Health Flashcards
What are the dimensions of health?
Physical, Mental & Social (PMS)
Define Health
A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What are the types of development?
Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social (PIES)
What are the determinants of health?
Biological, Environmental, Behavioural and social. (BEBS)
What are determinants of health?
Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends in health and why groups have better or worse health than others.
Define Physical development
The changes that relate to people’s size and shape and, therefore, body structure.
Define intellectual development
Also referred to as cognitive development, the ways in which people are able to think and reason.
Define emotional development
Refers to feelings and moods and the ways in which people express, understand and exercise control over them
Define social development
The increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people
Define the physical dimension of health
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness
Define the mental dimensions of health
State of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of like, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
Define the social dimensions of health
Being able to interact with others and participate in a community in both an independent and cooperative way.
Define biological determinants
Factors relating to the body that impact on health,
such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels
Define behavioural determinants
Actions and patterns of living of an individual or a group that impact on health, such as smoking, sexual activity, participation in physical activity, eating practices
Define social determinants
Aspects of society and the social environment environment that impact on health, such as poverty, early life experiences, social networks and support
Define environmental determinants
All external factors on an individual or group. (Physical environment, housing, housing environment, access to facilities)
What are two types of environmental determinants?
Physical & social
Define individual human development
Describes the gradual changes in an individual’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual States and abilities
Define growth
Refers to the measurable changes in the body, mainly due to an increase in the number and size of the body cells
Endocrine system
A body system made up of glands that release hormones in order to control body functions.
What is the limitation of WHO’s definition of health
It suggests that someone can reach complete state of health
Define life expectancy
An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
Define morbidity
Refers to ill-health in an individual and the level of ill-health in a population or group
Define Mortality
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environment factor
Define trends
A long-term general movement or change in frequency, usually either upwards or downwards
Define DALYs
Disability adjusted life years
A measure of the burden of disease, one DALY equals one healthy life lost due to a premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury
