Chapter 1 Flashcards
Life style
A way of living
Risk factor
A characteristic that increases an individual’s chances of developing health problems
What is health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Good health
Enables one to function adequately and dependently in a constantly changing environment
Optimal wellness
A sense that one is functioning at ones best level
Holistic
Involved in all aspects of a Individuals life.
Health & wellness are ______?
Behavioral scientist Godfrey Hochbaum health definition
Health is what helps me be what I want to be do what I want you to be and live the way I want to live
The concepts of health
Physical Psychological Social Intellectual Spiritual Environmental
Signs
Are the observable and measurable features of an illness. Such as fever, rash, and abnormal behaviors.
Symptoms
The subjects complaints of an illness such as reports of fatigue, headaches, and numbness
Acute
Condition or illness, such as the common cold or a food borne infection. Tends to develop quickly and resolve within a few days or or weeks
Chronic
Condition or disease often takes months idle years to develop, progress in severity and can affect a person over a long period of time
Psychological health
The ability to deal effectively with the psychological challenges of life
Social health
The sense of wellbeing that an individual achieves by forming emotionally supportive and intellectually stimulating relationships with family members, friends, and associates
Life expectancy
The average number of years that an individual of a particular age can expect to live
