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health
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includes physical, mental-emotional, and family-social health
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risk
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is a chance that has and unknown outcome
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wellness
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is the quality of life that results from a person's health status
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health advocate group
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educates the public about specific health conditions and raises funds for reserch
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health care provider
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a trained, licensed professional who helps people maintain or restore health
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personal health record
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documents an individual's health history and lists the person;s health-care providers
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health behaviors
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an action that promotes health
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risk behaviors
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an action that threatens health
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habits
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an automatic behavior
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behavior
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the way you act in a situation
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culture
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is the arts, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people at a certain time
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media literacy
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skill in recognizing and evaluating messages in media
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media
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forms of mass communication, such as TV, radio, and news paper
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amino acids
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the basic building blocks of protein
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caloric intake
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the number of calories a person takes in from foods and beverages
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good character
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a person who uses self-control to act on responsible values
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value
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standard or belief, such as compassion, good citizenship, and respect
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delayed gratification
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is voluntary postponement of an immediate reward in order to complete a task before enjoying the reward
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self control
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the degree to which a person regulates his/her own behavior
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vegan diet
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a diet that excludes foods of animal origin
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dietary guidelines
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recommendations for diet choices among healthy Americans who are two years of age or older
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eating disorder
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a condition in which a person has a compelling need to starve, binge, or binge and purge
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electrolyte
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a nutrient that becomes electrically charged when in a solution, such as bodily fluid
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lactase deficiency
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the name for a condition in which the enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar present in the cells of the small intestine ia missing
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osteoporosis
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the disease casuses bones to fracture easily
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salmonellosis
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a food-borne illness in which the bacterium salmonella contaminates undercooked chicken, eggs, and other meats
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serotonin
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chemical involved in controlling states of consciousness and mood
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hidden anger
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unrecognized, inappropriately expressed anger
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hostility
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a chronic state of anger
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projection
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blaming others for actions or events for which they are not responsible
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displacement
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the releasing of anger on someoner or something other than the cause of anger
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anger MGMT. skills
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writing in a journal, breathing deeply, and exercise
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GEN'L adaptation syndrome
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aka GAS. series of bady changes resulting from stress-the alarm, resistance, and exhausting stages
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stress MGMT. skills
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techniques to prevent and deal with stressors and to protect one's health from the harmful effects produced by the stress response
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life crisis
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event or experience that causes a high stress level
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minor depression
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a mood disorder accompanied by feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness
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stressor
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a source or cause of stress
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major depression
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mood disorder with long-lasting feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, or sadness
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dysthymic disorder
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a long lasting form of depression.
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distress
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a harmful response to a stressor
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eustress
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a healthful reponse to a stressor
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parasuicide
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suicide attempt in which the person does not intend to die
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cluster suicide
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series of suicides that occur within a short period and involve people who are somehow connected
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hunger
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the physiological need to eat
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