Health implies more than physical fitness. It also implies mental and emotional well－being

Health implies more than physical fitness. It also implies mental and emotional well-being. An angry, frustrated, emotionally21 person in good physical condition is not 22healthy. Mental health, therefore, has much to do23 how a person copes with the world as s/he exists. Many of the factors that 24 physical health also affect mental and emotional well-being.

Having a good self-image means that people have positive25 pictures and good, positive feelings about themselves, about what they are capable26, and about the roles they play. People with good self-images like themselves, and they are27 like others. Having a good self-image is based 28 a realistic, as well as positive, or optimistic29of one’s own worth and value and capabilities.

Stress is an unavoidable, necessary, and potentially healthful 30 of our society. People of all ages 31 stress. Children begin to32stress during prenatal development and during childbirth. Examples of stress-inducing 33 in the life of a young person are death of a pet, pressure to 34 academically, the divorce of parents, or joining a new youth group. The different ways in which individuals35 to stress may bring healthful or unhealthy results. One person experiencing a great deal of stress may function exceptionally well 36 another may be unable to function at all. If stressful situations are continually encountered, the individual’s physical, social, and mental health are eventually affected.

Satisfying social relations are vital to37 mental and emotional health. It is believed that in order to38, develop, and maintain effective and fulfilling social relationships people must 39 the ability to know and trust each other, understand each other, influence, and help each other. They must also be capable of40 conflicts in a constructive way.

21.

[A] unstable

[B] unsure

[C] imprecise

[D] impractical