10/1/2015 - Health & illness Flashcards
The extent to which an individual’s behavior (for example, taking medications, following diets, or making lifestyle changes) coincides with medical or health advice;
commitment or attachment to a regimen
Adherence
Something that cause a client to be vulnerable to developing a health problem
Risk Factor
A concept about whether clients believe their health status is under their own or others’ control
Locus of Control
A highly personal state in which a person feels unhealthy or ill;
may or may not be related to disease
illness
When the system produces less energy than the system needs.
Entropy
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The system produces more energy than the client system needs.
Negentropy
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Any activity undertaken for the purpose of achieving a higher level of health and well-being
Health Promotion
The best way to empower clients.
Motivational interviewing
Activities designed to restore individuals with disabilities to their optimal level of functioning.
Consists of rehabilitation, health restoration, and palliative care.
Tertiary Prevention
Activities directed toward the protection from or avoidance of potential health risks.
Consists of health promotion and illness prevention.
Primary Prevention
Activities designed for early diagnosis and treatment of disease or illness.
Consists of diagnosis and treatment.
Secondary Prevention