Health And Development Flashcards
Infancy
Starts at birth and finishes roughly around age 2
During this stage the infant develops motor skills, walk, say simple words and recognise familiar people
Childhood
Early childhood: begins at 2 and roughly ends at 6. Learn skills such as interacting with people
Late childhood: begins roughly at 6 and ends roughly at 12. Learn how to write and develop a long term memory, refine motor skills
Youth
Roughly begins at 12 and ends at 18
Lots of physical changes occur during this time such as physical appearance.
Learn independence and how to have meaningful relationships
Early adulthood
Roughly 19-40
The body is effected physically because it reaches its peak around 25-30 years old
Middle adulthood
Begins at 40 and ends at 65
By this stage individuals develop stability and commitment in work and relationships
Late adulthood
Begins at 65 and ends at death
The individuals normally goes into retirement and sometimes starts new hobbies or works for the community in spare time
Health starts to decline
Health
A state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (who 1946)
Wellbeing
The state of being healthy and happy.
Physical health
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness
Social health
Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way
Mental health
State of wellbeing in which the individual realises his/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/her community
Prenatal
Begins at fertilisation and ends at birth
This is a 40 week stage making it the fastest growth period in the human lifespan
Health status
An individual’s or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors (AIHW 2008)
Mortality
Refers to deaths in the population
Morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual or ill health levels in a population. (AIHW 2008)
Individual human development
The series of ordially, predictable changes that occur from conception until death. Can be physical, social, emotional and intellectual
DALY’s
Disability adjusted life years
A measure of BOD.
One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death or time lived with an illness, injury or disability
Prevalence
The number of cases of a particular disease present in a population at a given time
Incidence
Refers to the number of new cases of a disease in a population during a given period
Life expectancy
An indication of how long an individual can expect to live
Burden of disease
A measure of the impact of diseases 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
Physical development
Changes to the body and its systems
Social development
The increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people
Intellectual development
The development of processes in the brain such as thought, knowledge and memory
Emotional development
The development of the full range of emotions and the optimal way of dealing with and expressing them
Dimensions of physical health
Physical fitness Body weight Blood cholesterol Blood pressure Levels of illness Feelings of physical wellbeing Energy levels Functioning of the body systems
Dimensions of social health
Friendship networks Being a part of a team Relationships with family members Social needs met State of relationships with school/workmates
Dimensions of mental health
Self esteem Confidence Levels of stress Feelings Though patterns
