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the overall well being of your body, mind and your relationships with other people
Health
the number of years a person can expect to live
life expectancy
the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life
quality of life
A result that a person aims for and works hard to reach
goal
aspect of health that refers to how well a person's body functions
physical health
the state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings
mental health
the aspect of health that refers to how you react to events in your life
emotional health
The aspect of health that refers to how well you get along with others
social health
a gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another
continuum
A state of high-level health
wellness
All the traits that are passed from parent to child; the biological process of passing on, or transmitting, those traits.
heredity
A term that refers to whether you are male or female.
gender
all of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person's health
environment
the beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation
culture
forms of communication that provide news and entertainment
media
a behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic
habit
