| Term | Definition |
|---|
| anorexia nervosa | a psychological disorder where a person eats very little or refuses to eat as they see themselves overweight even when they are dangerously underweight |
| attitude | one's outlook on life or a specific topic or issue |
| binge | excessive eating or drinking |
| bulimia nervosa | eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by efforts to limit digestion through induced vomiting, use of laxatives, or excessive exercise |
| cliques | a samll circle of friends, usually with similar backgrounds or tastes, who exclude people viewed as outsiders |
| communication | the sending and receiving of information, ideas, feelings or messages; |
| date | to engage in social events designed to allow people to get to know each other. |
| date rape | forced sexual intercourse that takes place in a dating situation |
| drug | chemical substances which causes changes in mind and body functions |
| empathy | the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels |
| environment | all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things |
| etiquette | manners established by society |
| family | a person or group of people joined by blood, marriage, adoption or other bonds who are committed to each other and provide emotional support |
| habit | regular repitition of acquired behavior pattern |
| health | combined state of physical, mental, and social well being |
| heredity | the sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth |
| hygiene | practices that promote good health and prevention of disease, such as cleanliness of skin, hair and nails |
| infatuation | an intense emotional involvement that begins with a sudden strong attraction based on physical appearance or other obvious traits |
| menopause | in females, the time later in life when hormonal changes occur and menstruation ends |
| menstrauation | monthly process occurs in women from adolescence through middle age, in which blood is discharged from uterus through reproductive tract |
| negative self-concept | the mental picture you have of yourself as not being equal with other people |
| peer pressure | persuasion to conform to by people in your age group |
| peers | people in a person's age group |
| personality | the characteristics that make a person unique |
| positive self-concept | the mental picture you have of yourself as being equal with other people |
| responsibility | an obligation or duty for which a person is held accountable |
| rights | special privilege, benefit or personal favor to which one is entitled |
| self-concept | the mental picture people have of themselves their opinion about themselves |
| stalking | to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment |
| stress | physical or psychological tension and strain |
| substance abuse | misuse of drugs that damages an individual's health and ability to function |
| sympathy | the ability to share another person's trouble or suffering |
| tolerance | the ability to overlook or accept things you do not agree with |
| verbal communication | expressing ideas to others by using spoken words |
| wellness | the process of acquiring and maintaining physical, mental, emotional and social health |
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