining a
positive, realistic self-concept is also part of this process, as is realistically assessing potential
and limitations.
Spiritual Wellness - ✔✔is the process of discovering meaning and purpose in life, and
demonstrating values through behaviors. Spiritual wellness includes acceptance of the concepts
of wholeness, unity, diversity, individual uniqueness, and the need for community
Career Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making and maintaining choices related to work which
include choosing a job for which we are well-suited, well-trained, and from which we gain
satisfaction. Career wellness also requires balancing work with the rest of your life.
Environmental Wellness - ✔✔is the process of making choices which will contribute to
sustaining or improving the quality of life in the universe. This dimension includes responsible
choices regarding the use of air, water, land and energy so that future generations of each
species may survive and thrive.
Mental Illness - ✔✔a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
, Depression - ✔✔a mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at
least two weeks
Counselor - ✔✔a professional who helps people work through difficult problems by talking
Psychologist - ✔✔a person who tries to change thoughts, feeling, and actions by finding the
reasons behind them or by suggesting new ways to manage emotions
Psychiatrist - ✔✔a medical doctor who specializes in illness of the brain and body that affect
emotions and behavior, is legally able to prescribe medications for depression symptoms
empathy - ✔✔sharing and understanding another person's feelings
Resilient - ✔✔better able to deal with life's problems and struggles
Active Listening - ✔✔not only hearing what someone says but also showing that you
understand what the person is communicating
Nutrients - ✔✔substances in food that your body needs to function properly
MyPlate - ✔✔(formerly The Food Pyramid) a tool that shows you what kinds of food to eat and
how much food you should eat every day
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ✔✔is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and other
animals at rest
- the release, and using, of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital
organs, the heart, lungs, nervous system, kidneys, liver, intestine, sex organs, muscles, and skin
