Ch6 Health And Wellness Flashcards
Benign
Harmless not malignant
Acute Illeness
Disease or illness that develops suddenly and runs its course in days or weeks;
Illness that interfere with the continuum for a short period f time
Carcinogenic
An agent that causes CANCER
Chronic Illness
A disease of long duration that generally manifests itsefl in an individual as recuring problems that tend to worsen in severity over time
Congenital Disorder
Existing at birth (maybe genetic, inherited, or aquited)
Contagious
Able to be transmitted from one person to another, infectious
Defense Mechanism
Reaction to stress that help individuals resolve mental conflicts, reduce anxiety, protect self esteem, and maintain a sense of security
Disease
A deviation or departure from normal body structure or function that is chategorized by certain signs and symptoms; cause andprognosis maybe known or unknown; illness
Domestic Violence
Abuse or violence that occurs within the home
Dysfunctional
Functioning or operating improperly
Elder Abuse
Emotional, physical, & sexual abuse, financial explotation, or neglect of older adults
Etiology
Specifc cause of a disease
Functional Disease
Disorder in which a structural cause cannot be identified
Health
Optimum functioning of body, mind and spirit; absence of disease
Hereditary
Genetically determined, transmitted from parent to child, Inhereditary(not acquired)
Homeostasis
Stability, balance, or equilibrium in normal body states
Hypertension
Elevated blood pressure
Also called High blood pressure
Illness
Pronounced deviation from normal health
Infection
The invasion and multiplication of infective agents in body tissusewith a resultant reaction to their presence and/or their toxins
Lifestyle factor
One of many patterns of living one follows; including levels of exercise, nutrition, smoking substance abuse, strees and violence
Local
Limited to one part;
Not feneral, as local infection or licalized pain
Malignant
Deadly; tending to become progressively worse
Metastasis
Tranfer of disease organisms or cells from one organ or body part to another not directly connected with it;
Often refers to cancer cells or tuberculosis
Morbidity
Illness
Mortality
Death, or rate of death per certain num of population;
A personal realizationthat one will eventually die
Neoplastic
Tumor, new growth (good/bad) often refers to cancer
Organic disease
A disorder in which a detectable structural change has occured in one or more organs also alters usual function
Osteoporosis
A chroninc bone disordercaused by mineral loss, specially of calcium, in the bone
Preterm Birth
Born early, prior to the end if the 37th week of gestation
Risk Factor
A factor that increases a person’s likelihood of developing a certain disease
Stress
Pressure;
Reaction to adverse stimulus, as emotional stress or as physical stress placed upon the body by injury, pregnancy, chemicals, or disease, as a stress fracture
Systemic
Pertaining to the entire body, general, total
Universal Healthcare
The concept that every person has healthcare coverage or insurance
Wellness
State of physical and emotional well-being; optimum health
