Health

Question 0

What are the dimensions of health?

Answer 0

Physical, Mental & Social (PMS)

Question 1

Define Health

Answer 1

A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

What are the types of development?

Answer 2

Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social (PIES)

Question 3

What are the determinants of health?

Answer 3

Biological, Environmental, Behavioural and social. (BEBS)

Question 4

What are determinants of health?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Define Physical development

Answer 5

The changes that relate to people’s size and shape and, therefore, body structure.

Question 6

Define intellectual development

Answer 6

Also referred to as cognitive development, the ways in which people are able to think and reason.

Question 7

Define emotional development

Answer 7

Refers to feelings and moods and the ways in which people express, understand and exercise control over them

Question 8

Define social development

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Define the physical dimension of health

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Define the mental dimensions of health

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Define the social dimensions of health

Answer 11

Being able to interact with others and participate in a community in both an independent and cooperative way.

Question 12

Define biological determinants

Answer 12

Factors relating to the body that impact on health,

such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels

Question 13

Define behavioural determinants

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Define social determinants

Answer 14

Aspects of society and the social environment environment that impact on health, such as poverty, early life experiences, social networks and support

Question 15

Define environmental determinants

Answer 15

All external factors on an individual or group. (Physical environment, housing, housing environment, access to facilities)

Question 16

What are two types of environmental determinants?

Answer 16

Physical & social

Question 17

Define individual human development

Answer 17

Describes the gradual changes in an individual’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual States and abilities

Question 18

Define growth

Answer 18

Refers to the measurable changes in the body, mainly due to an increase in the number and size of the body cells

Question 19

Endocrine system

Answer 19

A body system made up of glands that release hormones in order to control body functions.

Question 20

What is the limitation of WHO’s definition of health

Answer 20

It suggests that someone can reach complete state of health

Question 21

Define life expectancy

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

Define morbidity

Answer 22

Refers to ill-health in an individual and the level of ill-health in a population or group

Question 23

Define Mortality

Answer 23

The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environment factor

Question 24

Define trends

Answer 24

A long-term general movement or change in frequency, usually either upwards or downwards

Question 25

Define DALYs

Answer 25

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