Chapter 1 definitions Flashcards
Chronic condition
Any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer than six months). These are often incurable and require ongoing treatment and management.
e.g. arthritis and asthma
civic participation
to involvement in a community group such as a union or professional association, political party, environmental or animal welfare group, human and civil right group, or body corporate or tenants’ association
communicaable diseases
infectious disease that are transmitted from the environment, including through air, water, food and other infected organisms (including other humans)
dimensions of health and wellbeing
the components that make up an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
disease
a physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or tissue damage
dynamic
continually changing
emotional health and wellbing
relates to the ability to express feelings in an apporpriate way. Emotional health and wellbing is about the positive mangagement and expression of emotional action and reactions, as well as the abuluty to display resilience. it’s the degree to which an individual feels emotionally secure and relaxed in everyday life.
equilibruim
a state of balabce and/or calmess
health and wellbeing
the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental, and spirtiual existence, characterised by an equiliuburm in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.
illness
a subjective concpet related to personal experiences of disease or injury
infirmity
the quality or state of being weak or ill; often associated wwith old age
mental health and wellbeing
the current state of wellbeing related to a persons mind or brain and the ability to think and process information. inluding thought patterns, self-esteem and levls of stress and anxiety.
optimal health and wellbeing
the highest level or health and wellbeing an individual can realistically attain at any particular time, talking into account genetics and the different envirnoments in which people live.
pandemic
the psread of infectious disease through human population acrosss a large region such as mulitple continents or worldwide.
Physical health and wellbeing
relates to the state and functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform dual activites or task.
productivity
relates to the efficiency of the production of goods and services. it is measured by the amount of output produced per unit of input
social helath and wellbeing
relates to the state and quality of the interaction and relationships that an individal has with other people. including the ablity to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations
spiritual health and wellbieng
relates to idea, beliefs, vaulues and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. including the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection
