Category: P

Anything that keeps a person from engaging in a harmful behavior.  

A technique in which a trained outsider who is your age helps people in a conflict come to a peaceful resolution.  

The duty of a parent to provide for the physical, financial, mental, and emotional needs of a child.  

Processes of change are the covert and overt activities and experiences that individuals engage in when they attempt to modify problem behaviors.  

Primary risk factors are linked directly to the development of CHD; they increase the possibility of having a heart attack more than do the secondary risk factors. All primary risk factors are controllable.  

The third stage in the transtheoretical model of behavior change. In this stage individuals are intending to take action in the immediate future and are putting together a plan of action.  

Precontemplation stage is the first stage in the transtheoretical model of behavior change. In this stage, individuals deny any need to change or resist change.  

Positive norming is a technique used to help college students understand accurate norming information about alcohol consumption on campus. Inaccurate perceptions about alcohol consumption are revealed, and campus drinking is reduced.  

Physical dimension is the dimension of wellness that deals with the functional operation of the body. Committing to a regular exercise program, not smoking, and maintaining a normal weight are signs of physical wellness.  

Patellofemoral syndrome causes pain and stiffness around and under the kneecap.