My health teacher Mr. Perez gave us an assignment. It was to underline words in the definitions of each vocabulary word to make an acronym. But it’s hard to find the acronyms in the definitions. Here are the vocabulary words and the definitions:
Health-the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
Wellness- an overall state of well-being, of total health.
Prevention-practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury.
Health education- the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices. Health People 2010- A nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the United States.
Health literacy- A person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness. I mean to say is that I have to underline specific words in the definitions of each vocabulary word to make up an acronym. But the acronyms have to be health related.

Take any phrase that is health-related and turn it into an abbreviation. for example, well-being becomes WB.

can someone check my answers and see if they are right because i really need to pass

1.
A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being (1 point)
•* health
• puberty
• adolescence
• wellness
2.
A state of well-being, or total health (1 point)
• risk behaviors
• hormones
• health
• *wellness
3.
A time when you start developing physical characteristics of your gender (1 point)
• wellness
• abstinence
• *puberty
• adolescence
4.
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood (1 point)
• puberty
•* adolescence
• health
• hormones
5.
Chemical substances produced in glands that help regulate many body functions. (1 point)
• puberty
• abstinence
• *hormones
• risk behaviors
6.
People in your own age group (1 point)
• *peers
• adolesence
• puberty
• wellness
7.
Actions that might cause injury or harm to yourself or others (1 point)
• hormones
• prevention
• wellness
•* risk behaviors
8.
The conscious, active choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors (1 point)
• wellness
•* abstinence
• prevention
• adolescence
9.
Taking steps to keep something you want from happening or getting worse (1 point)
• wellness
•* prevention
• attitude
• abstinence
10.
A personal feeling or belief (1 point)
• wellness
• *attitude
• risk behaviors
• hormones
11.
Adolescence is a time when relationships with family and friends may change. (1 point)
• True
•* False
12.
Health is physical well-being. (1 point)
• True
•* False
13.
Abstinence means participating in high-risk behaviors. (1 point)
• True
•* False
14.
During adolescence you develop a greater ability to solve complex problems. (1 point)
•* True
• False
15.
The release of hormones during puberty cause physical changes to occur. (1 point)
• *True
• False
16.
Acting more dependently is a characteristic of adolscence. (1 point)
•* True
• False
17.
Mood swings are normal during adolescence. (1 point)
•* True
• False
18.
Your teen years are a good time to become involved in community service. (1 point)
•* True
• False
19.
Wellness is indicated by your current health habits and behaviors. (1 point)
• True
•* False
20.
The decisions you make do not affect your health triangle. (1 point)
• True
•* False

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. True
12. False
13. False
14. True
15. True
16. False
17. True
18. True
19. True
20. False

It’s for our psychology class. What are some key and important points I should discuss when it comes to this matter? Cuz I really don’t know what to research. Thanks!
I just want to make it brief and understandable by all. And my report has to be done in a hour
no XD I mean, i’m gonna do the report for 1 hour. and i’m scheduled to do it next week XD

How in depth do you want to go?

A true report can be made up of hundreds of pages of facts and studies, i assume that’s not what you’re looking for.

Imho look for the key causes of stress in modern society, the psychogical suggestions for why these things affect us so, and the treatments.

Your area of focus (say, for example, domestic abuse or personality disorders) will be your opportunity to show off your individualist streak if you want.

edit; in an hour?

Good god, talk about unprepared!

Your first step should be to look for journals or articles related to stress therapy - this is the RESEARCH bit you should have done waaaaay before now.

So find one, confirm it in your mind that it’s what you’re looking for, and start to analyse it. If you’re good at thinking on your feet you should be able to pull this off, if not i would advise asking to be able to do the report another day.

OK so next year I’m going to be senior in high school and so I’m planning on what i want to do after high school. I want to go in the counseling/psychology/therapy field but i cant decide on which one is better to major in. I want to help people with their issues and i want to study people’s habits/behaviors. Also i want to have a lot of job choices like i want to get a degree and have many job opportunities because i dont want pay for 4+ years for college and then hate my job. So i want to have a variety of job opportunities.

thank you
It’s good to become a psychologist, actually. To deicide whether you might like it or not, try to reading Psychology Today mags, depression guides, calming your anxiety books, & comprehend the multiple reasons why others have phobias. Your choice might make a difference in this modern society because there are many people out there who are depressed from the loss of loved one, fear because the they critque negatively upon strangers or somethings unforgettable & forceful occured in their destiny, the stress by dealing with so many chores, the anxiety for being a victim, & the mental effects of verbal & physical abuse. In the art of psychology, you may need to read your clients’ facial expressions to indentify their moods. It’s a method to get to know them at first sight, so you’ll realize what could make them doubt, impatient, or dazed off. You may possibly be required to observe their eyes to see whether they are lying or not. An example might be that some liars make too much eye contact because they know that we’re looking for that behavior. Others try to avoid eye contact because they don’t want to feel guilty of lying. If someone looks up to the sky while they’re socializing or pausing, that means that they are thinking. If someone crosses their arms, it should mean that they’re protective of themselves. If someone talks while covering their mouths, that means that they try to hide the sincere facts. Hopefully, my reply will let you choose your career wisely. However, you must be aware & careful because sometimes when self-destructed people tell them their stories, you must not let it touch you too much. Otherwise, you’ll get depressed or contaged to their feeling. You must comfort them as much as possibly & try to let them know that you’re sorry & care for their issues or else they’ll feel offended or think that you’rfe heartless. Becoming a psychologist is a procedure to open your eyes & see the truth of mankind.

Art therapy is counseling psychology, and well I am interested in that, but I would like to go more of the route of research and testing. So I’m wondering if I would still be able to do my doctorate in clinical psychology if I only do a masters in art therapy or if I would have to do a double major for my masters to be accepted into the clinical psychology program.

Can anyone help me?

There was a student in my graduate counseling practicum who was accepted in a doctoral program in psychology in California. This was about ten years ago.

I would ask both the counseling psychology advisers and the (clinical) psychology advisers at your college to be on the safe side.

I was wondering if it is common for tourette patients to have sexually overt behavior, not verbal tic wise. I work with a gentleman who is very touchy feely and I wonder if it may be because of his tourette’s, he does not have obvious tics but the behavior is concerning is not from his illness.

Tourette syndrome has nothing to do with that. Tourette’s is a tic disorder. That’s all. Nothing else. Common tics are things like nodding, shrugging, blinking, weird faces, grunting, coughing, humming, and so on. It’s nothing sexual.

Has anyone ever been to Health Retreat Australia?…here’s the link http://www.healthretreataustralia.com/emotional_wellness_retreat.html

If so what was it like and did you find it helpful? If not do you know of any other health retreats somewhere? In my research this was the best I could find for what I am looking for. Problem is it’s far away and expensive. Although I’ve always wanted to go to Australia. Haha. I think it would be cool if I could find a retreat like one in Aussie that lasts like a month or two! I’d love that.

Anyways, here’s what I am looking for. I am 24 and trying to finish up college. I’m almost done but second guessing my major and career choice. I feel a little lost in pretty much every aspect of life and I feel a little scattered. I feel like I could use a mental health retreat to just get away from things, as well as, to be some place where people can help me figure things out.

Anyone been in this position? Have suggestions or resources?

intuitivementoring.com they are doing a retreat in colorado that sounds like it is just what you need, and it is affordable. YOu can stay for one day or the weekend.

When I was about 7 I had quite a few tics but was never diagnosed with anything because no one ever did anything about it. They were mostly motor tics besides sniffing/inhaling sharply and the noise when you exhale through your mouth just after you swallow/open you’re throat.

I was teased about the tics almost daily but it only lasted for roughly a year and never really appeared again until now. Im 17 now and the tics have been happening daily for almost a year now.

So can transient tic disorder come back/come and go throughout life or does it just occur once during childhood? Could this be turning into tourettes syndrome?

What should I do?

I am not a doctor, but by your description of having both movements and noises, you had Tourette Syndrome for years already.

That’s all that Tourette Syndrome is, a tic disorder with both movements and sounds. That’s it.

As for your question, can it become worse? Absolutely.

According to studies, the mean age of worst tics is eight to twelve, but mine became quite severe at age fourteen (I’m fifteen now and still disabled by them) and I’ve met many people who continue to have tics later in life, even middle aged adults.

The course of symptoms in an individual with Tourette will vary from person to person.

You my friend, need to see a neurologist.

Be forewarned, however, there is no cure for Tourette Syndrome or tic disorder, and treatment is strictly symptomatic. It will take time and effort to find the right combination of medication and behavioral/psychological therapy to help you manage your tics.

Best of luck!

-Melody

I am a 16 year old female

Hiccups almost ever day multiple times for short periods

I feel I have to rub my nose every so often even though it doesn’t itch

Constantly smoothing my hair (worse if I wear it down)

I sometimes have a difficult time speaking because I talk really fast and on really bad days I get stuck on a word or I can’t get it to come out right

These increase whenever I feel stressed, uncomfortable, or embarrassed

I never really thought about this until my friend jokingly began to say tourettes every time I hiccuped. Then, a few weeks later a different friend pointed out that I smoothed or pushed back my hair a lot especially when I became nervous or excited. She said it was sort of like I had a tic. Could this be a tic disorder or am I just weird?

Tics — yes, likely. Disorder — no.

What people have to realize is that EVERYONE in the free world has many mental illness ’symptoms’ — in fact a great deal have some low level degree of mental illness.

Think of it as no one is perfect physically… some are more fit than others.. some struggle to do the ‘normal’ physical things .. some might have some lower back pain or shoulder pain, or other pain in the body because of poor posture, weak muscles, and so on.. that needs addressing.

Point is that yes, your observations are most likely ‘Tics’. But so what? Tics , by themselves.. are incredibly common. Most people have a tic or 10 they present daily.. most don’t realize their ‘tics’ or habits.. some have and just don’t care.

We are moving beings,.. as humans.. we don’t just sit catatonic — so if emotion causes us to subconsciously or consciously smooth our hair,.. rub our nose.. tap our fingers.. clear our throats and on and on.. it is natural.

No sense in worrying about something that at 16yrs of age you just ‘realize’. Understand?

If you had a "Tic Disorder" .. ie: Tourettes — you would have long ago realized the disorder and have already sought treatment for it. There is little to treat — but everyone could use some mental health counseling, preventative treatment and so on.

I’m not sure when it will happen, but eventually mental health will be treated like physical — in that routine ‘checkups’ are common, and preventative treatment will be the ‘best treatment’.

Nothing wrong with you,.. at least not any more than the next person. Make sense?

Relax,.. if these actions make you overly self-conscious and this uncomfortable feeling won’t leave.. talk to a therapist about them. You can get rid of Tics.. though we all tend to replace them with something else.

I have a few tics of my own. Most everyone else would call these things ‘nervous or anxious movements or actions’.

Just watch people sometime. You’ll see them scratching, rubbing, stretching, bending, coughing, clearing, blinking, snorting and so on as a ‘habit’ not so much as a one time thing to help the itch, or relax the muscle, or clear the sinus.

If people read the DSM,.. the criteria to diagnose mental illness just about everyone on the planet could and would fall somewhere in some illness as a positive. This criteria is only useful in people whose lives are significantly effected by these things.

Now relax,.. forget about it.. and go on living your teenage years!

Or should I major in counseling or psychology, and minor in music? I want to be a counselor and music therapist with my own private practice. It this possible?

Yes, It’s possible to minor in music therapy and major counseling or psychology.