ch 3 health, wellness, and health disparities

Question 1

morbidity

Answer 1

how freq a specific disease occurs

Question 2

mortality

Answer 2

number of deaths resulting from a disease

Question 3

stages of illness behavior

Answer 3

stage 1: experiencing symptoms
stage 2: assuming the sick role
stage 3: assuming a dependent role
stage 4: achieving recovery and rehabilitation

Question 4

health equity

Answer 4

attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, preferred language, or other factors

Question 5

health disparities

Answer 5

preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations

Question 6

levels of prevention

Answer 6

-primary: directed toward promoting health and preventing disease/injury
-secondary: focus on screening for early detection of disease and prompt treatment if found
-tertiary: goal of reducing disability and rehabilitating pts to maximum level of functioning

Question 7

health belief model

Answer 7

-perceived susceptibility to a disease
-perceived seriousness of a disease
-perceived benefits of action
-useful when teaching abt health and illness: can assess the pt’s related beliefs and structure goals together

Question 8

health promotion model

Answer 8

incorporates:
individual characteristics and experiences
behavior-specific knowledge and beliefs
revised ver adds:
-activity related affect
-commitment to a plan of action
-immediate competing demands and preferences
***behaviors may induce a pos or neg response/effect

Question 9

health illness continuum

Answer 9

-health as constantly changing state along a spectrum
-dynamic state fo health as a person adapts to changes in internal and external environments to maintain well-being

Question 10

agent-host-environment model

Answer 10

-views the interaction btwn:
external agent
susceptible host
environment
-as causes of disease
*** limited use when discussing non-infectious diseases

Question 11

change model

Answer 11

used to discuss how ppl react to changing lifestyle behaviors
(injury prevention, addicton, dietary changes, complicated med regimens)

Question 12

stages of change model

Answer 12

precontemplation: no intention on changing behavior
contemplation: aware a problem exists but w no commitment to action
determination: intent on taking action to address the problem
action: active modification of behavior
maintenance or relapse: sustained change; fall back into old patterns of behavior