CH1: Health Flashcards
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WELLNESS (2)
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- Refers to human behaviour that involves consistently and purposefully putting energy into staying healthy and aiming to have the best state of health possible.
- The better your state of health is the more joy you will get out of life.
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ILLNESS (5)
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- Experience of being sick or lacking well-being
- When people think something is wrong with their body & show physical or emotional symptoms indicates they are ill
- Get medical help because of feeling ill
- People change their behaviour to get well when they think they are ill
- Illness can often be a state of mind – if you think you are ill then you will be ill as body & mind have close relationship
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DISEASE (5)
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- When body’s structure changes in unusual way or starts functioning unusually which can limit a person’s ability to develop & functioning normally & ultimately lead to death
- Different diseases have specific causes, symptoms & risk factors
- Disease manifests because of a combination of factors
a. Genetic, lifestyle, health behaviours, pathogens (bacteria & viruses, environmental toxins - You can feel ill without having a disease
- You can have a disease without feeling ill
- Diseases don’t always show obvious symptoms which can lead to people thinking they are healthy when they are not
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
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- Refers to the choices and actions we make as well as the habits we form that decrease our chances of becoming ill or getting diseases.
- If we work too hard it will lead to stress and fatigue so this is an example of an unhealthy lifestyle
- It would be far better to exercise on a regularly basis as this would improve our health rather than negatively affecting it. Thus, this would be a good example of a healthy lifestyle.
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LOCUS OF CONTROL (3)
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1 - INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL
2 - POWERFUL-OTHER LOCUS OF CONTROL
3 - CHANCE LOCUS OF CONTROL
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INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL (1)
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Believe they control their own health
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POWERFUL-OTHER LOCUS OF CONTROL (3)
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- Believe that other people control their health
- Follow health advice without questioning it
- Do not take responsibility for own health
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CHANCE LOCUS OF CONTROL (3)
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- Believe chance or luck controls health
- Believe if they are lucky they will get better
- Believe that destiny determines health
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VALUES (5)
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- Things people consider to be very important
- Universal values – most people have those values
- Personal values
- Values can change over time
- Influenced by learning, by people & sociocultural factors.
- Value influence attitudes, beliefs & behaviours
- Consider values before making decisions
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ATTITUDES (4)
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- Collection of related beliefs
- Beliefs
a. Acceptance of what is true & false, real & unreal
b. Our attitudes about our beliefs will be determined by the strength & duration of our beliefs
c. Attitudes determine actions & behaviours
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PREVENTION ACTIVITIES CAN HAPPEN ON 3 LEVELS (3)
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1 - PRIMARY PREVENTION
2 - SECONDARY PREVENTION
3 - TERTIARY PREVENTION
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PRIMARY PREVENTION (5)
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- Choose actions that will most probably prevent health problems from even starting
- Early health education involves improving knowledge & promoting behaviours that support & improve health
- Primary preventers:
a. Eat well balanced diet
b. Exercise well
c. Get enough rest
d. Minimize stress
e. It’s easier to develop healthy habits as early as possible than to change fixed behaviours
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SECONDARY PREVENTION (5)
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- Early identification & treatment of illness to prevent it from getting worse or removing it
- Need help of health services at this point
- In this level health education teaches
a. To become more aware of symptoms
b. When to seek medical help
c. How to choose health care system
d. How to access it - Develop health plan to prevent from getting worse
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TERTIARY PREVENTION (2)
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- Involves actions to stop disease from doing any more damage to body or slow it down
- Third phase more to do with rehabilitation programmes than health education in school
