HEALTH AND HUMAN

Question 1

what is the definition of health

Answer 1

health is the state of complete physical, social, and mental welling, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

what are the health limitations

Answer 2

• complete health is rarely obtained
• absence of disease doesn’t ensure health

Question 3

what is wellbeing

Answer 3

wellbeing is a complex combination of all dimensions of health, characterised by a balance in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

Question 4

what is illness

Answer 4

illness is the state of feeling unwell although the term is also often used synonymously with disease.

Question 5

what is dynamic nature of health and wellbeing

Answer 5

when something is dynamic, it is changing or moving continually in response to its environment an experiences.

Question 6

what is physical health and wellbeing

Answer 6

physical health and wellbeing relates to the functioning of the body and its systems. it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Question 7

what are the 5 dimensions of health and wellbeing

Answer 7

social, emotional, physical, spiritual, mental.

Question 8

what are examples of physical health and wellbeing

Answer 8

• high level of fitness
• appropriate body weight for height (BMI)
• functioning of body’s organs and systems

Question 9

what is the definition of social health and wellbeing

Answer 9

social health and wellbeing relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Question 10

what is the definition of mental health and wellbeing

Answer 10

a state of wellbeing that relates to the ability to think and process information in order to positively form opinions and make decisions.

Question 11

what is the definition of emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 11

the ability to express feelings in a positive way. emotional health is about the positive management and expression of emotional actions and reactions as well as the ability to display resilience.

Question 12

what is the definition of spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 12

spiritual health and wellbeing relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mids and the conscience of human beings. it includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection of your place in the world

Question 13

what is the burden of disease

Answer 13

The rate of deaths in children under 5 years of age, per 1000 live births

Question 14

what is life expectancy

Answer 14

Years lost due to disability. A measure of how many healthy years have been lost by living with disease, injury or disability.

Question 15

what is morbidity

Answer 15

Years of life lost from premature death.

Question 16

what is mortality

Answer 16

A measure of burden of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury. DALYs are calculated by adding YLL and YLD.

Question 17

what is prevalence

Answer 17

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 disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY.

Question 18

what is self- assessed health status

Answer 18

The number of patients who experience an episode of admitted patient care.

Question 19

what is core activity limitation

Answer 19

Anxiety and depressive symptoms (levels of negative emotional states) in the general population.

Question 20

what is rates of hospitalisation

Answer 20

Provides an overall measure of a population’s health based on a person’s own perceptions of their health

Question 21

what is incidence

Answer 21

A measure of disease that allows us to determine a person’s probability of being diagnosed with a disease during a given period.

Therefore, incidence is the number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease.