Chapter 15 - Final Flashcards
Health - def
being free from disease.
Health promotion - def
interactive education and support process.
Disease prevention - def
concerned with identifying modifiable risk and protective factors associated with diseases and disorders.
Well-being - def
person’s subjective experience of satisfaction about his or her life related to six personal dimensions.
Lifestyle - def
patterns of choices made from the alternative that are available to people according to their socioeconomic circumstances and the ease with which they are able to choose certain ones over.
Resilience - def
strength in the midst of change and stressful life events.
Motivation - def
wanting to do something!
Health literacy - def
degree to which people have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and serves needed to make appropriate health decisions.