Exam Semester 1 Revision Flashcards
Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Limitations of WHOs definition of health
- It is very unlikely that anyone will ever be in a ‘complete’ state of well-being.
Physical health
How efficiently the body and its systems
function, and includes the physical capacity
to perform tasks and physical fitness.
Example: State of the physical body,
including level of fitness,
resistance to disease, maintenance of appropriate weight to height
etc.
Mental health
Refers to the state of well-being in which The individual realises his or her own Abilities.
Example: Can cope with the normal stresses
of life
Social health
Refers to how effectively people are able to interact with others in their society and / or environment.
Example: Being accepted by others and
interacting well within different
groups of people, including family & peers, is very important for good social health.
Interrelationship between dimensions of health
Example: Prolonged ill health may cause poor mental health (e.g. Depression etc.) and also poor social
health – Not being able to interact with others due to ill health etc.
Development
A progressive series of changes which occur over the lifespan. Changes are qualitative and include physical, intellectual, emotional and social changes.
Physical development
The changes that relate to people’s size and shape, and therefore, body Structures. Example: Changes in Growth, fine and gross motor skills
Social development
The increasing Complexity of behaviour Patterns used in relationships With other people. Example: Changes in • Ways in which we interact with other people • Complexity of our behaviour
Emotional development
Deals with feelings and moods And the way in which people Express, understand and Exercise control over them. Example: Changes in: • Feelings and moods • How we understand emotions
Intellectual development
The ways in which people are Able to think and reason. Example: Changes in: • Ways of thinking • Ability to solve problems
Development and principles:
- Development is Continual
- Development is Predictable
- Development cannot occur until a child is maturely and intellectually ready
- There is individual variation in the rate of development
- Development relies on muscular and neural maturation
- Development is sequential
Lifespan
Prenatal: Conception to birth Infancy: Birth - 2 Early Childhood: 2-6 Late Childhood: 6-12 Adolescence: 12-18 Early Adulthood: 19-40 Middle Adulthood: 40-65 Late Adulthood: 65 until death
Infancy
P-Teeth appear, rolls, sits, crawls
I-Speaking, brain and CNS development
E-Learn words, cries, smiles
S-Aware of family
Childhood
P-Can feed self, 1st set of teeth
I-uses many words, asks questions
E-increasing independence
S-learns to make friends
Adolescence
P-Puberty
I-Problem solving more complex
E-Intellectual maturity
S-May have an intimate relationship
Individual health status
An individual’s or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
Key indicators to measure health status
- Life expectancy
- Mortality rates
- Morbidity rates
Morbidity
The rate at which a particular disease or illness occurs.
Mortality
It refers to the deaths in a population. The mortality rate is therefore an indication of how many deaths occurred in a population in a given period of time for a specific cause.
Life expectancy
Life expectancy is one of the most common methods used to measure health status. It gives an indication of how long a person is expected to live.
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)
A measure of the loss of healthy life as a result of a non-fatal health condition, illness, injury or premature death.
Burden on disease (BOD)
A measure of the impact on diseases and injuries; specifically it measures the gap between health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. It is measured in DALYs.
Incidence
It refers to the number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/ condition in a population during a given period.
Prevalence
The number of proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
Healthy Adjusted Life Years (HALE)
It estimates the number of healthy years an individual is expected to live at birth by subtracting the years according to severity – from overall life expectancy.
Infant mortality rate
Infant mortality is the death of a child less than one year of age.
Reasons for increased life expectancy
- Improved technology
- Vaccination
- Education
- Hygiene
- Advanced medication
Primary sexual characteristics in females
- First ovulation
- First menstruation
- Ovaries, uterus, vagina, labia and clitoris enlarge in size.
Secondary sexual characteristics in females
- Skin become oily
- Body hair develops including underarm and pubic hair
- Increased fat to muscle ratio
- Hips widen
Primary sexual characteristics in Males
- Penis enlarges
- First ejaculation
- Testes grow and start producing sperm
Secondary sexual characteristics in Males
- Skin become oily
- Facial hair appears
- Voice lowers
- Shoulders broaden
- Increased muscle mass
- Body hair develops including pubic, underarm, chest and arm hair.