health and illness Flashcards
Normally responds as a unified whole but not a series of integral parts.
MAN AS A
BIOLOGICAL BEING
TRUE OR FALSE: Man is not an open and closed system.
FALSE: Man is both an open and closed system.
Man is composed of subsystems that act as a unified whole. What affects one subsystem easily affects the one subsystem(s) within the set.
Open System
He is self-sufficient. He uses up his energy reserves. In doing so, he eventually fails to function and disintegrates.
Closed System
TRUE OR FALSE: Man is an energy unit. His energy is not limitless. It must be continuously replenished as soon as it is utilized.
TRUE
Unique irreplaceable being
MAN AS A
PSYCHOSOCIAL BEING
Rational and logical but can be
provoked
MAN AS A
PSYCHOSOCIAL BEING
The unity of man in body, mind & spirit
MAN AS A
SPIRITUAL BEING
allows man to look for the truth
intellect
expresses man’s own wishes, desire or longing to do what he has set his mind to do
will
something that is essential to the emotional & physiologic health & survival of human.
needs
- Its absence results to illness
- Its presence signals or prevents health
- Meeting an unmet need restores health
basic needs
psychologist who studied positive human qualities and the lives of exemplary people.
Abraham Harold Maslow
★ Biological requirements for human survival
★ If these needs are not met, the human body
cannot function optimally
★ Considered as the most important level.
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
★ needs that can be fulfilled by our families and
society
★ Requires the physiological needs to be met
SAFETY NEEDS
★ Involves social needs and feelings of
belongingness
★ The need for interpersonal relationships
motivates behavior
LOVE/BELONGING NEEDS
★ Contains self-esteem and respect from
others/reputation
ESTEEM NEEDS
A person’s motivation to reach his or her own dull potential
SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS
is a state of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent. (Nightingale)
HEALTH
who stated that health is a dynamic process, which continually changes as the interactions between individuals and their internal & external environments change?
Brill & Kilts (1980)
who stated that health is the “ Dynamic state of being in which the developmental and behavioral potential of an individual is realized to the fullest extent possible”?
(American Nurses Association 1980 )
A STATE OF COMPLETE PHYSICAL, MENTAL , AND SOCIAL WELL BEING AND NOT MERELY THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE OR INFIRMITY” (WHO), 1940
Health
state of well-being
wellness
Engages in attitudes and behavior that enhance the quality of life and maximize personal potential
WELLNESS