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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Define Health

A

-the state of complete physical, mental, and social
well being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
(WHO,1947)

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Health and Wellness Continuum

A

Dynamic , ever-changing process in which a person
attempts to achieve one’s individual potential in each
of the interrelated dimensions of health

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7 dimensions of health

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Physical
Social
Intellectual
Occupational
Emotional
Environmental
Spiritual
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What is the goal of dimensions in health

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Aim to achieve balance in each of health and wellness dimensions

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Define prevention

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means taking action now to avoid becoming sick or less well later

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Three preventions

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  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
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Primary Prevention

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actions designed to reduce the chances of a health issue arising, or perhaps to delay the age at which it occursu

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Secondary Prevention

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Intervention early in the development of a health problem to reduce symptoms or to halt or at the least delay its progression

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Tertiary Prevention

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Treatment or rehabilitation efforts aimed at limiting the effects of a disease.

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Factors influencing behaviour change (3)

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1) Predisposing
2) Enabling
3) Reinforcing

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Predisposing Factors

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  • life experiences
  • knowledge
  • cultural and ethnic inheritance
  • current beliefs
  • values
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Enabling Factors

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Skills or abilities; physical, mental, and intellectual capabilities; and resources and accessible facilities that make health decisions more convenient or difficult

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Reinforcing Factors

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refers to the support and encouragement that come from significant others or situations in your life that enable a particular behaviour

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Stages of Change (7)

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1) precontemplation
2) contemplation
3) preparation
4) action
5) maintenance
6) termination
7) relapse

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precontemplation stage

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have no intention at the moment of changing

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contemplation stage

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people recognize that they need to change and are thinking about making a change

17
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preparation stage

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  • people are close to making a change

- the know they need to change; they have been thinking about it and rare ready to come up with a plan

18
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action stage

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people actually make the change

19
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maintenance stage

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requires vigilance, attention to detail, and long term commitment

20
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termination stage

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  • some believe this stage to not exist

- other believe that once a behaviour becomes ingrained in us it becomes replaced with new habits

21
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relapse stage

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refers to the times when one does not continue with the behaviour change

22
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Health belief model (HBM)

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Model for explaining how our beliefs about health may influence our attitudes and behaviours regarding our health and wellness

23
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SMART Goals

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Specific 
Measurable
Attainable/Achievable
Realistic
Time-based
24
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Circadian rhythm

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the 24 hour cycle by which you are accustomed to going to sleep, waking up, and performing habitual behaviours

25
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Non-REM (NREM) sleep

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a period of restless sleep dominated by slow brain waves; during non-REM sleep. rapid eye movement is rare

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REM sleep

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a period of sleep characterized by brain wave activity similar to wakefulness; rapid eye movement and dreaming occur during REM sleep

27
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Sleep debt

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diff. b/w the # of hrs of sleep and individual needed imn a given time period and the number of hours he or she actually slept

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Sleep Inertia

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a state characterized by cognitive impairment, grogginess, and disorientation that is experienced upon rising from short sleep or an overly long nap

29
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Insomnia

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a disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep quickly, frequent arousals during sleep, or early morning awakening

30
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Sleep Apnea

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a disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep

31
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RLS

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overwhelming urge to move the leg while at rest

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