first quiz Flashcards
is defined in terms of the presence or absence of disease
health
is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health
active process by which an individual progresses towards maximum potential possible, regardless of current state of health.
wellness
t or f
wellness is a dynamic and ongoing process (active process) that you undertake everyday.
true
t or f
health is subjective while wellness is objective.
false
wellness is subjective while health is objective.
7 Dimensions of Wellness
P S E I S O E
physical
social
emotional
intellectual
spiritual
occupation
environmental
The ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco products, and generally practice positive lifestyle habits.
physical wellness
Being able to move freely without feeling pain or difficulty
physical wellness
The ability to interact successfully with people and within the environment of which each person is a part, to develop and maintain intimacy with significant other, and to develop respect and tolerance for those with different opinions and beliefs.
social wellness
The ability to manage stress and to express emotions appropriately. It involves the ability to recognize, accept, and express feelings and to acce
emotional wellness
The ability to learn and use information effectively for personal, family, and career development. It involves striving for continued growth and learning to deal with new challenges effectively.
intellectual wellness
The belief in some force (nature, religion, or higher power) that serves to unite human beings and provide meaning and purpose to life. It includes a person’s own morals, values, and ethics.
spiritual wellness
The ability to achieve a balance between work and leisure time. It includes a person’s beliefs about education, employment, home influence, personal satisfaction, and relationships with others.
occupational wellness
The ability to promote health measures that improve the standard of living and quality of life in the community. It includes influences such as food, water, and air.
environmental wellness
A highly personal state
The person’s emotional, intellectual, social, developmental or spiritual functioning is diminished.
illness
A disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a rapid onset, intense manifestations, and a relatively short duration.
acute illness
type of illness that is reversible
acute
A disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a gradual onset with lifelong changes that are usually irreversible
chronic illness
illness that is for life and irreversible. Hindi mababalik yung dati, it is there for life
chronic illness
chronic illness has 2 states
remission
exacerbation
period during which the disease is controlled and symptoms are not obvious
remission
the disease becomes more active again at a future time, with recurrence of pronounced symptoms.
Exacerbation
An alteration in body functions resulting in a reduction of capacities or shortening of the normal life span.
disease
A pathologic change in the structure and function of the body or mind.
You can see the physical, emotional, and mental defect.
disease
A state of health of a person at a given time
Health Status
Concepts about health that an individual believes
Health Beliefs
The actions that people take to understand their health state, maintain an optimal level of health, prevent illness and injury and reach their maximum physical and mental health potential.
Health Behavior
Refers to conditions or a factor that increases the tendency or probability of a person having a disease or being ill.
Risk factors
Risk factors of a disease
(4)
Genetic & physiological factors
Age
Environment
Lifestyle
- condition of being diseased
Morbidity
- the promotion of disease to health in a community
Morbidity rate
- condition of quality of being subject to death
Mortality
- the degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen
Susceptibility
- one that possesses the potential for producing injury or disease (e.g. streptococcus)
Etiologic agent
- relative power or the degree of pathogenicity of the invading microorganisms, the ability to produce poisons that repel or destroy phagocytes
Virulence
- an objective data or objective evidence or physical manifestation made apparent by special methods of examination or use of senses
Sign
- a group of signs and symptoms which when considered together characterize a disease
Syndrome
