Exam Revision Flashcards
What are the 3 dimensions of Health
Physical, Social, Mental
Define Youth
12 to 18 years of age, however it should be acknowledged that classifications for the stage of youth can differ across agencies.
What are the stages of Youth?
Rapid growth, independence and sexual maturity.
Difference between mortality and morbidity.
- mortality refers to the deaths in a population.
- morbidity refers to the ill-health in an individual or levels of ill-health in a population.
How do we measure Health Status?
Self assessed report, life expectancy (increasing), mortality (decreasing).
Difference between prevalence and incidence.
- incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period.
- prevalence is the number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
Define DALY.
Disability Adjusted Life Years, a measure of burden disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
What are the four areas of development?
Physical, Social, Intellectual, Emotional
Define Physical Development.
Changes to the body and its systems. These can be changes in size (growth), complexity and motor skills.
Define Social Development.
The increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people.
Define Intellectual Development.
The development of processes in the brain such as thought, knowledge and memory.
Define Emotional Development.
The development of the full range of emotions and the optimal way of dealing with and expressing them.
What are the key stages of the life span?
Prenatal, infancy, early childhood, late childhood, youth, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood.
Define Puberty.
Biological changes that occur during youth and prepare the individual for sexual reproduction.
Define Hormone.
A chemical messenger that results in changes in the body.
Long Term consequences of over consumption.
Dental caries, overweight, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, osteoporosis.
Short Term consequences for under consumption.
Decrease in socialising, exercise, concentration, increase constipation (inadequate fibre), dehydration.
Nutrients required for energy. (CBIW)
Carbohydrates, B group vitamins, iron, water.
Nutrients required for soft tissue. (PFCLAW)
Protein, Folate, Vitamin C, Lipids, Vitamin A, Water.
Nutrients required for hard tissue. (PCACD)
Protein, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Calcium, Vitamin D.
Nutrients required for blood. (PCLAIBW)
Protein, Vitamin C, Lipids, Vitamin A, Iron, B group vitamins, Water.
Define Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Individual Human Development
The series of orderly predictable changes occurring from conception to death. These changes can be social, physical, emotional and intellectual.
What is the difference between life expectancy and life span?
Life span is the number of years a person lives.
Life expects is an indication of how long a person can expect to live.
Maturation
The process by which we change grow and develop throughout life.
Endometrium
The lining of the womb that thickens during the menstrual cycle.
- the inner lining of the uterus