7th Grade Wellness Documents

What is Health?

A combination of physical, mental, emotional and social health. Biological aspects of the body, understanding emotions, to eating right, to assessing risks, to having health relationships with others and so much more. A person’s overall condition of the body, mind, relationships with others.

Mental and emotional Health is the condition of a person’s mind. Having a strong sense of health, understanding your emotions, managing stress effectively and making responsible decisions all contribute to having good mental and emotional health.

Mental Health is one of the top 10 major health concerns in the United States. The condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses feelings, allowing that person to participate in productive activities, have fulfilling relationships, and be able to adapt to change and cope with difficult times

Physical, taking care of your body: exercise, weight management, eating healthy meals, healthy snacks, avoiding disease, strong heart, strong muscles, endurance, flexibility, getting enough rest, getting regular medical/dental checkups, healthy bones, etc.

Social, getting along with other people: making friends, maintaining positive relationships, being a caring family member, keeping friends, giving support when needed, being able to communicate effectively, being part of a team, joining clubs or activities, working at a job, etc.

Mental/emotional, liking and accepting yourself for who you are: finding solutions to problems, expressing emotions in a healthy way, finding positive ways to handle stress, understanding your feelings, being confident, knowing who you are, positive self-esteem, not giving in to peer pressure, etc.

What is health triangle?

The health triangle represents physical, social and mental health, which needs to be balanced to achieve total health. The three equal sides of the triangle symbolize that all three factors must be equal.

What is physical health?

This is usually the most neglected side of the triangle. Some people tend to overeat while others eat unhealthy foods. There are also people who keep on working long hours without getting needed rest. Most people are too busy with other things that they don’t have time to exercise. Proper rest, exercise and healthy foods are needed to have a good physical health. You can do this by choosing the right foods you eat. If you don’t have time to go to the gym, you can spend a few minutes or hours each day for a simple walk or jog. Avoid staying up late especially when there are no urgent things to do.

What is social health?

Some people also find it hard to keep a healthy social life. Those who tend to overwork can’t find quality time to spend with their friends and family. If you find the balance for each factor, it will be easier to manage your relationship with other people. If you’re schedule at work is too hectic, a simple e-mail, call or text message will do to keep relationships healthy. But make sure to be there personally if possible.

What is mental health?

It deals with your mind and emotions. It’s the way you think, feel and adjust with situations that you may face in your life. With all the challenges that come along the way, stress is one of the biggest problems that people face. Learning how to deal with it can help you become mentally healthy.

All three factors of the health triangle are important. Do not focus on just one side and neglect the others. Rather, work on getting the balance for each side and live a healthy life on all aspects.

Mental/Emotional Health*

Mental and emotional Health is the condition of a person’s mind. Having a strong sense of health, understanding your emotions, managing stress effectively and making responsible decisions all contribute to having good mental and emotional health.

Mental Health is one of the top 10 major health concerns in the United States. The condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses feelings, allowing that person to participate in productive activities, have fulfilling relationships, and be able to adapt to change and cope with difficult times.

When we talk about mental and emotional health, we know that our attitudes, sense of self, values, self-confidence, and self-respect are all important parts of our emotional wellness.

Sense of self is how a person thinks and feels about him/herself. How you treat others and what you do in life often has its roots in your own sense of self.

4 parts to sense of self:

1. Values, deep beliefs that guide one’s actions.

2. Self-respect, having high regard for yourself (not conceited).

3. Attitude, how you see the world most of the time.

4. Self-confidence, having faith in yourself and knowing you can handle what comes your way.

INFLUENCES are anyone and anything that has the ability to sway your thoughts and actions. There are 2 types:

1. Internal (coming from inside your self)

2. External (coming from the outside)

Examples of external influences: environment i.e. family, friends, teachers, adults- when these people support and encourage you and let you know they care about you, they are a positive influence on your sense of self. If these people put you down, gossip about you, manipulate or disrespect you, they are negative influences on your sense of self.

Other examples of external influences can include the media, belonging to a team, TV or other forms of entertainment, etc.

Examples of internal influences: your conscious, your thoughts and beliefs.

When your conscious helps you to do the right thing, or motivates you to work hard it is a positive influence. When your conscious is critical, or judges, it is negative, i.e. “I’m a failure.”