1. Factors Affecting Health Status Health knowledgeDecisions a person makes Access to health information, products, and services Advocacy skills Behaviors a person practices Heredity Ways in which a person responds to influences on health from culture, media, and technology Quality of the environment in which a person lives Communication skills Random events that occur in a person’s life and how that person deals with risk

2. The Wellness Scale How would you define wellness in two words max?

3. Where are you on the scale? Let’s take a look at the ten factors that affect health status. Rate your wellness by considering where you might be on the Wellness Scale.

4. The Sleep Cycle Key Terms Sleep: a state of deep relaxation in which there is little movement or consciousness. Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep: the period of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements behind closed eyelids. Nonrapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep: the period of sleep in which the eyes are relaxed.

6. Getting Adequate Rest

7. Sleep Disorders More than 70 different sleep disorders. Insomnia: is the prolonged inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or get back to sleep once a person is awakened during the night. Sleep apnea: a disorder of brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Restless leg syndrome (RLS): a sleep disorder in which there are unpleasant sensations in the legs and feet and an urge to move them for relief. Narcolepsy: a disabling condition in which a person experiences “sleep attacks” at inappropriate and various times of the day.