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Read these descriptions of the physical, mental, and social states of some teenagers. Select the description of the person closest to the illness end of the health continuum.
Martha loves junk food and has a large circle of friends. She likes to work out at the gym and engage in other physical activity.
Tyrone eats nutritious food, plays soccer, abstains from alcohol and cigarettes, and is very popular at school.
Jane is a cheerleader and has a lot of friends at school and in her neighborhood. To stay thin, she often skips meals.
Duane has low self-esteem. He is overweight, and his friends tease him, which makes him feel depressed and drives him to eat more.

The correct description of the person closest to the illness end of the health continuum is the 4th description that states that Duane has low self-esteem. and is overweight, and his friends tease him, which makes him feel depressed and drives him to eat more.

A healthy person is a person who has a balanced physical state, mental state, and social state. It can be changed positively or negatively by various physical mental, or social factors.

Explanation of descriptions given:

Even though Martha eats junk food that can lead to obesity, coronary disease, and other health problems but she exercises that helps in improving physical activity that decreases the impact of junk food.
Tyrone has perfect health as he is physically active, has friends, and eats nutritious food.
Jane is a cheerleader that means she is physically active and has many friends the only thing is she skips meals to be thin so she is not healthy perfectly.
Duane is closest to illness among all of them as his mental and physical state is not well due to being overweight and being bully which leads to depression.

Thus, the closest description to the illness is - 4th statement.

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