Exam 4 Flashcards
What is:
(WHO) …state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
What is:
(ANA) …dynamic state of being in which the developmental and behavioral potential of an individual is realized to the fullest extent possible
Health
What is:
- Highly individualized
- Free from symptoms, pain
- Being able to be active, in good spirits
- Developing personal definition of health
Personal definitions of health.
What is wellness?
A state of well-being.
What are some components of wellness?
Environmental Occupational Intellectual Spiritual Physical Emotional Social Well-being is a component of health
Basic aspects of wellness include?
Self-responsibility Ultimate goal Dynamic, growing process Daily decision making Whole being of individual
Explain the Health-Illness continuum.
- From high level of health a person’s condition can move through good health to normal health to poor health to extremely poor health to death.
- People move back & forth within this continuum day to day.
- How people perceive themselves & how others see them in terms of health & illness will also affect their placement on the continuum.
Define Illness:
Highly personal state: person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished.
Two different kinds of Illness:
Acute Illness:
Chronic Illness
Define Acute Illness
Severe symptoms
Relatively short duration
Symptoms appear abruptly & subside quickly
Define Chronic Illness
Chronic Illness
Illness that lasts 6 months or longer
Slow onset
Periods of remission and exacerbation
Illness behavior
a coping mechanism, involves ways thqat individual describe, monitor & interpret their symptoms and take actions and use the health care system.
Health promotion
“Behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and actualize human health potential.”
Healthy People 2010 - 2 major goals
1- Increase quality & years of healthy life. Aging population.
2- Eliminate health disparities. Diverse population.
Name a few of the 28 Focus Areas in Healthy People 2010
-Access to quality health services
-Cancer
-Diabetes
-Obesity
-Food safety
-Environmental health
-HIV
-Oral health
-STD’s
etc.
Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2010
- Physical activity
- Overweight & obesity
- Tobacco use
- Substance abuse
- Responsible sexual behavior
- Mental health
- Injury & violence
- Environmental quality
- Immunization
- Access to health care
Health Promotion (3 bullet points) defined
- not disease oriented
- motivated by personal positive approach to wellness
- seeks to expand positive potential for health
Health Protection (3 bullet points) defined
- Illness or injury specific
- Motivated by avoidance of illness
- seeks to thwart the occurrence of insults to health and well-being.
Define disease
Alteration in body functions
Results in reduction of capacities
Shortening of normal life span
Practices that have potentially negative effects on health are often referred to as….
Risk factors
6 Stages of change
1- precontemplation 2- contemplation 3- preparation 4- action 5- maintenance 6- termination
Health beliefs
concepts about health that an individual believes are true. May or may not be founded on fact.
Invisible soft film that adheres to the enamel surface of teeth - consists of bacteria, molecules of saliva, remnants of epithelial cell & leukocytes.
Plaque
