HEALTH & WELLNESS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

HEALTH & WELLNESS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION health and wellness - ANS-Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth. "...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." locus of control - ANS-A person with an internal locus of control believes that he or she can influence events and their outcomes, while someone with an external locus of control blames outside forces for everything. This concept was brought to light in the 1950's by Julian Rotter. Locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they have control over the outcome of events in their lives, as opposed to external forces beyond their control. mindfulness - ANS-awareness of present with acceptance; paying attention on purpose without judgement dimensions of wellness, strengths and weaknesses - ANS-my Physical Wellness (about 3.36) was actually higher than my Emotional Wellness (2.86)! My highest wellness scores were in Spiritual Wellness (4.8), Intellectual Wellness (4.3) and Environmental Wellness (4.5), which makes sense because I definitely prioritize those over the others. My lowest score was in Financial Wellness (2.33), which is something I absolutely need to work on. dimensions of wellness - ANS-physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual, environmental, occupational, creative, financial top 3 causes of death in the US - ANS-heart disease, cancer (lung), stroke last century in terms of health - ANS-1900s-1930s: age of the environment, contagious disease, led to nationwide movement for sanitation. 1930s-1960s: age of medicine, incredible breakthroughs, vaccines to build up immune system. CONTINUES...