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vocab
Question | Answer |
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Health skills | specific tools to maintain, protect and improve all aspects of your health |
interpersonal communication | the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people |
Refusal skills | communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe |
conflict resolution | the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving |
stress | the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands |
stress management skills | skills that help you reduce and manage stress in your life |
advocacy | taking action to influence others to adress a health related concern or to support a health related belief |
values | ideas,beliefs,and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live |
decision making skills | steps that enable you to make a healthy decision |
short term goal | goal that can be reached in a short amount of time |
long term goal | goal that can be reached over an extended amount of time |
action plan | multistep strategy to identify and acheive your goals |
health consumer | someone who purchases or uses health products or services |
advertising | written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers |
comparison shopping | judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors |
warranty | company or a stores written agreement to repair a product or refund your money if the product doesnt function |
consumer advocates | people or groups whose sole purpose is to take regional, national, and even international consumer issues |
malpractice | failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards |
health fraud | sale of worthless products and services that claim to prevent diseases |