Ch 2 Health, Illness, Stress, Promotion Flashcards
Define “health”
optimal physical, mental, and social well-being. not just absence of disease/infirmity
Traditional view of illness
Chronic
Acute
Terminal
Primary vs Secondary illness
Primary develops a priori
Secondary depends on existence of a primary
STAGES
Transition
Acceptance
Convalescence
Transition: may deny
Acceptance: acknowledge & act
Convalescence: recovery. Or maybe some adaption/maladaption
René Dubos, Halbert Dunn?
Influenced current views of health and illness.
Continuum:
Disease….absence of disease…optimal function in all areas of life
Illness/injury is purview of MDs
Nursing involves physiologic, psychosocial, and spiritual response to illness.
Nurses help pts. cope
Maslow
Physiology
Safety
Love/belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization
Health and illness behaviors
based on what a person knows and believes
Cultural differences include
Susceptibility to disease
Response to pain/suffering
Personal hygiene and sense of privacy
Adjustment to life changes
Illness occurs in three stages. All of the following are stages of illness except the:
transition stage.
acceptance stage.
convalescence stage.
terminal stage.
terminal stage.
Jane has hypertension and has recently suffered a mild stroke. This diagnosis is an example of a/an:
primary illness.
secondary illness.
idiopathic illness.
terminal illness.
secondary illness.
Holistic
biologic, psychological, sociologic, and spiritual
Jan Smuts
person is the central focus, not the illness
Maslow’s basic needs
includes social needs and personal needs
Acute illness: Physiology usually the problem
Chronic: all not just physiology
Self esteem
Derives from:
independence
competence
self-respect
recognition
Mal-adaptation
Adaptation that results in illness
