10/1/2015 - Health & illness Flashcards

1
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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

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Adherence

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2
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Something that cause a client to be vulnerable to developing a health problem

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Risk Factor

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3
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A concept about whether clients believe their health status is under their own or others’ control

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Locus of Control

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4
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A highly personal state in which a person feels unhealthy or ill;

may or may not be related to disease

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illness

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5
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When the system produces less energy than the system needs.

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Entropy

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6
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The system produces more energy than the client system needs.

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Negentropy

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7
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Any activity undertaken for the purpose of achieving a higher level of health and well-being

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Health Promotion

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8
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The best way to empower clients.

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Motivational interviewing

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9
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Activities designed to restore individuals with disabilities to their optimal level of functioning.

Consists of rehabilitation, health restoration, and palliative care.

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Tertiary Prevention

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10
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Activities directed toward the protection from or avoidance of potential health risks.

Consists of health promotion and illness prevention.

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Primary Prevention

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Activities designed for early diagnosis and treatment of disease or illness.

Consists of diagnosis and treatment.

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Secondary Prevention

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