Concept Of Man, Health, And Illness Flashcards
Presence or absence of disease.
Health
State of well-being.
Wellness
Is a subjective perception of vitality and feeling well.
Well-being
Is a highly personal state in which the person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished.
Illness
Ability to promote health measures that improves: standard of living, quality of life - influences such as food, water, and air.
Environmental component
Interact successfully, develop and maintain intimacy, develop respect and tolerance for others.
Social component
Ability to manage stress and express emotion
Emotional concept
Carry out daily task, achieve fitness and maintain nutrition.
Physical concept
Belief in sone force that gives life meaning and purpose. Person’s own morals, values, and ethics.
Spiritual
Ability to learn and use information effeftively. Learning to deal with new challenges.
Intellectual
Ability to achieve balance between work and leisure.
Occupational
Provides narrowest interpretation of health. People viewed as physiologic systems.
Clinical Model
Able to fulfill societal roles. Viewed as healthy even if clinically ill if still able to fulfill roles.
Role Performance Model
Inability to perform one’s role.
Sickness
A failure in adaptation or maladaptation.
Disease
Creative process, flexible adaptation to the environment.
Adaptive model
Most comprehensive holistic view of health. Actualization or realization of a person’s potential.
Eudemonistic Model
Condition that prevents self-actualization.
Illness
Each factor constantly interacts with the others. When in balance health is maintained.
Agent-host-environment Model
Measures person’s perceived level of wellness.
Health-illness continua
High level wellness in a favorable environment, emergent high level wellness in an unfavorable environment, protected poor health in a favorable environment, poor health in an unfavorable environment.
Dunn’s high-level wellness grid
Belief that health is in one’s control or is not in one’s control
Health Locus of Control Model
The extent to which an individual’s behavior coincides with medical or health advice.
Healthcare adherence
Causation of diseases
Etiology
Characerized by symptoms of relatively short duration.
Acute illness
Usually slow onset and lasts for 6 months or longer.
Chronic illness
A coping mechanism involves ways individuals describe, monitor, and interpret their symptoms. Take remedial actions and use the health care system.
illness behavior
Believes something is wrong. Physical experience, cognitive aspect, and emotional response.
Stage 1: symptom experiences
Accepts the sick role and seeks confirmation
Stage 2: assumption of the sick role
Seeks advice of a health professional. Validation, explanation, and reassurance.
Stage 3: Medical care contact
Becomes dependent on professional for help.
Stage 4: Dependent client role
Relinquishes dependent role. Resumes former roles and responsibilities.
Stage 5: Recovery or rehabilitation
Totality of services provided by all health disciplines.
Health care system
Health promotion and illness prevention
Primary Prevention
Diagnosis and treatment
Secondary Prevention
Rehabilitation, health restoration, and Palliative care
Tertiary Prevention
Licensed vocational nurse.
Nurse
Practices not commonly part of western medicine. Refers to nonconventional treatments.
Alternative (complementary) care provider
Ensures fiscally sound
Case manager
Focuses on mouth, jaw, and dental problems.
Dentist
Has knowledge about diets required to maintain health.
Dietitian
First-responder care.
Emergency medical personnel
Assists clients with impaired functions to gain skills to perform activities of daily living.
Occupational therapist
Laboratory, radiologic, and nuclear medicine.
Paramedical Technologist
Prepares and dispenses pharamaceuticals in hospital and community.
Pharmacist
Assists clients with musculoskeletal problems.
Physical therapist
Responsible for medical diagnosis and determining therapy.
Physician
Treats foot and ankle conditions.
Podiatrist
Knowledgeable about oxygen therapy devices.
Respiratory therapist
Marital difficulties and adoption of children
Social worker
Pastors, priests, and other spiritual advisers.
Spiritual support personnel
Assumes delegated aspects of basic client care. Bathing and assisting with feeding.
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Perform certain tasks under direction of physician.
Physician Assistant
