SCI 163 Week 1 Health Worksheets

Complete the following worksheets:

Six Dimensions of Health Worksheet

Stress Survey Worksheet

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Six Dimensions of Health Worksheet

Part 1

For each of the following six dimensions of health, list at least one characteristic, activity, belief, or attitude that reflects that dimension in your life. Provide a brief explanation with each example. Refer to Ch. 1 in Health for explanations of these dimensions.

Physical health:

Social health:

Intellectual health:

Environmental health:

Emotional health:

Spiritual health:

Part 2

In approximately 125- to 200-words, describe health and wellness in your own words using the ideas and concepts for each of the six dimensions of health.

Stress Survey

Name:

Double click and highlight or check off any of the following symptoms you have experienced in the past 6 months.

Headaches or migraines	Insomnia or sleep problems	Irritability
Fatigue	Digestive trouble	Sinus
Pain, tension or numbness	Constipation	Allergies
Neck Legs	Diarrhea	Menstrual problems
Shoulders Arms	Gas	Bladder trouble
Hands Low back	Bloating	Ringing in ears
Nervousness	Dizziness	Weight trouble

Choose the one above that causes you the most problems:

Does this cause you to be any of the following?	Does this affect your work in any of the following ways?	Does this affect your life in any of the following ways?
Moody	Decision making	Lose patience with spouse or children
Irritable	Poor attitude	Restricted household duties
Have interrupted sleep	Decreased productivity	Hinder your ability to exercise or play sports
Be restricted in your daily activities	Exhausted at the end of the day	Interferes with hobbies or activities
	Unable to work long hours

Count the number of items above that you have selected.

If you have any number under five, you may have mild stress in your life and are probably at low risk for health problems. If you have any number under 10, you may have moderate stress in your life and are possibly more likely to have some kind of health problem in the next year. If you have a number over 10, you are may be extremely stressed and may have a health challenge looming in the near future unless you make changes.

Use the information from your survey to answer the following questions with a minimum of 150 words per answer. In your answers, use complete sentences and ensure that you have thoroughly answered each of the questions. Include citations and references in APA format as applicable.

Taking into consideration that 40% of all deaths in America are related to stress, what changes to your life will you make based on this worksheet? Explain.

The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. What are the physiological changes that happen to the body during this response? (see textbook, Chapter 3). Describe a time when this happened to you.

What are some ways to deal with stress? How will you deal with stress? Explain.