| Term | Definition |
|---|
| communication | exchange of thoughtrs, feelings, and belifef between two or more people |
| body language | the use of visual cues to communicate information or feelings |
| mixed messages | say something that means somethinf different than wat u said |
| "i" message | statement that presents a situation from the persons view point |
| active listening | gearing, thinking, and responding to anothers message |
| therapy | an approach that teaches you different ways of thinking or behvaing |
| family therapist | counseling that seeks to improve troubled family relationships. |
| psychologist | mental health professional who is trained and licesnsed by the state to perform therapy |
| clinical social worker | licensed, certified mentalhealth professional with a masters degree in social work |
| psychiatrist | medical doctor with a speciality in the treatment of mental health problems |
| disorder | a disturbance in the normal funciton of a paart of the body |
| anxiety disorder | disorder in which intense anxiety or fear keeps a person from funtioning normally |
| phobia | a exagerated fear of a specific situation or object |
| personality disorder | phsychological condition that affects a person's abillity to interact with others. |
| mood disorders | disorder in which a person undergoes change in mood that seems inappropriet or extreme |
| major depression | a very serious mood disorder in which people lose interst in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything |
| schizophrenia | a severe disorder in which people lose contact with reality |
| suicide | intentional taking of ones own life |
| refusal skills | communicating strategies that help u say no effectivly |
| aggressive | overly forceful, pushy, hostile, or otherwise attacking in a approach |
| passive | tendenct to giv up, giv in, or back down without standing up for your rights and needs |
| assertive | behaving with confidence and clearly stating ur intentions |
| Physical Activity | Any form of bodily movement that uses up energy |
| Coordination | The smooth and effective working together of your muscles and bones |
| Balance | The feeling of stability and control over your body |
| Calories | Units of heat that measure the energy available in foods |
| Physical fitness | The ability to handle the physical demands of everyday life without becoming overly tired |
| Exercise | Planned physical activity done regularly to build or maintain one's fitness |
| Aerobic Exercise | Rythmic, nonstop, moderate to vigorous activity that requires large amounts of oxygen |
| Anaerobic exercise | Intense physical activity that requires little oxygen but uses short bursts of energy |
| Heart and lung endurance | A measure of how efficiently your heart and lungs work when you exercise and how quickly they return to normal when you stop |
| Muscle strength | A measure of the most weight you can life or the most force you can exert at one time |
| Muscle endurance | A measure of a muscle's ability to repeatedly exert a force over a prolonged period of time |
| Flexibility | The ability of your body's joints to move easily through a full range of motion |
| Body composition | The ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, such as bone, muscle, and fluid |
| Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to their children |
| Cross training | Switching between different activities and exercises on different days |
| FITT principle | A method for safely increasing aspects of your workout wihtout injuring yourself |
| Resting heart rate | The number of times your heart beats per minute when you are relaxing |
| Target heart rate | The range of numbers between which your heart and lungs receive the most benefit from a workout |
| Warm up | A period of low to moderate exercise to prepare your body for more vigorous activity |
| Cool down | A period of low to moderate exercise to prepare your body to end a workout session |
| Conditioning | A regular activity and exercise that prepares a poerson for a sport |
| PRICE formula | Protect, Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate. Use when muscles ache or stiffen |
| Dehydration | Condition causeed by excessive water loss |
| Heat exhaustion | An overheating of the body that can result fro dehydration |
| nutrients | substances in the food that your body needs |
| nutrition | the study of nutritents and how the body uses them |
| appetite | phsycological desire for food |
| hunger | bodys physical need for food |
| carbohydrates | sugars and starches mainly in plants |
| fiber | parts of fruits, vegetables that you can not digest |
| proteins | nutrients ur body uses to build, repair cells and tissues |
| saturated fats | fats that are solid at room temperature |
| unsaturated fats | fats taht remain liquid at room temperature |
| vitamins | substance that help your body fight infections and use other nutrients |
| minerals | elements that help your body form healthy bones and teeth and regulate body process |
| mypyramid food guidance system | system to help american make healthy food choices |
| calorie | a unit of heat that measures the energy in a food |
| sodium | a nutrient that controls the amount of fluid in your body |
| food borne illness | sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat |
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