Social health
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate word.
a. Laughter club is a remedy to drive away …………..
(a) stress
(b) addictions
(c) lethargy
(d) epidemics
Answer:
(a) stress
b. Alcohol consumption mainly affects …………. system.
(a) digestive
(b) respiratory
(c) nervous
(d) excretory
Answer:
(c) nervous
c. IT Act 2000 is to control the ……….
(a) housebreaking
(b) cybercrimes
(c) cheating
(d) pickpocketing
Answer:
(b) cybercrimes
Question 2.
Answer the following.
a. Which factors affect the social health?
Answer:
- The social and political conditions of the surrounding should be such that there should not be any connections with world of criminals. The presence of such criminal ties can affect social health to a great extent.
- The gardens, playgrounds, empty plots for outdoor games, sports clubs, etc. are important criteria for the overall development of society. This results in personality development and makes people happy and strong.
- Addictions, criminal tendencies, pervert behaviour and perverse thinking affects other people in society and this reflects negatively on social health.
- Having large number of friends and relatives, proper use of time when alone and when in a peer group, trust in others, and respect and acceptance for others build stronger social health.
b. Which changes occur in persons continuously using the internet and mobile phones?
Answer:
- When a person continuously remains in contact with mobile phones, many physical problems can arise.
- Tiredness, headache, insomnia, forgetfulness, tinnitus, joint pains and problems in vision occur due to radiation emanating from the cell phones. For young children this is more disastrous as these radiations can penetrate through their bones.
- By logging into the internet for a long time, persons become solitary. Such individuals are unable to establish harmonious relations with relatives and other people around.
- They tend to become self-centred and selfish, They lose sensitivity towards others.
- Such people never take any social responsibility and the social health is thus disturbed.
c. Which problems does the common man face due to incidences of cyber crime?
Answer:
- The numbers of Aadhaar card, PAN card, credit or debit card are obtained by the cheaters. This is a cybercrime. The PIN number can be misused and the money can be withdrawn from the bank accounts. The looters withdraw cash from our accounts in this way.
- People can be cheated during online shopping.
- Fake account on Facebook is opened and false information is displayed on it. Through such accounts the girls are emotionally and financially exploited.
- Electronic media are misused for sending derogatory and vulgar messages, obscene pictxfres and provocative statements.
d. Explain the importance of good communication with others.
Answer:
- Communication is extremely useful for expressing feelings. Different methods of expression include communicating with friends, colleagues, cousins, teachers as well as our parents.
- Expressing our feelings through communication with near and dear ones, noting down our feelings, etc. helps us to relieve stress.
- Communication also helps to spread knowledge and to build healthy relationships.
- Good communication with family members, friends, etc. can help us establish harmonious relationships with others in the society.
- Communication with others helps to overcome your problems, provide you with moral support, and also get to understand the perspective of people on different issues.
- Good communication skills do not only mean good verbal skills but it also implies one’s listening skills.
Question 3.
Solve the following crossword.
1. Continuous consumption of alcoholic and tobacco materials.
Answer: Addiction
2. This app may cause the cyber crimes
Answer: Facebook
3. A remedy to resolve stress.
Answer: Singing
4. Requirement for stress free life.
Answer: Goodfood
5. Various factors affect ……….. health.
Answer: Social
6. Art of preparing food items.
Answer: Cooking.
Question 4.
What are the various ways to minimise mental stress?
Answer:
Stress can be defined as the response of our body to a demand or threat, and it can be both physical and mental. There are many ways of handling stress, out of which some are mentioned below:
- Positive thinking.
- Indulging in favourite hobbies, such as singing, dancing, gardening, etc.
- Going for walks and practicing meditation.
- Playing favourite outdoor games.
- Talking to close family members and friends.
Question 5.
Give three examples of each.
a. Hobbies to reduce stress.
Answer:
- To listen to music
- Bird watching and nature trails
- Reading good books.
b. Diseases endangering the social health.
Answer:
- AIDS
- Tuberculosis
- Leprosy.
c. Physical problems arising due to excessive use of mobile phones.
Answer:
- Headache
- Vision problems
- Joint pains.
d. Activities under the jurisdiction of cybercrime laws.
Answer:
- To do bank transactions by procuring PIN number of somebody.
- Misuse of written material of someone or illegal sale of the same.
- Hacking the information of government institutes and companies.
Question 6.
What will you do? Why?
a. You are spending more time in internet/mobile games, phone, etc.
Answer:
In life, the time once spent never returns back. We therefore must use our time for studies, exercise or outdoor games and some entertainment. In the free time, we must also help our parents in house hold work. But if we are spending hours together on surfing the net without any perfect aim or playing the computer or cell phone games it is total waste of time.
There are many inappropriate sites on the internet, which should not be watched. This causes stress. Continuous use of mobile phone and being hooked to the social media slowly becomes an addiction. If these bad habits are creeping in us, we must try to leave the habits by conscious change.
b. Child of your neighbour is addicted to tobacco chewing.
Answer:
The hazards of tobacco chewing will be explained to this child. Different photographs and videos showing the conditions of oral cancer will be shown to this child to persuade him, so that he can stay away from tobacco. This addiction has to be removed, so help of his parents will be taken. They will be told about the child’s habit and asked to help ? him free from his addiction.
c. Your sister has become incommunicative. She prefers to remain alone.
Answer:
The individual who prefers to be incommunicative has lots of thoughts in his/her mind. If this is the case with sister, she will be taken into confidence and the reason behind this lack of communication will be found out. Most often such persons have depression. So she will not be left alone. Her friends will be invited at home, so that she can converse with them. She should be motivated to mix with her favourite people. She should be encouraged to pursue her hobbies. She should be helped in selecting such work, If nothing changes her, then the help of counsellor should be taken.
d. You have to use free space around your home for good purpose.
Answer:
The free space around our home can be used to make a small garden. The garden-soil can be bought and spread in this free space. Small saplings can be planted here and nurtured for further growth. Nursery of saplings can also be started in this free space.
The space can also be used for outdoor games. The net for Badminton can be fixed and evening times can be spent in playing the game. Also care will be taken to keep the space clean and without any garbage.
e. Your Mend has developed the hobby of snapping selfies.
Answer:
The habit of continuously taking selfie is bad. It shows that the friend is constantly thinking of himself only. His self-centredness is to be removed by counselling him. The reason behind this behaviour should also be understood. He should be diverted and motivated to take some other tasks so that his habit can be lessened. Taking selfies is not a hobby. It is a bad habit if someone is repeatedly engaged in it.
f. Your brother studying in XII has developed the stress.
Answer:
The syllabus for class XII is vast. If the studies are not taken seriously from the beginning of the academic year, then the stress develops due to the fear of examination and result. Therefore, instead of being stressed, he should practise time management and study schedule. He should think of only one subject at a time. The atmosphere in the house should be maintained happy and tension-free. Everybody in the house should interact with him so that he gets a feeling that he is not alone. He should be convinced, “study is for you and you are not for study”.
Question 7.
What type of changes occur in a home having chronically ill old person? How will you help to maintain good atmosphere?
Answer:
If there is a chronically ill old person in the house, the entire atmosphere of the house changes. There is tension and grief in the house. Doctor’s visits to the house become routine. The ill person’s diet and medicines are strictly followed.
In such times, everybody in the family should contribute to the work of taking care of the patient. We can help in bringing medicines. We can sit beside the patient during night time. We should maintain pleasant atmosphere in the house. We should help the person who is burdened by the duties towards the sick patient by helping in whatever little ways that we can.
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