Health Flashcards
Well-being
in a good spot-good overall outlook on life
Wellness
healthy balance of all 4 dimensions
Physical health
involves body including physical fitness and ability to cope with everyday tasks
Emotional
involves your emotions, mood, outlook on life, and beliefs about yourself
Intellectual
involves your ability to think clearly/critically, learn, and solve problems
Social
involves your communication skills, relationships, and ability to interact with others
disease
poor state of health and wellness in various areas of your life
disorder
abnormal physical/mental condition that has no single identifiable cause
acute disease
comes and goes
chronic disease
lasts many years or long time
signs
outward indicators of disease that others can detect (measurable)
symptoms
disease indicator that is sensed by sick person
health literacy
ability to locate, interpret, and apply info pertaining to your health
lifelong learner
continually learning and studying throughout life
attitude
willing to learn new
aptitude
ability to use info
science
body of knowledge regarding the natural world, which is based on observation and experimentation
pseudoscience
theories that are not science based
science is…
based on experiment, peer reviewed, repeatable
health literacy skills
locate, evaluate, understand, and communicate health related info
health promotion
taking charge of your health and wellness
5 step decision making
- define problem
2.explore alternatives
3.select alternative - act on your decision
- evaluate decision
7 step goal setting
- asses situation
- identify specific/realistic goal
- define action steps
- reasonable timeline
- act on your goal
- monitor progress
- reward yourself
refusal skills
help people avoid uncomfortable or unsafe situations
ways to refuse
- make joke
- say no
- make excuse
- ignore
- give reason why bad
interpersonal skills
ability to communicate or interact positively with people around you
what is the health continuum
sliding scale of health and wellness. Doing things that increase your health and wellness will make you go higher on the scale.
difference between disease and disorder
disorder doesn’t have a single identifiable cause while disease has a known cause
inpatient vs outpatient
inpatient is staying overnight while outpatient is in and out
specialist
doctor that focus’s on 1 or 2 key components
primary healthcare physician
normal doctor who does your checkups and treatments
every time you go to doctor you pay
co payment
what you pay until insurance does
deductible
monthly payment
premium
How do you find a reliable source
- .org, .edu, .gov
- recent
- not trying to convince reader of their opinion
- reliable author
Optimal health
excellent state of health and wellness in many areas of your life
