Chapter 1

Question 1

Chronic Condition

Answer 1

Any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer than six months). It usually cant be cured and therefore requires ongoing treatment and management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.

Question 2

Civic Participation

Answer 2

Refers to involvement in a community group such as union, professional association, political party, environmental or animal welfare group, human and civil rights group, or body corporate or tenants’ association.

Question 3

Communicable Diseases

Answer 3

Infectious diseases which are transmitted from the environment; including through air, water, food and other infected organisms (including other humans).

Question 4

Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing

Answer 4

These are the variables that influence an individual’s level of overall health and wellbeing. The variables, frequently referred to as dimensions, are physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual.

Question 5

Disease

Answer 5

A physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or tissue damage.

Question 6

Dynamic

Answer 6

Continually changing.

Question 7

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Answer 7

The ability to recognise, understand an effectively manage emotions and use this knowledge when thinking, feeling and acting.

Question 8

Health and Wellbeing

Answer 8

Relating to the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual exsistence and how they feel about their lives in relation to the various dimensions.

Question 9

Illness

Answer 9

A subjective concept related to a personal experience of a disease.

Question 10

Infirmity

Answer 10

State of being weak, lacking in strength (especially from old age).

Question 11

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Answer 11

Refers to a person’s cognitive and thinking processes, for example, their capacity to think coherently, express thoughts and feelings, and respond constructively to situations.

Question 12

Pandemic

Answer 12

The spread of infectious disease through human population across a large region such as multiple continents or worldwide.

Question 13

Pathogens

Answer 13

Bacteria, viruses, and other microbes that can cause disease.

Question 14

Physical Health and Wellbeing

Answer 14

A state of physical well-being in which a person is physically able to perform their daily activities without restrictions.

Question 15

Productivity

Answer 15

Relates to the efficiency of production of goods and services. Productivity is measured by the amount of output produced per unit of input.

Question 16

Social Health and Wellbeing

Answer 16

Social health and wellbeing is concerned with how individuals interact with the people around them, and with social institutions and social values and norms.

Question 17

Spiritual Health and Wellbeing

Answer 17

A positive sense of belonging, meaning a purpose in life. It includes values and beliefs that influence the way people live, and can be influeneced by an individual’s connection to themselves, others, nature and beyond.

Question 18

Subjective

Answer 18

Influenced by or based on personal beliefs, feelings or opinions.

Question 19

Vector

Answer 19

A living thing that carries and transmits pathogens to other living things.