Life Management Skills Life Management Skills – Flashcards
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Life management skils
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The skills that help a person to realize his/her potential to be well and enjoy life.
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Health
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A range of states with physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social components. At a minimum, "health" means freedom from physical disease, poor physical condition, social maladjustment, and other negative states. At a maximum, "health" means "wellness"
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Wellness
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Maximum well-being; the top of the range of health states; the goal of the person who strives toward realizing his/her full potential physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially.
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Infectious Diseases
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Diseases that are caused by infecting organisms; they can be passed from person to person.
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Lifestyle Choices
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Choices, made daily, of how to treat the body and mind. Examples are what to eat, and when to exercise.
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Lifestyle Diseases
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Diseases that are made likely by neglect of the body. They cannot be passed from person to person.
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Chronological Age
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Age as measured in years from date of birth.
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Physiological Age
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Age as estimated from the body's health and probable life expectancy.
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Centenarians
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Age as estimated from the body's health and probable life expectancy.
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Motivation
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The force that moves people to act. Motivation may be either instinctive or learned.
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Commitment
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A decision adhered to for the long term; a promise kept.
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Will
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A persons intent, which leads to actions
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Self- efficacy
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A person's belief in his/her ability to succeed at the task at hand.
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Drives
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Motivations that are inborn, not learned, such as hunger, thirst, fear, and need for sleep. So they can be considered instincts
