February 3rd, 2017 Hiroshima by: John Hersey

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: What is Health?

Level#1

Often when we think of health, we think first of physical health. Physical health refers to the wellness of the body. You can improve your physical health by taking good care of yourself. Emotional health has to do with feelings, attitudes, and behavior. How you handle problems determines your emotional health. Social health is the ability to get along with others. It involves your ability to communicate, to be a good friend, and to resolve conflicts.

1. You can improve your physical health by taking good care of yourself. What are two things that you can do for your body to keep your body healthy?







2. What three things does emotional health include?







3. What three things does social health include?







Level#2

Often when we think of health, we think first of physical health. Physical health refers to the wellness of the body. You can improve your physical health by taking good care of yourself. Emotional health has to do with feelings, attitudes, and behavior. How you handle problems determines your emotional health. Most emotionally healthy people can work their way through problems in a constructive way.
Social health is the ability to get along with others. It involves your ability to communicate, to be a good friend, and to resolve conflicts. Physical, emotional, and social health are closely related. Sometimes when the mind has too many problems, the body is affected. Too much stress can contribute to physical problems, such as headaches and heart disease.

1. What determines your emotional health and how do emotionally healthy people work through their problems?







2. Why is it important in our society to have good social health and what problems could a person have if they do not have good social health?







3. What can happen to a person if they have to much stress in their lives?









Level#3

Often when we think of health, we think first of physical health. Physical health refers to the wellness of the body. You can improve your physical health by taking good care of yourself. Emotional health has to do with feelings, attitudes, and behavior. How you handle problems determines your emotional health. Most emotionally healthy people can work their way through problems in a constructive way.
Social health is the ability to get along with others. It involves your ability to communicate, to be a good friend, and to resolve conflicts. Physical, emotional, and social health are closely related. Sometimes when the mind has too many problems, the body is affected. Too much stress can contribute to physical problems, such as headaches and heart disease. It also affects the way you relate to people. If you are feeling a lot of stress, you may become angry more easily. Physical, emotional, and social health combine to make up what is called overall health.

1. Explain what is meant by the statement, "You can improve your physical health by taking good care of yourself." List at least three things that a person can do to improve their physical health. 







2. Emotional health has to do with feelings, attitudes, and behaviors. Explain how a person's feelings can affect their attitude towards other people, and how that can cause them to behave in either a positive or negative way.








3. Explain how poor social health might be a problem for a person in their personal lives and their ability to work with other people at a job.









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