Health

Question 0

Type: Define social development

Answer 0

The increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people.

Question 1

Type:Define physical development

Answer 1

Changes to the body and it’s systems. These can be changes in size (i.e growth), complexity (eg. the increase in complexity of nervous systems) and motor skills (eg. learning to walk

Question 2

Type: Emotional development

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The development of full range of emotions and the optimal way of dealing with and expressing them

Question 3

Type: Intellectual development

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The development of processes in the brain such as thought, knowledge and memory.

Question 4

1946 WHO Definition of Health:

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‘Health is a state of complete physical mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of debase or infirmity

Question 5

DIMENSIONS: Physical health

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Relates to efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness

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DIMENSIONS: Social health:

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Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and co-operative way

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DIMENSIONS: Mental health:

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State of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community

Question 8

Life expectancy:

Answer 8

An indication of how long a person can expect to live if the current death rates remain unchanged

Question 9

Incidence

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Refers to the number (or rate) of a new case of a diease or condition present in a population at a given time

Question 10

Prevalence

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How many cases of a particular disease of condition are present in a population at a given time

Question 11

Trends

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A general movement or pattern. Tells us what has been happening to the data over a period of time.

Question 12

Morbidity

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Refers to ill-health in an individual or levels of ill-health in a population

Question 13

Mortality

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Refers to deaths in the population

Question 14

DALY’s

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‘Disability adjusted in life year’. A measure of the burden of disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost

Question 15

YLL’s

Answer 15

Years of life lost’ A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.

Question 16

YLD’s

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Years lost due to disability’. A measure of how many ‘healthy’ years of life are lost due to illness, injury or a disability.

Question 17

Burden of disease

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A measure of the impact of disease and injuries: specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age, free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in DALY’s

Question 18

Individual human development

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The series of orderly, predictable changes that occur from conception until death. Development can be physical, social, emotional or intellectual.

Question 19

Prenatal - when it begins and major developments or changes

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Begins at fertilisation and ends at birth (40 wks) ~ Organs and structures develop.

Question 20

Infancy -begins and changes

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Begins at birth and ends at two ~ motor skills, walk, simple words, recognise familiar people, play games, throw tantrums.

Question 21

Early childhood - begins and changes

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Begins at two and ends at six. ~ social skills, interact with people, make friends, eat at table with adults, toilet trained.

Question 22

Late childhood

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Begins at six and ends at twelve ~ Reading skills, writing skills, developing long term memory, understudying gender stereotypes, refining motor skills.

Question 23

Youth

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Begins at 12 (puberty) and ends at eighteen. ~ increased independence, sexual maturity in order to reproduce, complex relationships and life goals.

Question 24

Early adulthood

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Begins at 19 and ends at 40. ~ physical peak, steady decline, decide on career, life partner, marriage, children.

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Middle adulthood

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40-65 ~ stability of work, relationships, further identity, financial security, physical signs of ageing, menopause, children leave home, grandparents.

Question 26

Late adulthood

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65- death ~ retirement, financial security, voluntary work, leisure activities, grief through deaths of friends or spouse, health declines, reflect on their life and achievements.

Question 27

Gross motor skills

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The manipulation and coordination of large muscle groups such as those in the arms and legs

Question 28

Fine motor skills

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The manipulation and coordination of small muscle groups such as those in the hands.

Question 29

Self esteem

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Self - esteem is how you rate what you know about yourself.

Question 30

Self concept

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The information and knowledge you have of yourself. Things such as physical capacities, social skills and academic ability are included in your self- concept.

Question 31

Primary sex characteristics

Answer 31

Parts of the body that are directly involved with reproduction. Things such as the penis for males and the vagina for females are examples of primary sex characteristics. These are present from birth but grow and change mainly through puberty.

Question 32

Secondary sex characteristics

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Come from changes that occur to the body that arent directly related to reproduction nor are they present at birth. Things such as widening of the hips for females and facial hair for boys are examples of this.​