Core 1 - CQ1 What is health?

Question 1

What is Health?

Answer 1

Our physical, mental and social well-being
Influenced by things like behaviours, physical environment, social connection, biomedical factors, cultural background etc.
Balancing different aspects impact how we feel and approach our lifestyle

Question 2

What is Heath Literacy?

Answer 2

The ability for people to access, understand and apply info about health to make decisions

Question 3

List some examples of the causes of different health levels

Answer 3

Lack of recourses, education, healthcare, nutrients
Language barrier, disabilities, wealth, hygiene, location

Question 4

What are the 5 Dimensions of Health?

Answer 4

Physical
Social
Spiritual
Mental
Emotional

Question 5

What is Physical Health (DOH)?

Answer 5

The wellness of the body and the absence of chronic pain or discomfort

Question 6

What is Social Health (DOH)?

Answer 6

The ability to interact with others in a cooperative and interdependent way

Question 7

What is Spiritual Health (DOH)?

Answer 7

Having a sense of purpose and meaning in life
Feeling connected with others + society

Question 8

What is mental health (DOH)?

Answer 8

The ability to realise our abilities to cope with the normal stress of life, work productively and make contributions to the community

Question 9

What is Emotional Health (DOH)?

Answer 9

Coping with life events and acknowledging our own emotions as well as those around us

Question 10

What is Relative health?

Answer 10

Your health in relation to time periods, potential, others
It can be used to compare and judge our health

Question 11

What is the Dynamic Nature of Health?

Answer 11

Having the potential to your change your health regularly

Question 12

What is the Health Continuum?

Answer 12

It is a scale to position your health ranging from Death/Injury to Optimal Health
These positions may change throughout our lives

Question 13

What is the Perception of Health?

Answer 13

How an individual views and understand the term health

Question 14

What are the factors that influence our perception of health?

Answer 14

One’s own term of health
Social Construct
Lifestyle behaviours
The relative health
Environment

Question 15

What is Social Construct?

Answer 15

An idea created and accepted by society

Question 16

What are the 7 Factors in our social construct?

Answer 16

Age
Gener
Level of education
Community Values + Expectations
Location
Cultural/Ethic background
Socioeconomic status

Question 17

What are the 5 Measures of health?

Answer 17

Life Expectancy
Mortality
Morbidity
Incidence
Prevalence

Question 18

What is Life Expectancy?

Answer 18

How long a person or group of people are expected to live (Usually measured at birth)

Question 19

What is Mortality?

Answer 19

The death rate in a given area or a time period

Question 20

What is Morbidity?

Answer 20

The rate of illness or disease

Question 21

What is the Incidence?

Answer 21

The occurrence/rate/frequency of a disease in a PERIOD OF TIME

Question 22

What is Prevalence?

Answer 22

The rate of disease/issues in a POINT in time
It is able to tell us the changes in health and the impact of it

Question 23

What are the 7 aspects of Health?

Answer 23

Mental Health
Food habits
Physical activity
Body image
Drug use
Sexual health
Road safety

Question 24

What are protective factors?

Answer 24

Actions or habits that individuals do to keep them from risky, unwanted and harmful activities which can leave a negative impact on their health

Question 25

What are Risk behaviours?

Answer 25

When individuals do things that harm are not meeting the recommended health levels like participating in unhealthy rituals and avoiding necessary tasks.