KIN 155 Midterm: KIN 155 Midterm Review Unit 1
20 Mar 2017
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Doesn"t take into account fact that humans are multidimensional i. e. thoughts, feelings, emotions, values, relationships can contribute to an individual"s quality of life. Health is a resource for everyday living, not the object of living. Sense of accomplishment, ownership, feeling that you are making a positive contribution, feeling like part of a team, etc: environmental health, refers to everything around us and the impact of natural and man-made surroundings on our health. Includes elements in daily environment that pose risk of harm, injury, disease: describe a hypothetical situation that could be described as having poor environmental health, good environmental health. Pollution, surrounding environment, if you can walk/shuttle/bike/skateboard, etc. Diseases and deaths related to inactivity: heart diseases, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, accidents, alzheimer"s disease, diabetes mellitus, nephritis, influenza/pneumonia, suicide. Health on a spectrum (positive versus negative versus neutral states) Each of the seven dimensions of health exists on a continuum (negative neutral positive).
