Ch.16 Health & Wellness Promotion Flashcards

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What is illness ?

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the inability of an individual adaptive responses to maintain physical & emotional balance with subsequent impairment of functional abilities

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What is health ?

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The process through which a person seeks to maintain an equilibrium that promotes stability and comfort, is a dynamic process that varies according to a person’s perception of well-being.

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Wellness is what?

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the condition in which an individual functions at optimal levels

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Health is a global term because it refers to every aspect of a persons life including …?

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Physical status 
Emotional well-being 
Social relationships 
Intellectual functioning 
Spiritual condition 
Sexuality
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An equilibrium among psychological, physiological, sociocultural, intellectual , and spiritual needs is what ?

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Homeostasis

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The process by which a person adjust to achieve homeostasis is call what ?

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Adaptation

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An acute illness is what ?

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A disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a rapid onset, intense manifestations, and a relatively short duration and are usually reversible .( influenza & pneumonia )

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A chronic illness is what ?

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Is a disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a gradual, insidious onset with lifelong changes that are usually irreversible ( arthritis & diabetes )

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What is High level wellness

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It means functioning to one’s maximum health potential while remaining in balance with the environment.

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What is behavior ?

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Is the observable response of an individual to external stimuli .

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Health seeking behaviors are ?

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Those activities directed toward attaining and maintain a state of well-being .

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There are several variables that influence health including :

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Lifestyle

Perceive locus of control

Perceive eases or difficulty in accomplishing a task ( self - efficacy)

Health care attitude

Self - concept

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Life style is ?

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It consist of a persons usual daily activities and routines that are acceptable practices in the person’s life .

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What is locus of control ?

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It refers to individual’s sense of being able to influence events and situations affecting their lives.

( a external locus - the person feel like the victim )

( a internal locus- the person feel more in power to make changes for its health )

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What is self efficacy ?

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Is an individual’s perception of one’s own ability to perform a certain task (It has a powerful impact on initiating behavior change .)

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Self- efficacy encompasses two types of expectations and they are what ?

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1) Outcome expectations = beliefs about whether behavior will produce desirable results .
2) efficacy expectation = beliefs the person has about his or her own ability to perform the behavior.